The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-09-13

John n. YOUNG. ex postmaster at
fruitland, who was arraigned before the
United States court at Santa Re laet
week on the charge Of misappropriation
Of fedefal iunde, was acquitted by the
jury. His host Of friends m San Juan
county will be glad to learn OF the result
Of the trial, completely generating Mr..
Young
The premium liet Of the Colorado-New
Mexico fair at Durango is the most lib
eral ever offered in this section. That
fair will advertise the whole San Juan
aud there is the place to make a grand
exhibit Of the producta Il the soil San
Juan county, New Mexico, will be the
gamer it Il makes a good showing at
Durango.
The New Mexican says: 1.-THE United
States grand jury today returned an in.
dictment each against Hon. Pedro San.
chez, ex.supervIeor Of the census for
New Mexico, and an indictment against
Mariana Sena, who was his clerk, for re-
turning false certificates in connection
with the payment Of census employees in
Mckinley county. In each indictment
there are two counts
The ladies' Of Aztec have arranged to
give a lawn social on the grounds Of Mr..
koontz's residence Tuesday evening,
September "a, for the purpose of raising
funds with which to complete the ceiling
OF the Presbyterian church. The refresh.
ments will consist Of ice cream, cake.
coffee and sandwiches and a programme
Of exercises will appear next week.
The write-up of this county which
appeared in the Rocky Mountain News
the Sd inst. should receive a wide circu.
lation. Every resource and possibility
Of this section was outlined and de-
scribed and yet the account was in the
main accurate. George r. Caldwell,
special industrial writer for the News,
was the author Of the article, having
visited the county recently to gather
the data. 1t is probably the best, most
s%uccinct write-up San Juan county has
ever received.
Huntington will entertain a host of
visitors next week on the occasion Of the
annual fair, which will mmenoe Tues.
day, continuing four days. The pro.
gramme is the most elaborate ever is
sued and there is no doubt that the ex-
pectations of all the we'll wishers Of the
fair will be realized. Races and other
sports will be prominent features. Many
will come from the mountains, the rep-
reseDtation from the various sections of
the county will be splendid and joy will
be unlimited.
Ed. Caviness, a prisoner in the Colo.
tado penitentiary from Montezuma
county, escaped with two other c%onvicts.
Tuesday and at last accounts was still at
large. A telegram from Canon City
says: THE three convicts who escaped
from one of the ~penitentiary gardens
after overpowering the guard, had been
trailed to a place called Bare Hills, a &C.
ries of rocky bluffs, thirteen miles north,
where the horses they rode away were
recovered. The warden has sent a large
force of well armed men with a lot Of
dogs. 1t is expected the fugitives will
be found and attacked after day
light. They are weA aimed aud will
likely night hard"
Things have come to a pretty pass
hereabouts. A letter from one of the
counsel in a criminal case, plainly set
ting forth facts as they occurred. is
treated as a bulletin or rumor. The
Palen case, which is the one here re-
terred to, this paper has not discussed
and doesn't care to argue. The confes.
sion Of Paleu has amply justified the
prosecution in it's course, and we stand
for fair play every trip, whether the
case be one of minor Importance or a
terrible offense like the one now charged.
AS it seemed that it was Craig, and not
Palen, who was placed on trial some
time ago, we rejoice that the facts, bad
as they are, have indicated Mr.. Craig
before the community. 1t is conceded
that every man has a right to a square
deal, be he high or low, saint or sinner
and whether his politics, if he have any,
be Populist or something else.