The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-05-17
LARGELY LOCAL.


The day Of better prices for San Juan
fruit lands is near.
Note the change in Bailey & Williams
ad in this Issue.
W. II. Williams keeps for sale all
kinds of canned goods.
@. H. McHenry wac up from Farming
ton to see the "boYs' yesterday.
j. M. Randsll has placed a handsome
sign in front OF his business house.
NJ. II. Real, ESQ., OF the La Plata, was
an Aztec visitor Monday Of this week.
W.. G. Bansemer, the REX" represent
alive, came down the valley Tuesday.
Chas. Baker and family have returned
from Suverton to spend the summer in
Aztec.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. McDermott Of the
La Plata are visiting friends in Aztec
today.
Call on w. H. Williams for ladies'
dress goods, shirt waists, ladies' hats,
etc.
Mower and reaper repairs for all ma
chimes. Send in orders in time. Fred
Bunker.
W. H. Williams has just received a
stock Of shoes for gents, ladies and
children,
Barney Haughey, the Mancos attor-
ney, wao in Aztec Wednesday on legal
business.
Mrs. Lewis johnson, of Chama, is
visiting with j. w. Teter and family at
Flora Vista.
l. S. S. Howe left for Durango Tuesday
and will probably spend the summer in
the mountains.
Mrs. J. II. Earle, the La Plata'e post
mistress, was a visitor in the county
seat yesterday.
Mccormick rakes will rake green alf-
alta, Strongest made. w. Q. Chap
man, Durango,
Buy your garden and field seeds, and
seed potatoes Of the Durango seed
House. G. H. CLARK.
Miss Gentry Prewitt came un from
Harrington Tuesday to visit several
days with friends in Aztec.
Judge Granville Pendleton, I. s.
Williamson, H. W. Redman and M. r.
snitzmeyer made a trip to Harrington
Tuesday,
n The interior Of the court house build
ing has been receiving a neat coat Of
kalsomine this week at the hands of G..
L. Brown.
Married, at the Jarvis hotel in Aztec,
on Saturday, May IL, by E, g. Berry,
justice OF the peace, Mr.. Anicto Mestes
and Miss Josefa Sierra.
G. F. Baker and family left this week
for Rocky Ford, Colon whore they OK.
pect to remain this sumner. They will
make the trip overland.
G. L. Dustin has sold his La Plata
ranch to Joe Mulnix, formerly Of the
Florida, who will make his home on his
newly-purchased property.
George c. Bowman, gauger for the in.
terral revenue office, came down OF the
stage Monday en- route to Olio and Farm
ington on official business.
A ferry boat is in operation on the
lower San Juan, at the old Tom Bryan
crossing, and is doing a good business
Noel brothers are the proprietors.
Mrs. G. v. Stafford has a few articles
Of household furniture remaining which
she will sell very cheap. Parties desir
ing to purchase them should call soon.
Larkin Beck, Of Oklahoma, is visiting
Aztec and nsighboring points in ques
OF an improved ranch, expecting to pur
chase and become citizen Of the county
DR.. E. G. Condit and w. e. Lenfestel
left for Silverton and Eureka Wednes
day, where the doctor will spend soy
eral days looking after mining inter
ests,
On next Sunday morning a collection
will b etaken by the Presbyterian ehurol
for missions. Liberality in giving :
missionary work 10 a sure sign Of a liv
church,
Geo. fl. Browne, Mr.. and Mrs. W.. A
Hunter. d. X. b. Sellers, T. L. Thomas
O. q. Starr and @. H.. McHenry wer
among the Pennington visitors in tow
Saturday.
j.. IL. Williams, Of the firm of Bailey I
Williams, visited Durango Sunday to b.
present at the marriage Of his sister
Mrs. Beatty, to J.. W. Lair Of the snl
Juan corral.
A new town site has been laid out on
and a half miles east Of the old town o
Fruitland, and adjoining the iamou
Frank Coolidge orchard. Three or fou
houses are being built 90 the new site.
A. W. Stone, OF the Colorado Spring
Gazette, Is In the county securing bust
ness fosa special edition Of his paper {
be issued on the OCCASION Of the quatro
centennial celebration o. COLORADO
Syringe,
la Following the spring time custom Ga.
Durango-Aztes stage line has bloomoI
out With a new passenger stage, carry
ing seats TOR nine passengers and viii
sien.lettering and paint 70 beat 90