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r " Vol. 1. Eight Pages HOLBROOK, NAVAJO COUNTY, December 17, 1909. No. 32 Eight Page i3' K-'the County Seat of Navajo County THE COMMERCIAL CENTER of NORTHERN ARIZONA the MERCHANTS & STOCK GROWERS BANK of HOLBROOK ARIZONA HOLBROOK, CAPITAL STOCK $50.000.00 Fully Subscribed Extend to Depositors every facility for bank ing accommodations Deposit accounts solicited OFFICERS: John R. Hulet, Pres. H. H. Scohse, Vice Pres. J. E. Cox, Cashier BOARD of DIRECTORS Adoif Schuster, John R.- Hulet, H. H. Scorse J. E. Cox, . Robert Scott OUR MOTTO: A Square Deal to' Everyone "HOLBKOOK LIVERY---tifSffi FEED STABLE M- Soper, Proprietor Good Teams and Experienced Dkiversto take Ycu Any Place at Any Time. Best Grain and Hay and all your Horse will eat. Plenty good water. HOLBROOK,- ARIZONA. W.- EL CLARK Wholesale Hay, Grainy Salt, Hides and Pelts , AGENCY FOR Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company Bottled Beer, Santa Rosa Vineyard Co., Calafornia Wines and Brandies. Your Orders Solicited. Kolbrcok, Arizona. I B. B. CROSBY and COMPANY livery Feci and Sale Stable The best is none to. ffccd for ew Rigs, First fVtrtniTS! Carp ir 'ffy&v&'jXji $ ; iSSwS ful Drivers.. We didn't discover f ife' the Petrified Forest but we can """ "11 pof O-f intri'Ct IV'f. t?? rilTXP. iK'A hs? :uty.i Au-r. grvin ju! iwy yo isor-i Cap. Henry Warren was here Saturday from the Head Quarter Ranch getting: supplies. The Capt thinks this is a great county. And as soon as the artesian water is fully proven to exist here ther will be a great influx of settlers The Capt. is right. It will be no distant day until this great ric valley will be all settled with prosperous people and Holbrook will be the center of all transac tions. Now is the time and Nav ajo County is the place. We forgot to mention two new houses now being built they are the residence of John DeWitt and Frank Owens. They are town builders. Julius Wetzlcr informs us he will build an other residence in Holbrook for Geo. Sharp. iji John R. Hulet spent Saturday with his family at Snowfiake. -q i, o The Kansas City Weekly Star will be given free with every Sup scnption for the Holbrook News from this date. Two good papers for the price cf one. George Hennessey came home Sunday with the lost horses. Geo. Was looking for them about week. R. L Newman was here Sunday from Adamána says there was considerable snow in that part of the country. For.'Wiiidmil!s,-.Punips and all kinds of repairs, see John Flanigan is making a new well this week. J. E. Burger came in Monday from Winslow, and began work on the residence of John Flanigan Al. Stevenson, was here from Adamana, last Sunday. Al says tliey are going to organize a boosters club their town. That is the only "dope" Al, Rev. M. F. Ault of Winslow, was here Monday and held ser vices at the school hpuse the same evening. Key. Auit is De coming quite popular in our town Ie has only preached . here four times but his audiences have been growing all the time and in fact he fills the school room each time since the first. -a. ...o Col. jJick ungsDy came m from his cow ranch Tuesday and made us a visit. Dick is of the opinion that this is the coming center of Arizona. We know Arizona to be the Gárden of f. the World. Therefore Dick's reason ing is " safe and sane" Come again dick. . a i . i o Eon. R. C. Smith is spending a week !ock; after ikeschools in the" outlying country districts and hag left us the keys to his office. Business is very dull in that off ice for we have not been able to "glom" a cent. . Zeke Newman, the wool king of Northern Arizona, has tired of riding the cars and on horse back struck bravly put overland for Phoenix, .Tuesday morning. We are only waiting for .a week or so for we know Zeke will come A. & B. SCHUSTER Holbrook St. Johns White River We have added to our stock--Gem Ranges, best ssteel. larfP. oven rwrmlpp with rflsprvnírfíri' ff land high closet, ' $OO.UU Just Received a Large Stock of Funitür Iron beds from $5.00 up. Chairs from $1. up. Kitchen safes, Dining