The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-10

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Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Hunter Of Farm
ington we're 10 Aztec today, en- route io
Durango Mr.. Hunter reports ever
body proers.sss aud business brick ni
the junction.
The distillery people that
they are ready 10 receive fruit-apples
Or peaches-and win pay a quarter % a
cent per pound for al the oulls. Only
ripe fruit is wanted.
A 800 yard race. straightaway bet
ween Curg Williams Fanny Anderson
aud Candelaria's Lena was advertised
to be run yesterday at Rosa. New Mexico,
for $1,000. Results are not in.
The Nathan Shoe and Clothing com
pany, Durango, will tit you out with a
neatly fitting, dressy suit at a reasonable
price. No shoddy goods in stock, every
thing staple, serviceable and first olass.
at the home Of the brides parents
near Aztec. on Tuesday, August 2, Mr..
Fred Pierce Il Durango AMI Miss Viola
Faulkner we're united in marriage, Rev.
J. r Cooper performing the ceremony
THE fNDEx extends best wishes to the
happy couple.
As will be seen by the advertisement
in another column, John @. Hubbard
has opened a commission house at Gal
lup. He will handle San Juan county
products, making a specially Of fruits
and vegetables. Our ranchmen freight.
ing to Gallup cannot do better than to
call on Mr.. Hubbard.
County Clerk Stafford lie busy at work
extending the 1900 tax roll--a job OF
some magnitude. In this connection, it
will interest tax payers to learn that the
tax rate will be somewhat lower than
last year, caused by the fact that no
levy was made for interest, that fund
having a years surplus to its CT edit ~
A lawn social will be given at the resi-
dence Of Mrs. john A. Koontz. on Thurs
day evening, August l6, by the ladies Of
the Presbyterian church Of Aztec, to
assist in building the parsonage. There
will be ice cream and cake and a pro-
gramme Of pleasant entertainment. All
are cordially invited. E~ntertainpeRt
free. Refreshments, Is cents,
Acting under instructions from the
district attorney AS to thu collection of
taxes delinquent, Treasurer McHenry
this week took possession Of the plant
and material Of the Pennington Times
newspaper, the distraint papers being
served by Sheriff Dodsou. At this time,
we are not advised as to what action the
Times publisher or owners have taken
or intend to take.
The Santa Fe New Mexican says:
The county treasurer and collector OF
San Juan county has offered to give five
acres Of his best land at Flora Vista to.
ward the erection Of a creamery. a
little more of that kind Of spirit would
work wonders in New Mexico. There
are some people in this territory and il
other commemorative who, instead o.
donating five acres, would double ia,
price Of land on which any industf,
contemplated to build
Thirty cents q box on the tables. un
packed, is Porter Brothers price for thl
apple crop. Ben Davis apples : barred
az this price and it is not yet certain
what the quotation on them will be
The packing, freighting and other ex
penses bring the COST OF the fruit to the
drm up to nearly a dollar a box, or
board cars in Durango. About ffteer
thousand boxes have already been pur
chased by the firm. The price is rather
low, but the pay is sure. certain and 4
cinch.
Deputy United States Marshal f. w
Hall Of Albuquerque came in from Du
range last week with a warrant for the
arrest OF j, P. Martin, the Largo saloon
keeper, on the charge Of selling liquor
to the Indians. The complaint wal
sworn to by Francisco Lueero and one
other party. Martin appeared before
United States Commissioner VIM
Locke at Cedar Hill Tuesday, who
placed him under $500 bonds to appear
before the United States courC at Santa
Fe in September to await the action oil
the United States erAnd jury, the bond
being promptly furnished Judge Pen.
dleton was defendants counsel.
The newspaper game Of gossip caused
by the recent Telluride Silverton ball
game-Sllverton IL, Telluride 2-moves
merrily on. Durango, Silverton aud
Telluride sheets have had their say.
The Telluride Jourus. delivered itself in
this fashion after roaring about the
way their team was treated in Silverton.
When Silverton came to Telluride we
paid all expenses gladly and at night
gave the visitors a banquet the like Of
which the San Juan had never seen and
tie like Of which they tthe Silvertonsl
will never set down to again unless that
mysterious individual We hear referred
to as Captain Jack shall take a uotion 10
loosen up" Chihuahuai But silverton
won the game. just the same.
Prof George @. MacCurdy, Of New
Haven, Conn, lie a relative Of the family
Of Peyton skidmore, near Aztec. Writing
70 a member Of the family recently.
Prof hacCnrdy said; will you thank
Unele Peyton Tor sending NE a copy OF