The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-11-30

LARGELY LOCAL.


next Monday.
E. D. Sharp lie now located at Flor
ence, Colorado.
Those old friends, Tom and jerry,
we're in town yesterday.
Grandma Hartley Of Flora Vista was
very low at last reports.
Mumps are the latest thing in this
section. The very latest.
The Nathan Shoe and Clothing com
pany, Durango, is the place.
Sheriff Dodson went to Fruitland
Tuesday on some official business.
All kinds Of clothing at the Nathan
Shoe and Clothing company, Durango.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Williams,
OF Aztec, Tuesday, November 90, a boy.
Honle-seekers and iBvalids are coming
into the valleys IN greater numbers than
ever.
Now "Griff' has joined the "ring"-
stayed with US through Thanksgiving
this trip.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Hartley, Of
La Plata, Wednesday morning, Novem-
Der %, a girl.
There are now n~inety-four pupils en-
rolled in the two rooms Of the Aztec
public school.
Statehood is almost a certainty during
the next congress. 1t is right aud right
harms nobody.
County Commissioner A. J.. Gilmour
and ]. 7. McQuillan we're up from Flora
Vista Monday.
Elder j, s. Henry will preach at Flora
Vista next Sabbath at II a. m. Thomas
Chapel at Z p. m.
Probate Clerk G. V. Stafford was under
the weather several days but is straight
ening out again.
Buy your winter clothes of "Billy"
White or Lou Nathan at the Nathan
Shoe and Clothing company, Durango.
Several good ditch propositions are
under consideration in this section, and
Of which THE INDEX will have more to
say later on.
John w. Brown and Robt. Breeding
were in town yesterday returning to
Pennington, having gotten their cattle
mt ~ ~. bfl1s eoPaIy
The remains of the late Thomas
Dreamer we're inferred in the cemetery
at Aztec last Wednesday. A large num-
Der Of friends escorted the remains to
the last resting place.
dad" Cunningham and Lee Hobbs Of
/ La Plata are hauling the county its sup.
ply Of coal for the winter. dad" was
awarded the contract at the last meeting
Of the board,
Jas. W. McDermott, chairman of the
county Republican committee, Frank V.
Williams and j. II. Henderson Of the La
Plata we're in Aztec Saturday last shak-
ing hands with their friends.
r. @. Lightener. formerly salesman in
this section for the McCord Bragdon
Grocery company Of Pueblo, has resigned
to accept a position with the Swofford
Bros. dry goods house of Kansas City.
The Thanksgiving dance at Knickef.
bocker'a hall last night was we'll attended
and a decided success, A splendid sup.
per was served at the Jarvis hotel. w. E.
Lenfestey and Everett Fields managed
the affair.
q Charley Jones OF Boulder, Colorado,
has purchased a 40 acre tract of land
near Flora Vista from G. NJ. T~onkinson.
The land is above ditch but an extension
will be taken from ;the Independent
ditch to cover it.
Frank Revell, r. B. Whitford and
Jesse Bell have been busy for some time
doing the carpenter work for the new
parsonage. The building, which is now
being plastered, is one Of thu handsomest
residences 10 the county.
J.B. Walker. brother in law Of j.. E.
Mcguire, CAM down from Pagosa
Springs Tuesday. He reported a foot
and a half Of snow 1t the Springs and
that many Of the cattlemen in the parks
north we're showed in for the time being.
Col. W. Il. Williams, commander Of
Aztec Post No. Is, G. A. r.. and a mum.
Der Of the comrades Of the Post from the
vicinity Of Aztec, participated in the fu-
neral services over the remains Of their
former comrade, M. L. Page, at Flora
Vista Wednesday.
Joseph Schatz died at Hssperus last
Saturday afternoon shortly after !
His death was the result Of a
wound caused by a beer bottle thrown
by Fred Myers. Schatz and Myers en-
gagged in q saloon row at Hesperus about
two weeks ago, when TIE injury was re-
The raHis fellows have broken out on
annual holiday raid. Rafhes for
guns and quilts and COWS and turkeys
arc being held. Tickets are from five
up 10 a hundred" says the man with the
scheme. 1t can't cost you more than a
and you may only have 70 pay q
nickel, for the big numbers are a.
.sady out" You draw-and the chances