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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-03-23
THE DEVIL WILL BIB ON DBeK.

Rev. G. M. Sheldon's career was anything
but a continual round Of pleasure during his
editorship of the Topeka Capital and the ex-
pertinent Of running paper as Jesus would
run it was not an unolouded success This
Office has in Confederation the antttheass ef
the Capital plan--i. O., in letting the devil
print an issue Of TIE INDEX. The fact is
its editor has In present pleasant contempla-
tion Notwithstanding 5and pleasure
seeking trip to Colorado and New Mexico
towns during the pretty nionch Of April.
Meanwhile, the devil will bethe only member
OF the force NJ lahorious, ell ard ns viii he
remembered was the case during the Denver
carnival last fall, he viii have fun swing.
sheldon won't scarcely be in it with satan. +"
We make this announcement in time so that
our readers can order extra copies.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-03-23

IS cent loss to yourselves on the
first bill of goods you sell your Gus
toner You are a big house and
doubtless in a commercial sense, a
reliable one. Some articles in your
catalogue are probably good bar
gains and many cannot be pur-
chased in our own locap stores at
any price. On such goods, if we
needed them and could afford to
buy them, we would as readily
allow you to make The profit as any
one else.
But THE INDEX happens to be a
San Juan county product. Itenjoys
patronage and support by the grace
of the people of San Juan county
and of their neighbors. It thinks
that patronage of home industries
is right and that charity begins at
home; it. believes that one good
turn deserves another, and that
those who depend on San Juan
county or Durango merchants for
support and credit and accommo-
dation, should extend their favors
to those merchants, and it knows
that man who, with interests here,
with property here or with merely
a residence here, who sends his
money for goods he can buy here to
Montgomery Ward, to John Wana-
maker, to you, Messrs. Sears, Roe
buck & Co. or to any other eastern
firm is numerous kinds of a chump.
Please dc not further aflict us
with circulars.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-03-23
COLD NOT GALORE
Time Necessary % Determine az TO
ITS Presence on the San Iuan
River.


Because Of the satravagant and sen
sational claims pu forth 10 behalf OF the
San Juan reputed gold Helds in public
prinia last week, public curiousity has
reached a high pitch aud an investiga-
tion Of the facts 10 the case would be a
deeirable proceedh The general opiu.
ion has been that lie locatols and pros
pectors have teen pooling what might
otherwise some ds. bo vory good frm,
at the time Colony Joe OF Pennington
wrote a column ttte Durango Demo
esat 10 extravagar praise. it is a ten to
ono shot that the. was more gold on
his o a Sc chain thaa there was then uu-
covered or discovered at the San Juan
camp. Colonel started 10 eagerly
and brayely to ana the gold fields to
his ranch by dec sing the distance
between them af4 Pennington, and
each day we nave iefuliy scanned the
Durango papers to read the news that
lhs digging had 1opped bodily over to
the eolonels place adjoining our sister
town Enthusiasm and confidence are
such great things atd they will accomp-
lish such wonder sou know, even
though the "symr oas" may lean the
other way.
Viewing the matt seriously. it occurs
to us that as the goli miners on the san
Juan are themselves saving wood aud
saying nothing" ssd the judgment OF
some mining experu who have visited
the claims is thati is possible, if not
probable, that the holes new being sunk
may yet result in important develop
mems 10 mineral, eo diecouragemeuts
should be offered lhfmen who are inter
es'ed 10 carrying on she work Ifthere's
g9ld there, there's enough for us all
Uniounded and absard claims Of values
wall neither fool nor fniure great num-
Der. for people in tlas age of scientific
mining have absorbed some Of the pecu-
liarities Of the inqpisltiye Missourianf
who relish nothing much as they dc
being shown,
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-03-23
This Is the Time.

