The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-09

The g~rasshoppers. whi.h have been q
good deal Of e plague on come Of the
ranchea this anmmer, are reported TO be
leaving, presumably Tor other fields and
pastures new Whatever their deatina.
ton, Il ie to be hoped the insects will be
lees conspicuous in theee valleys next
season.
Schuyler Smith and William A, Wal
ker, both Of Fruitland. made Gnal proof
on their respective homesteads IN the
lower San Juan valley, before the pro
bate clerk in Aztec last Friday. The
witnesses we're J. X. P. Pipkin and }. r.
Young.
The Santa Fe New Mexican Of last
Saturday said; "Mrs. @. Y. Stafford re-
ceived the sad news that her mother,
Mrs. Laura B. Lenfestey. had died at
Marion, Ind" Mrs. Saiord's many
friends in Aztec unite in extending their
sincere sympathy iq ibis sad boreave-
ment.
Erwin A. Chubb this week sold his
we'll improved ranch near Cedar Hill to
Geo. B. Davis, a recent arrival from
Texas. who with his family now occu-
pies the place. The ranch comprised 80
acres and sold for $500, including all
growing crops. Mr., Chubb will doubt
lese engage in other business in the
county,
O.. H. McHenry and Robert Collins Of
Pennington went through town We'd
nesday to bring down the remaining
sections Of pipe for Mr.. McHenry's water
works system 10Y under construction at
Harrington. Mr.. McHenFy never gives
up when he starts and his persistence in
this water works project proves the
fact.
The best improved and most hand.
somely situated ranch IN Northwestern
New Mexico is that whi2h is advertised
for sale by the court house commission
Of San Juan county, at Aztec, New
Mexico. Write to them for information
il you want a valuable and profitable
farm home in the garden spot Of the
San Juan.
The Colorado-New Mexico fair at Qu.
range will be the most important event
to claim the attention of This se3tior
during the coming months. A fine Rnd
full exhibit Of the splendid products Of
this county should be made and Qul
farmers should vie with one another t.
see that the best Of each variety is ther
and there OF exhibition,
Pennington is in the throes Of an ex
element attendant on the election Of
town trustees, prior to incorporation
Under the Jaw, the town will have t.
worry along without a mayor for awhile
but the trustees will take his place anl
divide the responsibilities among them
selves, thus making it easier for eacl
one to bear the burden.
Charles Carter, u liveryman. lef
Wednesday for Gallup, having as a pas
senger a traveller who desired to return
to Gallup overland. Mr.. Garter expect
to improve the opportunity at Gallup Il
visit his old home and viii take tn.
train for Fort Worth, Texas, nea
where he was raise a where his par
ents now reside, He will remain ava.
only a short time,
Elder Brewer, Baptist missionary 70
New Mexico. will be in Aztec on Mon
day evening, the 10Th inst, and boil
services at the church. He will be &C
compRnied by Miss Burdette Of Chicago
secretary Of the Woman's Baptist Nil
sianary society Of the West, and Mi
Everett of Albuquerque, missionar
among the Navaios. elder Brewer, wit
those ladies, is en- route to a visit to tn
|, Navaios, with a view of having missio
work done among the Indians.
, Messrsr Berry, Risk, Fisher and Was
goner, who were out in the Wsstwate
country last week, surveying and stakin
down all the unoccupied oil lands an
everything else that looked greasy an
good returned home Monday. Th
f., boys discovered several things on tn.
trip, an oyster mine, for instance, i
| which we're found tons and tons of petr
fed oysters. No pearls were uneartbe,
> Some Of the oysters have been sent o
to be sssayed, and when the returns al
in we will be able to hazard a guess {
, to whether the festive bivalve has bee
improved during the last few centuriC
while man has been deteFiorating in a
l save cussedness.