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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1903-10-16
Legal Notice.

Last Will and Testament of John H. Austin,
deceased
To whom 1t may concern:
Notice is hereby given that |, Joe Prewitt
Clerk of the pro cate court in aud for San Juan
County, New Mexico Territory, have set the
l2td day Of October, 1903, as the day for prov.
ing the last will and testamen ent of said John
II. AUSTIN deceased.
Given under my hand and the seal of said
court this nth day uf September, A. d. 1903
[SEALl JOE PREwITT, Probate Clerk
Testamente Voluntad de John H. Austin
fnadO
\ xuines importe:
For esta Sc da avtso, quo 20 Joe Prewitt
Escrban de la corte prueba de la Conado d,
San Juan Tcrritorio de Nueva Mejioo, hi
nombrado October -, 1903 como ell dia del
probudo ell testament Y Ultima Voluntad dc
John II. Austin, finado,
Dado bajo mi mano y sello d dicno Octobe
4. ID. 1903.
ISEALl JOE PREwITT, Probate Clerk
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1903-10-16

Jay Turley a noted engineer and U.
S, deputy surveyor, is in Cheyenne
from Santa Fe, N. NJ, making study
of the irrigation laws Of Wyoming. He
is a member Of an irrigation hoard ap-
pointed by the territorial government to
investigate the Wyoming irrgatian
system Of laws, which will in all proba-
bility be adopted by that territory at the
next meeting Of the legislature, when it
is expected Mr.. lurley will become state
engineer.
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also have to report that since taking
office, your treasurer has deducted COM
missions, which under late opinions,
rendered by Solicitor Bartlett, are lille
gal. and to which he is not entitledi as
follows:
From liquor and gaming licenses S34 56
From poll tax and fines II 30
Total S4576
wish to say that Mr. Black in de,
ducting these commissions had only fol
lowed precedents established by his pre-
decessor 10 office, and which have been
allowed by former boards Of county
commissioner.
also have to report that have care
fully checked the accounts of your sher-
if and find all moneys collected by him
have been promptly paid over to the
treasurer as required by law.
also wish to state that your treasur-
er afforded me every opportunity for h
full and complete examination and that
| found the books Of account well kept
Yours very respectfully,
CHARLES V. STAFFORD,
Travelling Auditor
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1903-10-16

Boston has system Of lightning ex-
change Of names, 1t requires SIX weeks
advertising, ten dollars in cash and the
approval of the court. We now under
stand why so many old maids come
from the far east to New Mexico where
their names can be changed without so
much legal proceedings.
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AmerlCanizina Mexico.

During the past five years the at
tention Of Americans has been inoreas-
iugly drawn to our sister republic on
the south. and the numeruos facts and
figures published have awakened an
intense interest in all things pertain
ing to its development, American
capital. running into the hundreds OF
millions, h besn invested there, and
the indications are that still more is
to follow.
The rejuvenation Of Mexico under
the influence OF American capital, and
American ideas is the most remark
able national movement, excepting
that OF Japan, OF the past century.
AS a writer in a recent issue of the
Worlds Work expressed it, Mexico IS
"leaping from the tenth century into
the twentieth. Her l3,5OO,0OO lnhabi-
ants are growing thousand years in
as mauy weeks
The Mexicans alone, of all Spanish
American peoples, oeemed to have
solved the problem of self-govern-
ment. The rule of Diaz is far more
autocratic than would be tolerated in
this country, but the conditions de-
mand it, and it certainly has resulted
in a stable and progressive govern.
ment At one time it was believed
that this condition would end with his
retirement or death, but that likeli-
hood has passed away, and the Mexico o
OF the future seems destined to be a
splendid fufillment sot the prophecy
OF TODAY
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1903-10-16

The new refri gerator cars are greatly
appreciated by tire Greely pctet,c raise-a
Heretofore they have had to get their
potatoes on the market before cold
weather or they would get frozen while
being shipped, thereby overstOching the
market and crowding the price way
down. Now they may ship during the
coldest of weather and secure a TOP
price fo.' their products.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1903-10-16
LEGAL NOTICES.
Estray Notice.

