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

Colonel and Mrs, d. X. B. Sellers de.
parted Saturday for Denver aud other
eastern points to be gone for month.
o. s. evans and family have gone to
Pagosa Springs on q pleasure trip. Mr.
Wilcox will care for the tonsorial de-
partmsnt during his absence.
Asa Poor Of Durango dropped 10 Tues.
day to see this hourishing city,
Geo. H. Browne of the Hyde com
pRny has gone to Denver on business.
John Sullivan Of Grand Junction is
here visiting relatives.
Alexander Bo Eman who has been So
journing in the mountains for several
weeks returned home Monday evening.
Gus BelO who received severe inj aries
from fall last week is feeling much
better,
Oliver Jackson, Arthur Thompson
and Tom Arlington JF. has gone on a
fishing trip.
The farmers are thinning their trees
Of apples which are breaking down
under the immenee weight, The cherry
crop was much heavier than ever be-
fore 10 THE vicinity and the peaches
promise to be equally as good. The
farmer and hQrticulturist certainly have
uN AouauA AnA lNA4 plAAutt
Graf 4 Johuson are certainly doing a
very satisfactory business In the farm
machinery and hardware line. Three
Brady buggies and, three Newton
Wagons we're sold last week. The popu.
larity Of these goods and the we'll known
business ability Of these gentleman are
doubtless duo the cause OF these salos.
The Fourth proved to be more enter.
tanning than was anticipated A good
patriotic feeling was exhibited on every
hand and all seemed pleased with the
days enioymenta. The hose race il the
forenoon was a splendid and rather
humorous contest, The afternoon was
given to the reading Of the Declaration
Of Independence by Harry IoWner anu
q speech by Rev. Lord. The band rem
dored several national tunes during
the day. The foot and sack racing and
other amusementa too numerous TO
mention followed by dancing 10 the
evening satiaiyed every patriotic heart.
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On TIE oyeniug Of tho Fourth Of July,
that sacred holiday, IN the evening Of
which mankind uepally has whooping
good time and the freworka are ordi.
narily turned loose and everywhere
they are iuet naturally grinding out
bilariiy and happiness; as the shades Of
night we're falling fast aud the hot time
had commenced at last, theroom used as
a court room by the county officers in
Aztec presented a scene quite different
from that which has often been painted
Or which fond anticipation would fur
nish.
The room aioFeeaid was crowded
Men sat on railings. on the chairs. on
the hocr and on each other. The fair
sex, too, was represented by adies from
afar. Boys we're present in countless
numbers, and manifested an intense
interest in the proceedings even though
taking no part tn ersin,
A trial was in progress. No comic
opera held the boards, albeit there was
lot of comedy wrapped up ia the doings,
It was not tragedy put on the stage
for the entertainment Of the people, but
there we're tragic features 10 connection.
The Justices court was called on to de-
eide a momentous issue.
Present in person and with both feet
were two gents and one lady. who were
pretty near the whole thing in the case
thep Bnd there pending First gent,
with hlackensd optic and other trap.
piDRs Of woe, we will designate. in order
to make our meaning clear, as tbs swat
ted; the other gent, WIN presented a
brave, keen look and brick duet com
plexion, was the swattee, and the "lady
in the case" was the swatted about.
1t appeavs that one ]. E. Critics,
travelling picture agent, and a woman
supposed to be the wife Of G, w. Tinslsy.
one Of the Durango ball players, in the
stage together rode from Durango on
that fatal Fourth. When they arrived
10 Aztec the lady quickly hunted up Mr..
Tinsley and informed him that the pis-
ture man had insulted her, whereupon
Mr.. Tinsley hunted up Mr. Picture Man
and swatted him. Then the picture
man hunted up the justice Of the piece
and had Mr.. Tinsley arrested, for assault
and Squire Berry hunted up the law
which permits gent under sufficient
provocation to protect a ladys honor,
with the result that the defendant was
tried and discharged.
And all the while, outside the build
ing, the sAy rockets ascended and threw
lurid glare over the world, the giant
hrecrackers exploded with dull. siczr
ming thud and the glorious Fourth pro
-tfs.9a riil i..li s. 1890 1foa5.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-07-11

