The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-06-13
LARGELY LOCAL.


Fred Bunker has eO,OOO pounds of
corn for sale
Note the advertisement Of Williams q
Lair in this issue.
Buy your seeds Of Durango Seed
House. We carry everything. g. j
Clark.
They are cutting the fret crop Of
alfalfa all along the valley, Everybody
busy.
N Ed. Thurland, the Indian trader, and
J. T. Fay we're up from Pennington
Tuesday.
Take your butter, eggs or poultry to
Chas, Flick at the Inter Ocean hotel
in Durango.
Balm farm wagons run lightest and
last longer than any other make. W, @
Chapman, Durango,
n Mrs. r. B. Whitford and children
have gone TO Eureka, where Mr., Whit
ford is employed this su MINER.
See me before placing orders for nails,
barb wire, wire bale ties, buggies and
spring wagons. W. c. Chapman, Du-
range.
Judge MeFie has issued a decree Of
divorce in the case Of William e. Gill
lam We. Isabelle Gillian from San Juan
county.
Geo. H, Browne, manager Of the Hyde
com pany at Pennington, was a passen-
ger on Wednesdays stage, bound for
Durango.
w. r. Shaver has sold his residence
property in Pennington, I. W. Daniels
being the purchaser. The price paid
was $1,000.
n Frank Williams and john McDer-
mott are over from the La Plata to-day,
The latter has been at Hesperus with
his sheep all this year.
~ G. w. Lamberson has purchased Of
George Paving the latter's ranch near
Aztec. The consideration was 500,
The ranch comprises 40 acres.
Those having farm produce to dispose
Of, eggs, butter, poultry etc, will find a
buyer at all times by calling on Charles
Fleck at the Inter Ocean hotel, Du.
range.
At the school election in Aztec last
week L. Current, Esq. was elected a
director for a term Of three years. The
board is now composed Of L. Current
Frank MUIR and A. Villman.
Jesse Bell returned this week from
Eureka, where he wa at work for the
Sioux Mining and Milling company.
he reports the Aztec colony there as
prosperous and in good health.
Is A. M. Hubbard and Joe Pendleton
left this week for Silverton to do some
assessment work on claims owned by
Aztec people in the Minnie Gulch region
near Silverton. They will be gone a
few weeks.
The Silverton Miner says: "Mr, and
Mrs. A. R, Springer came up from Aztec
to attend the funeral Of Mr.. James.
They remained until Tuesday morning
the guest OF their daughter, Mrs. Bert
Brown
Price Walters, Esq. returned Mon
day from West Cliff, Colo, where he
went to pay the last tribute Of respect
to the memory of his brother, mention
OF whose demise was made in these
columns last week.
The wife and daughter of DR.. L A.
Harris have arrived in Aztec from
Sheridan, Wyomi ng, and the doctor is
correspondingly happy. His son, who is
attending school in the east, is expected
here shortly to spend his vacation.
Our fruit crop will be immense. The
only trouble will be as to the prices.
and they will adjust themselves satia-
~factorily, without doubt. Buyers from
Chicago and St. Louis will be on the
ground in due season, in addition to the
markets provided through local sources.
A telephone message was received
Wednesday from Durango, stating that
Mrs. Manfred Williams, nee Esther
Brown, was very low at Bayfield, and
not expected to live. Her brother, Bert
Brown, accompanied by his wife. left at
once for Bayfield,, No further news has
been received as to her condition.
j. W. Glaister. Of Hastings, Las Ami.
mas county, Colo. has purchased the
home place OF J. W. McDermott on the
La Plata. He started Thursday for his
home at Hastings and will return in the
fall to make La Plata his future homo.
The sale was made through Judge Gran
vile Pendleton.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Koontz, having.
returned from a six months visit Ia.
California, have settled down 10 their
handsome residence In Aztec, contented
to remain in the garden spot Of the
southwest. The trip 10 California,
which was primarily for to benefit Of
Mrs. koontz' health, accomplished a
great deal In that direction, and the
lady's many friends arc glad to know
that she ie something like her old self.
Their son, John, who attended school in
Denver the past term, returned to Aztec
! with them and will remain this summer.