NOTICE Is hereby gwen that the Undersigned
has taken up the following described estray
animal at her ranch neat Aztec, New Mexico,
viz:
One Brown horse years o,d branded o on
the left shoulder and o on the left ear white
face and four white feet
The owner or owners Of said described ami
mails forfeit the same at the end OF the seven
months from the date of the first publication
of this notice, unless claimed by the ownerns
owners thereof, or their agent, proving owner
ship and paying all legal charges thereon.
Mrs JOB NIXON,
First pub April 10 1903 Aztec, N. NJ.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1903-10-16

Many young collegians who came west
to work in the Kansas harvest fields are
now picking potatoes at Greeley. BY the
time the potato.digging season is over,
they may return to college with a neat
sum for the winter.
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Gained Forty Pounds in. Thirty
Days.

For several months our younger
brother had been troubled with indiges
tion. He tried several remedies hut got
no benefit from them. We purchased
some OF Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets and he commenced taking
them. Inside Of thirty days he had
gained forty pounds in flesh He is now
full recovered We have good trade on
the Tablets,-Holly Bros, Merchants,
Long Branch, Mo. For sale by Bay &
Current.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1903-10-16

D, Diamond, miner. claims to have
found gold in paying quantities in the
bed Of the Fountain river near Pueblo
He says he has been making from to
$40 per day with pan, and has now
gore east to secure money with which
to develop his claim.
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A friend of ours in San Juan county,
New Mexico, has hit upon plan Of grow
ing peach trees without wasting much
land on them aud he probably obtained
the idea from the Tesuque indians who
have followed the practice for the last
200 years. He plants the best young
trees he can get along the public road
and on each side OF his irrigating aterals.
Once year he sends man around to
trim them and keep them cut low. The
trees do not make much shade and do
not interfere with the ield crops in the
least. Byhavipg them close to the fence
with fe " inches of the wire they take
up practically no room that could be
used. VIII, n trimmed closely the trees
bear the biggest and finest of peaches
and there are so many of them tnat the
man never misses what is taken by pas
sersby. This idea about highway odorn-
ment originated i'll spain several cen.
turies ago and is certainly all right.
A new AID very destructive worn has
appeared IN California as a pes; affect
ing the apple crop and we will have to
be on the lookout for it. The pest re-
sembies in many respects the canker
worm but attacks the fruit instead of
the foliage 1t suspends itself at times
few feet below the limbs by means of
web. 1t will draw the edges OF leaf
together and fasten them with its web,
thus affording place of shelter much
after the style Of our leaf rollers. The
pest will also pull the foliage as close to
the apple as possible. its favorite point
OF attack is the outer surface or skin of
the fruit which is punctured to such an
extent that the apples are rendered un-
marketable. Its sudden appearance pre-
Guides the possibility of checking it's
ravages in time to save the fruit. There
are so ne fifty or more described species
Of worms attacking the apple that crum.
pie the leaves more or less or which
feed upon leaves aud fruit. None have
been considered as very great pests al
though in some seasons they may do n
great deal Of damage,-FieId and Farm,
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1903-10-16

The Santa Fe New Mexican, and New
Mexican Review, which is the weekly
edition, should have at least $50 sub
scribers in this county, as in addition to
being the representative paper Of the
territory it never looses an opportunity
to say a good word for San Juan. Col.
Frost, the editor knows this county and
keeps in touch with its progress, ard il
all he has written Of San JLan ,county
and its good points was compiled, it
would make a book of many pages,
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1903-10-16

"Newspaperiety" is a new word meant
to take the place of newspaper notori-
ety.. If you don't want any Of it, be
goodl
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1903-10-16

assessors CON mission l8035
advertising costs 125OO
special tax to town of Farming
ton l35 46
receipts remittances Ty. treas. 270393
exchange and mileage Ty. re-
mittances 4002
collectors costs act. delinq
tax 3O.l6
cash in office 2O7 l6
cash items in office 1920
cash in banks 4174.54
balance l32.0U
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1903-10-16

Some members of the Colorado Board
of health claim that 20 per cent of the
cases of tuberculosis .existingsin the
state originated there, while physicians
whose practice is mainly among con,
sumptive patients'scoff at the statement,
and say they have not met with a single
case that could be showa positively to
have originated in Colorado This mat
ter should not 60 uninvestisated The
state Medical Association will probably
appoint committee to look into the
question, as the 2O!per cent.claim seems
to be beyond reason.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1903-10-16

