The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-03-08

Probate Judge Juan b. Valdez wasiu
Aaieu Monday 90 business 10 connection
with the estate OF Hyrum Bardin, de-
ceased. Upon request Of the heirs, VIM
Mc2ae waa appointed administrator and
April 8 was dxed as the day for proving
the will.
A surprise party wss rendered Mr.. and
Mrs g. A. Tinker Of their home at Ce.
dBr Hill lasi Tuesday night by their
neighbors, 10 honor OF Mr.. It's -th
birthday anniversary Large attendance
Of neighbors, a royal good time, every.
body happy and George seemed to be
about sixteen.
Arrangements are being perfected BY
the Aztec and Pennington Odd Fellows
to hold a celebration OF the Odd Eel
lows anniversary-April 26th-iu Aztec
this year, It is hoped that Rev. G. L.
Taylor. the IA mington minister, will
deliver an address. The programme
will be published in due time.
Dave Lewis, the La Plata's big land
owner, was here yesterday. Dave has a
couple OF enterprising men coming
John n Lard and Or. Crosse, Of Spring
field, I~llinois-who will probably invest
heavily in La Plata property. It is
Dawes intention to locate a town site,
get a store or two started and boom the
La Plata generally. And he knows
how.
The Cattlemen's Protective Associs-
ton Of Precincts Nos. Z and 8, was orga-
nized in February with headquarters at
Largo and the following persons were
elected officers; Leonor Garcia, presi-
dent; Juan B. Valdez, vice president;
Jose V. Lujan, secretary; Salvador Pa
checo, treasurer; Peter Pilou, Salvador
Pacheco, Francisco Garcia, executive
committee. The association will hold
meetings every month aud starts out
with a good membership.
DR.. F. r. Waggoner and Denver Wag-
goner, Of Sacramento, Calf, arrived
Wednesday to visit their brothers, A. A.
Waggoner Of Flora Vista and S. M
Waggoner Of Aztec. They are represen.
tatives Of California companies which
have been successful in exploiting Cali
fornia oil fields and will look over the
county to ascertain the conditions for
oil in this region. They have ample
capital behind them and their presence
here will rebound to the benefit of oul
various interests.
Deputy United States Marshals F. w
Hall and Mark Knabenehue OF Alhu.
querque arrived in Aztec last week with
warrants for the arrest Of certain indi,
viduals who we're engaged in distillery
operations here last GUNNER aud fall
The men wanted were not In sight wher
the officers arrived and after a couple Of
days investigation the latter returned
to Durango, where they captured theil
men. The Herald describes the capture
as followsi This morning three of thu
men who have been engaged in illici
distilling near Aztec we're arrested a
the Durango corral on Ninth street. Rev
enue officers had Just been to Aztec
but the parties had skipped, and tn
officers returned hers. At 1915 thi
morning US. Marshal Hall and Marsha
WicklineN came upon the h~oonshinerf
Three Of them thrw.up tbsir hands Of
command but the fourth ran. Marsha
Hall fired three shots, intentionally wild
of the mark but they served to acceler
ate the fugitive's speed, who only hit tn
high pOints in the landscape and disap
peared in the south part Of town. TIL
officers are searching for him and thin
they will find him. The three men car
tured were confined In the, city jai
Their names are John @. Olvey, Ulysse
s. Cobb and Sidney Fulton" Neill, tn
other man wanted, 10 yet at large.