The San Juan County Index, 1899-05-26

nors gathers t at I i.vs Utestuer'B last Sunday to celébrala Mrs. Creamer's birthday. D, T. Doliuger. we understand, haa reuisd Charles Holly's ranch for the summei. He wunt over last Sunday evening. We have seen a good deal in the news newspapers - papers newspapers of late about the splendid coun try tobe found around Aatec and Farm Farmington, - ington, Farmington, und even the Flora Vista folks have bad their say. Now, while we are willing to sdinit that thsy are all splen splendid - did splendid pluees, we don't want to take up two or three columna of your valuable paper to convine tho public that Hloom Hloom-tield - tield Hloom-tield and vicinity beat them all. Ws have a good fertile soil, splendid water aud an unlimited supply of it, plenty of idle land that lucks only Bouie capital elbow grease to conduct it into a veri veri-table - table veri-table garden spot of orchard and meadow. There are good prospects of a new ditch on the north sido this sum summer - mer summer which will cover thousanda of acres of land and ws hope to see mauy new settlers here daring tho summer. Administrator's Notice. Estate of George Lohr, deceased. Tho undersigned having been, appointed administrator of tho estate of George Lohr, deceased, hereby gives notice that he will appear before the Probate Court uf San Juan County, at the Court house in Aztec ou tho hist Monday in July not, at which time all perens having claims aaiuKt said tstto. are not i lied and requested to attend for the purpose of having sume adjusted, aud u!l persona are hereby notitiod that if they tail to present ttmir claims against eaid estate within one year from the date hereof, auch claim will be barred bv the statute. All persons iudebtud to said estate are requested to make iminndiHte payment to the undersigned. Dated thie 2d day of May A. 1). 1KU0. John W. Uumon, Admiuistrator.

truit of the same kind, small quantities that have boeu sarefully stored aud kspt tor late spring uae, aud thsy are at the same sort great, big, rich, juicy, delightful IhiugH which one can hardly believe were produeed.aoy where oalaidu ot California or Italy. "But people all over ths Uniten States are waking up to tha wonders of this sxetioo. The big paeking compaiss of Chisago and other cities ara there, long before auy of the fruit begina to turu, buying u whole ora barde jubt aa they stand. "Togivs you aa idea about the producís ot fruit farming in that part, I will men mention - tion mention the experience ofatrieud of mine who livea down there. He engaged ia merchandise business and owns a neat house aud tivs acres of laud set with 3 3-year - year 3-year old trees. "Well, last vear one of the fruit buy buyers - ers buyers aaul to him: " 'What will you take for your fruit just as it atands, on the trsssf' 'Oh, 1 don.t know what it ia worth,' my fiieud answered, expecting an otter of, perhaps, U5U. " 'Thsu suppose we say (025 said the buyer, aud, as soon as tuy friend could get bis breath, hs accepted the otler. Ant; yet," added Mr, Zalinger, "the buy buyer - er buyer uide$2U0 oa ths purchase. "For years, as yoa perhaps know, there has been talk of a railroad from Albuquerque to Duran go, via Farming ton. Now tbe agitation is growing warmer, and 1 really believe it will go through. Tbe grades are easy all up the Uio Puerco, and a few cuts will take tbe road across thai Chaca mem, and than the rest is easy, and when tbe road guvs through that wonderful Farming lou district will bare the one thing needful aud that blooming land will be put in direct touch with the markets and the world in genoral, and there, is as assured - sured assured for it a future of marvelous prosperity."

Ths seras was at once grand andinspir andinspir-ing. - ing. andinspir-ing. Every vessel iu the American Beet was gaily decorated, aud tho British outdid tbemaelves in paying tribute to Admiral Dewsy. Aa the Olyoipia tieadrel out toward Corregidor íslaud, hich she passed under somewhat dilTereut asepices something more than a year ago, each Teesel tired an Admiral's sulute, while the erews stood at quarters and chserii'i! nnd the panela p!avit lioiue, Sweet Uoaia." As the Olympia passed the British cruiser Powerful, the American baud struck up witb the British uational anthem, and tha IWei fill's srew "11 aimed" ship in response, every man on board joining iu the cheering for Admiral Dewey. When last sreu the Olympia's home home-wardbound - wardbound home-wardbound pennant-as long as the sruiser itself was standing out stiff before the uorlhwest breeau, and the strains of "Auld Lang by tie" were wafted backward lo ths scone made fa famous - mous famous by tne eomuaauiier of thsOlviupia.