The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-09-07

The road gang" has been at work in
Aztec precinct this week. and efforts
are being made to place the highways
10 condition for the heavy travel 300 to
come.
When in Durango take your meals At
the Durango chop house. They give
the best meal on earth for the money.
It's the only restaurant on or Of the
earth.
M. II. Real. one Of the warehouses; OF
La Plata Democracy, gathered with the
faithful in Aztec Monday on the occa-
sion Of the meeting OF the county com.
mittee.
Mrs. W. H. Hughes, Of La Plata, has
had a severe attack Of sickness. DR..
Condit was called Sunday 10 consulta.
tation on the case with DR.. McEwen Of
Pennington.
The rains this week came just in time.
They we're the right Kind, too. Of the
low, easy. pattering, m%urmuring sort
none OF your lightning charged, ditch
breaking deluges.
Claib. Brimhall. tho well known
Fruitland ranchman, wash Aztec Mon
day to represent the Fruitland precinct
at the meeting Of the Democratic ooun-
ty central committee.
F. NJ. Pierce, r. @. Prewitt and @. e.
Starr we're among this Pennington rep
~resentatives 10 Aztec, Monday, in con-
nection with the meeting OF the Demo
cratic central committee.
Jos. Dunohus. G. J. Richmond and
j. G. Gankroger we're in town yesterday,
from Durango. They are commercial
men and will make every trading point
ia the county on their trip.
v The Aztec roller mills have opened
for the season and are turning out a
good product. The price Of wheat is
about the same as last year, we under
stand-S1,15 or better per 100 lbs.
There are several new houses to be
built in Aztec this fall. The demand
for residences is strong and increasing
and is not likely to be met even with the
construction OF buildings now begun.
Hay holds stout and strong at 81 to
s. per tom
The stockmen need it
10 their "biz,"
They've got to feed it.
But it's "riz."
GChills and fever seem to have struck
the Animas valley and a number Of our
citizens are just as regular in "chilling"
every day or two as they are in getting
their meals three times per. Quinine is
on a boom, and whiskey is also soaring.
Mr.. W. G. Bansemer, representing
the Cudahy Packing Co. packers Of the
we'll known REX" and Diamond @"
brands Of goods will take in the county
fair and present the merits of the best
goods put up. to all the citizens Of our
county.
o Apples are bringing better prices. G..
W. Mccoy marketed his entire crop at
SO cents per box in Durango. Others
have made a good sale and it is
certain the "despised" Ben Davis will
be taken by the Chicago buyers before
the season is over.
A. D. Archuleta, treasurer OF Archu-
leta county, Colorado, came 10 from Pa
gosa Springs Wednesday to buy hay for
himself and other stockmen who will
bring their herds here this winter. Mr..
Archuleta is sometimes styled the boss
Of Archuleta county.
The Pennington Fair is to be held
next week. Everything is in readiness
for the entertainment OF visitors aud a
royal good time is expected. This will
be the most p~retentious and best ar
ranged fair yet held and all our citizens
can well afford to spend one or more
days viewing it's attractions.
The Cudahy Packing Co, of South
Omaha, Neb, packers Of the celebrated
REX" brand OF hams, bacon and lard,
also Of Diamond @ soap will make a dis
play at the coming county fair. They
have donated a 10 10. Rex" ham aud a
box Of Diamond c" soap as premiums
to Jho ladies' department OF the fair.
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Mammoth sized apples are beginning
to put 10 an appearance. Riley Hide
brand brought in au apple picked from
Will McCoy's orchard aud measuring
IA inches in circumference For this
early in the season. that is doing pretty
well and indicates there will be some
record breakers when the fruit is ma
tured.
The big thresher owned by Messrs.
Ashcroft, Brimhall and others, hes
been at work in this vicinity this week.
The crew in charge comprises Olaib.
Br imhall, Joe and Tom Hadden, John
Jenny and u or two others. They re-
port that the yield Of wheat per acre
seems to be rather lower THAI it was
last year.
The premium list OF the Colorado-New
Mexico Fair association, whose fair is TO
be heldin Durango 10 October, has been
issued. II offers liberal premiums 10 an
departments, par icularly big premiums
being hung up for horse racing. Three
hundred dollars have beeu appropriated
for base ball, but the games have not