In the course Of an able article urging
tha paople Of Albuquerque to sake s2-
vantage of the present propitious day
Tor the placing Of the Durango and AL
buquerque railroad project upon its
feet, the Journal Democrat recently
said:
"A local organization should be form
cd in albuquerque to push the Duran
90 railroad scheme There 10 going to
be an immense amount OF money put
into new railway enterprises in the
southwest during the next year or two,
and those communities that "try for
it" are the ones that will get it. This
is the rule everywhere. The towns
whose people 'go after things" are the
towns that get things, and the others
"get left" There is no doubt Of the
fact that this line would have been
built long ago but for the fact that
the financial crisis came On just as the
binds were about to be placed, and
this brought a general paralysis upon
ell Of the industries Of the country,
stopping the prosecution Of all new en-
terprises aud bringing failure to hun
dreds Of the old ones. But we have
lived through the period Of depression;
the tide is now strongly setting the
ether way money is abundant and
rapidly becoming BoFe so. The tine is
almost at hand when capital will be
seeking every promising avenue oi in
vestment and when every good enter
prise Of tnis character in any part Of
ths country viii be aAie 30 eoanaud
an the financial assistance il needle
But there is always certain prelims
mary work that has to be done at home;
the organization must be effected by the
people themselves before they are pre-
pared to ask men OF capital to. take
hold. And now 10 the time for this
sort 0i work bs done II we take hold
Of the enterprise now, and Get it into
proper shape by doing what we can do
among ourselves. We shall be- Ia proper
oendilion toreap the full benefit of the
booming time which are iast ahead Of
ua There is a tide in the aifairsoi cities
as we'll as Of men. The tide Of Albu
querque is now coming in, and if we |
bestir ourselves to take advantage Of
u we can make the city what Il ought
10 be, aud what we have alwaya' hoped /
to make IL; but il We neglect the oppor-
tunity which,isnoW coming to us it is
not likely thatanother such will present
issell during the life time Of the present
generation"
The Journal Democrat is undoubtedly
right Albuquerque could establish her
psli Tor al tims as the chief city and
manufacturing center Of the whole
Southwest bar none-by the construo
tion Of the railroad. Durango would
aid the scheme and be aaineri San. uan
county would help Il and assure her
own greatness and. permaneut prosper
ilyi all handswould co operate and II
thecousent or assistance Of the Santa Fe
or Rio Grando railroaas- is ueeessary.
that can by secured by united deter
mined action The Duke City aud the
smelisr City shouid shake hauds across
eah.Juan coaniy and 60 in iorthe rail-
foadi
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-03-23
Democratic Territorial GOnvens
tiOns

Headquarters Democratic Territorial
Central Committee Of New Mexico
Santa re, New Mexico. March 10 1900 -
"a Democratic territorial delegate conyen-
fion is hereby called, to be- held in the
city OF Albuquerque, New Mexico. 90
|triday, the 18th day of April, 1909, at
ten o'clock a. no., for the purpose
Of selecting six delegates and six alter.
mates to represent the Territory Of New
Mexico ID the Democratic national con
yention to DO held 90 July 4lhi 1900 at
Kansas City, Missodri.
The following is the represe ntation to
Which each county Ia entitled Ia said
Democratic territorial cenventioni
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-03-23
LEGAL NOTICES.
Publieation Notice.

TERRtToRY or New mexico, 20 900
County or SAN JUAN. "o' 9V''
Ermine l.. schwenk vs.. Edward W. Schwenk.
In the District Court for the First Judicial
District OF the Territory Of New Mexico sitting
ia aud for the County Of San Juan.
The said defendant Edward W. Schwenlx.
hereby notified that % complaint has been filed
against him in the District Court for the County
Of San Juan, Territory aforesaid that being the
Court in which said case i5 pending, by said
plaintiff Ermine l.. Schwenk the general object
Of said action being divorce, as will moie fully
appear by reference to the complaint filed In
said cause. And that unless you enter your
appearance IN said cause on or before the 9th
day Of April, 1900. judgment will b. rendered
against you in said cause by default,
In Witness Whereof have hereunted set my
iiHfiu ami seal OF SAID Court at Santa Fe. New
Mexico, this 18th day of February. A. ID. 1900.
lSEAb.l A. NJ. BERGERE. Clerk.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-03-23

an Democratic. conservative, reiorih
citizens OF New Mexico. irrespective of
past political ASSOCIATIONS and diheren-
lic aud oppose the empire and Who arc
opposed 70 the Republican policy Of
erecting e lafid viii against the forritor-
les and denying their groducls free.
access TO- lne markets of tho United
States as cordially invited % Join ua
ID sending delegates 20 said cOngention
CnAs. n. EAmtY Channau
5 H kFTEHAN' Secfolufyf
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-03-23
A CRY enMpaIeN eHaorIe.

