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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-28
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United States Land ORice, Santa Fe N. NJ,
January 20, 1902 Notice Is hereby given that
LILLE LEWIS of San Juan county, N H.
has filed notice of intention to make final
proof ou her desert land claim No 527, for the
NWh SWA, Sh SW4, Sec. o, SEX SEif Sec
s, Eh NEll Eif SEX See. "a, T. 81 N r.. Is W..
Aztec, N. NJ, on the 10th day Of March, 1902.
She names the following witnesses TO prove
the complete irrigation and reclamation of
said land; james W McDermott Michael III
Real, James Holbrook, David A. Lewis, Of La
Plata, N. NJ
50 MANUEL r. OTERO. Register.
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Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned
has taken up the following described estray
animal at bis ranch seven miles north Of
Aztec New Mexico, viz.
one sorrel horso, about 10 years old, weight
about 900 pounds. Branded on loft hip.
The owner or owners OF said described ani-
NAL forfeit the same at the end Of the seven
months from the date of the frst publication
Of this notice, unless clalmed by the owner or
owners thereof, on their aqont. PROVING owner
ship and paying all legal charges thereon.
E.H, FOSTER
First pub. Jan, no, 1909. Aztec. n. d d.
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Delegate Rodey Of New Mexieo has
applied to the secretary Of the interior
for the withdrawal from public entry Of
lands near Albuquerque aggregating al.
most 10000 acres. Mr.. Rodey explained
that the cause for such action is the
fact that a tract of land suitable for an
army post is coon to be selected from
lands lying near Albuquerque, and that
speculators have commenced absorbing
the public lands with a view to selling
them to the city Of Albuquerque or to
the government ut a good price. The
city Of Albuquerque will no doubt ask
thsarmy to select lands lying adjacent
TO the city, aud for that reason does not
wish 10 have the choice sites absorbed
BY private parties and speculators be-
fore the var department makes its
selection. They have accordingly aslxed
Delegate Rodey to have an the available
public lands Of a desirable nature lying
near the city withdrawn from entry
Mr.. Rodey says be wishes the lands
Withdrawn only for a space Of three Or
four months, Or until such tune as the
war department can select the land they
wish TO occupy. The request ol Mr
Rodey was granted
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smelter city Papers.

From the Durango Democrat.
w. @. Bansemer, otherwise known as
Rex" returned yesterday after visiting
the Pennington and Aztec country in
the line Of business.
M. B. Scott, Stuhbs & Jakways field
agent, returned from the New Mexico
country Sunday whore he sold raft Of
farm implements. He outfitted the
colony 10 Largo and reports the sales
this trip over half as large ss for the
year 1901. He has the Implements, the
vehicles and the prices,
San Juan county, New Mexico, can
not tax cattle that are being FED on
alfalfa or patented lands when same
were driven in for the purpose Of feed
ing. The farmer pays the tax on the
forage and the cattle are transient.
Q. E. Mcdonnell arrived as expecre d
on the evening train yesterday from the
east, Mr.. Mcdonnell has been in the
east for several weeks on important
business to the people OF this section
Within reasonable time Mac will be
heard from and we trust his object in
making the trip has been attained.
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County Showing Projected

T7HR map printed here
a with serves to give a
general idea Of the central
portion Of San Juan county
along the San Juan and
Animas river valleys. It
shows roughly the route of
the San Juan river from
Pine River to the La Plata
Ia route along which
some extensive develop
ment will be witnessed
within the next few years.
There are vast bodies Of
land yet to be covered by
canals on either side of the
San Juan, and while certain
engineering obstacles pre-
sent themselves it is a GER
tainty that they viii disap-
, pear when energy and en-
terprise are devoted to the
task of reclaimiug the
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-28

choice tracts which slope to the
north and south from the river
channel.
Asis we'll known, the legitimate,
feasible and undoubtedly profitable
canal propositions offered by this
county are many and in widely sep
arated localities. That they will
all be constructed finally admits of
no doubt. At the present time
there are more bitches being ex-
tended, repaired, widened, increased
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Frank Frakes can give the other Nim-
rods 10 this section salds and spades
und heat lhem HIS goes out occasion
ally aud potters around the river bot
toms awhile with a shot gun and brings
back from half a dozen 70 dozen tat
3ncke. They make mignty good eating
100 doubt about that
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HOMESTEAD ENTRY NO. 522s.