The regents of the university and the
school board OF Boulder. acting in con
junction with Henry White Callahan Of
the State Preparatory school, have in
augurated crusade against the frater.
mites OF college secret orders Objection
is not made to their existance by chap
ters among the students of the universi-
ty. but serious objection. is made to the
Youngsters of the Preparatory school
initiating the practices Of sthe elders,
Too many school gatherings and too
much dissipation resul form college
fraternal organizations.
1t is high time that a check of some
description bs placed upon this 'trater
nal business" as it is being done to
death in most of the colleges throughout
the country, 1t frequently causes much
in the way OF envy and spite between
member of different orders, to say
nothing Of the weeks Of preparation for
"Open Session." which must out-shine
the rival order, even il studies have to
be neglected. All houot ~ the men,
who not only realize the evil growing
out OF such orgahizatioDs but have the
courage 10 tight n
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1903-10-16

GAN JUAN COUNTY CATHOLIC MISSION
- Catholic population 050l Headquarters
pro tep Santa Rosa Church, Blanco P. o
Regular services first and second Sunday of
month; mass at a. M, sermon; Sunday
school for children, Immediately after mass.
At p. M, rosary, congregational singing,
Bible history, prayers; monthly services held at
(iobernador, Martinez, Los Pinos. Several
ton and 0lio are visited by the priest in
charge, Rosa precinct, Rio Arriba Co., n. NJ.
Catholic popu alton 800 is attended from
Santa Rosa church. Any communication on
church affairs 0r religious subjects should be
addressed to catholic Priest, Blanco P.0 :,
New Mexico"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1903-10-16

AZTEC POST no Is, G. A, R.-Meets at
n call of Post Commander. Aztec, New
Mexico. W. Fl. WILLIAMS, Post Comman.
der g. W. McCOy. diutant,
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DIRECTORY.

pRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - Morning SER
vices on the first and third Sundays Ji
each month at eleven o'clock. Evening ser
7ices every Sunday night at eight o'clock
Sunday school at 2 80 p. m. Prayer meeting
on Wednesday evening at 500 p. m, j. r
COOPER, Pastor.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-04-08
COUNTY NEWS.
eo- Additional County Nescs, see other pages
BROOKLYN.


Leslie fainter is employed at DR..
Hsgerthy's at sedgwick.
H. S. Kane went to Portland on a bus
mess trip Monday.
o. l. Fiye has been drawn to serve on
the traverse jury.
Miss Agnes Mcfarland returned to Bar
Harbor Friday to resume teaching.
An Easter concert will be given at the
Baptist church next Sunday evening.
Miss Edith Allen, who has been teach.
ing at North Turner, Jeanne home Monday.
Raymond Allen left Friday for New
London, Conn, where he will join a
yacht.
Patsy Mcdonnell and Charles Blake
leave to-day for New York, where they
will join their yachts.
The Farther Lightsn meeting will be
held Wednesday evening at the chapel.
Subject: "India."
Mrs. Samuel fainter died at her home
years, and her husband died the Friday
following, April 8, aged eighty five years.
The immediate cause of their deaths was
the grip, although they both had been In
feeble health for g long time. MIR. and
Mrs. fainter leave seven sons and one
daug of Beverly, Mass,
Horace and Charles in the West, Edward,
George, Allen, Herbert, and Mrs. e. B.
Kane, of this place. Much sympathy is
felt for them all, especially Allen and
Her bert, with whom they spent their
last days.
April 6. UNE FEMME.
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COUNTY NEWS.
For additional County Ne ,os. see other page,
NORTH DEER ISLE,

Mrs. Louis Crockettlof Rockland, visited
here las week.
Mrs. Michael Snowman, who has been
very i'll, is improving. q,
The town school, taught by Miss Annie
Damon, began this week.
George Knight is making a coasting
trip with Capt. Frank Haskell. ~
Capt. Hezekiah Powers has gone to Bos-
ton to take command of the yacht
"Aida"
Capt. Charles Haskell is visiting at his
home while the schooner "Susan n. Pick
ering" Is discharging in Boston.
John P Snow, brother in-law OF Capt.
Charles Babson, of Eggemoggin, died OF
pneumonia at his home in Brooksville on
April /, aged seventy-two years.
The remains of Ella Eaton, who died at
the hospital in Rocklsnd last week, were
brought to Little Deer Isle for interment
Deceased was the daughter OF Alfred and
Sophia Eaton. She leaves one daughter
Sarah Maud Haskell
Mrs. Betsey Small, widow of Andrew
Small, died OF pneumonia at the home oil
her son, Allen Small, ON March %. Mrs
Small was the daughter of the late Capt
and Mrs. Davis Haskell, and was seventy.
three years old. The funeral was held
Wednesday. Interment wss in the old
cemetery at Deer Isle.
April 6. r
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Telephone Line Sold.