phg city election in Durango occurs on the
sd pfox. Affairs political are badly pied
democrats, MoKinleyites Silver Republicans
and Populists have tickets IN the field Dave
Day and the Democrat support the Silver
Republican ticket from stem to gudgeon.
Party primaries we're too rotten for Dave
and he is with the Silver Republicans and
editorially declares that tie battle is on, "the
flag is black, and no one is barred" We are
betting on David
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-03-23

The New Mexican correctly observesl
1.-THE agricultural experiment stations
throughout the west ars doing excellent
work, and congress should favor the
proposition to establish appropriate
funds for the establishment Of more
stations, whose influence upon agricul-
ture and horticulture are far reaching
and important.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-03-23

The Democratic territorial committee
at Santa Fe Saturday fixed the time and
place Of the territorial convention for
April 13 at Albuquerque, the early date
being chosen because Of the fact that
w . Bryan win be in Albuquerque ON
that day on his return from California.
A large attendance is expected.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-03-23

The Herald Publishing company is
the name Of the company which will
own and publish the Durango Herald,
The plant was sold under execution last
week. Messrs. G. N. and 8. W. Raymond
are the owners Of the company. A new
dress Of type and other new material will
be added to the establishment and the
promise is made that the Herald will be
kept in the trent rank We congratulate
the Messrs. Raymond on securing the
plant under the present favorable terms
and conditions.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-03-23

Judge Taft president OF the Philip.
pine commisaioni has written letter 10
Judge McFie, Of this city" says the
Santa Fe New Mexiean "telling the
latter to have hie son, Ralph, sho is
now en- route to the Philippines. call on
him in Manila as soon az the comais
sion reaches thar city and that he will
probably give him employment Since
Ralph b McFie is not only young man
of exemplary habits and first rate nat,
tral ability, but 10 an expert atenogra
pher 10 both Spanish aud English, his
5orvicce would uuquesllonably prove
bcth acceptable and valuable 20 the
commission 5udge Taft and Judge
McFie are old lime friends
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-03-23

Sugar factories will eventually be in
operation in q number Of the New Mex
leo towns, according to the New Mexican,
which ssys; "Capitaliuts assert that
within the next few years enough sugar
factories will be erected in the United
States to manufacture at home all the
sugar consumed in this country, Sever
al Of those factories will doubtless be
located 10 New Mexico, which can raise
the best beets in the world. Santa Fe,
Las Vegas, Albuquerque and Aztec are
making an effort to secure sugar
factory, and their desire may be graft
fed before another decade rolls around.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-03-23

Arrangements for tho construction Of
a railroad to Bland from Thornton, uesr
Santa Re, have almost been perfected.
Outside capitalists are promoting the
project
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-03-23

Pagosa Springs papers note the fact
that r. H. Woods Of Farmington Is Wis.
iting there.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-03-23
The Reception Resora.

The reception record shows the for
lowing instruments left with the county
.clesk. for record No msption r. mada
Of chattel mortgages and trust deeds;
March Is James Camper to G. A. Tepp, war
ranty deed; John A. koontz to Mrs. Jennie
Bell warranty deed.
March 10. + M. Pierce and wife to L. W.
Coe, warranty deed.
March p A. Fields to Leonard Boat re-
lease.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-03-23
MONEY THEY MADE.
Ladies' OF Hztee Give q SuceesBlul
minstrel show for school
Purposes. ~

The ladies' minstrel show held forth at
Lobato'a hall last Saturday night. Fol
lowing 90 closely the rather doubtful
success OF au outaide troupe in yminstrel
elf gt, it was problematical whether the
ladies' would receive the patronage their
efforts we're sure 70 deserve. The result
however, more than fulfilled the highest
expectations. A large crowd assembled
end the school fund for the purchase Of
seats for the school house Was built up
20 goodly proportions.
Mrs. /. NJ. Jarvis was "interlocutress"
and the "snd ladies'" we're Miss Maud
waring and Miss Opal Ferguson.
Others who appeared we're Miss Kate
Lamberaon. Miss Stella Stoggsdill, Mrs
G. w. Mccoy, Mrs. J. @. Dodson, Mrs
Monroe Fields. Mrs. George Rsthien.
ant. last but not least Miss Wianie
Jarvis The jokes we're well selected
and caught on with the spectators
Immediately The songs we're mostly
late ones and were artistically executed
cave for occasionally little nervousness
on the part Of the singers. Miss Winnie
Jarvis was particularly good 10 song and
dance and Miss Waring's "stump speech"
was splendidly delivered. The musical
farce. "Bells in the Kitchen" convulsed
the audience. Miss Lamberson and
Mics Ferguson we're especially good in
their acting The ladies one and all
demonstrated the ability to entertain.
Very few towns Of the size Of Aztec
take as much interest in affairs Of this
kind as is taken here and those places
which can produce as much artistic tai
ont and ability as Aztec eau, particu-
larly among the ladies, are indeee few
in number.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-03-23
smelter city Papers.