UuMEdIHAU ENIHI NO. l1ll.
Notice for Publication.
Department Of the Inerior, Land Office at
Santa Fe, New Mexico. January Goth, 1902
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of his intention
to commute to cash and make final proof in
support Of his claim, and that said proof will
be made before Probate Clerk Of San Juan
county, at Aztec. New Mexico, on March 10,
ELRoY L. PAGE.
For the SEA EEl4, Sec. IA, 4. 80 NJ, R. u W.
he names the following witnesses TO prove
his coptinuons residence upon and cultivation
Of said land, viz;
Frank II. Hickman, Andrew j. dilmour,
John II. Cornelius, Of Flora Vista N. NJ, H.
Leroy Stewart, OF Aztec New Mexico,
81 MANUEL R. OTERO. Register.
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Fred Bunker will buy your corr and
will pay you cash FOR it, delivered 10
Azioe. Bring 10 what you have and ho
viii fake % Of your hands.
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Following quite an exciting contest,
the water works franchise proposition
carried at Pennington by the decisive
majority Of 81 to 3O There is 40 doubt
that the people Of our sister town acted
ssnslbly in voting as they did
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Rock Island plows. harrows, Giant
drills. etc. Get my prices before pur-
chasing. VIC. Chapman, Durango.
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Average maximum, 81 8 degrees.
Average minimum, 248
Dn. q. q Comya. Observer
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From the puranaoHer .

The Flora Vista correspondent Of the
farmers OF that section will lease their
farme this year and spend the aumqer
ruaticallng "a tlie m0u1tail1 COining
easy for those who have toiled hard ID
the past Aud We are glad Of it.
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weather Report for week.

Following ia the FEATHER report for
week ending Feb y 1902 au observed
DO Aztec. New Mexlco.
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PROFESSIONAL.

DR.T. ]. WEST.
PHYSICIAN, SURGEON. onsTnTlnoIAN-
Aztso New MEXICO.
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USE OF FALSE TEETH.

Two Millions Manufactured Annual
ly In the United States.
Probably not less than 100000 arti-
fetal teeth are manufactured in this
country each year, and still the output
goes on increasing. Never before was
such great care manifested for teeth as
has been exhibited during the past five
years. In this respect Americans lead
the world, not even the fastidious
French excelling the people of the
United States in their solicitude for
the preservation of natural teeth and in
their application OF the arts of dental
science when substitutes have to be
provided for natures molars.
Englishmen are VIGOROUSLY careless
about their teeth, although in late
years great progress has been made in
this matter.
A prominent dentist of New York de
clares that nearly every patient with a
mouthful of decayed teeth is aseoreign-
err. '"They let things drift" he says,
land come only when pain drives them
here. Americans, and especially south
erners, hasten to their dentist immedi-
ately they detect even the slightest
signs of coming trouble, and the result
Is that there are by far more saved
teeth in this country than in any other
Englishmen and Irishmen are remark
ably apathetic about their moIars and
will go about for years with hopelessly
decayed teeth. New York Times.
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Not long ago a clergyman In the
course of illustrations among the poor
of large provincial town called on an
old lady who had been bedridden for
some years.
We'll. Mrs. Davies" he said, land
how are you todayT
"Oh. I'm pretty well, thank you, sir, y
was the cheerful answer
"Ah. that's right" responded the
clergyman sympathetically. Il hardly
expected you to be in such good spir'
it's, with all your Affections. was
afraid ! should find you downhearted. =
mo. no. sir" she cried. interrupting
him; mo, no, indeed. sir. I've much to
be thankful for. have. Why. only the
other night when that house just oppo
site was ON fire couldn't help thinking
of all the poor people crushing each
other in the street and many of them
not getting sight of the fire at all
while here was |. all nice and comfort
able in bed, and | could see it beauti
fully through my window without even
turning over! No, no; I've lot to be
thankful forw-Pearson's
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Ensilage means a certain method OF
preserving green fodder and is also ap
piled to the fodder itself when so pre-
served
Any green crop may be treated. but
1t must be sown so as to be In blossom
before frosts. A pit called 'silo" is
prepared. with solid walls and floor OF
stone or cement The fodder is gath
cred and cut up while green and then
dumped into the silO. Salt is added
In the proportion of bushel to every
ten or fifteen tons Of the fodder A
heavy board is placed over the fodder
when the pit is full and is weighted
down with rocks. sand bags or grain
bags until the pressure is about 15C
pounds to the square foot
The silo must be water tight and
alright, and thus the fodder Is pre-
served in its green condition until it is
wanted-say, in November or Deem
Der. when it is taken out of a door al
the end of the silo and fed to cattle
a hayknife being used to cut out such
a quantity as may be needed each
time.-New York Press.
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Mortar TOsserH.

