The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-07-11

The AlhuquorQeb Citizen sayai
Maiof8. Ale pickard. father q Edward
fpd samnel rictard. hsq retufaed oths
city from Bic visit 70 Fqrmington, San
Jnan county re Gays that q%oction Of
New Mexico viii have tho largest fruit
crop 10 the history 81 sar juan valley
this year. Other msmbsrs Of tho Rick
ard ismily we're lpft at Farmlngton.8
The elspiive officers az Hope Fo-
heknh Lodge No. y, chosen and
installed % The meeting held Tpes-
day night 81 this week, are as follows,
the appoiptive officers yet 20 be Mapped
Past grand, Mrs. A. o. Brown; noble
grand. Miss Stella s~togodill; vice grand.
Miss N. q. Waringl secretary, Adisn
Penaletoni financial secretary, Mrs. J.
F. Bell treasurer, Mrs, H.. L. Dunping.
Pat Dougherty Of Blanco. sccom.
panied BY Mrs. Dougherty and the
children, spent the Fourth in Aztec.
Mr.. D~opghertY 10 q member OF TIE we'll
known arm Of Pilon & Dougherty At
Blanco, the post sptsrprising and c
cesstul Afm doing business at that point,
They carry q fine stock Of goods and are
conatantly building up their trade.
Mrs. Dougherty 10 aneo's ppstmistresD,
The county commiasionprs at their
meeting Monday aotad wisely and we'll
in making q levy OF two mile for court
house purposes, a. authopized by the
statute. The amount raised will not be
large por ~burdensom6, butlt will answer
q useful purpose, and a court house,
properly furnished and equipped, is
something San Juan county needs as
bad as any county on earth,
R. II. Gillespie was in town from the
San Juan river Monday bob" was
minus the luxuriapl crop Of whisksrs
which Of yore he wore, The wind sang
sad requiems over their gonesomeness
and'his best friends couldn't tell Robert
from Adam's of or without taking a
second and prehaps a third look at him.
Gillespie lea pretty good looking man
when once you get to see him
Ed. Smith, who has been in charge OF
the Aztec saloon dcring the absence of
the proprietor. left 'ruesdaJ. Mr.. Smith
also left the saloon. What he left be-
sides ne man knowoth to THO day, for
the key to the establishment was one OF
the things he left not and access to the
premises is impossible to the dear pub
lie. he is PRESUMED to be in the city Of
Durango, that abode Of the pure and
purified,
W. A. Hunter OF Pennington, repre-
senting eastern fruit buyers, was here
Tuesday and proceeded on up the -iver
to look oyer the orchards there. He
grows enthusiastic over the present
outlook, saying it is tne best San Juan
county has ever known. The fruit, he
says, is apparently entirely free from
insects, and the apple crop especially
gives promise Of being a record breaker
tor this region.
An effort is being made to gedistrici
School District No. 10. comprising the
northern district in the Animas valley
in this county. A petition lie out general,
iy signed and asking for a division Of
the district which VIII rehaps ultimate.
ly lead to changes in the boundaries OF
the districts adjoining. The plan ap
pears TO have the support of the great
majority OF the citizens and taxpayers
involved, and it is maintained that II
will result in the betterment Of thu
school facilities in the neighborhood il
question. II so, no time should be los.
in making the changes and readiust
wents asked for.