The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-28
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Celebrate at Aztec.

Iry that ice cream at Dalton's.
Lees Lice Killer at the Drug Store.
At Dalton's you will find a full line O
soft drinks, soda pop, etc.
A fine line Of fresh candies just 70
ceived at Dalton's bakery,
The Durango fair this year promises
to be better than ever before.
Mrs. T. j. West left yesterday for a
brief visit with friends IN Durango.
The discovery Of oil here will boom
things a-plenty, and it will be discovered.
The board OF county commissioner
holds it's regular quarterly meeting next
Monday.
Art McClaren, who has been visiting
at Flora Vista, returned to Durango
Monday,
Mccormick right hand binders, light.
est and strongest. W. q. Chapman
Durango.
Local cyclists OF both sexes are busy
practicing for the Fourth OF July decor
ated bicycle parade.
Mccormick rakes will rake green alf.
alta, Strongest made. w. @. Chap.
man, Durango,
DIR. Duff, the dentist, will be in Aztec
July 9Th and 9th, prepared to attend to
those in need OF his services.
For shirt Waste. ready made skirts,
wrappers and ladies' underwear, fancy
fans, etc, call at Mrs. j. e. Bells, Aztec.
A. Villman is now conducting the
barber shop in Aztec and conducting it
satisfactorily, too. Note his card in this
issue.
G. l. Bailey this week purchased Of
Col, Williams the neat frame residence
building in Aztec now occupied by Chas,
Carter n family.
John Hoppe. of Westoliffe, dorado,
has located at Aztec and with his family
is occupying the residence building east
of the Jarvis hotel,
Rev. j. G. Taylor, tho Pennington
minister, was on Mondays stage for
Durango and will visit California points
before returning.
Sheriff John w, Brown returned from
the mountains Sunday, where he spent
several days looking after his herd Of
cattle in the upper valley,
Aztec and Pennington are both to
have genuine, old fashioned, rip roaring
Fourth Of July celebrations this year.
That is the way it should be,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Springer and their
daughter. Mrs. Bert Brown, OF Silverton,
we're guests Of Col. and Mrs. W, H.
Williams at dinner Wednesday.
Aser Pipkin, a respected resilient Of
the lower San Juan valley and the father
Of j. X. P. Pipkin. died at Fruitland
June 20, aged 80 years and 7 months.
Fred Kohl, a prosperous ranchman OF
Westcliffe, Colo. and an old time friend
of Price Walters, of our town, is in Aztec
with his family and will probably locate
here.
Miss Emma Scott, of Lewiston, Idaho,
was an incoming passenger on Mondays
stage from Durango. on her way to visit
with her uncle, Wm. Brabbon, of the
La Plata.
San Juan county will prosper marvel.
ously by the construction of the new
canals which will open up thousands of
acres Of fertile lands to cultivation and
settlement.
Henry Schroeder Of La Plata was in
Aztec Tuesday. Mr.. Schroeder is at
present employed on the survey Of the
Western Ranch and Irrigation com
pany's canals.
DR.. p. G. Condit returned Wednesday
from a months trip through Northern
New Mexico and Southern Colorado
and will resume the practice OF his pro
fession in Aztec.
j. W. Lair, proprietor of the San Juan
corral at Durango, was in Aztec Sunday
and Monday of this week, accompanied
by his wife, who lie the sister OF j.. II.
Williams. Of our town.
j. H. MeClement and family have
rented j. NJ. Palmer's ranch this side Of
Harrington and will occupy it this
summer, their lease on the Jarvis hotel
in Aztec having expired.
Mrs. E. F.. Spinner. Of Largo. is at
Pagosa Springs, where she will remain
several weeks in the hopes that the
waters will cure her rheumatism, from
which she has been a sufferer for some
months.
IL is a conservative statement that the
farmers Of San Juan county receive a
greater return from their ranches each
year 10 proportion to the amount in
vested, than those Of any other section
Of the southwest.
Frank Revell is emoloyed building a
large addition to Frank Robbins resi-
dence in the valley north Of Aztec. MT
Robbins will have one Of the prettiest
places in the county when he gets
through improving and building.
Rev. ]. r. Cooper will deliver an ora
ton at the Fourth Of July celebration