From the Durango Democrat.
Samples sent from the San Juan new
gold section toDurango are not ealeu-
lated to justify Ne in declaring 1t a Cape
Nome.
Steve Wilkins is in town awaiting ar.
rival OF a car Of blooded stock from
Iowa.
Mr Brady came upfromthe San Juan
river gold diggings late last night aud
will return this morning Mr. Brady
says there are a number OF prospectors
coming ia and that he is satisfied with
the retuFnG Hb Will'forward two ship
ments for test upon hisretarn He de-
elined to boom, merely gaid hs was sat
isiied with results"
"Dick" Simpson returned from Eng
land yesterday and really "l)ick" is glad
to escape from the bloody, bloomin'
country. They sven made fun OF his
shirt aud it was the Best "Doc" Wallace
had
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-03-23

Try this onlee for job printing. Quws
work, low pficsaE
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-03-23

The worko 81 cleaning ailcheh b about
over lsI lhs -lnnE.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-03-23

The promoters Of the Santa Zulu
townsite, near Aztec. have warned Col
ouol Joe PreWitt 20 keep OF their town
He can 60 up 10 MUQuiety hill and start
a town where there is plenty OF building
timber and room FOR hotel and opera
house 0ireap6ciable proportions.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-06-14
COUNCILS BRIEF SESSION.

Reports of the City officials Read Mt the
Meeting Thursday Night.
The meeting of City Council Thursday
night was brief, and devoted to reading
the reports Of city officials.
The city, treasurer reported the fol-
lowing bank balances to the credit of
the city's current expenses: In the
First National Bank, 81, pa. "a; in the
Union National Bank, S7,02G. 0S; total,
81, 270.32. He also reported the fol-
lowing receipts: Flom Building In
spector Cassidy, sos; from the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty TO AMI
mails, SIG; from Tax Collector Lewis,
81, 002; from Tax Collector Sayers, $500
from the Union National Bank, 1884. 90
from City Engineer Boughman, sac.
The coal oil inspector reported that
he inspected 10, 006 gallons of oil last
month.
The building inspector reported that
last month he issued 80 permits, fol-
buildings valued at $50, 222, and thai
he received fees amounting to sos.
The superintendent of the garbage
crematory reported that 600 loads oil
garbage were cremated last month, thai
the net weight of the garbage was
99S, 445 pounds. that l66, 500 pounds O
coal were used, and that the days ser
vice numbered 26.
The Society for the Prevention o
Cruelty to Animals reported as follows
Unregistered dogs 10 the pound Ma,
LIST, 8; impounded during the month
1926; killed, III; redeemed, s.; sold, 6
dogs in the pound May 3lst, 9; stra,
animals impounded during the month,
horses and COW; received from the re
demption of dogs, So so; from the sal
Of dogs, SIG; from the redemption o
stray animals, s4.5O. The society wa
allowed its monthly appropriation
amounting to $3.50.
Tho milk inspector reported that h
J made 300 inspections last month
quarts inspected, 9,645; samples col
, lected, 40; notices sent, %; diaries in
spected, IA.
The Board of Education was Above
its monthly appropriation, amountin
to S12, 1920.
' The Council accepted an inyitatio
to attend the celebration of the lot
} anniversary Of Phil Sheridan Post,
A. R., next Wednesday Eight.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-06-14
DELAwARE GAZETTE AND STATE JOURNAL-W
cast off, leaving only the one about his
SUSPENDED IN THE AIR.

