The San Juan County index., 1902-08-29
LARGELY LOCAL.


corn for sale,
i E. a. Villman returned Thursday
from Pagosa Springs.
n G. S. Boyd made Durango a flying
visit the first Of the week.
NJ @. E, Brodheard Of Mancos was an
A ztec visitor on the 9th.
4 Mr.. and Mrs, Johr Farmer are camp
ing in the mountains at Cascade.
Preaching at Flora Vista Presbyterian
church Sunday morning August 3lst.
4. Frank Blackmer of Cedar Hill is in
town today looking after interests here. 4,
II your old watch does not ran let me
trade you new one for it. 8. 3. Waring.
DR.. A. Roeenthal and wife, passed
through Aztec Tuesday en- route to Du-
range.
Jim Jarvis came down from Bay6ald
Wednesday to purchase hay for the
winter.
N Sam Ridgner Of Cedar Hill was in
town yesterday looking after business
affairs.
NJ Mrs d. a. Lewis Of La Plata was in
town Thursday attending to land Office
business,
IN Sheriff John W. Brown of Farming.
ton spent several days in the county y-seat
this week.
KEvans Wood purchased this week Of
Summer Butler, 20 acres near Flora
Vista for $500.
| q.Monroe Fields and family returned
yesterday evening from a pleasure trip P
in the mountains.
l9s Sumner Butler and son, Charles, of
Flora Vista we're county seat visitors
Wednesday on business.
20. s, Boyd is having the front OF his
business building treated to a coat OF
paint. John sterling is the artist.
eE. r. Stewart came down from Silver
ton Saturday ana will be employed on
the ranch of Judge Pendleton south Of
town,
EChas. Butler purchased this week
40 acres Of land near Flora Vista owned
! by E. n Beach, The price paid was
$4,000,
IL G. Grove and wife left Tuesday fol
, Denver and Santa Fe, at which latter
: point Mr.. Grove is witness before the
United States court
/The directors of the Center Toint
school district have engaged the servi
ces Of L. G. Eblen as the teacher for the
coming term. A good selection,
f(Col. W. H. Williams is having a new
porch built in froat Of his store which
will greatly improve its appearance
Carpenter Ravell is doing the work.
Messrs, W. w, Moore, L, G. Eblen and
Misses Maud Waring and Carrie Eblen
are among those who will attend the
teachers examination at Pennington. :
\ John Edwards came down from Silver
ton Saturday He had with him some
specimens of the ore taken from his re-
Gently discovered mine that looked
pretty good.
y Chas. Mccoy passed through Aztec
this week on his way TO Silverton. He
will bring down some beef cattle for Al
Hubbard, who purchased them for hil
meat market,
A good rain fell here the FIRST OF the
week, and will probably start the grasl
so that sheep can winter on the oper
range, It will be worth thousands oI
dollars to the sheep man.
Rev. o. B. Sarber of Durango will
preach at the Central school house OF
the La Plata Monday evening, Septem
. ter lst, and at the Thomas chapel, Tues
day evening September I'd,
Fon Chaplin, of Las Animas county
Colo, an oldtime friend of Uncle Pet
Knickerboeker, was in town this week
and Pete accompanied him on the re
r turn home as far as Durango.
FThe school house at Flora Vista wa
. carried away Sunday night by a audder
rise in the arroyo on the bank of whicl
it was standing, The influx was eause
by q cloud. buret in that vicinity
A large number from Aztec attende
\ the lawn social given by the Ladie
] Aid Society OF Flora Vista at the res
dence Of Sherman waggonet last Frida
evening and all report most enioyabl
time.
q LII. Cover and "a mily OF Andote
South Dakota who arrived some tih
I ago has rented the residence building
DR.. L. A. Harrisi formerly owned by D
T. J. West aud will occupy it the con
ing winter.
J IlY Dr. and Mrs. o. @. McGwsh we
Aztec visitors Saturday, On rout6 hon
to Pennington from Durango, whe
I they spent sev6fa weeks in attehdan
on the doctor mother, during h
last sickness.
Everett Fields, known here as "Hucl
is reported to have settled down
married life al Pagosa Springs and il
model huabhhd and step.tather,
has Isiigs hmber contract which he
haaaShs Win lhit dsdt yikos thden
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