The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-03-16
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Mrs.. W. H. williams is visiting ia
Durango.
G. S. Boyd was in Durango the arss Of
the week.
q. G. Berry. Esq, is rapidly recovering
from his recent illness.
Frank Townsend, the sheep man, was
in town Tuesday OF this week
Attend the ladies' minstrel show this
friday evening at the hall.
Mr.. aud Mrs. j.. w. McDermott Of the
La Plata we're in Aztec Saturday.
Judge Pendleton and Logan Beck
and son made a trip to Pennington
today.
Fields & Sharp received a heavy in.
voice OF mems and boye' clothing this
week.
Thomas X. Holden left for Silverton
Wednesday, where he will work this
season.
Mrs. 7. J. West returned homo Satur-
day from a visit with Mrs. @. H. McHenry
at Pennington.
John W. Brown. Boone Vaughan and
Ed Hill Of Pennington tarried awhile ia
town Wednesday. \
Our Populist friends held a caucus in
Aztec last Saturday. quite a number OF
the faithful being present.
Burr Knickerbocker continues very
low, his system having been weakened
by a complication Of diseases.
Misses Alice and Annie Shelhamer
came down from Durango this week for
a visit with their folks at Flora Vista.
Assessor John R. Young, who is max
ing the rounds Of the county in the line
of his official duties, was in town Wed
nesday.
A letter received from Probate Clerk
Stafford this week states that he hopes to
arrive home from Santa Fe on or about
the 21st inst.
Note the ad of the Famous, dry goods,
clothing and notions, elsewhere in this
issue. The Famous is Durango's leading
department store.
Elder Henry will preach a doctrinal
sermon at Center Point next Sabbath at
II a. N. and Gil his usual hour at the
chapel on La Plata at 7:sO p. m.
Cornell j. Sullivan, Of Telluride, has
been whiting in Aztec and Farmington
this. Mr.. Sullivan expects to leave in a
short time for Cape Nome, Alaska.
The Santa Fe New Mexican says: "a.
W. Shidler was chosen foreman Of the
United States grand jury, and Alberto
Garcia was appointed interpreter of that
jury
Col. VIII. Williams is erecting a dwell
ing house on a of his lots iu Aztec. 1t
is to be Of frame, 1882 feet in size and
a well inished structure. Carpenter
Ohlin is doing the work.
Rev. Father Jouvenceaux Of TERRA
Amarillo was in Aztec this week, coming
from the La Plata, where he was the
guest Of M. H. Real. The reverend
gentleman left for home Tuesday.
Frank Heathers Of the La Plata was
in the county-seat Wednesday. He
hadn't seen the town for a long time
and says he wouldn't have known it il it
hadn't been for a few Of the old familiar
features.
q. w Stark, the Florida lumberman,
has sold his mill to Silverton parties,
who expect to dispose Of their products
mainly to the Silverton trade. The new
owners will supplant the present water
power with steam.
G. f. Wood Of Wood d Morgan was in
Aztec Saturday night. returning to Du-
range. He had driven Ed. Arnold and
his mother to Pennington, where the
former will spend several weeks in the
hope Of beneftting his health.
The Dursngo-F Pennington stage line
makes its change of horses 10 Aztec now,
instead Of across the river as formerly.
The line is doing a much better business
than ever beiose in its history, the re-
suits Of wise business management.
Poultry infested with lice are an Vi
profitable Investment, Lees Lice Killer
will destroy lice and mites and pure
your poultry house OF all vermin. Quart
cans, 30 cents 2quart cans, go cents; /
gallon cans 81. For sale at the drug
store.
Apricots trees are in full bloom along
the valley, earlier than ever before ia
the history Of the county. The trees
are heavily laden with the blossoms and
unless a freeze i~ntervenes the prospects
are that the yield Of all varieties Of
will be very large.
According to the Pennington cores
pendent Of the Durango Democrat. dur
Ing the glacial period there was a great
Of gold bearing rock through Cot
tonwood 10 the San Juan river.
Possibly that is the reason there is no
gold 10 the La Plata mountains now.
An account was received by Colonel
Williams this week Of the celebration At
Carthage, Ills, Of the golden wedding
anniversary Of his brother. Jesse @. Viii
iana, a retired merchant Of that city,
and wife on which occasion thsre was q
happy reunion Of the children Of ihe old