cast off, leaving only the one about his
neck. @
SUSPENDED IN THE AIR.
Mr.. Bostock gave another sign and
again the pull began. With open
mouth and glaring eyes the beast was
slowly but surely dragged to his doom.
He uttered no groan and hardly
sound escaped him after the first pull
began, because of the Tightening of the
rope about his neck.
When his whole head and neck were
out of the door the elephant got his
two great front feet planted firmly
against one iamb and his back against
the other. 1t looked for moment as
il he would make death struggle
knocked away the feet from their sup
ports and in another moment the entire
body swung free of the car floor. There
he hung suspended about three feet
from the ground. His great front paws
stuck out straight before him and his
trunk fell off limp on one side. Every
minute or SO convulsive shuddel
would cause the hind legs to diaw up
and the throat to contract us If he
| we've trying to swallow. DR.. Ward
said that at the end of four minutes
the elephant had ceased to feel at all
and at the end of nine minutes Fro
nounced him dead
| The dead elephant hung from the
derrick several hours before being re-
moved to the Elks' Exposition grounds,
Greenmount and North avenues, where
the Bostock Zoo is stationed. His great
body could be seen by passengers in
the trolley cars running over the North
avenue bridge. Part of the crowd
fingered until the body was taken
down. loaded into the Bostock wagon
and removed.
Sports body, as we'll as that Of
jolly, the elephant that dropped dead
Wednesday morning, were both bought
from Mr.. Bostook by Messrs. Dumon,
il Co., No. 31S Light street. The pur.
chasers will not take charge Of them
until after the post mortem exami-
nations, which will take place this
morning at the Elks' Exposition. The
examinations will be made by Drs
Ward, Clements and MacKie. 1t is ex
pected evidences of several human
diseases will be found in pott
animals.
In speaking of the execution Dr
Ward said that he considered it tn,
most humane way OF killing TIL
elephant.
I'VE could not electrocute him,
said the doctor, as it was hardly pos
sible to get current OF sufficien
voltage unless we took the elephan
down to the South Howard stree
powerhouse. Mr.. W. b. Young of tn
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co., ofrerel
us every facility for moving tn
elephant there, but we found it to b
impossible. do not think that Spor
suffered at all and consider tn
execution a successful one. He wa
strangled rather than hanged, as ther
! was no drop.
Mr.. r. b. Hansel, secretary of tn
= Society for the Prevention of Cruelt
: to Animals, was present and witnesse,
: the hanging. He said that he though
the method of killing an elephant i
India, by shooting him through th
brain, far preferable to hanging
although under present circumstance
hanging was the test and perhaps til
. only means which could have bee
: used. To shoot an elephant requires
:. very expert shot and the marksma
= must be man who knows the locatio
q of the vital spot :
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-06-14
Observation-Disclosures wedding.

The marriage of Miss Martha A.
Dickinson, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
james Dickinson of No. 1909 Scott
street, and William Hallas took place
Thursday Mt the home of the parents
of the bride. The ceremony was FER
formed by the Rev. }. p. Otis of Mt.
Salem Church. A reception followed.
Miss Elsie Il. Dickinson. a sister OF
the bride. was bridesmaid, and Ferris
Taylor was best man. The wedding
march was played by Miss Ella
Walstenholme. The bride wore white
organdie and carried white roses. The
bridesmaids were dressed in white
organdie with pink ribbons and carried
pink carnations. Mr.. and Mrs. Hallas
will reside in their new home, No. 905
| Clayton street.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-06-14

Railroad Mileage Books Not Transferable.
The Washington, d. c., Times, of
June I'd, 1900, prints the following
decision of tho Supreme Court of New
Hampshire, which will interest tho
holders OF railroad mileage books The
question as to whether railroad COM
psny has the right to take up mileage
ticket limited to particular person
when presented by another Fol son than
the one to whom the ticket was issued,
was decided in the Affirmative by the
Supreme Court of New Hampshire, in
Eastman VS.. Maine Central Railroad
GAG Att. Rep, 81. The plaintiff was
accustomed to rent railroad mileage
books at an advance on their purchase
price. The conductor took one of these
books from passenger who had pur-
chased it from the plaintiff, whereuppn
the plaintiff sued to recover the amount
originally raid for the mileage book.
But the court denied his right 10 re
cover, holding that the conditions on
which the mileage book was issue were
not contrary to law or public policy,
and that having violated these cohdi.
tions the law affords the plaintiff nc
relief. lady.