There is no bod carrying in Japan.
transferring mortar which makes it
seem more like play than work to the
onlooker. The mortar is mixed up in a
pile in the street One man makes this
up into balls of about six pounds
weight. which he losses to a man who
stands on ladder midway between
the roof and the ball This man deftly
catches the ball and losses it up to a
man who stands on the roof. This
plan would scarcely work for skyscrap-
ers
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An old woman recently entered an
opticians shop and asked to look at
some spectacles. Choosing a pair, she
asked the price.
Five shillings," was the answer.
"And how much are they without the
caseY"
Il could not sell them for less than
As. 10d-." said the tradesman. who was
determined to get all he could.
do you take Off twopence for the
caseT" queried the woman.
THAT is all. The case is worth no
more than twopence." was the reply.
THAT is good newsw calculated the
old lady, with sigh of relief ITS the
case for mine which ! have lost"
So saying she laid down the two
pence and marched off with the coveted
case before the astonished shopkeeper
had time to interfere.-London An
swers
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When Gluck composed his immortal
works, bottle of champagne was al
ways placed on either side Of the piano,
and its efferveseence helped to inspire
the great arias of 'Iphigenia," "Armi-
da' and "Alceste." When the final re-
hearsals were held of the "Iphigenia,
Gluck had not yet written the melody
to the Dance of the Scythians. Ma
verre the ballet master. becoming I'M
easy over the delay, went to him one
morning to urge him to hurry it up.
AS he entered the composers anteroom
he heard unusual and terrific noises
emanating from Gluck's library He
approached stealthily and through a
crack in the door saw Gluck in shirt
sleeves, his face as red as fire and dis
torted by horrible grimaces, singing,
gesticulating and jumping about like a
mailman. Naverre, frightened by the
extraordinary spectacle. pushed the
door open. "Ah, there you are" ex-
claimed Gluck. Il am just finishing
your dance and will let you have it
right away" 1t was then that Gluck
had composed that grand orgy of the
savages which created such profound
sensation on the stage.
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The Japanese believe in more myth
ical creatures than any other people on
the globe. civilized or savage Among
these are mythical animals without
any remarkable peculiarities of con-
formation, but gifted with supernatu-
raj attributes, such as the tiger which
is said to turn as white as polar bear
on the date of his one thousandth
birthday. They also believe in a spe-
cies of fox which If he lives to be fifty
years old without having been chased
by dog transforms itself into a beau
tiful woman. This same fox, if he can
manage to live for century, gains adj
0itional powers, such as becoming a
wonderful wizard, etc. When he lives
to be 1000 years old, he becomes a
celestial fox" with nine golden tails,
and has the power of going to heaven
and returning whenever he chooses.
These Japs also believe in multi
tude of animals distinguished by their
monstrous size or by the multiplication
of their numbers. Among these are
serpents 800 feet long and large
enough to swallow an elephant, boxes
with eight legs, monkeys with four
ears and seven tails; fishes with ten
heads attached to one body, the flesh
of this last monster being sure cure
for boils, bites of poisonous serpents,
hydrophobia, etc.
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A Spoiled Climax,

