The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-29

Miaa Mauo Waringi aitor Two Woohd
visit with friends in Durango and Pa
gosa Springs, returned the latter part
Of last week, iust 10 time 70 tako an &C.
tive part ia the Fourth Of July celebra
ton.
H. ~ Myer, Farmingion'a brickmaker
and Blacksmith, paid THE IEDEr a pleas
ant call this week. At Que time way
back 10 Iowa Mr.. Meyer was a disciple
OF Gutenberg, and, as a consequences, is
always welcome 10 a printery.
Tobe Apperson and wife Of Florida
are visiting his parents, who live up the
river from Aztec. Mr.. Appereon is the
road overseer for the Florida and Pine
river districts, and is giving better sat
isiaction than any OF his predecessors.
Mrs. /. M. Jarvis has openad the Jarvis
hotel. This old-time popular hotelry
has been thoroughly renovated, newly
painted and rearranged, and under the
management Of the present painstaking
proprietress merits the patronage Of the
travelling public.
Orville O. Roberts We. the United
States ct al. is the title Of a cause which
was being heard last Saturday before
Probate Clerk Stafford. Mr.. Roberts has
a claim against the United States for
Indian depredatiOns committed forty
three years ago.
Sheriff Jim Tiodson and Joe Martin
left for Cortez Monday, to bring back
Bob Taylor, who is in Jail at that place.
Taylor will be tried here at the next
term Of court on tho charge OF robbery.
Last April Taylor entered the saloon of
Joe Martin at Largo and at the point Of
a sixshooter compelled him 10 yield up
500. A reward wac offered by citizens
OF Aztec for his apprehension, which
led to his being rounded up and lodged
in Jail.
The following compose the Fort Lewis
band, who will arrive here on the eve Of
the Fourth; Paul A. Walter, solo clari-
net; Warren Kedlestie, L fat clarinet;
Fleming Lavender and Bert Martinez. B
fat clarinet; Oscar Litzeon, Robert
Sauspuer and Allen Jadode, solo clarinet;
Custer Sims, first clarinet; Hoshkay
Mckinley, trombone; Bryan McKin-
ley, Abe Lincoln and Sidney Phillips
t%enors; Vicente Bsca, solo alto; Harry
Harvey, fret alto; Willie Emerson. sec
ond alto; Antonio Barry, third alto;
Marion Sodda ard Nathan Williams,
b~aritones; Coe Crawford and Charles
Suttle, B fiat bass; Albert Suazo, 3 fat
tuba; James McWiliams, snare drum;
Guy Eskilith, drum; Thomas Hunt.
drum major.
Jim MeDerinott was in town Tuesday
and informed THE INDEX he would finish
his census enumeration by Wednesday
Jim had a rather unpleasant discussion
with one Of his constituents while pro.
pounding the usual questions. jim
is friendly to members of the board
Of supervisors. The gentleman, upor
being asked his birthplace. age, color
and previous and present condition, be
came wrathy, and launched a Wagon
load OF inventives on the board of county
commissioners for their extravaganza
Mr.. McDermott asked him to cite one
instance where the board had been ex
travagant. why" he said, "see wha.
you are doing now. You are making
$500 or 5000 out Of the county. DOM
you think it would be better business t.
take that money and build school houses
and roads than asking them d. foo
questions?"
I. J. Miner, a mining and civil engi
neer of Denver, arrived in Aztec Mon.
day from Albuquerque. He made the
trip over the proposed railroad line from
Durango to Albuquerque. Mr.. Miner
was out in the interest Of Capitalists
and examined some copper propositions
around Copper City and Cuba. To TIKI
INDEX man he stated that Oh his TRIP
from Jemez here he travelled through d
strip of forty or fifty miles heavily GOV
cred with red pine and spruce. There
were indications Of iron around Cuba
and many gold prospects, but the gold
ore was OF low grade and too far away
from railroads for profitable mining al
present. Coal, he believed, existed al
along the route. On railroad matters
the gentleman was r%eticent. but volun.
teered the statement that he had had
conversation with Mr.. Ripley Of the
Santa Fe in Chicago some three weeks
ago in reference to building a road into
this country. Mr.. Ripley stated tina.
he could not do it, for the reason thai
the Denver aud Rio Grande railroad
c~oneideFed it their territory, and that Il
the Santa Fe we're to build toward the
| Colorado line from Albuquerque, thl
former road would retaliate by invading
the Santa FEES traffic points.
Durango lee.
W. II. Williams will have a load of ice
for the Fourth. Families a be fur
nished in lots Of fifty pounds and uP.
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