The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-09-20
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The COlOradO-NeW Mexico fair occurs
at Durango October 8 to II. Remember
the date,
County Treasurer Fields returned
home Wednesday from a trip to the
mountains.
Elder Henry breaches at Center Point
next Sabbath at II a. 10. aud at Cedar
Hill at 4 p. N.
The Hyde Exploring expedition will
buy wheat, o and oats at the mill and
will pay cash for same.
Inquiries for San Juan county farm
lands and property continued to come in.
The east has heard Of US.
Remember the lawn social next Tues
day night. The proceeds 20 to a fund
for the ceiling Of the church.
q. g. C%oddington has sold his ranch
at Cedar Hill to Boyd Condor. Guam
tity 40 acres. consideration s6cO.
The roads in Flora Vista precinct need
fixing. There is no road supervisor
there, but one should be appointed.
Cur farmers are receiving better prices
for their products this year than ever
before. The county is in the swim.
Algebra, Latin, bookkeeping, physical
geography. physics, rhetoric and all the
common branches will be taught at the
Normal.
The Mormon people are taking hold
at Cedar Hill, buying new ranches and
improving those they already have. They
are a thrifty set.
Aztec was pretty nearly all in Farm
ington Wednesday. The fair and the
base ball game we're the attractions that
drew tho crowd.
h. The Aztec public schools open Mon
day, October It'll. 1t is desired that as
many Of the pupils as possible attend
on the opening day.
Rev. Sarber, pastor Of the First Bap.
tist church in Durango, delivered a SER
NOR in Aztec Monday evening to an ap'
preciative audience,
The territorial fair at Albuquerque,
October 10 to 10, should receive the at
tention of our people and a proper dis.
play should be made.
Mics Edith Young, the Durango Her.
aids clever correspondent, lie attending
the fair at Pennington this week and
tarried a day in Aztec en- route.
Aztec has been we'll represented at
the Pennington fair this week. Besides
the ball team, a large number weni
down to view the sights Of the fair.
Flags we're hoated at half mast and
business houses in Aztec generally were
closed Thursday in observance Of the
memorial day for President Mckinley.
The Colorado. New Mexico fair at Du-
range October 8 to IL will now claim th'
attention Of our people. II will be
big fair and every body should be there
Charles Fleck. the genial mine hos
of the Inter-O Ocean hotel. was IN Aztec
and Pennington visitor this week, hit
first trip during twelve yeara' Residence
in Durango.
h/D. e. Lobato, Pedro Montana anc
Nicanor Chavez returned home the irsi
Of the week from Santa Fe. whore the
former was a witness and the two latter
jurors at the fall term of the United
States court.
Judge Pendleton was attorney for d
j. Craig in the suit brought by j. U
Hippenmyer In Justice Symond's courl
at Pennington Thursday for the recoy
cry Of money alleged to be due as wages
The suit was decided in favor Of Craig.
j.. II. Whitlock Of Durango has rented
the brick hotel in Aztec and will throw
it open to the public within a few days
He has had experience in the hotel bus.
mess and it is predicted his establish.
ment will be conducted in q manner
ereditable to the town.
The New Mexican says; "The more
kindly the people Of the territory treaI
the railroads nov constructed, or thai
are being constructed, or that will be
constructed the better for their owr
interests. What New Mexico needl
these days, is first railroads, and ther
railroads, and then railroads"
b. n. Freeman. president Of the Colo
RADIO State Bank Of Durango, was al
Aztec visitor Monday, en- route to thu
fair. He speaks very hopefully Of thu
chances OF early work being undertaken
by the development company which i
now interested 10 Aztec and San Jual
county oil fields aud Of which be is thI
president
Married. at the brides residence a
Cedar Hill. Sunday evening, Septembe
Is, Mrs. Belle Wilkins and Mr. W. u
whitney. Both parties are iong.timI
residents NJ the valley, are iavorabl.
known and THE INDEX extends eongrat
ulations. Justice Of the Peace Georg.
A. Tinker performed the ceremony. II.
Is q sure enough model 10 that line. b.
frequently pays the freight and somt
times pays the Zoe Tor recording eeriih
Gales