The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23

ID n Lobato has purchased w p
Leniostey'a livery stable building no
Aztec aud will rebuild q into a ball. to
be used for DANCES and al public gather
ings. Such a building is badly needed
here.
HJudge Pendieton went to Fruitland
today to attend to the interests Of hia
client, The Coolidge Ditch company, 10 q
case before the justice Of the peace, IN
volving the unauthorized use Of wates
for irrigation.
The INDEX is asked to announce that,
owing TO unforeseen complications arts
ing, the Cedar Hill people have BEEN
obliged to abandon their Labor day cell
ebration and so the picnic heretofore
advertised is declared off.
@ S. Boyd and T. X. Holden have
been at work this week near town, pre-
pairing the ground aud getting ready for
the making Of several thousand adobes'
which will be used iu buildings this
fall. There is always a good demand for
adohes.
The biggest producers in the famous
"onion belt" around Flora Vista have
disposed Of their entire onion product OF
this year to the Hyde company at Farm
ington. One and a half cents per pound.
delivered, sacks furnished free Of cost,
is the price paid.
Deputy United States Marshal Fur
neauf was here this week, summoning
jurors and witnesses to-Santa Fe for the
September Term Of the United States
court. Jurors summoned we're Nicanor
Chavez and Pedro Montana, OF Largo,
and Frank j. Brown. Of La Plata.
John q. Kendall aud Miss Grace M.
Boyce, both of La Plata, we're united in
marriage 10 Aztec last Monday by E. G.
Berry, justice OF the peace. The pride
was accompanied by her mother and
sister. The happy couple will make
t~heifhome on the La Plata.
Nhe Presby terrain people at Flora Vista
are contemplating the construction Of a
church building there. The trustees Of
the church, Messrs. F. Z. Hickman,
A. j. 5ilmour and Antoine Sever, have
made application for a charter for in
corporation, for the purpose of erecting
such building.
George H. Eversole. in company with
Henry Schroeder, was over from the
La Plata Saturday evening to attend the
meeting OF the Odd Fellows lodge, there
being some work in the initiatory degree
Mr.. Eversole is a patriarch in Odd Eel
lowship and still retains ali his interest
in and devotion to the principles il
stands for.
As a tier Of nuptial knots, 3. G. Berry
Of Aztec holds the record for this sec.
ton. On Monday last he united in mar.
riage his one hundred ALI wenty-seconc
couple, acting in his capacity as i~ustict
of the peace, and has never married
the same couple twice, although he hat
remated one or the other Of the contract
ing parties in two instances.
Thurlow, Hutton & Williams hav,
commenced the construction of a seriel
of %reservoiro on the upper waters Of thu
Florida which VIII Npound water SUI
dcient to rrieAtet erea of land OIL
the Florida mesa, trayefsed by the d. I
R. G. railroad and situate from eight t
twelve miles from durango. 1t is excel
lent land and the project is a commend
able one,
Miss Louise H. Hallett, Of Silvertor
came down on Mondays stage en- rout
to Pennington to attend the San Jua
county teachers institute. Miss Hallet
is a niece Of Solicitor General E. /
Bartlett, of Santa Fe, and being highl
recommended as a teacher, has bee
employed by the board Of education
teach the primary room in the Aztec pull
lie school during the coming term.
The New Mexican says, capt. GeI
I Curry, who served for one term.as men
: Der and one term as president Of th
New Mexico legislative council, and VIII
was captain Of Troop l Of the First Vo
uuteer cavalry or Roosevelt's Rough r
= ders during the Spanish. American VIZ
| and was late governor Of the New an
the Old Canarines in the Island
Luzou, has been appointed chief Of pc
lice at Manila at a high salary
3 There promises to be quite a conteI
= at Pennington on the 3lst Of August,
the first election for town trustees. o
+ one ticket appear the names Of DR.. {
@. McEwen and J. A. Harwood, an
g against them are F. M. Pierce and T.
@ Arlington. Three nominees-Geo.
Browne, /. W. Daniels and A. q. Dust
appear TO be satisfactory to both sid
in the contest, and the lanes of the.
q three will appear on both tickets. Ma
the best men make a glorious winning.