The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-11

In q decision handed down by the ter.
aupreme court ai the special
term which adjourned laei week, Il was
held that the slatuis Of Imiiations doee
not rule against q county Of the terri
tory, and suit Cor dslilauont tales a
be brought by tbe territory regardless Of
the lapss Of time.
A jolly party of their noiahbors as
oisted Mr.. and Ms. C. s. Hntohins Of
Cedar Hill in p~slobrating their silver
Wedding anniversary, Monday Sept. 30.
There we're ABOUT thirty-aFe present. A
number OF pretty and suitable presents
we're made and a nice supper rounded
out the pleasures Of tho evening.
The political fght in La Plata
county 10 now fairly on, all the oonven-
tlons having been hold, Glen 4. Rus
sell, 3 veteran Of The Philippine cam
psign, whore he served with bravery as
a member Of the Fret Colorado volun-
teers, lie the Democratic candidate for
county clerk and he deserves to be sue
nesstul.
DR.. W IA. Wallace was an Aztec viai,
tor this week, looking after some matters
Of record affecting his eompany's oil in
terests, The Chicago-New Mexico Oil
company which DR.. Wallace represents,
is doing the assessmept work on ita
claims near Westwater and expects soon
to haye a machine there 70 commence
drilling.
The directors Of the Harrington
Tipes, at a meeting heh IN Aztec Mon
Gay elected tho following ps officers for
the ensuing year President, f.. N,
Pierce; vice president. F, 4. Amiotj sec.
rotary, E. A. Chubbi treasurer. Thomas
j, Arlington; executive committee, d
J. Donovan, VIM MeRae, j. N. Palmer.
John W. Brown. Es8uof Garcia. =
The prize winners 10 the rough rider
contest at Denver iaot week for a dia.
mond belt and the championship Of the
world. were the followingi First, M. T
Sowderj second, A. W. Vaughan; third
Duncan Clark fourth, W. N. Crsveri
afth, B. F. Stone; sixth, Walter McCool
Almon Vaughan, winner Of the second
prize, was reared in San Juan county
He now lives in Northwestern Colorado
The New Mexican says rThomai
Keam is in the east trying to get capita.
interested in the leasing Of a large min.
eral district in the Navajo reservation
on which there is said to be valuable
deposits Of coal, copper and gold. The
recent leasing Of land 10 the vicinity Of
CarriBO mountains on the reservation
has caused capital to Investigate the
rich mining section, which is said to be
within the reservation"
Stockholders in what is known as the
McEwen ditch at Cedar Hill are pushing
work for all it is worth. The ditch
heads about q mile sboVe tus bridge
the old Graves ditch being widsped t
carry the new one, and the river will bl
tlumed near the bridge. Several huud
red acres Of arabic land. lying on thu
Cox mesa, will be covered by the ditch
and the land Is Of the beet quality. /
will be ready Tor next years work. DR.
w. w. McEWen and "a, johnson o
Durango anu Richard H8ndricks o
Cedar Hill are The principal owners.
The Santa Fe New Mexican says; ~
L. Stevens, who for several years pub
lished q weekly paper in San JuaI
county and also at Chama, Bio Arrib
county, and who left the territory wit
his family about six years ago to resid
in Kansas City, has experienced a strea.
Of great luck. He has fallen heir to
fortune left him by a millionaire uncle
who recently died in Ohio. The man
friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens i
northern New Mexico will certainly fet
greatly grstifed at this news. Mr.
Stevens will be remembered as a lady {
great energy and literary ability"
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