The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-09-27


Joe Wallace. a uel known %ranchman
Of the upper AnImas. is here bizing Up
the county. II it his first visit to points
south Of Wilson's Gulch during his resi-
dence 10 the valley above Durango, aud
he has lived there twenty years and
more.
The Chama Tribune says: "a r.
Stump returned from a business trip to
Pennington and vicinity yesterday He
was loud 10 praise OF The country sur
rounding Pennington and lie thinking
very seriously Of locating down there
somewhere"
Mrs. A. NJ. Lee, Of Carbonate, Ills,
aud her father, who have been visiting
10 the county stopped over Saturday to
explore the Aztec ruins and to renew
acquaintance with DR.. r. r. Waggoner,
Of whom they wefg neighbors twenty
five years ago.
Several new houses are needed in
Aztec for rental purposes The demand
each winter far exceeds the supply and
good interest could be realized from
money placed ID such an Investment.
Already every house m town has sew
eral applicants for rental.
Col Sellers prints a letter in the Hust-
Ter stating that the amount Of s16O lie
still due the telephone company on the
$1,000 subscription to aid in building a
line from Durango into this county.
This amount should be paid in at once,
as the company agrees to build the line
as soon as it receives the money.
The Northwestern Normal college
opened last Monday. There was a fair
attendance at the start and it will be
increased later. A splendid course Of
studies has been mapped out and the
normal school will prove a valuable aid
in educational advancement. 1t should
receive the united support Of all our
people.
Frank Brown Of the La Plata was the
chief winner in sporting contests at
Farmington's fair. The roping contest,
the quarter mile and the relay race we're
all taken in by Frank and he gave the
chicken-puilers a close run for their
money. That Aztec badge which Frank
o during the Festivities undoubtedly
did the business,
L. d. Moore sent a cabbage to Du-
range last week in charge of Johnny
Gilbert, to be placed on exhibition at the
fair. 1t weighed 42K pounds and was
packed in what had been a piano box.
This cabbage was raised by Peter Kniek-
erbocker and Mr.. Moore in their garden
on the lot at the rear of the latter's
place. 1t ought to take a prize.
Prof. G, G. McCurdy, professor of an.
t%hropology and archaeology in Yale col
lege, was here Sunday and explored the
Aztec ruins across the river. Prof. Nc
Curdy is a nephew Of Peyton Skidmore,
whose guest he was while he.e. He ex-
poets to return next summer with a
party Of scientists to make fuller inves-
tigation of the ancient dwellings in this
section.
The social at Mr.. sKoontz's residence
Tuesday evening, 8 en7by the ladies Of
Aztec for the purp6se Of raising funds
for the ceiling Of the church, was quite
a success, although the evening was a
trihe cool for the ice cream feature. The
programme was excellent, the music,
Miss Mary Prewitt's recitation and the
photographic selections furnished by
Miss Warning being especially good.
The Durango Democrat says: Nv. @.
Chapman will give as a special premium,
a Universal Gutter, for the finest and
most artistically decorated cake, made
by girl 16 years Of age and under. Nov
will some millinery dealer chase in about
a $3.50 hat as second premium with Mr..
Chapman's liberal donation? Aztec has
several young girls who are right up on
cake decoration" Now how did the
Democrat find outY
Major W H. w James, Of the Twen.
ty-third United States infantry, who will
beremembered as theofhcef who enlisted
recruits here in March, 1898, for the
First Volunteer cavalry (Roosevelt's
regiment), writes TIE INDEX from Jolo;
P. H. renewing his subscription to the
paper. Major james has been stationed
with his regiment in the Philippines for
the past three years, but they are soon
to return to the United States and will
probably be located at Chicago, Ill.