There was once an old time "reli-
gious revival meeting at a negro
church near Savannah. In order that
the revival spirit might be quickened
it was arranged that the preacher
should give siganl when he thought
the excitement was highest, and from
the attic through hole cut in the cell
ing directly over the pulpit the sexton
was to shove down pure white dove,
whose flight around the church and
over the heads of the audience was ex-
pected to have an inspiring effect and,
as far as emotional excitement was
concerned, to cap the climax. All went
well at the start The church was
packed. The preachers text was I'm
the form of dove" and as he piled I'D
his eloquent periods the excitement
was strong. Then the opportune mo-
ment arrived, the signal was given,
and the packed audience was scared
out of its wits on looking up to the
ceiling and beholding a cat, with a
clothesline around its middle. yowling
and splitting. being slowly lowered over
the preachers head The preacher
called out to the sexton in the attic.
''Whar's de dove?" And the sections
voice came down through the opening
so you could hear it block. Inside
the catp'
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Philadelphia is said to do a bigger
business in old clothes, says the New
York COmmercial-tha Is. of course, in
the cast off or second and third hand
clothes of mcmillan any other city on
the American continent. 1t is the CEN
ter of the trade in the east, and the
buyers of New York. men with their
bags from Canal. Hester and Baxter
streets and from all over the middle
states, work" the City of Brotherly
Love for old clothes every business day
of the year. These outsiders number
nearly 600 on an average. The capital
invested in the old clothes trade Of
Philadelphia aggregates $3.500.000
There are about 1000 fiOurishing retail
stores. and the average value of their
stock is set by experts in the trade at
$1,000. Each of a half dozen stores
carries goods valued at $4,000 or $780,
600. Each store gives employment to
three persons on an average the pro-
prietOr. his wife and the ''busheler," or
member In all there are fully 1900 in
the retail shops.
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o0pmtgAt, l90I. bg a. S. Rsel.ardso,.