FROM tha Durango Dempcrat
Mat Cavinesn. who has been at Fol.
som. N M. FOX the past four months.
arrived 10 the city Yesterday and left for
Silvorton last evening on business.
The following compose ball team
which went 90 Aztec Yesterday and will
play Che team representing that city to-
day Jumbo Hen lriclSson, Jack Roberto
9. w Iinhley, Fried Godfrey, Metz RoQ-
ere. Tom Manning. Pete Blackburn.
Henry pulvermiler, Frank Hoover.
Buz Howe, Frnuk Turner and Carl
Underwood.
With Charles A. johnson at Dolores.
n. g. Miller at Aztec, the base bali club
sc 5ilvarton and several splendidly
equipped eaters % Bayfield,, Durango
eanuot DO accus8dol fsvoritiem 90 this
day and oceasio Vie are patriotic
even 70 the extonf o. ou bdividing.
With ali the 7Failahle teams in San
Juan county, Nor Megico, to freight tbs
apple crop. and with the evaporator and
distilleries TO utilize the no0. merchant
able fruit, we doNht il the crop can be
handled " thisis not an inducement
tor railroad south we eball be slow 10
secure q satiefactory one. as with coal,
coke, lumber, az ultRre and horticul
tuke We enOulo attract
The oil we'll wll add renewed inter.
eet after Il gets q the 1850 foot mark,
which 10 now ciop, ae that is believed
to be the depth 4 the shae The bore
ia now we'll on toward the HOO foot
mark and the shrle should be penetra-
ted neat week il 40 accident occurs to
impede the drill
n. j. Dacres, wife and children, ar
rived IN the city act evening from Fort
Worth, Texas, for a visit with relatives,
John a. and J "a, Smith and families.
at La Plata, N. N Mrs Dacres' health 10
poor and the visif is made with the hope
that she will be 2eneftted, and it is not
unlikely that the family may decide to
reside IN the lover Country.
From the Durango Herald.
The Aztec Saritarium ls now running
IL good shape asd under the manage
ment Of Z. A. Iiarris, NJ. D., will no
doubt provide for the wants and com
fort oi q great Hany people.
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Hst Time, esla wasthsr.

Cool weather was noticeable feature
pi San Jpan county's Fourth Of July.
The farious coinmunitiea nearly ell held
celBbratione and all report enjoyable
timea and cooler weather thQn was really
peceeqary to complete the success Of
iho day.
IN Aztec the celebration vas pqrtici-
pated In by large crowd and q splendid
programme was given. The days enter
tsinmsnt opened with the races and
ike sporta, and next cams thu exercises
n the church, the church being used
inetead Of the outdoor arbor because Of
the chilly atmosphere which would have
msdp il unpleasant for singers or speak.
ers The exercises we're indeed attrac.
hve The oration by Hon. N G. Miller
Waa yery Interesting, solos by Miss Pen
dleton aud Miss Eblen we're ex ,eptional-
ly we'll rendered, and the recitatiOns BY
the young lsdies were splendid and
phowad much talent in that direction,
The singing by the choir was beautiful
snd those who we're present manitested
ouch interest in the entire programme.
rns base ball game in the afternoon
Fas between the Aztec and Durango
Jeans and was won by the latter. The
game was quite we'll played and Was
cioee enough to be exciting amt 1t
looked Ba though the Aztec team would
tip the score in the last inning. they
having a man on third and being but
pne run behind their opponents. The
Hnal score WAS, Durango IL, Aztec 10,
A large crowd saw the game and chesred
pither side rs the occasion seemed to
justify.
The matachins dance by the Mexican
dangers was something out Of the ordi-
parry and proved great attraction.
The daDcers were in costume and the
eyolntions Of the dance were executed
10 an accomplished and graceful manner.
The Espinoss troupe Of acrobats,
which had been sdvertiaed to give an
entertainment on the evening OF the
Fourth, furnished an agreeable surprise.
Although something worth seeing had
been expected, no one looked for as com
plste and difficult a performance as
was given. Their tumbling, slack wire
walking, trapeze and horizontal bar per-
formances we're high grade and much
more that had been expected from q
troupe Of stolling players.
Fire works and dance at tha town
ball wound up the festivities of the day
ip appropriate style.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-07-11

For the information cf the current
Hustler critic, we would respectively
refer him to chapter "a, Sec. 13, page
1873 Of the session laws Of 1901, which
gives the several boards Of county COM
misaioners authority to cause to be
levied and collected annually, a special
tax not exceeding two mills on the dol
lar for the purpose Of making needed re-
pairs on the county court houses and
county isils to be known and called
"The court house repair fund.-" and
from the concern the Hustler seems to
manifest in the condition OF the county
Jail it would be fair to presume the fund
is badly needed out side of any necessary
repairs to court houses.
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Sure thingf B.sH


