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

J.T McQ1ilan Of Flora Vista. THE
week received a letter FROM d creamery
mau 10 Missouri Offering 20 locate a
creamery et that place if the conditions
we're as he desired That is one Of the
best places 10 the territory for a creamery
establishment
The Odd Fellows are preparing to ar
range "A dance and entertainment on
Thanksgiving night. A committee was
appointed at recent meeting to look
after the arrangements, and tho affair
will doubtless be a big success.
Elder Dodson a Baptist minister, late
from Texas, has come to the Animas for
health. and will preach in Aztec October
2Sth, at II q M, filling the appointmer q
Of Elder Henry. who goes to Pueblo to
attend the Baptist state convention be-
ginning the I'D inst.
- Ex-Sherif John W. Brown settled
with the county Monday, Ocober 10Th.
for the balance Of the money due the
county from him while he was collector.
The amount was s3454 Mr.. Browns
terTn Of office expired in January, 1899.
The Durango Wage Garner says ;
Mate Linscum is here from silvertou.
Nate thinks he is having hard luck.
He lost two hundred by emplo, ers fail
ing to ante up, and a month afterward
his coat, containing a one hundred dol
lar check and ninety dollars ia cash was
stolen, and it never came back any
more.'"
Ed. PIERCE, Esq, the nominee OF the
Taos county Democracy for the legisla-
sure from that county, is a young man
who il elected will make his mark in the
territorial Legislature. He is a practicing
attorney at Taos and his legal training
and splendid natural ability will justify
his constituents in honoring him with
the position.
j. A. Laughren, the popular and sue
c%essful mine host Of the Blain hotel
came down from Durango Monday ia
see what the boys we're doing to one an.
other aud to close up some business
matters. Jim was the "bobs" down in
the lower country in former political
campaigns, but seems to prefer the
hotel business this year.
Judge Granville Pendleton arrived
home Wednesday. He had been gone a
week, attending tho Durango Fair and
afterwards visiting TERRA Amarillo t.
attend the Republican convention Of
Rio Arriba county, which he describes
as a very enthusiastic gathering. Gov.
M. A. Otero, ex-Gov. Prince and other
prominent Republicans we're present.
Fred Bunker is proudly displaying
the badge he received as delegate to
the Territorial Republican, convention,
even though he did not attend. The
badge is a handsome one Of red ribbon
and white letters, with a picture Of Nc
Kinley and Roosevelt. The notices
Protection" Sound Money" Pros
perity' are printed on the badge.
The New Mexican says Taos, Eliza
bethtown, Aztec and Pennington, along
the northern boundary of New Mexico.
are as promising railroad points still
without a railrond as can be found any
where in the west. 1t seems improbable
that they will be much longer without
railroad connection. A railroad would
do wonders for that part of the territory
which in many respects is the richest
section Of New Mexico"
The Durango Wage Garner says "Aa
will be seen from an obituary notice in
this issue copied from the Pennington
Times, Rev, Hugh Griffin is dead The
writer has known the deceased for
eighteen years or more and can testify
that he IA a noble, honest, conscien.
tious gentleman. In his death the M.
e. G. South has lost one of it's most
valiant soldiers, and the community in
which he lived so long, n OF its most
useful and respected citizens. To his
heart-broken wife and children the
Wage Garner extends its sympathy in
theirgrief."
y Deputy Internal Revenue Collector A.
j. Loomis of Santa Pe, and George II.
Wheelock, revenue agent, Of Omaha.
Nebraska, arrived in Aztec last Satur
day and made seizure of the plant Of
Olney and Noill, which has been distill-
ing brandy for several weeks. The
claim was that a portion Of the product
was found in another building from the
one designated for storage. The distil-
lery and the manufactured product on
hand was taken possession of by the
officers. Phe proprietors have given a
bend to the government and will be al.
lowed to complete the manufacture Of
product already in the still. What the
dnal disposition Of the case will be lie not
known.
attention. G. "A. r.
Aztec Post No.l5 will meet at / o'clock
p mg Saturday. Oct. p, 1900.
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