The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-31

"Meclovia Airhpleta and family. OF
Largo. San Juan conoty. Who have been
in Union county an a visit. passed.
through the city yesterday en- route
home
While we think Of it We wish to re-
mind the public once more that tho boss
and ideal place for a creamery is at
Flora Vista. San Juan county, New
Mexico, The lows and the c.eam and
the opportunity are there.
Ut. Green aud J.. P. Martin left
Monday for Santa Re, overland. Mr..
Martins case mentioned in these col
umns some weeks ago comes up before
the United States court. Mr.. Green
goes to serve as a United States petit
juror.
Geo. O. Bowman, United States gaug
err. with headquarters at Albuquerque,
WIS in Aztec Wednesday on an official
visit to the new distillery. lie reports
everything in satisfactory condition and
the quality Of the brandy exceptionally
good.
1t is stated that Jack Mccormack, the
cattle man, has purchased the hay own.
ed by the Duncan brothers, north Of
town, about 100 tons. The price paid is
an index Of what figures will rule this
winter. We understand that it was
$3.50 per ton.
Messrs. G. v. Stafford. Q. q. Mead,
Leonard Boot, Will Lenfestey. Johnny
Austin. Charley Baker, Bert Brown.
Grin Randall, Rhoder H|ildebrand and
Frank Cooper were among the Aztecs
whoswitneesed the ball game ia Duran
go Sunday.
The Democratic and Republican
county committees will meet early next
week TO fix the time and place fol the
county conventions. 1t is likely the
conventions will be held the latter part
OF September, in time TO select the dele
gates to the territorial conventions.
Editor Berger, Of the Santa Fe "Capi-
tall is advocating the formation of a ter
ritorial press association and a meeting
will be held at Albuquerque, September
10, to which all editors and publishers
in the territory are invited. 1t is a good
move and we hope will prove successful.
The census enumerators who labored
with New Mexico Inhabitants are now
being paid off. The INDEX had a rep
reese ntative il the field who received a
check this week, fresh from the treasury
for the full amount Of services claimed.
Mucho gracius, Senior Merriam! Heap
bueno!
Charles r. Birge, who was married
near Aztec some weeks ago to Blanche
Patterson, a daughter of Alderman Pat
terson. Of Durango, was arrested 10 Du-
range, FRIDAY last on a charge of hav-
ing stolen a diamond ring from a Denver
hotel. He was subsequently released
the case being dismissed.
The Aztec schools will open probably
the last.of September or the first Of DC
tober- 1t is hoped to have a longer term
han usual. The .eachers have been
reelected. Mrs. F. @. Spencer has bean
engaged as principal and will teach the
lower room and Miss Waring to assist and
teach the upper o
D. X. Sellers, the proprietor of the
evaporator and creamery at Pennington,
had a well written and interesting arti-
Gle in the Pennington Times Of last
week, dealing with the codling moth and
the methods Of guarding against the in.
sect. M Sellers is evidently thorough
~ informed on the subject.
The Chama Tribune says. "R. A.
Fisher, well know 10 Northwestern New
Mexico, especially at Largo, where he
conducted a large mercantile establish
ment, has purchased an interest Of
George w Batters 10 the grocery and
dry giods business at this place and
will make Chama his home 10 the flu
ture. The Tribune welcomes MIR. Fish
or to q place amongst us and trusts that
his business relations with our people
will prove successful
Col. W. Fl. Williams this week re-
ceived the sad udiuga OF the death OF
his brother, Jacob ). Williams. which
occurred at Mount Vernon. Kentucky,
August 18th. The Colonel and his
brother have not seen each other for
twenty years. On the day Of his death
The deceasoa's son.. DR.. Williams. re-
ceived the Republics can nomination for
congress from the district in which
Mount Vernon is located.
The Santa he New Mexican Of recent
date had the following; "From the
south comes thegeport that the iriends
Of Judge McFie. presiding judge Of this
district, are Of the opinion that be
would make q strong race Tor delegate.
20 congress on the Republican ticket,
and would like 10 SEQ him rum. The
Judge Is our ofthe territory at present
and tho New Mexican is not free to
speak Tor bin, but his friends here say
that he would NOT allow hia maine b 20