The following Instruments were Gled
Cor record Ia the oaice Of the probate
clerk and recorder Of San Juan county
from July to July q 1902, mort
gagea, chattel mortgages and trust deeds
not given.
Wm. Locke % q 70 Harry Allen WarRnty
deed one lot, addition Pennington, 3l5.
Mary h. drilIiu OF al 20 Ruth ~. ALLEN war
mgtou t3i1.
Jea. p Odenkigk Of oI % Artbnr y. Russell
lHrn near tarmiuatu 500.
Wm, Locke "a al % Arthur n, Russell lots
Locke aa. tarminFton ell9.
Wm A. Hunter el ox 60 Grace 81 shuesoll 2
Nois Hunters nu. tNrmlnEton 500
Nartla A. Crouch uugt0l to haG. ~. huiier
tlleals de1d
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HOMESTEAD ENTRY 10. 562s.
Notice for Publication.

DeDartment Of the Interior, Land Qfioe at
Santa ke New Mexico, May 81, 1902 Notice
is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice OF her Intention 30 make
final proof in support OF her claim, and that
said proof will be made hefoge the Probate
Clerk Of SAN Juan coqntY, at Aztec, New Mex
leo on July 10, 1907, viz:
NARY a. SHEPHERD. widow Of Thomas p /.
Shepherd, deneased.
For the sW6, MEX, NWk. SEX, MEX, sWh.
SEA, NW94 Sec. 10, 7, 20 n. r. II w.
She names the following witnesses TO prove
her continuous residence upon and cultivation
Of said land viz;
nenuetson BNteB, Aztec, ~ N, William
Gillian, Aztec, n, ~, Samuel E, Koontz, Aztec
n NJ ,!GeOrge ". Mccoy 0fAztec, N M.
MANUEL r. OTER0, Register,
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Notice is hereby Fiven that the undersigned
has taken up the Following described estray
animal at his rantn near 9Obernador canon IN
Largo rrecinct, asq Juan county, N. u viz;
One RCD yearling steer branded cross with
lazy aeven, coHnscsed on Left side, and one
yenrling heifer, brandedW n on left side
The owner or owners Of said described ami
NAL forfeit the 8epe at the end Of the seven
months from the date Of the flrst publication
ct this notice. unlelg c'"imed by the owner or
owneFs thereof on thci rent, proving owner
ship and Paying 81 legal charges thereon
H. 8. PACHECO,
Hlanco p. o., N. NJ.
First pub. JHne q 1902.
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EXPENDITURES
M.a. wAmNa. Treaaurar.

Winners ia Fourth Of July sports
@eres Small childEens'' race. Roy Bell;
boys race. 10 to ID yeara. Harvey Kniek.
eFbocker; foot race. free Tor an, So yarde
Frank Batoa3 pony race. 800 yands, Joe
hohIs hlack ally; sack race, v. Robbins.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-07-11

In the probate court Monday tho con-
test Of the will in the Bsrdin estate was
settled by acompromise and stipulation
ilied ana q 9. Whitehead appoint9d al
miuistrator by agreement Of the heirs,
vice Vim. McRae
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Cephua E. Andrua has sold his ranch
near Bloomfield b Jacob 2. cedarholm.
MT. celarh 1lm q a brother OF Peter
Peterson. who % turn a the faiher-in~
law 81 Frank ToWnssnd.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-07-11
Fourth Of July Rlnances,

Following is statemsnt Of the
amounts received and expended by the
finance committee for the F urth OF
July celebration;
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Ailgchool teachers who oontomplafo teach
ing % San Juan eoanty, this fall ana winter
are respectfully requested 70 % modify stho
county superintendent oi SCHOOLS AZ their car
iielt conpenionce. haspeeHune
%. AZ. NOE WEN.
lounty 6uporiuleudeut
Fafming'oa. ~ ~ Snly % iaa
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ENVBE No. 47O0,

Notice for Publication.
Department Of the Interior Land Ohlce at
Santa Fe, New Mexico June 13, 1eO2-NOtice
Is hereby gwen that the following named
final proof ip support Of his claim, and that
said proof will be made before the Probate
Clerk Of San Juan county, at Aztec, New Mex
leo on July 26 1902. viz;
ANTONIO NJ. ABEYTIA,
For tho EK Of the NWH Sec. 10, EM Of SWk
Of Sec. 3. T, 81 N, r. W.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon end cultivation
O5 said land, viz:
Jose Adam Espinosa, Antonio ]. Espinosa, OF
Rosa, N. NJ; Juan Jose Abeytia AuastaciO q +.
Candelaria, Of ArbOles, Colo.
20 MANUEL 3. OTERo, Register.
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All vouchers presented BY Treaaurer
Prewitt we're cancelled after which she
board adjourned
CLAYHRoN BRIMRALL, Chairman,
Attest: I. C. Grows. Clerk.
BY Joe PreWitt, Deputy.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-07-11

