The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-26

Incorporation parors OF the Colorado
y Gulf railroad were fled 80 Denver las
week The ia-corporators are Durang,
citizens~ Messrs. g. B. Mcconnell. @. E
Herr, Ben w Ritter, 4. r. Graham enc
4. g. Sheets. The capital stock Of thl
company IS 8l.Ooo,000.
The California house has quit. Cole
elaw regularly FOR supper. without an,
side dishes or trimmings, wac the rocl
on whish The ship Of a-uatenance went Il
pieces. Pete Knickerbocker was the stai
boarder and he asserts that his appetii.
was never designed for a diet Of alaw.
Anyone wanting to buy a valuable
profitable improved ranch, beautifully
located ia the central part OF the Ami.
mas valley Of this county, should CORES.
pond with the commission having in
charge the sale Of the territorial expert.
mental station at Aztec. See their adj.
vsrtisement 10 this paper.
Hyou want to buy or sell a ranch. a
town lot, a farm, garden, residence or
business enterprise, call on OF address
San Juan copnty's active and energetic
dealer, Granville Pendleton, Esq Of
Aztec. He hes sold more property than
any other man in the county and is the
only real estate agent 10 this neck ofthe
wo5ds. h
The construction Of the irrigation
bitches PLANNED for these valleys by the
Western Ranch and Irrigation company,
would be q ~tremandous means Of adj
%vancement FOR our country. Another
excursion, to look over the scene OF the
proposed canals, is expected to leave
Chicago within a few weeks under the
superyeion q Mr. j W. Wilson, presi-
dent6f the company
This week @. Ct. Brewer. acting as
agent Ter RE son.iniaw. e N. Frakes,
purchased the building owned by d. q.
Lobato IN Aztec and heretofore used as
a hall, The consideration was $3.50. Mi.
Frakes win occupy the building not later
than September 10th and will put in a
stock Of furniture and goods in that
line, an enterprise long needed here and
which will tend to upbuild the trade Of
the town.
y +. T. Hickman of Flora Vista, has
been named as menber Of the advisory
COMMITTEES from San Juan county for
the Durango fair. in the place Of ". J..
Wright, who declined. The advisory
COMMITTEES eonsist of six persons, all
representative men. and they should be
a great aid in securing choice exhibits
from this section for the biggest and
best show ia Southwestern Colorado
the Coloraeo-Esw Mexico fair.
The wife al j.. q. Allen, an old-time
citizen Of ths la Plata, died suddenly at
her home . that river last Saturday
morning, Of diaense. That morn
ing Mrs. Allen aesmeu in fairly good
health, although she had been ailing for
some months previous. She went out
into the garden and was there discoy-
cred, lying Unconscious with the fierce
sun rays beffIg down upon her. DR..
Z. j. West waa summoned but the lady
died with&a Tow minutes after her
attack. Mre. Allen leaves a husband
and several children.
The Santa Re New Mexican correctly
says: durango Colo has set an ex-
ample to the cities OF New Mexico Who
are Wishing lor new railroad connections
ard more inl atries The citizens Of
that town, aaly one-half as large 40
Santa lie, have subscribed $4,000 in
cash to pay iee tho survey Of a railroad
from Durango to Clifton, Ariz. Several
citizens cont ibuted $1,000 each, all
though Durango possesses no million
aires who can easily afford to be so
liberal. This g only for the survey and
when it COMES 20 the actual railroad
building Durango will contribute much
more handsomely to the project, which
is to find 2 now market for the coal Of
the Durango district Certainly, enter
prise of that sort deserves to win"