BUcKsPoRT, Aprii7 (speciai)-The line,
equipment and franchise OF the Bucks
port g. East Orlsnd Telephone Co. has
been sold to the New England Telephone
Co., and will be made part of that
system.
The Bucksport & East orland Tele-
phone Co. was organized about five years
ago, and covers Bucksport village, OrlaDd
and East Orland, with lines to several of
the cottages around Lake Aiamoosook.
1t has about fifty miles OF wire, fifty in
struments and a good switch board, and
central Office equipment located here in
he electric lig ht station with Ed. II
Emerson superintendent.
About twenty-fiv OF the instruments
are long distance subscribers, that Is, can
be "plugged in" direct with the out side
lines. Conversation has been carried on
successfully from the Brainard cottage at
Hart pond and New York. The other in
struments are local subscribers.
The new owners have made no changes
as yet, and 1t is not known what DISPOSE
tion they will make with the local line.
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Killed at Rockland.

Edwin Libby who lived at the Meadows,
RockIand, and had been employed as a
brakeman on the LIMERICK railroad, was
instantly killed last Saturday about IL. 30
a. M, by slipping from box car while
descending the iron steps. Mr.. Libby had
been planning for some time to leave the
job, as he had a sort of premonition that
danger was impending, receiving some
slight injury few days ago. 1t is under
stood that Saturday was the last day he
was to work. As soon as Libby fell, the
brakes were applied. but the tracks being
wet, the train could not be stopped until
two or three cars had passed over him,
amputating one leg and arm and fearfully
crushing the body.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-04-08
ANOTHER SEIZURE
At Bar Harbor-F Ford Building Raided
for the Seventeenth Time.

At Bar Harbor-F Ford Building Raided
for the Seventeenth Time.
Last Saturday Sheriff Whitcomb and
Dsputy-Sherif Fields made spoth her seiz-
ure of liquor at the Ford building, So
called, in Bar Harbor, and captured some
$50 bottles of whiskey.
Ernest Elwell, who was found in
charge, was arrested, and brought before
Judge Peters In the municipal court at
Ellsworth Monday afternoon. Elwell
pleaded not guilty, and waived examin.
alton. Judge Peters adiudged him
guilty, and sentenced him to a fine OF
500 and costs and sixty days in jail. He
gave bonds in 500 for his appearance at
the April term. John Burns, OF Bangor,
and Andrew W. Fitzpatrick, OF Machias,
were accepted as bondsmen.
This is the seventeenth complaint for
violation of the liquor law that has been
made against one party or another in this
one building since Dec. S.
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EAST LAMOINE.

Mrs. Hattie Gilpatrick has returned
from a visit to relatives at Everett and
East Boston.
Capt. F. l.. Winterbot ham left last
Monday to take command of the steamer
"Mt. DESERT, which makes her first trip
to-day.
The schooner margaret" which has
been discharging a load of steel and
cement for the coaling station, sailed
Thursday.
W. s. Tibbetts and family, of Wool
wich, have moved into the Hopkins cot
tage. Mr.. Tibbetts has charge of the
dredging at the coaling station.
Quite serious accident occurred at the
stsnd-pipe last Thursday when Charles
Hartman had his leg broken. 1t was
caused by a heavy hammer in the hands
of another man CHANGING and striking
Mr.. Hartman on the leg. He was carried
at once to Ellsworth where he took the
train for his home in Brewer.
ADril 6. H
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-04-08
STRIKE AT WEST SULLIVAN.
Quarrymen Demand an Eight-hour
Day

