The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-08
LARGELY LOCAL.


Strawberries
Cherries come next.
The census taker ia after you.
Will Lenfesty lie home from the Vale
otto.
Fourth Of July meeting this friday
night.
Ranchmsn commenced cutting alfalfa
this week.
Mrs. j. f. Bell has been On the sick
list for several days.
D. W. Freeman, who has been sick
for some two weeks. ls better,
Lester Hildsbrand and Byron Baker
have returned from thu mountains.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Dunning made a
trip to Durango the arst Of the week.
Jesse Bell has commenced the work
Of painting the front Of his new business
house,
John p. Nelson Of Fruitland visited
Aztec last Saturday in company with
Assessor Young.
Charles Tonkinson and Charles Cam
sron Of Flora Vista were in town Wed.
nosday on business.
d, J. Craig Of Fsruington was in
town the Rrst Of the week. Business
with the commissioners.
Tomorrow Saturday night is regular
lodge meeting for the Odd Fellows. All
visiting brethren invited.
George 7. Burrows Of Durango has
charge Of the local columns Of The In
DEx in the absence Of the editor.
Elder J. s. Henry will preach at Farm
lngton Sunday morning at IL o'clock,
and at Aztec at 1880 in the evening.
Judge Pendleton returned Thursday
morning from Durango. whore he has
been the past week on legal business.
John r. Young Of Fruitand made a
homestead fling on a fine s0.acre tract
Of land near Fruitland the last Of the
week. "
The new seats for Aztec school houoe
have been ordered. Aztec may we'll be
pround Of her Rne school buildings and
its furnishings.
d. z. Lobato, having been appointed
interpreter, will assist Mr.. Grove in the
census enumeration Of Pine River, Largo
and Blanco precincts.
County Commissioners T. j. Arlington
came down from his camp above the
race track" to attend the meeting OF
the board IF equalization Monday.
The Initial number OF the Capital, a
weekly Republican paper published at
Santa Fe by Wm. NJ, Berger, ia at hand
and makes a very creditable appearance.
The Pagosa Springs News says: "A. U.
Graves returned from Cedar Hill Sat
urday, accompanied by his family. They
will reside on their ranch above town
Robert Dryer Of Durango, accom-
panied by MI. G. @. Clark OF st. Paul
we're in Aztec Thursday. Mr.. Clark ex.
presses himself well pleased With Sar
Juan county.
Mrs. Ermine Schwenk and her sister
Miss Opal Ferguson, left Tuesday, nigh
for Bayfield,, whittier they had beer
summoned to attend their mother, wh'
is seriously i'll.
Miss Maud Warning went to Farming
ton yesterday, where she will join Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh Currie and party OF
their outing to Pagosa Springs, expect
ing to be gone two weeks.
The census taker Of this district say
he has great difficulty in arriving at tn,
correct age Of women. In this particu
lar respect he docs not materially dife
from other people.
Messrs. A. Villman, Frank MUIR ant
L. O. Grove were elected directors o
School District No. 2 at the election o.
Monday. A light vote was cast, onl
one ticket being in the field.
At the residence OF Price Walters. jus
tice Of the peace, on June 3, 1900, Nj
Aionzo Finley and Mrs. Lena Reed wer
united 10 marriage. The contractin
parties are residents Of silverton, Col'
The Aztec baseball club has receive
it's new uniforms from Spalding Bro
OF Chicago, add is ready to tackle d.
range. Fort Lewis, Pagosa or Silverts
on the diamond. First come, fir
served.
The Albuquerque JOurnal-Democr
says Except that the peach crop h'
been injured In some sections, this prou
ises to be one Of the best years for u
farmer and fruit man that New MexiC
sver experienced"
The lower ADimas ditch broke Frida
night at Burt Kniekerbocher's rane.
three milea above Aztec. Sunday nigt
the break was repaired and water turne
10, but again the water burst through
shutting Of our domestic water suppl
y. d. Sharp. who 10 now located
Telluride, writes this paper a follow
Please nail TRE INDEX TO me hese.
you have any ~aaaaying you want dol
don't forget the place. When you 81
ready 10 declare a dividend let me kno
and / win help YOU out. The outloe
here ior d busy season ia very good. az
liuriae Is q good town god ihore ere qui.