The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-09

h. N Frakes. the court house con.
tractor. h busily at work making brick
to bo usedsin the building He vii.
burn not leea than 100000 10 the aral
kiln, and more 10 they are needed foi
private consumption. HE brick yard ia
located just north Of town, and it ia pre-
dioted that the brick made will be Of
the highest quality.
A branch Of the Young Peoples socie.
~ Of Christian Endeavor was organised
at the church in Aztec last evening.
T. p. Brewer was chosen president Of
the society. Miss Carrie Bblen vice.
president, Miss Current, secretary, Will
Weisener, treasurer. A large number
we're present and the society starts oui
with q good msmbership.
Aztec Post Of the Grand Army Of the
Republic will observe Decoration Day
OF 1902 with appropriate services. The
committee on programme will hold a
meeting next week to arrange a full pro-
gramme. The committee on speakers
has secured promises Of addresses from
Judge Pendleton, Rev. J. r, Cooper and
A. q, Thomas, Esqp and 10 addition to
these there will he music and other in.
teresting features.
Barney s. Harmsen, the well-kuown
contractor, is here engaged in making
brick to be used in the construction Of
some Of the buildings which are to be
erected. IN Aztec in the nearfuture. He
has located his yard near the main road
west Of town. and will be o o turning
out a superior article Of brick. He has
had ample experiences tat this Kind Of
work and expects to burn a large guam
tity and be ready TO meet all demands.
Leone HOLLYWOOD who recently arrived
from Hico, Texas bought the Ira Full
cher half section Of Fl. H. Schmidt.
Consideration $1,000, and Chas, M
Slater, also Of Hico, Texas, purchased
the Harry Hepler halt section for &c.
600. The started Tuesday for their
homes, and will return in the fall, hav-
ing rented their places till that time.
Both ranches were on the La Plata and
the sales were made through Judge
Granville Peudleten.
DR.. T. ]. West has disposed OF his in
terests in Aztec and with his wife will
leave soon for the Colorado mountains.
expecting to spend the summer in
Boulder and neigboring towns. The
doctors change OF location was n%ecessi-
tated by the condition Of his health.
which. never robust, has recently weak.
ened %perceptibly un der the close atten-
ton to his practice. Our people will re-
greet exceedingly the removal Of him
self and wife from our community, and
will wish them success and happiness
where ever they may go.
Rev. H. w. Ran kin If Denver closed
his series Of revival m.ctings in Aztec
last Sunday with services in the after
noon and evening. Eighteen members
were received into the Presbyterian
church Sunday, fifteen in the afternoon
and three in the evening. Rev. Ran.
kin's labors we're crowned with SUCCESS
and the good results will be more mott
ceable as the mont he go by, The resi-
dent paetor Rev aR. Cooper, is to be
congratulated f9f his foresight and
energy in bringing Mr.. Rankin here
and arranging for meetings.
DR.. L. A. Harris, who has located
here and purchased the property and
practice Of DR.. T. j. West, is a pra,titi-
oner Of long experience a very progress.
sive man and one who, we believe, will
prove a valuable addition to the com.
munity. DR., Harris comes here from
Sheridan, Wyoming. he graduated
from college in 1882, after which he was
master surgeon of Massachusetts hospital
for two years and associated with his
father, DR.. Harris, who is a physician ia
Boston. Later the young man went to
California, where he practiced medi.
cine for two years, taking d post grad
uate course in the polyclinic of San
Francisco. Later he graduated in the
Medical college Of Kansas City, No.
but has been at Sheridan, Wyo.t for the
past four years, at which point he had
a good practice, being superintendent Of
the Dietz hospital and surgeon of the
fuel corporations there aud also U. s..
pension examining surgeon. The doc.
tor is a married man, having a wife and
two children, a daughter who is married
to DR.. W. Franklin Of Beatrice, Nebr.,
and a son nineteen years OF age. Who
is attending school 10 Wisconsin. Mrs.
Harris will arrive here soon to join the
doctor, and they will make Aztec their
home hereafter.