The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-07-04
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Independence day.
Frank H. Roberts, OF La Plata, was
here Monday.
Fred Bunker has 6O.OOv pounds Of
corn for sale
Bricklsying on the court house is to
commences next week.
h j. W. Bowman Of Bates comfy. No,
is here looking over the country.
A. M. Hutsrd writes that he will re.
turf from Eureka aboutJuly 10.
DR., Duff the dentist, filed his profess
sional engagement in Aztec this week,
The board Of county com missiouers
meets next Monday in regular session.
Attorney and Mrs. j. NJ. Palmer OF
Darlington we're Aztec visitors Tues
day.
Buy your seeds Of Durango Seed
House. We carry everything. G, H,
Clark.
ED. Wise is now IN Judge Pendleton' 8
employ as foreman Of his Windsor ranch
and farm.
Take your butter, eggs or poultry to
Chas. Fleck at the Inter Ocean hotel
in Durango.
The band continues it's regular prac.
tice and is making considerable improve.
uient already,
E5gs are few aud hard to get just
now. An egg factory would do we'll in
this vicinity.
Note the lad" in this issus giving the
dates and season Of the Hambletonian
stallion. Arapine.
Balm farm wagons run lightest and
last longer than any other make. W. G.
Chapman, Durango.
r. DR.. L, A. Harris will make his Office al
the Drug store from 2;3O to 4;3O p. m
daily except Sunday.
Vrhe list Of receipts and expenditure
Of the Fourth Of July committee will be
published next week.
~ Miss Melvina Russell, daughter OF
Judge Russell of Durango, is here thi,
week visiting Miss Pearl Pendleton.
Recent rains have been worth thou
sands and hundreds Of thousands to the
sheep industry Of this county and terri
F tory.
See me before placing orders for nails
barb wire, wire bale ties, buggies anc
spring wagons. W.. c. Chapman, Du
rargo.
n A, w. Shidler has gone to Orc Elmo
where he will work some mining asses
msnts and do some prospecting thit
summer.
n Jacob d, Thomas this week purchased
of John M. Morrison the latter's resi-
dence property in Aztec. The price paid
was 5000.
The Silverton Standard says: Judge
Granville Pendleton of Aztec, New Mex.
leo, was in the city this week, having
mining interests in Min ME gulch te
look after"
Married, June %, at the brick hote
in Aztec Mr.. E. G. Williamson and Mrs,
F. e. Pelton. both Of Durango. E. G,
Berry, justice of the peace, performed
the ceremony.
From Silverton Standards "Messra
E, r. Stewart and f. H. Heather Of
Aztec, New Mexicoi came 10 Tuesday
with a herd of cattle and are feeding
them up Cement creek"
Paul A. F. Walter, OF the Santa Fe
New Mexican, has been appointed post.
master at Santa Fe. The appointment
gives general satisfaction. as the appoin-
tee ia popular and competent.
Leonard Boat purchased a Fleming
hay stacker this spring and the first
cutting Of his crop and that Of A. r.
Springer have been put in stack by the
machine. 1t is reported to do frst-class
work.
The Toas Cresset has been combined
with La Reyistai which will hereafter
be published in both English and Span
ish, Frank Staplin retires as editor but
will be the publisher under the new ar
~rangement.
About half 40 inch Of rain fell here
Tuesday night and reports from over
the county are that the rain was gen.
eral. 1t came in small and gentle doses
and all of it went into the ground. 1t
will do much good
Aztec is already showing the results
Of %iudicioue planting of SHADE trees
The good work should be kept up and
next spring the court house square
should be SGT out 10 shade and ornamen.
tai trees OF the best varieties.
Q. s. Boyd received a telegram Tues
day stating that his aged fathef was al
the point Of death at hishome in Prince.
ton, Illinois Charley left for that
point on Wednesdays stage, and hopes
to be able 70 reach home 10 time 70 Gee
his father alive.
NStaiehood seems to DO aasufed 1t the
next session Of congress. The senate
committee on territories has bs6n ahtof
lied 70 sit during the recess and action
cannot be deferred longer than the dat,
set for the confederation Of the matfsr