room tables, Center tables, and Rocking chairs. Come and inspect our stock. SOLE AGEÑTS : Revonoc. washers $11.50. Stúdebakér véhicléry Schutller wagons, Winchestér Rifles and Winceester Cartridges. We guarantee every thing we sell. Money back without question if merchandise is not as represented. Extra Light 5 CAÜBEH . Weight Repeating RiSc Cheats p .IVjhí a?Cr3úco so sfun"' o? tarro! vvsrat and two heavier cnco for Sjunánc. Thi9 rifle handles .22 Ghort, .22 Lcn cr .22 Long Rifle Cart ridges without charic of adjustment. It's a take-down and a vary hnndy, ail-around small caliber repeater. Examine one -3 yc-"4ci)cocthai itVthc-biggcst liSc .irol.cycr. offered. A3 E Yi?.U?v DEALER -TO SHOW- YOU ONE. FOR SALE BY A. & B. SCHUSTER A Substantial Institutian The HOLBROOK Branch of the NAVAJO-APACHE BANK & TRUST CO., of Winslow, Arizona, Extends to all every facility of a conservative BANKING BUSINESS Your Deposits Solicited-Appreciated and Protected Interest paid on savings accounts and time deposits. Call ánd see us HOLBROOK DRUG CO. ARIZONA COAL LAND WITHDRAWN FROM ENTRY Only Coal Bearing lands In Territory Held Up By Government. They Will Be Examined and Re-Appraised Before Being Thrown Open Again. By order 6f the aétiñg secretary .. of the interior sómé 47,000 . acres of land suppose to bé c6al béaritíg . in the Black Mesa forest reserves inNavajo county -frfere withdrawn from eñtry nóvember 29 The local; land office received notifications of the fact yesterday Since the discovery of these coal 4 lánds abóut sixweeks ago thirty . applications for entries have been' made it the land office. They are the first applicátións for coal lands ever made in the territory. A few of the applicants have;: made final payments on the land -after having avertised them- the required thirtydays andtheir ap-" plications will bé fórwarded to;' Washington for approval. Several1 applications have been received at the land office since November1 29, the date mentioned in the letter advising the land office of the withdrawal, Since the locat ion of the coal lands manv pros-' pectors have examined them and; returned to Phoenix to maW applications. The land was rap idly being takers, up whpn onW from Washington was received t which will hold all of them " up; im pending: an examination, elassif-. lication and valuation by the de- partment. The lands withdrawn, are townships 10 and 11 north, in ranges 18 and 19 east - . There was; speculation yester-,-day as to the origin of the order it was uncertain whether it came; through F. C. Dezendorf, chief of the sixth division of the field. service of the land office ,whqs has a joint jurisdiction and super vision over forest lands. , -' , It was stated at the land office yesterday that those who have made ápphcations f or these lands should proceed with the making; of proofs just as thongh the wit hdrawal order had not been made As the law stands now, the land can be- abtained,. with certain? qualifications, on the, payment, of $10 an acre for land more than; fifteen miles from a railroad,; Inside of this limit $15 is charged. All of the land in question is . be yond the f if teenmile limit. The order of withdrawal is gen erally supposed to mean that the lands are to be exámined by the dedartment, and if found to be worth more than $10 an acre the price will be raised,, so that the; government may not lose by 'the sale A full line of Drugs, Patent Medicine, Fruits in Season, Fine Wines and Liquors, Cigars and Tobacbos, Toiled Articles and Confectionery, Full Line of the Latest Magazines : : : : Holbrook, : : Arizona The new school building will be ready for occupancy the first of the year". Rod Gardner has done some fast work on 0the building. Of ccuire Carpanters Bartlett and Daum are entitled to a part of the credit for the fast work. - ii John Conner visited with capt.. Henry Warren Tuesday. John went down to see the artitian well. Geo. Gardner is here - from Snowfiake plasteinng the school i house. Holbrook Arizona f f L- Subscribe for the NEWS. \n\n .creí sttrf cts the i.-;. look artidCt