The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20

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The Names races, advertised to start
the 10th inst, we're postponed TO the
latter part Of last week, the $1,000 race
between "Silver Dick" and "Big Tom"
occurring Friday. "Silver Dick" won.
Several San Juan county people wit
messed the races, among them being
John W. Brown and Boone Vaughan Of
Harrington and Johnny Pond and
Baltzar McGraw Of the La Plata. Bait
Ear called the turn all around and quit
ahead. You can't head of Baltzar.
j. B. Ashcroft, the Fruitlsnd ranch.
man, has been here this week attending
court. As the foreman Of the Coolidge
ditch, Mr. Ashcroft has this year made
material progress toward the develop
ment and growth Of the lower San Juan
valley by putting the big waterway in
better condition than ever and enabling
everybody under it to procure all the
water necessary for irrigation purposes.
The lower valley will surprise q good
many Of EN- during the next few years.
1T. Hobbs will pretty quick turn the
sixtisth milestone on life's journey. At,
on or about the time the nineteenth csn-
fury passes way Jake wall reach the
throe-score limit established by the jury
law. There's only one hope for him on
this line. The legislature could il it
wanted to, amend the law by raising the
age limit to, say, the scriptural three
score years and ten, thereby saving Jake
to his country and its courts. The court,
1t is believed, Wsuld gladly favor such
amendment.
The New Mexican says: AZTEC
desires to have a normal school. It does
not ask the territory to build tne in
stitution for it, bat will persuade cap
ital to found the school. That is the
right way to go about it. A little push
of that kind in other sections Of the
territory would do much good. San
Juan county should have an institution
Of higher learning, and lite people are Of
the kind that generally get what they
want without asking for a public sub
sidy to be paid mostly By other parts Of
the territory"
The New Mexico department q, A. r.
at Santa Fe last week elected the follow
ing officers: Commander, Judge John
r. McFie, Santa Fe, formerly Las
Cruces; Senior Vice. Commander,
Theodore ". HSlnau, White Oaks;
Junior Vice Commander, T. W. Collier,
Ration; Medical Director. S. H. Simpson,
TAGS; Council administrators, Pedro
Sanchez, Taos; ]. T. Forshal Santa For
Lee A. Rudisille, White Oaksj John Q.
Bromagan, Las Vegas; W. H. Whiteman,
Albuquerque Chaplain, Rev. Thomas
Hsrwood, twentieth consecutive timet
Assistant Adjt. GenlY 2. P. Crichton,
Santa Fej Asst. Q-uarteamastsr General,
jacob Weltmer, Santa Fej Chief In.
specting Officer, s. @. Meeks, socorro;
Judge Advocate, Z. S. Slower, Albuqusr.
que; Department Inspector, B. A. Ross,
Las Vegas Retiring Commander, George
WcKnaebel, Santa Fs.
Seldom in the social life of the county
has there been a happier event than that
which occurred on the La Plata river
Wednesday Of last week, solemnising the
marriage of Miss Matte M. Bnt to Mr.
Charles J.. Heather. The contracting
parties are so we'll and favorably known
and start out on the matrimonial jour
ney under ouch favorable circumstances
that their host of friends feel more than
q passing interest in the afair. The
groom is a sen Of J. H. Heather. the
La Plata stock owner, and the bride is
the daughter of Samuel Emf, one OF the
La Plats's solid men. Both we're vir.
tually raised in San Juan county, having
grown up from childhood 10 this vlcini
ity. They will reside at Hesperus. Colo
RADIO, where the head Of the household
has business interests. The lNDHz
unites with a large circle Of their friends
and we'll Wishers IN extending congratu.
i%ations. The ceremony Was performed
at the residence Of the grOom's parents
on the McDermott place, Wednesday
m0rRing, April IL, Rev. ". h. Howard
onciating.