The San Juan County index., 1902-01-17

nuiloing tle company ia crampou TOT
room. We have several times printed
brief descriptions Of this building When
It lie finished the Hyde people will have
one Of the 6nest business buildings in
the southwest.
n The San Juan County Cattle Growers
Association met 10 Aztec last Saturday
and elected officers for the ensuing
year. W. j Wright, ESQ., who has
held Office as president since the organ
ization Of the association. declined to
longer act 10 that capacity and b. h.
Stewart, the present efficient cattle in
apector Of the county W ae chosen in bis
stead. The new officers are as follows:
q. r. Stewart, president; Price Walters,
secretary George BNucett, treasurer;
Charley Mccoy r N Rathien, B Fl
MillesoD, J NJ. Morrison, Johr Swire,
directore Another meeting Of the as
soeiation will be held at Aztec on the
first Saturday in March
NeAttention was called some weeks ago
70 the Feasibility Of the scheme for ex-
tending The Hart KILN ditch for some
miles below ite present terminus SO as to
cover some two or three thousand acres
OF splendid land above the present
bitches and situated within two or three
miles OF the town OF Aztec A smaller
but equally meritorous proposition
would be to extend the present town
ditch down the river to cover the lower
lands above spoken Of bringing IN con-
siderable body Of land at a less expense
than would be required by the other en-
terprise. These matters should be in.
vestigated by those who want land and
are wiling to do work with teams aud
acrapers.
= The Cereno Comedy Company came
to Aztec this week and entertained
for two nights wish diversified pro-
gramme. The show carries pack Of
well-trained dogs anu they do bunch Of
tricks that please by their novelty and
daring. polo fifty ie,t high with a
rope ladder leading to the top was
climbed each day BY Jack" fox-terri-
or who knows his business and leaps the
distance to the ground into canvass
held for him. Sig Cereno, the pro-
prietor Of the show, is himself an artist
with lariat and rife, and Rialto, the
burnt-cork comedian, does his &C t with
considerable skill anSs0 everness and in.
troduced all the latesS Songs aud gags.
The show goes on to Farmington and
Fruitand and we can recommend it to
the people of those towAs as one de
sewing Of and entitled to a liberal patron
age.
W. E. Prick, Kansas City, Mo.
gentleman who arrived here last week to
investigate the opportunities in this
section in behalf of himself and a number
Of friends in the metropolis of the Kaw
who are contemplating Investment in the
west lett for home Wednesday with the
announced pupose Il returning at an
early day to become a citizen Of our
progressive community. In company
with Judge Granville Pendleton Mr..
Prick visited the La Plata and other
portions Of the county to view the de-
velopments and possibilities, and all
that he saw confirmed his judgment
that this was the Place destiny had
marked out for the achievements of,grear
things in an agriculcural and Industrial
way. Investments looks good to those
who have eyes to see.
]. W. Stinson ana Edward Olson. Of
Baker City, Nebraska. who arrived here
last week to look ovee the county, de.
parted for home Tuesday morning.
having purchased fhree Of the best
ranches in the fertile, famed La Plata
valley. Mr.. Olsen purchased two
quarter sections. ole being the Tom
Crump place recently owned by W. III
Harrison aud the other the Charley
McGraw ranch owned by W. A. Garrett.
Mr.. Stinson bough. the farm formerly
known as the Tom Fucher place and
recently the propertg Of Mr. Garrett
l6O acres. These are among the very
best ranches on the La Plata or in the
county and judging from a brief ac-
quaintance, their new owners are men
who will put their shoulders to the
wheel o. progr ess in this section and
help to bring the country out to the
position and pretige it merits. They
will return soon and when they come
will come To stay. We bid them vel
cOina