The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-08-15
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corn for sale.
Henry Schroeder Of the La Plata was
in town Monday.
Teachers examination at Pennington,
August % and 30.
j, p. Martin Of Largo was a county
seal visitor Wednesday.
Assessor D. J, Donovan is in town
from the La Plata today.
Judge Granville Peudleton made a
visit to the La Plata Monday.
r. c. Prewitt was up from Farming
ton a couple Of days this week.
County Treasurer Prewitt was a visit
or to Cortez and Msncos the past week.
Monroe Fields aud family left Mon.
day for a camping and fishing trip in the
mountains.
Take your butter, eggs or poultry to
Chas, Fleck at the Inter Ocean hotel
in Durango.
w. M. Moore, of Meridian, Texas, is
here looking over the county with a
view to locating.
Balm farm wagons run lightest and
last longer than any other make. W. @
Chapman, Durango.
The rain of the 18th inst. was a daisy.
A drouth has a hard time Of it in San
Juan county, anyway,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. McHenry Of Farm
lngton we're here Sunday as the guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Koontz.
DR., J. A. Duff, the dentist, was here
from Pennington this week to fill his
regularly monthly appointment.
The La Plata Miner says, james
Goodwin, who has been in New Mexico
for some time, returned here Saturday"
The two-years.old baby of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Turner of Flora Vista has been
on the sick list. DR.. Eblen is in at
tendance.
M. N. Engleman came up from Farm
ington Tuesday and proceeded on to Du-
range, where be expects to close up a
mining deal,
George w. Henderson leaves this
week for South Dakota, accompanied
by his son, Artie. They expect to be
gone several weeks.
Mrs. Sam Wall and family, OF Du.
range, who have been visiting here some
time as the guest Of Mrs. Joe Prewitt,
returned home this week,
Inquiries are already coming in as to
the p~rosable prices for hay in the coun-
ty this fall. A party at Chama wrote
to Colenel Williams last week on this
matter.
The Albuquerque Citizen has again
enlarged its size and presents a better
appearance than ever. The Citizens
sails appear to be filled with the breeze
OF prosperity,
1t is reported that John Edwards, one
Of the San Juan county boys, has struck
it rich in mining in the Sitverton dis
trict. His many friends hope the re.
port is correct.
The INDEX editor had the pleasure Of
a visit to the La Plata valley Wednes-
day, in company with h. q, Prewitt, be.
hind the latter's team Of high steppera
and fast travellers.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Paddock, Of the
La Plata, returned Tuesday from their
summers outing at and near La Plata
City, ana W. l.. Is again behind the
counter attending to the mercantile
wants o. La Plata citizens.
The Famous OF Durango will move
from the old stand to the new Famous
building south of the old Democrat
Office, q are selling their present stock
Of dry goods, clothing and shoes at &
removal sale price. Rachnfsky & Co,
Judge Albert White and son, Will, Of
Jewett, were in town Monday on lega.
business. Judge White Is one OF the
pioneers Of this section and needless tC
say, his visits to the c~ounty-seat ar,
always appreciated by his many friends
Fritz Walstrom, OF Baker, Nebraska
who lie now the owner Of the John Nc
Dermott mesa ranch on the La Plata
has arrived and will remain permanent
ly. lie is bsother-in law Of Edward
Olson, u Of the new settlers on the Ii
Plata.
Woolman Waggoner and j. 4. Fay
I who are Interested IN the Blake OF
we'll at Pennington, made a trip to Du
range this week and stopped in Ate
en- route. They express themselves a
we'll pleased with the prospect for oh
tanning oil 10 their well,
@. N. Slater, Of Dufaw, Texas, VIII
was here some months ago and pui
chased the Harry Hspler school land q
800 acres, improved, located Ia the bel
part Of the la Plata valley, arrived thi
week to remain permanently. He rl
ports that everything 10 Texas
droutby, aud says that il the Ia Plat
valley this year had had only half Of th
water It received Il would siiil be ahoa
Of Texas for crops.