The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-09-06

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Hallett as the teacher OF the primary
room. The term will be Of not less thau
six months' duration and a splendid
school ia assured.
A party Of Aztec people, headed by
Denver Waggoner and b. g. Berry, con-
template a hunting and fishing trip soon
on the Jemez grant, In the vicinity Of
Cuba p~oatofRce. eighty miles south If
here, where the turkey buzzards buzz
and the black bear abounds,
The Normal opening has been post
pouod to Monday. September %, 1901, a
week later than originally announced
The p-ostponement was caused by a con-
Hict Of dates with the Pennington fair,
many pupils from the lower end Of the
county not caring to start during fair
week.
Heavy rains 10 the Largo country
early this week sent the canyon booming
ard on Tuesday night the San Juan was
so high that Holly's ferryboat was
washed several miles down the river.
The divide between here and Albuquer-
que seems to have been in the rain belt
this summer.
Erwin A, Ohubb and c. r. Rodgers,
who went east last month to buy cattle,
shipped their purchases from Shelbina,
No, August 30. Robert Buchanan has
gone to Alamosa to meet them, from
which point they will drive the stock
across to the upper San Juan and will
drift in with the season.
In the presence Of witnesses last
Monday. Joe Palen, confined in the
county Jail on the charge Of assault with
intent to commit rape, made a confess
sion to The effect that the statements
given under oath by the nine years old
girl who testified against him at Farm.
ington, we're true and correct.
Some miscreant stole a pair Of halters
OF Frank Robbins two weeks ago. Frank
had to replace one Of the halters with a
rope and because Of this lost a valuable
horse, the rope becoming ~entangled in
the horses foot, causing the animal to
break a leg. Thefts Of this kird are
rare in this county ami cannot 10 too
severely denounced.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. N. Frakes arrived in
Aztec Wednesday from Dulce, N. M,
and will make their home here. Mr..
Frakes has purchased the Lobato hall
building and will build an addition to it
and put in a complete line of furniture
and will also carry feed and grain. Mrs.
Frakes was formerly an Aztec girl and
her many friends will welcome her re-
turn.
An early apple measuring fourteen
inches around and Weighing about
a pound and a half was brought into
this office Saturday. it having been
grown on the ranch Of G. W. Mccoy
pear Aztec. We don't crack this up as
a record breaker or a premium taker OF
anything Of that sort-iust an instance
Of the dimensions early fruit and crab
apples are bound to attain in San Juan
county.
As will be seen by a notice published
in this issue, teachers who have not YET
attended an institute, as the law re.
quires, will still have an opportunity tc
qualify themselves for employment by
attendance at the Northwestern normal
college and merely taking the specia.
work in methods approved by the
county superintendent. This is a fact
which intending teachers should bear in
mind. tits the last call,
Our ranchmen hauling fruit and veg.
etablss to Durango should load on some
, Of their select varieties to place in cole
storage for the October fair. Cold stor
age, free Of charge, has been provided by
the fair management and 10 recognition
Of their liberal policy all through and al
a means Of advertising u resources
r the best possible exhibits Of the pro
ducts of this county in all lines should
and will be made at the Colorado New
Mexico fair.
There was a rumor ailoat last week t
the effect that a bunch Of stolen cattl,
had been driven across the Animas, Sar
Juan divide, going southwark, crossing
the divide just north Of the Knicger
booker mountains. George De Luche
OF Durango. and Sheriff Brown took "
the trail and discovered that the ALLEGED
"%etolen" animals, about sixty in number
we're the property Of j. j.. Spiller o.
Largo, who was driving them home from
the summer range.
The applicants for teachers certih
Gates at the examination held at Farm
B ington last week, an Of whom were sue
, c%essiul, we're Miss Waring Of Aztec, Mrs
VIM. Butler Of Pennington. Prof. J. S
Frazier Of Durango, Miss Hallett Of Sill
v%erton, O.. ]. Wilson Of La Plata, Mre
. Bryce Of Flora Vista. Miss Arrowsmitl
Q Of Bayfield,, Miss Della Martin Of Farm
8 ington, Mrs. Harry Allen Of La Plata
= Miss Ella Whitehead Of Pennington
Miss Minta ELMER, Of Largo.
D Iowa folks in San Juan county ar
many and their name is growing legion
3 At a picnic at A. Villman's pretty rancl
homo across the river there we're gath
cred Sunday as the guests Of Mr.. viz
man and wife a party Of about twenty