The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

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Pennington Saturday night. Nov, g.
Work arat degree. All brethren are re-
quertod to be present BY order Of the
Secretary.
John Pinyon came down from Silver
tow Monday 10 look over his raEch prop
erty near Aztec. John is engaged 10
the blaoksmith business at silverton
aud reports things lively, both as TO the
town and his own biz.
Mrs. Lucy Hoyls has sold her photo,
graph gallery in Aztec to ]. M. Wander
ford, who has also purchased Of various
owners three lota adjoining tbs gallery,
and will at once erect on the property
q commodious residence.
A. H. Dunning starts this week for
Gallup with his family, overland.
They will taka the train at Gallup for
California, whore they will spend the
winter. HAIRY Dunning viii ACCOMPANY
them ne Far as Gallup.
Frank Blaokmer is building an adj
dition to bis store room in Aztec and
will convert IL into a hall, A new floor
suitable for dancing win be put in and
the hall will be nicely finished, Frank
doesn't do things BY halves.
Flora Vista ladies' we're 10 Aztec this
week soliciting cid for their new church
building aud met With a liberal re-
Spouse. Mesdamea Hickman, Page and
Sever comprised The soliciting commit.
tee. The church Is certain TO be built.
D. E. Lobato and ], g. Whitlock have
opened a liver and feed stable in Aztec
They have grain and hay for sale.
People doing business with these gen.
tlemen will find them courteous and
obliging and will receive proper treat
ment.
W. r, Williams of st. Paul, Kansas
son Of Dol. W. H. Williams, arrived in
Aztec this week and will remain Al
clerk in the store Of his father. II il
his first visit to this section and he il
quite favorably Impressed with oul
country.
Through Judge Pendeleton a sale has
been made of the j. II. Hobbs ranch on
the La Plata to Mrs. Elmira r. Greasou
of Oklahoma. This is one of the many
fue ranches on the la Plata which have
changed hands this fall. They are in
demand.
Miss Edith Young OF the Durango
Herald is the Republican nominee for
county superintendent of schools in La
Plata county and she has many friends
throughout San Ju~anycountY who will be
glad to hear Of her triumphant election,
This regardless Of politics, ~
Real estate transfers are more
numerous than ever before in the history
Of this county. Purchasers come in
constantly and wei at advancing prices
they almost invariably invest. Nothing
like top prices have been reached in san
Juan county values or will be reached
until a railroad enters the valley.
Fred Wheeler, of Jewett, is confined
in the county Jail on a commitment
issned from just Blacks court al
Fruitland. His tria! was held October
Doth and he was convicted OF larceny
and sentenced to Jail for thirty days
The young mar has been a resident o
this county several years and this il
not his hrst offense Of the kind.
]. T. McQuillan brought to tow
Saturday several crates Of as ane honey
as bees aver built, disposing Of it to locA
merchants. Mac" knows how to pacl
honey for the market, and he fixes thl
crates up so nicely with glass front
and all, that the bees when they see /
feel like thirty cents just to thinl
that they ever let it get away fron
them.
At the Koontz sale Monday good
live stock and farm implements wer
sold to the amount Of $500, and althoug.
it was advertised that time would b.
given on payments, about every articl
was paid for in cash. The three per cen
discount appealed to many but the fac
stated is OF interest as showing tn
people to be in a good financial con
dition.