The San Juan County index., 1900-11-23
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i'll with scarlet fever
Receipts OF the school entertainment
Friday night we're s26SO
R.H. McJunkin Of Pennington was
in the county seat Tuesday.
Grand masquerade ball at Farming
ton Friday night. November 30.
The,need OF sidewalks aud crossings
was never more clearly apparent
No eastern mail Wednesday Heavy
SHOWS on the Cumbres range did the
business.
Mrs. E. F. Spinner, wife OF the Largo
merchant, was in Aztec this week visit
ing friends,
Remember the dance at Knickerbock-
er's hall in Aztec Thanksgiving night,
November %
The Nathan Shoe and Clothing com
pany. Durango, is the place to buy
clothing.
Geo. W. Wakefield returned this week
from Albuquerque, accompanied by one
Of his daughters.
Denver is making arrangements to
hold her carnival in the fall OF 1901.
Aztec will represent
DR.. West was summoned to the San
Juan Tuesday to attend John Swire
who is i'll with fever.
DR.. o. c. McEwen was on tonight's
stage, returning home to Farmington
from visit in Durango.
Will Estes. constable of Farmlngton
precinct, was in town TUESDAY to serve
some papers in justice court case.
Judge Pendleton, Sheriff Dodson,
Bert Brown aud The INDEX scribe we're
visitors to Pennington Saturday last.
H. B. Swsrtz, formerly editor of The
index, ls now manager of the Citizen, a
neat weekly paper printed in Denver
Sheriff Dodson has been absent this
week, having left Sunday for Navajo
Springs, where he will keep his cattle
this winter.
DR.. and Mrs. Rosenthal of Pennington
LETT this week for Denver, where the
doctor will epend the next two months
in professional study
Herman Rathien, Harley and Steve
Pool and Geo. Blancett went out into
the hills on the trail of the feet and
festive deer, Tuesday.
Miss Maggie Milne and Miss Stella
Stoggsdill spent several days visiting
with the formers parents on the La
Plata the first of the week.
Sheriff-elect j. W. Brown and Robert
Breeding Of Pennington we're in town
yesterday on their way to the mountains
TO bring down their cattle.
At the Nathan Shoe and Clothing
cOmpany's in Durango you will find
those clothing bargains you are looking
for. Correct in price and quality
Jas. I. Locke, OF Canon City. Colo
who is engaged in irrigation Construc.
tion in this county, was a passenger on
yesterdays stage, bound for Pennington
J.E. MeCarty Of Fruitlaud swapped
election experiences with friends il
Aztec last Friday night. Mac" was on
his way to Durango, accompanied by Mr.
Wightman, of Olio.
The Chama Tribune Gays; "Oui
friend, V. c. Rounds, has leased both the
little and big coal mines from j Il
Crist at Monero aud will conduct that
business in the future"
An error in the table of election re-
turns printed last week gave Rodey, Re-
publican candidate for delegate. 80 votes
in Pennington precinct when the COR
rect figures were 80.
From the Pagosa Springs News: "E. E.
Hatcher has taken his sheep to the
Pennington country for the winter His
wife and family will remain with Mrs.
j. M. Rippey, his mother in-law."
One Of the swellest social events Of the
season will be the masquerade bail given
at Farnington Friday night, November
3d. Tor the benefit Of the band fund, Ev-
eryOne is invited, aud the attendance
will be large.
THE INDEX is requested to announc e
that the funeral sermon Of Rev Hugh
Griffin will be preached az the Methodist
church in Flora Vista the third Sunday
in December, at IL o'clock a. m Rev.
W. ii. Howard will preach the sermon.
The value Of the rubbers and over
shoes lost 10 the mud in the streets Of
Aztec during the recent "eptll Of
weather" would have sidewalked the
main streets. We haven't heard Of any
lives being lost as yet but it will come
to thai II something lent done.
Elder Heny's appointment is Tor next
sabbath ~ IL a. a.. al Aztec. Elder
Dodson is expected to be present and If
so will probably oil the appointment
~ 7p- 10. Saturday Elder Henry eih
preach at Thomas Chapel La Plata.
This has besn week OF leaden skies
and rain and snow and consequently
mud. The Durango siage line has had
hard work 10 get throgh and the stage
has becu laie each tiaie The moisture
was badly uetded asd sill be- uf' benei
% many intoreuts.