See ne before placing orders Tor ne :.
barb wire, wire bale ties. buggles Al
spring Wagon0 w. G. Chapman, Du-
ranQo.
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The Aztec Saritarium ls now running
* good shape asd under the manage
ment OF i. a. Harris, M. D., will no
doubt provide Fer the wants and com
fort oi q great Hsny people,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-14
Her Marriage Dot.

The Emperor Joseph ii. was in the
habit..of walking about incognito. One
morning he went into coffee. shop
and asked for cup of. chocolate. He
was plainly dressed and the walters.
being ignorant of his rank, insolently
refused it, saying it was too early.
Without making any reply he. walk
ed out and went into little. coffee
house HARDLY and asked for cup of
chocolate. The landlord answered that
1t should be ready in moment.
While he waited for it he walked
up and down and was conversing on
different subjects when.the landlord 8
daughter. very pretty girl, made her
appearance.
The emperor wished her.-good day
and observed to her father that it was
high time a flower in full bloom
should marry before it faded.
"Ah," replied the honest old man.
''if I had but a thousand crowns
could marry her to fine young man
who is very fond of her But sir, the
chocolate is ready"
The emperor called for a pen, ink
and paper. The girl ran to fetch them,
when he gave her an order on his
banker for the thousand crowns.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-14
Annual Supper.

The Woman's Relief Corps, the
auxiliary to the Grand Army, will
give their annual supper and enter
tainment at Odd Fellows hall, We'd
nesday evening, February 10th.
1t will be remembered that Wilkin
post, g. A. B., lost their flag in the
fire which destroyed the old Odd Fell
lows building several years ago, and
their funds have never permitted them
to buy another. The W. r. G ladies
have taken it upon themselves to fur
nish the post with flag and hope to
raise money enough at this event to do
so. A good silk flag such as Is desired
will cost about $50 and it is hoped our
citizens will turn out in large num-
bers and eat supper with these patri-
otto ladies who are noted for their
splendid suppers and good entertain
nents.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-14
The Kaiser,s Friendship.

1t is not at all unlikely that the
marked efforts of the German emperor
to show friendship and respect for the
American people as displayed in the in
vitation to the presidents daughter to
christen the new royal yacht and the
visit Of Prince Henry to the United
States are meant as palliative for the
unmistakable hostility toward America
that has been shown by the German
politicians and newspapers during the
past two or three years. One most i'm
portaHt result, however, of the emper-
or's effort to be friendly has already
eventuated in the formal recognition
Of the Monroe doctrine by the German
government, which took the precaution
Of informing our own government that
its proposed demonstration against
Venezuela is for the sole purpose of
collecting debt and contemplates no
seizure of Venezuelan territory.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-14
A SOUND FINANCIAL BILL.
House Gold and Silver Parity Bill Is
Necessary Measure.

Necessary Measure.
The house committee on coinage has
agreed upon bill for the maintenance
of the parity between gold and silver.
1t is intended to close up the hole left
in the gold standard act of 1900 under
which secretary of the treasury un-
friendly to the gold standard could
force the country to a silver basis in
spite of the intention of the law.
The present bill provides that the
secretary of the treasury shall main
tain at all times at parity with gold the
legal tender silver dollars that are out
standing, and to that end he is directed
to exchange gold for legal tender dol
lars when presented to the treasury In
sums of S. or any multiple thereof.
OF course, so long as we had such
secretaries as John G. Carlisle or Ly-
man j. Gage, this exchange would
have been made under the general law
that the two metals shall be kept at a
parity, but under secretary such as
Bryan would have appointed it would
not have been done for the reason that
no direction was given as to how the
parity was to be maintained.
With the passage of this bill the great
work Of establishing the gold standard
on lasting foundation will be accom-
plished, and congress can then turn to
the subject of banking and currency
and place it on an equally safe basis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-14

Louisville, Feb. 10.-Clad in rich
red robes the skeletons of st. Magnus
and st. Bonosa, two Catholic saints
who were SLAIN at the command of a
Roman emperor nearly 1000 years
ago, were buried in st. Martins
church in this city Sunday afternoon.
The bones were found in the cata-
combs of Rome in 100. They were
given to an order of sisters in North
ern Italy and were kept by them until
last summer, when the Rt.. Rev. Mgr.
Zabler, pastor of st. Martins church,
secured them. st. Magnus was Ro-
man centurion and st. Bonosa Ro-
man virgin.
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After some further discussion the

