The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-05

Ihe siyerioa Niaer save E
Blown Fod W S Batter. of Aztec N "a
are in eanp loosine nptheirmioiae 49,
t%ereaie They report gfeat activity in
oil locations 10 Chat repiou CAPITAL BET
coming in both from the CAST and OIL
iiornia add considerable excitemett pre-
wallis The fruit and grain prospects pre-
fire lind the county Is prosperous
The appointment Of the court house
commission hy Governor Oteto under
the law passed By tha thirty fourth gem
eral assembly, meana that ihe much
needed court house ior San Juan county
win be built az an early day. The com
missioners are awaiting further informa
ton aud instruction and wall proceed
with their duties aa soon as they can
Qualify and Tho "details Of their business
are clear to them.
a representative Of one q the Chicago
fruit buying crms. who has been over
the county within the last ten days eati-
mating the yield Of fruit for the year,
Informs us that the yield Of apples viii
be more than ia commonly supposed.
In the section around Pennington the
beet showing Is made by three varieties,
Grimes Golden, Missouri Pippin and
Wine Sap, all others being light crops,
The yield of veachea and pears isprob-
ably the heaviest 81 the history Of the
county.
The officers Of Pennington ledge No.
"a, IT, o. o. IT,. were installed last Tues
day night and are as follows: Past
grand ~ @. Arnold noble grand. Rob-
ert Collins; vice grand. o. C. McEwen;
treasurer. D. X, b. Sellers; secretary,
C. q. Starr; warden, b a. Gambillj con.
ductor, r. g. Graf; right supporter, M.
Mccullough; left supporter, Lew
Millerj chaplains-Um Locke; outside
guardian, M. W. Mlligau; inside guar.
dian, Jesse Harwood; trustees, r. g..
Graf, W. N. Right. b. J. Craig.
Our towueman, @. e. Mead, has twice
been the recipient Of sad news during
the last fortnight. Two weeks ago his
brother, Herbert H., died suddenly at
Las Cruces, where he was a student 10
the agricultural college, and Wednesday
Mr.. Mead received the intelligence OF the
death Of another brother, Victor ", in
the employ Of the Santa Fe railroad at
Las Vegas. Mr.. Mead left yesterday for
Las Cruces, where both his stricken kins-
men will be buried. The sincere sym
pathy Of our town and people goes out
to him in this severe and terrible loss.
The election Of officers Of Aztec Lodge
No. %. l.. Q. o. f., was held last Satur-
day. The elective and a%ppointiye Off
GERS are as follows: Past grand, 6. w.
Lamberson; noble grand, L. @, Grove
vice grand, c. EsMead; secretary, j. B.
Austin; treasurer, c. T. Brown; warden.
Frank Revell; copduc'o-, p G. Conditi
inside guardian, p. L.. stewart; outside
guardian, Geo. Batesj right supporter
Geo. A. Thinkers left supporter. B. ii
Milleson, chaplain, Henry Schroeder.
trustees. E. 81. Chubb. q. W. LamBef
son, x. N Brown. Dr. E @ Condit will
be DE lodge Representative a. fh'
grand lodge meeting at Santa Fe.
teomes f. us that q chap who tarriet
in Aztec two Of three months, james
Quirk by name and photographer BY
occupation, is now a resident Of a neigh
boring town where he never let's coca
sion pass to abuse Aztec and Aztec PEG
pie. His career here is best remem
bered by boarding house keepers
washerwomen, ~bartenders and mer
chants, all Of whom he owed and oweC
and owes. BY profession Quirk is a pan
handler as well as a photographer; il
appearance be lie a slightly f~rezzle'
brickyard blonde and he never seems t
be so happy as wben he is knocking
somebody. Aztec let 60 of him withou
reluctance and as long as he keeps hi
toes pointed the other way, any furthe
pedestrian exercises on his part viii b
heard Of with happiness by all.