The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-02-01
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Mrs. r B. Whitford was sick with la
grippe last week.
Jas. Garvin, Of Cripple Creek, is look
ing over the valley.
Mrs. C. v. Stafford left today for Santa
Fe, to be gone ten days.
Lou Miller. cattle inspector. was up
from Pennington yesterday.
The sick list appears to be the health
lest thing in sight just now
John McClement returned frsm a
visit to the San Juan Tuesday.
DR., Spencer OF the Normal school has
been on the sick list this week.
B. CHASER, the leading tailor, halter
and mems furnisher, Durango, Colo.
Tom Johnson Of Pennington was on
yesterdays stage and bound for Du-
range.
G. A. Tinker and Dick Hendricks Of
Cedar Hill we're in the county-seat
Monday
Note the ad in this issue of L. B.
Moore, proprietor of the new saloon in
Aztec.
]. E. Msnzanares expects to complete
his residence building in Aztec within
a few weeks.
Mr.. Hyde, OF the Hyde Exploring
company, is in town today, accompanied
by R. G. Prewitt.
Seafoam free until April /, 1901, with
each 35 cents paid for barber work in
one week. 7. S. Williamson.
John I. Green was numbered among
the invalids this week. Just a gentle
visitation OF la g~rippe-that's all.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Landon, Of Farm
ington, we're in town Saturday, return
ing from a visit to Monte Vista.
Jas. Quirk, an experienced photog-
rapher, has arrived in Aztec and is
ready TO do photography at the OLD
Hoyle studio.
The Normal school students gave an
entertainment at Flora Vista Saturday
night, which was quite we'll attended
and a good success.
More money is being invested in San
Juan county today than ever before. All
classes Of property in all localities of
the county find buyers.
You take no chances in having your
photos done by Jas. Quirk at the Hoyle
studio. If they do not suit when fin.
ished, do not take them.
The Pagosa Springs News says: ~.
Allen johnson, who is feeding his cattle
in the Pennington country, was among
the Pagosaites Wednesday"
Col. w. fl. Williams has been i'll this
week, a sufferer from la grippe. His
many friends will be pleased to learn
that he is recovering, though slowly.
Contractor Lemon, a bridge builder of
Durango, was III Aztec this week and
has been employed to make the neces-
sary repairs on the Animas river bridge.
james Quirk will be at Mrs. Hoyle's
photo gallery for the next two weeks.
II you want anything in the photo line
and want it done by an expert now is
your time.
A dance and supper is announced to
DO given at Lobato's hall next Friday
evening, February 8, for the purpose OF
raising money to purchase an organ for
the public school. A box supper is to
be given by the ladies.
Mayor Mcconnell OF Durango in
terviewed some oil men during a recent
visit TO Denver. He finds that a 5000
foot machine can be purchased for
$500. A machine of that depth would
settle the question whether there is oil
or gas underneath this valley.
In addition to the Cooper & Dustin
purchase noted by u Pennington cor.
respondent, the Hyde Exploring Erpe
dition company has purchased w. A.
Hunters stock and building at Farm
ington. IT is understood Mr.. Hunter
will be manager of the new concern.
A ~postofice inspector was in the
county last week. Uncle Sam is figuring
on giving US a box delivery along the
principal mail routes. Then the stage
or mail carrier would be paid by the
government for leaving mail at boxes
along the main road, theboxes to DO pro.
vided by ranchman, who would thus OF.
tain delivery free.
The INDEX desires 70 correct the
statement made by it's Bloomfield cor
respondent in a recen. issue, to the
effect that Mrs. e. M. Gibson had been
married to a citizen Of Edith, Colorado.
Mrs. Gibson is and has been for several
months in attendance at the state nor
NAL school at Emporia, Kansas, prepar.
ing herself TO become a teacher.
The Durango Democrat y Judge
Pendleton Of San Juan county, New
Mexico. is on the railroad, finance, pri-
Vate corporation, territorial affairs. pub.
lie property, irrigation, rules AID iu
dietary committees, and chairman Of tle
committees on printing and labor. There
was nothing else that the judge
] wanted"