4OoOAaokoA Wbo ouOpuOA'
DR.. Andrews introduced another re-
solution setting forth the advantages
of body of water adjacent to the city
and authorizing the board to employ
M. B Haynes to make estimates as to
what a dam below the bridge on the
Minnesota would cost, and also the
protection of the banks to the mouth
of the Blue Earth river.
This called out some discussion as
to the right to build such dam be-
cause of the Minnesota being held a
navigable river at this point by the
government, and the matter went
over to the next meeting.
DIR. Andrews thought the board
ought to take some action looking to
favoring the vacsting of Walnut street
by the council for the purposes asked
for by the Omaha road for an eating
house, but no action was taken and
the board adjourned.
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Views From Exchanges

The Red Wing Republican scents
danger ahead in wireless telegrsphy.
1t says: Wireless telegrsphy will not
be blessing unmixed with evil.
While it enables passenger on an
ocean steamer to communicate with
friends on land, it also takes away one
refuge of the overworked and tired man
who goes to sea to get away from the
world for week. There will be no
escape hereafter from business and it's
cares.
Albert Lea Times Ever since the
text Of the tax bill was made public,
few choice spirits who had fooled
their constituents into sending them to
the legislature have been camping in
the hotel lobbies at st. Paul as they
claim Cooking for pointers. Now
what is a 'pointer?" Is it round
with picture of an eagle on one side
and a female face on the other with
rough edges and the motto: SIN God
We Trust2'
Red Wing Republican: There is a
pretty fair tax code and concise one
in the New Zealand law. Each man
assesses his own property for himself
If the state doesn't consider it valued
high enough it has right to buy it at
an advance of ten per cent on the
owners valuation. If personal pro-
perty is not assessed at all it is liable
to confscation if discovered by the
authorities. With such a law there
would he very little tax lodging.
Wadens Pioneer Journal: Gov. Van
SAINT is constantly demonstrating that
he is the right man in the right
place. His reply this week to petit
tion addressed to him by some of the
large business interests of Mime
apolis, asking him to withhold opposi-
ton to the merger of the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern is another
evidence of this. Gov. Van SAINT may
make few mistakes when it comes to
distributing patronage, but that is of
minor consequence. When the inter
ests of the whole people are concerned,
he never falters.
Discussing the new tax bill the Rem
vile Star Farmer says: There is no
doubt but the bill is designated to lift
the burden from the shoulders of the
man of small means but it would be
more to his interest if the exemption
was 5000, or more. From the great
stir made by the press of the large
cities of the state in the interest of
the jobbing and grain industry one
would infer the passage of the bill
would make them "dig up their
share in the support of the gov ern-
ment. just now they are very solicit
GUS for the welfare of the farmer in
this tax matter, and are afraid ~ he
will have more than his share to pay.
There is no doubt but our present tax
laws need reforming and now it is up
to the legislature to use its wisdom in
giving us law that will be equitable
and just to all interests, if it possibly
can.
Hutchinson Independent Times
The bitterest enemy of Gov. Van SAINT
could hardly refuse to give him credit
for the spirit of pluck and indepen-
dence shown in his answer to the petit
ton of the Minneapolis jobbers who
urged that he pursue a waiting policy
regarding railroad mergers and see if
they would not prove to be altogether
lovely. The governor slung a chunk
of the state constitution at the bust
ness men and they went out of business
80 far as dealing in mergers on trial
goes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-14
TO AVOID LYNcHING.
Wisconsin Murderer Gives Himself
Up to the Officers.

Waterloo, Wis, Feb. 10.-After ut
tering the threat, "Pll kill the first
man who tries to take me-" Fred w.
Stephenson, who Saturday shot and
instantly killed Deputy Sheriff Will
lam Cooper after attempting to shoot
Mrs. Stephenson, was induced to sur
render on the strength of the state
ment that if he did not put himself in
the hands of the officers he would be
lynched. Stephenson was taken to
Jefferson. He says he must have been
crazy when he did the shooting.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-14
when An.wering, speak Loud.

When Answering, Speak Loud.
When, before the advent Of the Nc
Kinley prosperity, did railway compa-
MES and other corporations voluntarily
advance the wages Of their employ
ees?-Indianapolis Journal.