The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-11
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Falling weather,
Remember the Thanksgiving races
Real estate transfers are quite numer-
Gus these days.
Mrs. c. L. Bailey has been on the sick
list this week,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Dodson we're over
from the IN Plata Monday,
VIM, McRae, eE.probste clerk. was up
from Pennington Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Wbitlosk made 9
trip to Durango this week.
Note the card in THE issue CT Mrs.
j.. F. Bell, millinery, Aztec.
Arrangements are progressing for the
Thanksgiving day races in Aztec.
The Agtec public schools opened Mon
day with an enrolment Of ninety.
Born, Wednesday, Qstober Q, to Ms
and Mrs. F. y. Frakes, Of Aztec, a bo@
People ARE coming in from ali parts to
winter in these valleys. Our climate
takes.
s. A. Pinkstaf came down from Tellp-
ride Wednesday and will look over the
county,
See the advertisement Of /. Lazarus
Durango's enterprising olothier, in this
issue.
A. E. Brown and family have moved
to Durango. where Mr.. Brown is ep-
ployed.
Robert Buchanan Of Cedar Hill re-.
turned home Friday from a trip to
Alamosa.
Cleofes Valdez has purchased Nestor
Martinez ranch at Blanoo, consisting Of
twenty acres,
Richard Crouch this week purchased
a four-acre tract Of land at Pennington
Of Fred Dean.
Mr.. and Mrs, c. II. McRenry Of Farm
ington were Aztec visitors Mondsy en-
route to the fair.
R. @. Prewitt Of Pennington was a
guest OF the Cottage Home hotel in
Aztec Monday night.
The Hyde Exploring expedition will
buy wheat, corr and oats at the mill and
will pay cash for same.
Miss Hallett, who Is teacher of the
primary room in the public school, ar
rived from Silverton last Friday.
A. J. LOOMS. the energetic and efici
lent deputy internal evenue collector
came in from Santa Fe Wednesday.
Mrs. Pablit0 de Valdez, mother Of
PrObate Judge Valdez, haa been Very
sick with fever during the past week.
DR.. ]. A Duff. the dentist. will be il
Aztec October Il, 1901. prepared t.
attend to the wants Of his customers.
Mrs. F. r. Waggoner OF Sacramento
Calf, arrived Tuesday and will remain
several weeks visiting her husband here
Carpenter Revell has about compiled
a neat frame residence building for Fro
Kohl on the latter's ranch north o
town.
John W.. Henry. of Chrome, Colorado
is here attending the Normal school. HI
is taking the special teachers course il
methods.
Col. W. H. Williams, Fred Bunke
and Judge Pendleton formed a part,
that left for Durango and the fai
Wednesday morning.
Married. at Cedar Hill, Sunday, Sept
%, Mr., Bert Stratton and Miss Lii,
Owens, Of Durango, Justice Of the Peac
George A. Tinker officiating.
Commissioners Brimhall and Luian
Sheriff Brown, Probate Judge Valde.
and Assessor Donovan we're among tn
county officials in town Monday.
There is talk OF getting up a %literar.
society in Aztec this winter. A l%iterar.
should be organized, as things in an en-
tertainment way promise to be dull
enough without it.
VIM. Butler. editor Of the Pennington
Times, was in Aztec Monday on business
connected with the Times. Mr., Butte.
is a pleasant gentleman to meet and is
newspaper man who apparently has thu
courage Of his convictions.
Aztec's public schools are second Il
nonsin the county. The only disadvan
tase is the large number OF pupils, thu
rooms being almost too crowded 4
enable teachers to get the best results
This will probably be overcome by mex
year.
The Hyde Exploring company ar
ranged an elegant, oreditable display 0
the products Of this county for the terri
torial fair at Albuquerque and the OK
peuse OF hauling it was borne by tn
same company. The Hyde people de
serve great credit for their enterprise
Miss Gentry Prewitt returned HON.
Tuesday from Denver for a brief visi
With her parents. She will atten'
school 10 Oakland, California, this win
ter, her aunt, Mrs. 4. j. jackson, o
Durango, and Mrs.. o. s. Galbreath an'
children. accompanying her 70 the coast
Nearly all OF Aztec and the c%ouutrl
surrounding %iourneyed TO Durango thi
week TO take Ia the Colorado-New Mex
leo fair. Each section Of the count
sent lts quota, and q joyous entertain
ment had been prepared for the visitors
The Colorado New Mexico fair Is