The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-13

The fruit buyers who ere 70 tho
county estimate tho product q winter
apples Tot ihc mafkot 1t 100000 boxes
II ia said that the cost Of che fruit, tho
labor % picking, boxing and freight win
amount 10 100000 o. more. This Co.,
oludon wintora apples only. and the figures
sro e anything too low.
Telluride and silvegton ball olubs are
tho champion 81 the miniog towna 60
far this season. and now they are going
against each other to zee which ia the
sure enough champion. silvertoh viii
play Telluride on tho 10th ami the re-
turn game will be PLAYED 10 slvorton on
the 9th They're for 800 a eide and
expenses.
A new hotel will shortly be opened at
Pennington by Frank Allen. He is
now erecting q building and when he
opens the hostelry for patronage we pre-
dict be will do the major part Of the
hotol business OF that enterpriaing town.
Franks hotel will certainly be a valu-
able accession TO Farnington's list Of
business places.
George Grian appeared on the streets
Wednesday clad IN q pair Of white duck
trousers, Several Of the uninitiated and
uniformed thought he had forgotten 70.
dress. and saia as much, but through it
all George serenely pursued the calm
and oven tenor Of his own peculiar way,
George will h~enceforth and forever dress
as he-pleasss.
Prof. J. J. Vernon. Of the agricultural
college at Mosilla Park. left for home
Monday, He will visit Las Vegas before
reaching Mesilla, and it is even ru
mored that he will 60 as far east as Kan
sas, where it lie sand a b9nny, corn-fed and
lovely bride awaits him. The professor
is warm in his praises Of our county and
promises to visit il often.
The Farmington Coons," lady min
strels, will give a performance at 10.
BATHS hall in Aztec Saturday evening,
July q, for the benefit Of the Farming
ton reading room The minstrel show
will be followed by a roaring farce, and
a dance will close the entertainment.
This is a good. we'll trained company
aud their performance is said to be
~6rst-class. a large crowd should greet
them. Admission, adults, % cents.
children, Is cents.
The ice cream social given under the
auspices Of the Ladies' Aid aud Mite
societies of Flora Vista Thursday night
was a pleasant. enjoyable and entertain
ing event. Aztec, Pennington andother
points added their full quota Of people
and the best Of good cheer pervaded the
gathering. Ice cream, cake, berries and
lemonade and other deIicacies we're
there, "muncha." as the ladies' adver
tised it, besides pretty girls and bother.
some boys. A satisfactory amount Of
money was realized.
judge Pendleton has brought suit in
the district court as attorney for the
Messrs. A. d. Mcintosh, VIM. PEPPER an,
e. B. Hendricks in their case against
Geo. A. Tinker, Frank s. Blackmer ant
John L. Shiek. The last three nance
are the old directors OF school distric
No. 10, and the suit 10 in the nature Of
contest for the on1ces on the ground tina
Robert Buchanan and E. A. and Prem
tiss Chubb, who voted at the last cleo
ton, we're not legally qualified, not being
residents of the district. The result o
the election held was a tie, all partieI
I to the contest being candidates and re
ceiving nine votes each.