The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-13
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"Farmington COons,' LoDatoe nall
Saturday evening, July q.
jesse F. Bell has placed a handsome
awning in front Of bis business house,
The stage down Wednesday was q
double header" Big rush Of business
al the time.
Paul Prewitt, Of Georgetown, Ken
lucky, was 10 Aatec this week, attending
"a business matters.
Buy goods at home, and buy them OF
those who advertise. That is the way 70
make the town boom.
1t takes constant irrigation to keep
the crops from drying up during this
bot aud windy weather.
", s. Dalton, with his daughters,
Misses Fannie and Grace. was a visitor
to the San juan Tuesday.
W. ]. Wright presented thesc head
quarters with a choice variety Of early
apricots this week-the fret Of the sea-
son.
Ramon Martinez Of Grand Junction,
Colo, visited several days this week
With his brother, D. E, Lsbato, at this
place.
Harry Cumming, Ellsworth Wise and
Jesse Bell left this week for silverton,
expecting to remain there during the
summer.
Mrs. Gus sioksnger and her mother,
| Mrs. E. s. Hubbard, arrived from Bel
mond, Iowa, last week, and Gusts happy
once more.
In the pony race on the Fourth, Mel,
Cobsrn's bay pony was third, instead Of
Burr Knickerbocker's horse, as an
nounced last week.
The Jarvis hotel IN Aztec has an ad-
vcrtisement in this paper this week.
Patrons Of this hotel always enjoy super.
Tor facilities.
Mr.. and Mrs, Will 7. Gilmour of Flors
Vista vent through Aztec this week OF
a trip to the mountains, where they
will remain a month or two.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Kennerley, of Parsons, Kan
sas arrived 70 Aztec this week and ex
psets to visit Cor some time with heI
daughter. Mrs. g.. A. Grommet.
Frank Allen, the Pennington liverl
man, came up Wednesday with r. G
Dustin, On apple buyer, who visiteC
Oome Of the or%chardists in this section.
Horses are commanding better prices
than for a long time past and the ranges
are being secured for serviceable ami
mails. Bronchos, even, are not sighted
A special election for the purpose o
voting the customary Ave mill tax fo'
school purposes will be held for DIstric'
No. 2, at Villman's store, Monday, july
%.
CIV. McCoyand John Edwards left Oh
Saturday for Joe Wilkins place, wher,
Mr.. Mccoy has 1000 head of sheel
which he will take to the mountains 70
the summer.
The testimony in the divorce case q
Emilia Truiillo vs. Julian Truiillo wa
heard before Referee @. V. Stafford
Mrs. Truiillo is a daughter Of Crisostam,
D%ominguez.
John G, Hubbard of Pennington wen
to Durango Tuesday where he will NEE
his aunt. Mrs. Ball, Of Buffalo, New York
who comes to pay a short visit to rela
tives in this section,
Aztec has received cOngratulation
from far and near for the completeness
Of her celebration. The Fourth Of 1870
will alWays rank high among th
county's gala days.
Walter Won ~Buddenbrock and RamoI
Labato were in from Pine River Monde.
as witnesses for Reese Mamma, who tina
day made hnal proof on his homeBteaI
claim before Probate Clerk Stafford.
Tyler OF the San Juan last wee.
brought in Judge Peudleten's horses
which had been advertised as lost. The
we're gone a long time aud the Judg
had charged them up to profit and Toe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan. Of the fFm O
Wood & Morgan, came down from d.
range on their Way to Farmington, has
ing a telegram for Mrs.. Graf OF the la
ter plaso concerning illness in her fan
ily,
The young people Of la Plata we
70 have az ice cream social at William
place on Wednesday OF this week, Ii
occasion being the birthday Of Al
Williams. 1t Was postponed until nei
weok-the social, not the birthday a.
n%ivsraary.
Mrs. W. II. Waring entertained 3 parI
OF frisndo az her hume "Wednesday eve.
ing. Late photographic readinga wei
listened 70 and cards aud other gam.
INDUCED ia. The refreshments serve
we're delicious, and the evening was
very enjoyable n indeed.
d.. and Mrs. I. J. West. Mr.. and MI
flF. q. Hickman and daughter and d
and Mrs. A. b. Brown and family lea'
today Tor their aummers va~cailon. Ii
party will visit a. lockwood and ca
cado and other pointa % che upper Az
,,. s,uev and viii he gone two weeks