The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-18

The Chama Tribune says, Father
.Iouvenceau 10 to DO relieved Of a part Of
his parrish aud feels worry much relieved.
A new priest arrived In Chama Satur-
day and vent to Park View and from
there 10 San Juan county. New Mexico,
which county and 90 far east as Pagosa
Junction will be his parish, Largo will
be the temporary headquarters"
DR., J. j. Risk, who has been q resi-
dent OF San Juan county for several
months, having invested quite largely
10 property here, returned with his fam
lily 10 their old home at Memphis, Mo-,
this week. The doctor will endeavor 70
work up a colony Of immigrants from
that section by next fall, when he ex-
poets to return here to remain perms-
nently.
The Durango Wage Garner saypi
"Messrs. Dalton, Heather and Fulcher
Of the San Juan S-hsepgrowers' associa-
ton are at the Blain. These gentlemen,
with others, are shipping and storing
wool in Durango. They have 10000
pounds now here and wagons are arriy-
Jog daily. This is estimated to be about
one-fourth the amount that Durango
will receive
Read the sd sertisement Of B. Glase 4,
merchant tailor aud dealer in gents' fur
nishing goods. Durango. A new and
handsome location, a full and elegant
line Of goods and the lowest possible
prices are points OF advantage possessed
by Mr.. Chaser. He has been inibusiness
in Durango for the past eight years and
has built up a splendid trade. Call
and see him.
Arthur Sever and Ed Turner, two Of
Flora Vista's most entsrprising and ener-
getic young ranchmen, are farming the
A. A. Waggoner and A. Banta places
this season-Fsther a large contract,
even for r%ustlers like Artand Ed. They
have in about three acres Of watermel-
ons-we can't tell you just where, as we
have no diagram OF the place, but we'le
in hopes the patch" will pan out we'll,
anyhow.
Sheriff Dodson has been way all this
week, away over on his La Plata ranch
where the course of the magic fluid
which causes the desert ito blossom as
the rose" he has been guiding ia lite
travels through irrigation bitches and
l~aterals on to his fields and orchard.
Water is plentiful this spring in the Rio
La Plata, and all the ranchmen are
busy making hay-verily, making hay
while the sun shines and the snow melts
and water runs in the river.
A we'll attended meeting was held at
Fruitland last Monday night to organize
a company to establish a |tannsry in that
neighborhood. Five directors we're
appointed to prepare plans for organiza-
ton of a company, and to report at
another meeting, which will be held
next Monday night. The directors
chosen were j. B. Ashcroft, J.. 7. Mel
sen, John R. Young, H. T. StolWorthy
and B.. D. Black. The people Of Fruit
land are working in the right direction
in this matter.
Fred Bunker, Monroe Fields and the
writer made a trip to Durango the firsI
Of the week. The two former transacted
a vast amount of business, saw the
sights of the city, interviewed it's inhsb-
itants and made a favorable impression
by their ca~refulness in %recounting the
prospects and opportunities presented
in this section this year. Durango is
greatly interested in San Juan county'a
fruit crop, and from this time on through
the season can entertain no insignit.
cant, dwarfea or narrow ideas Of the
dimensions of the aforesaid crop.