The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-01

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It's here-the strawberry season.
Board OF equalization meets Monday.
Ice cream and lemonade at Mrs. Bells.
Frank Townsend was in town yester-
day.
Saturday it was hot enough to tan a
Hottentot.
R. n. Gillespie is visiting in the noun
tain towns.
Peddy's sale at Flora Vista tomorrow
Saturday.
Martin Frank is herding cattle up
above Psgoss,
Mrs. Ermine Sshwenk came home
from Durango Monday.
The moving machines will connect
with the alfalfa about next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". L. Paddock Of La
Plata we're in town Decoration day.
Mr.. Lang Of Pagosa Springs, Colo, is
in the county, looking up a location.
j. L. Parsons was aboard Saturdays
southbound stage, with Pennington as
the destination.
The highest temperature thus far in
the year recorded at the experimental
station lie 80 degrees.
Elder J. s. Henry will preach at Flora
Vista next Sabbath at IL q. N. and at
Thomas Chapel at 8 p. m.
Among La Plata people who attended
Decoration day exercises in Aztec were
Mr.. and Mrs. 5. ". McDermott.
G. II. Burkett, an old-timer en- the
San Juan, returned last fall after a long
absence, and is onc more busily engaged
in the business Of rauching.
Miss Henry, daughter Of Elder ]. S.
Henry, arrived from Chrome, Colo, last
week to visit her father a few weeks,
The monthly statement Of county
finances appears in THE INDEX this
week. 1t contains valuable information.
Will Lenfestley started for the Val
lento last week with L. Wainwright to
assist the latter in taking care Of his
cattle.
s.. +. Coolidge Of Cripple Creek, Colo,
"a in town Monday, returning from a
visit with his brother, A. D. Coolidge, at
Fruitland.
G S. Boyd writes THE INDEX from
Princeton, Ills. He says he lie coming
home as oon as possible, it is go devilish
hat back thsre.
Sherman Howe leaves today for a sum
mer vacation awheel, during which he
will visit Silverton and Telluride and
that historic town. Montrose.
w. M. Swire, Sam Walton and Ever.
cit Fields accompanied John Swire to
the mountains this week, the latter GO
ing to place his cattle on the range.
The Silvsrton Miner ays "Mr. and
Mrs.. A. R. Springer took yesterdays
train for Pennington, where they spend
several weeks in the land Of milk and
honey"
The Pagosa Springs band, which ap-
peared in Aztec "wednesday Of last week,
gave performances in Pennington on
Thursday evening aud en- La Plata Fri
day evening Of the same week.
TIE lNDHx has advocated sidewalks
for q lsng time, but only lately has it
come to a full and realizing sense OF
their value. "Toots" could tell, but
won't, and George is non-comnitai.
Misses Gentry Prswitt, Kate McJuu-
son, Martha Whitehead and Pearl and
Ruby Blake, accompanied by R. H. Nc
Junhin, came up from Pennington to
attend the Decoration day exercises.
E.. d. Sharp is now 10 the assaying
business in Telluride and last weeks
Examiner said: "Mrs. r. d. Sharp and
child rem came in from Durango Tuesday
20 mIks their home here with Mr..
Sharp"
Mrs Mary Davis Of Mount Joy Ohio,
who has been travelling 0ver the state Of
California thrss years seeking health
and recreation, is now q guest Of Mrs.
Piepers at Cedar Hill. She arrived on
May %.
VIII Spear returned to San Juan
for q visit this week. after an
absence OF q year and a half in Lead
Vile and other Colorado points. Wi
10 nov employed on the Rio Grande
railroad as areman.
The wife and children Of Wns. Bluek,
who has purchased the Gilmour raneh
south Of the river at Flora Vita, arrived
last week in company with Henry BY
and family from Santa Paula, Calf,
and lie to Mr.. Block seems better worth
Antonio Caial, special claim agent OF
he Union CentFal Life Insurance com.
pany Of C~incinnaii, was in Aztec satur
DAY In company with Enriquez Mares.
Cazaf resides 1t Raton, and came 70
the Insurance. due the widow Of
The lato A. d. Ulyb4fri, o. the San Juan.
On the occasion o. the meeting Of the
Texas Stats Isnehors associadon 4. BE-
held 10 ~ Papo June - 70 %, unusually