The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-01-31
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Pennington is talking Of a national
bank.
Q. b. Mead went to Durango yesterday,
returning today or tomorrow.
Mrs. Ellsworth Wise was over from
Largo this week, visiting in Aztec.
The mecca Of the eastern farmers Of
moderate means just now lie San Juan
county.
Heavy SHOWS are reported in the
mountains and the job isn't quite
finished, according to indications this
a. m.
The Hyde Exploring Expedition will
buy corn, wheat and oats at the mill
and will pay cash for same.
Mrs. o. G. McEwen was in Aztec
Thursday, returning to Pennington
from a visit with her relatives at Cedar
Hill.
Nv. r. Meyer0, Of Encampment, Wyo..
was an arrival on Tuesdays stage and
will visit at Pennington with his brother,
Harry Meyers.
G. Pickney, the sheep inspector,
was in town this week, returning from
q trip to the Pine River and upper San
Juan sections,
EWm, Carson, a former resident OF
San Juan county, came down from
Durango this week to visit his many
friends in this valley.
Fred Bunker will buy your corr and
will pay you cash for it, delivered in
Aztec. Bring in what you have and he
will take it off your hands.
Barney Harmsen and Victor Brown,
two Of the Pennington hustlers. we're
in town Monday having a good time
and attending to a little business on the
size.
TSeveral Of the members Of George
Rathien's family have been sick this
week, and George has been compelled
to remain away from the store to help
care for them.
EDr. E. G. Condit returned yesterday
from an absence of six weeks in Denver
He reports sewers weather during the
latter part Of his visit 10 the Colorado
metropolis.
Frank Heather of the La Plata was
10 town Saturday last. He and Roy
Stewart have together purchased the
bunch Of cattle formerly owned by J..
L. Hobbs of the La Plata.
NDr. West was called to Pennington
one day last week in consultation with
DR.. Rosenthal in the case of Mrs. r, H.
Wood, of that place. who is seriously i'll.
She is reported better this week,
SG. w, Mccoy has been conducting
the hardware store for George Rathien
for several days and he fills the bill.
William is all right as Il ranchman, a
grower, a sheepowner or a store
TBoone Vaughn, Wesley Phelps and
@. V. Wallace made coal filings last
week each on 100 acres Of coal land,
situated in sections II, Is, 80 and 20,
township %, range u, lying on the
San Juan river,
g. Dustin have purchased an
interest in the store of f. M. Pierce at
Pennington and will operate extensively
the merchandise line under the name
Of the Pierce Mercantile company 1t is
a strong combination.
The basket social to be given by the
ladies' Of Aztec at the new Blackmer
hall next Tuesday night at the con
Of the Literary meetingJpromises
to be a good success. ALI are invited
and a large crowd lie expected
fDr. J. L. kblen, formerly OF Alton,
Mo-, has located in Aztec for the pFac.
tice Of his profession. Dr.. Elben comes
we'll recommended and has made a favor
able impression. His ohhse is at the
Cottage Home hotel. See his profess
ional card 10 this ISSUE.
The Grand Armylfolk have installation
Of officers and a dinner in Aztec next
Tuesday, February 4th. The dinner is
a basket dinner and is for the Grand
Army people and their friends. Those
who have no pork and beans to bring
will come with baskets filed with roast
turkey, as the veterans care but little
iust &C it's grub"
WThete are raccoona in San Juan
county, just the same as they have 10
Missouri and Arkansas. Many speoi
Of the family have been killed 10
Pine River country, and last week
George Tinker's boys went out into the
hills at Cedar Hill and brought back a
fat, 40 pound varmint, showing that 10
this lice, as 10 everything else she pro
San Juan county does nothing
but take first place.
The Pagoaa Springs News says! "Ihe
state Of Colorado against r. q. Games
Tor the killing Of Swiftly Stevens cams
up bsfore the district court last Tues
day morning. Il only took the court
and Jury about 80 minutes to reach a
verdict Of not guilty. When Constable
Games killed swiftly Stevens hs did 60
act that al good ciiizena 81 Archnlttn
county shoald be proud Of for swiftly
cefisinl5 bad $3.50 fo6Bfa"