The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09
LARGELY LOCAL.


Note the new lad" OF the San Juan
corral, Durango, in this issue.
Judge Pendleton returned last night
from Santa Fe and reports a pleasant
trip.
J.. NJ. Palmer, c. s. Boyd and c.
Schrader we're Pennington v%isitorp
Monday.
Charles L. Dustin, of the La Plata, is
i'll with heart disease. DR.. COndit is in
attendance.
Elder j. S. Henry will preach at Flora
Vista next Sabbath at II a. m. and at
Aztec at 1880. p. m.
D. A. Lewis and wife and Andy Ran
dali Of the La Plata were 10 town Mon.
day on land business.
Mrs. Frank W. Sharp is i'll at the
home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j..
NJ. Sharp, near Aztec.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Koontz were in
Harrington in attendance on the old
settlers meeting Monday.
Patents for lands on the Bloomfield
mesa were filed for record this week by
c. E. Andrus and Ellen NJ. Meek.
Chas. Carter has sold the old Curlee
ranch under the Model ditch to ]. w.
White, a late arrival from Colorado.
A. U. Graves aud wife Of Cedar Hill
we're in town Monday en- route to Farm
ington to attend the pioneers reunion.
Note the announcement in this issue
Of the auction sale at Mrs. Stewards
place at Flora Vista, Saturday, March 3
A Mr., Ross and family, from South
Dakota, came down on the stage Mon
day en- route 10 Pennington, where they
will locate.
r. 7. F. Simpson has sold a ten acre
tract near Fruitland to T. @. Bryan, ac-
cording to the terms of a warranty deed
fled this week.
From Pagosa Springs Newsi "R. c.
Woods, who has been in these parts for
the past few weeks, left for his home at
Pennington thursday"
Hearing of the contest case of Lille
Lewis VS.. 8. E. Fierce, involving land on
the La Plata, was had before Probate
Clerk Stafford on the 9Th inst.
Gallery & Co.. propr,etors Of The Hub
saloon in Durango, have a new ad in
these columns. Theirs is a neatly ap.
pointed and well conducted resort.
Mr.. AID Mrs. E. D. Sharp, who at
tended Mrs. Sharp's sister, Mrs. Mollie
Hateley. in her last hours, returned TO
their home in Durango Wednesday.
Steve Wilkins has leased his ranch at
Cedar Hill to W. II. Whitney for a term
Of three years. Steve will go to the
mountains each summer to look after
his cattle.
rhrre will be a special meeting Of II Q
Board Of County Commi.s oners Of San
Juan county next Monday, February -.
BY authority Of the Board. f. j. AIRING.
ton, chairman.
THE INDEX still lives" With this
issue it is just eleven years old, and it is
happy to say 1t has more subscribers up
the valley now than ever before. "A
word to the wise" 10 enough.
M. NJ. Englemau has purchased from
h. X. Hill the %latter's business house at
Farmington. and from ]. r. Crouch six
FarInington town lots. The ~considera-
ton is not known, the deeds not yet
being filed.
A younger brother Of j. c. Carson Of
Pennington arrived on the stage yester.
day from Canada. He was going to
visit kit" whom be had never seen.
kit" having left home before his
brother was born
Roy Stewart vas taken suddenly IN at
Pennington Monday aud was removed
home to Flora Vista, where at last acs
counts he was resting easily. The INDEX
joins with his many friends 10 hoping
for his quick recovery.
All reports and rumors OF smallpox at
Largo or elsewhere on the San Juan are
absolutely without foundation, accord
ing to reliable information received from
there. No attention should be paid to
statements to tho contrary.
W, Il. Williams guarantee every bottle
Of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and
will refund the money to anyone who is
not satisfied after using two-thirds OF
the contents. This is the best remedy in
the world FOR la grippe. coughs, colds
Group end whooping cough and is plea
SAINT and safe to take. II prevents any
tendency Of cold to result in pneu
monia.
The masquerade bali announced 10 be
given 10 Lobato's ball in Aztec the l4th
Of this month, has been postponed to
February y, Washinsion's birthday.
when q grand time rs promised A prize
is to BE- given 10 the best gentleman
dancer aud one 70 the beet lady dancer.
ihe test II dansing not 20 be confined to
iAe waIa fine music apd good supper
ace guaranteed Remembor the date-