Redhorn was a tough town. Half
dozen .'terrors" among its highly pic
turesque population stood ready to
shoot at the drop of the hat, and as
many more professional blacklegs and
gamblers were handy with their guns.
1t was a dull day when. killing was
not reported and an off week that did
not chronicle lynching.
Redhorn accepted strangers on pro-
bation-that is, the new man was CIV
en- twenty-four hours in which to show
that he could drink. fight and lose his
outfit at faro without taking 1t to
heart. If he did not affiliate with "the
gang" he received notice somewhat
to this effect:
"See yere. you pious souled, psalm
singing, knockkneed jack rabbit of a
critter. this amt your town. and you'd
better move on If you don't want to be
planted up thar ON the hill among the
snakes. You've got two hours to kiss
your mother goodby and git"
At long intervals a tenderfoot, man
so fresh from the states that he still
used toothbrush and cake of soap
and who had never knitted fellow be-
ing. showed up at Redhorn and was
struck dumb at its wickedness. If he
was simply going somewhere" he
was permitted to remain long enough
to refresh the inner man and then was
sternly ordered on. Redhorn preferred
to assimilate citizens of It's own selec-
ton.
One morning the cry was passed
along the line, "Tenderfoot in town, "
and the gang sauntered up street to
size up the latest arrival from civiliza-
ton.
He sat on the steps of the Oriental
hotel. womanish chap with smooth
face and honest blue eyes that scanned
the crowd of toughs unfiinchingly. al
most humorously. He smoked placidly
for minute or two, then, removing his
pipe. inquired quietly, Anything l can
do for you. gentlemen?"
The gang collectively and individual.
ly snorted and the fun commenced.
They moved down ON the newcomer
and shot the pipe from his mouth, the
hat of his head and the heels off his
boots. They had expected to see him
slide off the steps and break for the
hillside when the first bullet whistled
through his hair. but he didn't move.
He sat there until the fusillade had
ceased and the jokers were wondering
If he was not an old hand in disguise
and then quietly said, much Obliged
for your welcome; it's as good as bring.
ing out brass band"
The crowd held a brief consultation.
1t was agreed that he had nerve, but
that he would never make bad man
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"A
NOOSED ROPE IN HIS HAND
not bad enough to become an eminent
citizen of Redhorn. Jim Kelso acted
as spokesman, and his sincerity could
not be doubted.
Il hear YOU" replied the tenderfoot
when Jim paused; then he dropped his
chin ON his hands and stared at a dis
tant mountain peak. apparently oblivi
Gus to his surrounding. 1t was not un
til the hour of grace had gone by and q
crowd gathered again that he awoke
and looked about him.
"You can't say that we didn't give
you fair deal" observed Joe Lobdell
the gambler. as he came forward with
a noosed rope In his hands. You had
an hour in which TO git. and as yor
didn't go we concluded that you want
to be planted here. If you've any fare
well words to shoot off. you might give
'em to us
I'm going to see how many real
men there are in Redhorn," replied the
stranger as he stood up. "You are
three hundred to one and every one OF
you has gun, and you've turned out
this morning to do a brave thing. As
was tralnping over here from Hunts
valley | heard that the Apaches Were
loose again and headed this way Al
Beaver Bend come across Il settlers
family camped out in the wagon. The
man has broken leg. and his wife
and four children are almost helpless
I'm giving you straight talk when
tell you that | walked all night to gel
here and head Il crowd back to saw
that outfit. They'll be mSIt for the
Apaehes and wolves before this hour
tomorrow unless some of you will &c
with me to bring 'em In. How many
of you can l count ony'
Not a voice answered The Apaches
had raided down close to Redhorr
three or four times, but the soldiers
had always been sent for to drive
them back.
mighty brave about turning out te
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picnic" smiled the stranger. but
you don't seem to want to run into any
danger. Are there ten men here who
will follow meT
/ No one replied
well, I'll take five. then"
The crowd was silent
Isn't there one single man in Red
horn with grit enough to go back with
me to that defenseless outfitT contin-
ued the tenderfoot
Say. boys" said the gambler lead
er. a sickly smile on his face, this
looks as If we were short of sand in
this town. Pm not hankering after
Apaches, but I've got a Winchester
and 800 cartridges, and if any galoot
wants to become a hero Ill lend him
the outfit"
Not man took advantage Of the
offer The crowd growled, muttered
and dissolved, and only half a dozen
were left when Joe Lobdell continued:
Look here. tenderfoot, you've thrown
Redhorn down and thrown it hard, but
for one | don't bear no grudge. l see
you're determined on going back to the
settler, and durn me If I'll see you go
with only club in your hands. Take
my outfit, and If you never bring 1t
back | shan't have a word to say. but
We don't warm up on the Injun bust
ness worth a cent Hold on a minute
while bring you the rifle"
The Winchester was no sooner In the
tenderfoots hands than he started
back over the trail without word to
any man or look around him, and
Redhorn saw him no more for four
days. Then the settler and his family
were brought in by the soldiers, and in
an ambulance was the body of the ten
derfoot, riddled with bullets
"You want to know how 1t was?"
said the settlers wife as a crowd gath
cred. We'll, all | can tell you is that
he reached us two hours before the
Apaches did. and we had bit Of time
to get ready In. For two days he stood
off thirty warriors single handed and
was wounded a dozen times. He had
fired his last bullet when the soldiers
came up. He was man. he was"
"And Redhorn will give him burial
and turn out to the last man." ex-
claimed Lobdell the gambler. reverent-
~ touching his Winchester. which had
seen such valiant service.
Excuse me, gentlemen" replied the
captain in command of the soldiers.
uNUyo oboll +oLa hin, dox,r, tr, tha vo How
and give him a soldiers burial He'd
turn over in his grave here among SO
many cowardsw
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Blind Men as shampooers.

II do pity these blind men So" said
n stranger i'll the city who had been APP
preached by so many blind men in
walking down the avenue that he won
dered how these beggars picked him
out so readily.
and yet" said his host, there are
many lines of work which they could
do instead of begging For example,
most of the shampooers in Japan are
blind men. Some are so well to do
that they own their own houses, and
their patrons so to them for treatment
Others who have not succeeded so well
go from house to house. and the rest
of the people from sympathy guide
them from place to place. Some of
them walk alone. blowing on bamboo
whistles. There was a time when some
Of them We're doctors as well as sham
pooers." New York Tribune.