The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1903-10-09

this week.
Japan has decided to send two regi- |
ments Of infantry TO Corea This is apt |
to bring the Japs and Russians together
in war at last.
The football season is again open, 1t
is a nice game aud helps get rid Of lot
big "slobs" that otherwise would live for
the next fifty years.
A. P, Coape, saloon keeper aud
curio dealer Of Lumbertou. n. NJ, killed
his wife and sister-in-law and then sui
cided, early Sunday morning,
Ex-president Cleveland denies the re.
port that he is going to make a tour of
the south. He torgets that he has been
"golng south" for long time,
David Nation, the divorced husband
of Carrie Nation, died at Medicine
Lodge, Has., on Friday last, Wonder il
he and Carrie will ever meet again?
The little town of st Charles, Mimi,
was almost completely wiped out by
tornado this week. Several persons
we're killed and many seriously injured.
Miss Ruth Bryan, daughter of Will
lam Jennings Bryan, and W. II. Leavitt
were married at Fair View, Bryans
country home, on Oct. 3, The affair was
very SIMPLE and informal
After January l, 1904, stockmen after
shipping to eastern markets. will have to
pay their return fare. The old custom
Of the railroads of giving return trans
portalon will be abandoned.
The truth is hurting Jim Tillman
again. He murdered editor Gonzales
because the latter published the truth
about him and now he is complaining
because New York paper is publishing
facts.
Frank Goetz, the ore thief, who sue
ceeded in swipiug enough ore, little at
time, from the Gold King mill, that he
could buy a valuable ranch. was con
rlcted and sent to Canon City from Sill
yerton, the first of the week.
The physician in charge Of George
Francis Train during his isolation with
a case of smallpox, is considered pub
c benefactor because he caused book
to be burned, that Train had written,
along with other personal effects.
The Irrigation Convention which
meets at albuquerque next mouth is ad.
yised by the New Mexican to confine
itself to theoretical irrigation and to
leave the practical irrigation--in the
saloons-to others. Good advice brother
ln speech before the Association Of
Maryland Bankers, Secretary Shaw
said: The prosperity of the American
people is not measured by the price of
stocks and bonds, but by the output of
our farms and factories and the profit
able employment Of labor"
y The Investigation Of postal frauds con-
inues and new indictments made.
Among the last are g. w Beavers form
ery chief of division Of salaries, and G.
\, Green of New York, charged with
conspiracy. and two indictments against
Scott Tower charged with taking a com
mission on typewriters sold to the gov
ernment.
Assistant Secretary Armstrong of the
treasury had a conference with the
president this week, on business and
political conditions in the west, through
which section he has Just made an ex
tended trip. He told the president
that the wonderful prosperity of the
country never was better exemplitec
than 1T is just now by the business con
ditions which prevail in practically ev.
cry state.
The Hickory Missourian is not il
favor Of Bryan any more. 1t says: wv
see there is some talk that Bill BryaI
amt satisfied with the two lickings h
has gotand wants 10 run for presiden
again next year. Well vote for mos
any good man that is nominated. but W
can't go Bill Bryan. Not this time. w
legged for him in 1900, and voted 70
him and done all we couldfur him. w
; bet on his election and lost the bes
squirrel dog in Missouri. We amt n
blamed fool, We know when we've ha
enough. If Bill Bryan is nominated W
are going to vote for Andy Jackson
The drill at the oil well goes merrill
downward without stop or hiuderanc,
Everything has the same good loe
that it has worn from the starting d
the new well, and constantly lookiu
better. Stock at 10 cents is bargain
and buyers are assured of making
good investment. The chances are tha
the drillers will run into gusher at tn
n9xt 90 or 100 feet, and oil will ris
rapidly in value. The gas is gettin
very strong and coming in plentiful
quantities.-Telegraph.
Orange Phelps of Pennington die
yesterday at the home of his son il
lockwood, at the age of 76 years. H
was an old settler in San Juan county
N. NJ, having resided for % years i,
Pennington, where he had ranch.
few weeks ago he went to lockwood
with his wife to visit son who reside