lay.
WEST SULLIVAN. April 6 Especially The
quarrymen here ON Friday last made q de-
mand for an eight hour day. This move
10 su bsequent to the companies granting
an eight hour day to them, voluntarily,
last fall, when the agreement with the
stone cutters went into effect.
The public and the workmen looked on
The move this spring to force nine hour
day with disfsvor. The contractors, it
has been said, suggested that the men
work at e per day OF nine hours or s1.75
per day OF eight hours.
The mix-up by some crews accepting
one plan, and other crews accepting the
other plan resulted In general dissat isfac-
ton, and ended in the strike.
Steps towards forming a local union
were taken Saturday evening. While the
cutters cannot strike, owing to their
agreement which holds to May, 1905, the
qusrrymen will doubtless have full finan-
cial and individual sympathy from the
cutters in general.
seat for higher prices, as outside places
are said to be giving several dollars more
per 1000 for block making.
The 'longshoremen have always had
twenty five cents a day more than the
quarry wages, owing to the demand at
times, and uncertainty of work at other
times, caused more or less by demurrage of
vessels by i'll winds, and they, too, will
hold for rise should the qusrrymen gain
their demands. Thus kind of three
cornered fight will be carried on IL the
companies hold out.
What the outcome will be, or how soon
matters will reach a climax, it is hard to
foretell, but it is certain that the aggres-
siveness of and concessions to the granite
cutters union have opened channels Of
unrest among stone-men generally.
Up to yesterday the operators had made
no reply to the quarrymen's demand, and
in the meantime work is going on as
usual.
From 200 to $50 quarrymen are en-
ployed in West Sullivan and Franklin
together.
Inasmuch as all other employees are
working nine hours, and are being paid
for the extra hour, the operators feel that
the quarrymen ought to work nine hours
also, especially as they are being paid for
the extra hour.
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ADMITS SHOOTING HUSBAND.
Deering Murder Mystery in Brewer
Practically Cleared Up.

Practically Cleared Up.
Whatev,r light was need d to clear up
the mystery OF the death OF William A.
Deering In Brewer on the night of March
IA, was furnished last Wednesday by the
wife of the dead man. Mrs. Mary Fl. Deer
ing, who is dying OF a cancer, and who
has been charged By coroner's july with
having killed her husband, has made
statement under oath to County Attorney
Smith and in this statement practically
confesses that 1t was she alone and unaided
who committed the deed.
She does not clearly state just how the
fatal shot was fired, but says that she
took the revolver from beneath the mat
tress OF her bed, and went to her hus-
bands room with the intention OF killing
him and then herself.
She says that her sister, Mrs. e. ID.
Jones, knew nothing of her intentions
until after it was too late.
Mrs. Deering deposes that she was
married twenty one years ago, and that
her life for the most part since then has
been most unhappy. She says that Deer
ing has beaten her numerically and has
made life burden for her for many years.
Once when they were living at a Bangor
hotel and again when in Buffalo, he
would split her head open.
She says be has entered her room In the
dead hours of the night, seized her by the
hair and dragged her from room to room.
He has then stripped her clothing from
her in shreds, and dared her to move a
muscle or to cry for help.
From the effects of one blow that she
says he gave her she lay in bed three
weeks, unable to turn over. Her attend
ing physician tolo her that three ribs were
broken.
Two years ago he struck her a fearful
blow with his fist, causing great pain
which became worse. A physician whom
she consulted told her that the bruise
would result in a cancer, aud it has. She
is dying from the effects of the cancer.
On the very afternoon previous to the
shooting Deeripg came into her room.
He stood by her bedside and coolly told
her that she could not last long. and that
he constantly prayed that her end would
come soon. He tainted her with her
condition, and told her what joy would
be his when he should look within coffin
and view her corpse.
1t was the years OF brutal treatment,
followed by cruel taunts such as these that
drove the dying woman to desperation
and perved her to the determination that
she would end everything that night.
She decided then and not before then,
so she says, to kill him and then commit
suicide. Her greatest fear was not that
Deering would kill her, but that Re would
kill Ter sister.
Such in brief is the story of Mrs. Deer
ing, who for the first time explains the
nature OF the provocstion which induced
her to kill her ashland.
Mrs. Deering is failing. She cannot
live very long, and County Attorney
Smith has decided that the law can do
nothing. Nature will be allowed to take
jte c0uree
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EST SULLIVAN.

Miss Ada Farnsworth Is attending
Cherryfield academy.
G F. Hooper is to make an addition OF
several rooms to his cottage.
Mrs. G. M. Farnsworth and Miss Josie
Bunker we're in Ellsworth Monday.
Fred Bartlett, of Sorrento, moved into
the Hsckett boarding house Tuesday.
VIII B. Thomas, who has been driving
Dunbar Bros. delivery team, is again at
home.
The grammar school here did not begin
April as planned, the committee failing
to secure teacher for that date.
Miss Winnie Lawrie has gone to Bangor
where she will take a few weeks course
in bookkeeping at business college.
The West Sullivan members of Noko-
mis- Rebekah lodge are planning to go to
Bar Harhor Friday evening of this week.
April Z. B.