The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-01-05


The cases against the cattlemsn. noted
in The IvDex last week. were dismissed
by Justice Sever at Flora Vista setur-
day. a change Of venus having boen
taken from Judge Starr at Pennington.
Costs we're assessed against plaintiffs
Mr.. Gus. sickenborger, OF Belmond,
Iowa, a former townsman OF our drug
gist, A. Villman, has arrived in Aztec
to spend the winte,. He observes a
great difference between the Iowa
weather and the New Mexico variety.
JUNE Arlington, the eight year old
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. AIRING
ton, died at Pennington Monday OF a
complication Of diseases. The parents
are bowed with grief, and the sympathy
Of every one 10 extended them in their
affection.
Miss Dollie Miller aud Mr.. LOWE Ste
veuson we're united 10 the matrimonial
bonds by Justice OF the Peace WATERS
in Aztec Sunday, December 81. Both
bride aud groom are recent arrivals in
San Juan county and nov reside in Az
tee. They are extended best wishes
Of this establishment.
Will Lenfestey, Sol. Baker, Bert
Brown, Everett Fields. Sam Grigg, Mr6.
Ed Swink, Miss Alice Shelhamer and
Miss Opal FERGUSON we're among the
young people who went from this valley
to the big dance at the Center school
house on the La Plata last Friday night.
AL report a royal good time.
John W. Browns mare Alice won
the quarter mile running race for county
horses at Pennington Wednesday and
one Of the Dolores horses won the free
for all. There was a fairly good ATTEND
anee and plenty Of money in sight, and
the meeting seems to bave been the most
successful and interesting one seen for
some time.
THE INDEX is requested to a
meeting of the cattlemen of San Juan
county, to be held in Aztec, Saturday,
January 10, for the purpose Of organizing
a cattlemen's association for San Juan
county. Several Of the we'll known COW
men have taken up the matter, and all
cattle owners throughout the county are
cordially invited to attend the meeting.
The condition of Aztec's streets during
the past week or more has been extreme
ly disgraceful, not to say disgusting. BY
accident or by some one a food Of water
was turned into them from the big
ditch, making a loblolly Of the towns
main travelled road. Something ought
to be done in the direction Of effectually
putting a stop to this evil, muy pronto.
It's a dire disgrace at the present.
This paper does not care to and neither
does it intend-either now or at some
other time-to occupy good space and
waste mighty good ink in describing
the merely local rows" or the transient,
petty round ups Of one kind and another,
1t cannot, however, refrain from observ-
ing that when lumber becomes so plenti-
full that people are urgently possessed
of a desire to nail good clean planks
across the doors of a business establish
ment, there surely must be enough
material around with which to build
sidewalks in needed places, 'Rah for
sidewalks, all Of US!
As heretofore stated, the Largo school
districts are making an effort to put
their school district finances in a salts
factory condition once more, to the eud
that schools may be started again. The
indebtedness of the districts became so
large some time ago that it was impos-
sible to pay interest and maintain
schools, and the schools were aban-
doued. Now it is the intention to appeal
to the people Of the county for assistance
in placing the districts on their feet, 1t
is probable a committee will be appointed
to make a canvass and all citizens will
be urged to contribute. The association
which is Differed by such men as Juan
A. Jaquez, Enriquez Mares, Leonor Car
cia and others, meets again next Sunday
at Largo.
The sad news of the death at Kuer-
vile, Montana, Of Mrs. r. G. Watkins,
was received on the Both Of December
by her sister, Mrs. VIM. PEPPER, Of Cedar
Hill, this county, Mrs. Watkins was
born in Livingston county, Nc, April
18th, 1861, and was a resident Of San Juan
county, New Mexico, ten years She was
a woman of sterling, retiring character
who made few intimate friends. She
was a devoted wife and mother, a kind.
loving daughter aud sister. At the time
Of her death, Mrs. Watkins was sur
rounded with all the members Of her
own family. her mother, Mrs Alexander
and one brother, Mr.. d. Q. Barnes, OIL
Kansas City, Mo. Deceased leaves a
husband aud ten children, two brothers.
and a sister.