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OFFICIAL PAPER OF NAVAJO COUNTY
Vol. 7.
HOLBROOK, NAVAJO COUNTY, ARIZONA, JUNE 4, 1915.
No. 5
fWWS
COUNTY AND TOWN NEWS
Some of The Events
Have Transpired in
This Vicinity
Recently
That
Don (Jooiey oí f metop was a
business visitor to Hoi brook last
Saturday.
W. J. Kelly, of the Kelly Drug:
Co., Winslow, was in Holbrook
last Sunday.
Geo. F. Aird, of rmetop, was
a business visitor to Holbrook
last Saturday.
John Nelson, a prominent wool
grower of Heber, transacted
business in Holbrook last Monday.
L. V. Verkamp. salesman for
Babbitt Bros, of Flagstaff, was
in Holbrook a few days this
week.
A. H. Spellmeyer, manager of
the Apache Cattle Co., of Cibe
cue, and wife spent Sunday in
Holbrook.
J. A. Vandiver, of San Fran
cisco, cattle buyer for Henry
Miller, -was in Holbrook a few
days this week.
George M. Nyce. of the White
river Indian agency, and M. Par
quette, of Ft. Defiance,, were in
Holbrook last Saturday.
Buy fresh bread, pies and
cakes of the Holbrook bakery. ;
Phone in your special orders; we
will try to please you. 4-16tf
G. M. P'illmore, of Los Ang
eles, general agent for the Ford
Automobile company, was re
gistered at Hotel , Holbrook s last
Saturday. , '
Adolph Schuster, senior mem
ber of the firm of A. & B. Schus
ter Co., of Holbrook, left here
last Saturday morning for his
home in Los Angeles.
Among those registed at Hotel
Holbrook last Sunday were the
following St. Johns residents:
E. I. Whiting, E. M.- Whiting,
W. B. Parks and Monico Garcia.
L. C. Henning, cashier- of the
Navajo-Apache Bank & Trust
Co., and County Attorney C. H
Jordan attended . a meeting of
the Elks lodge in Winslow last
Saturday.
F. R. Goodman, state highway
engineer,, stopped in Holbrook
last Saturday when enroute to
Hunt, where he has taken charge
of the construction of the bridge
over the Little Colorado river.
Sheriff - R. L. Newman and
family returned last Sunday from
Taylor, where Mr. Newman went
to attend a roundup of cattle,
some of which belonged to him.
He found everything in fine
shape on the range, pasture good
and cattle in nice condition.
Senator D. D. Crabb and
party, including Mrs. Crabb,
Miss Zella Crabb and Mrs. Mat
tie C. Davis, stopped in Holbrook
last Saturday . when enroute to
their home from Phoenix, where
the senator had been attending
the special session of the legisla
ture. -
George Wilber and family and
Conrad He3s and family arrived
in Holbrook last Sunday from
their homes in Phoenix and Mesa
respectively. They were enroute
to their ranches near Heber
where they will spend the sum
mer months. The trip from
Phoenix was made in three daysj
the party traveling by easy stag
es, camping at night where suit
able places were found. Mr.
Hess continued on to his ranch
Monday morning, Mr. Wilber re
maining until Tuesday morning.
Both gentlemen own large sheep
ranches in the vicinity of Heber,
one of the best range sections in
Arizona.
Ground was broken, last Mon
day for the new L. D. S. church
in Holbrook. A. Copian! the con
tractor lor tne ouilding, is in
town and will have everything
in readiness to start work as
soon as the foundation is in place
The church will be constructed
of the best quality of Gallup
brick; it will cost about $6.000
exclusive of furniture and will
be a handsome addition to Hoi
brook.
Frank Purcell and family, of
St. Johns, arrived m Holbrook
Monday for a visit with Mr. and
Mrs. Newsom. of Hotel Hol
brook. While in town Mr. Pur
cell enrolled himself upon the
honored list of paid-in-advance
subscribers to the News, and
will keep in touch with events
in Navajo county for the next
12 months.
John Gibbons, ex-sergeant' in
the U. S. army and at present
Dostmaster of Fort Apache, ac
companied Dy his wile, was in
Holbrook last Sunday. Mrs
Gibbons left in the evening to
visit her children, who are at
tending school in Albuquerque.
Mr. Gibbons started Monday for
Calfomia to yisitthe expositions.
H. Udell and Mr. Kimball, of
St, Johns, passed through Hol
brook last Sunday morning with
the remains of Mrs. Udell, who
had died in Los Angeles Friday
from the effects of a surgical
operation. The body was taken
to S Johns, where funeral ser
vices were held Monday at 2
o'clock.
Dont use pine, flooring wbpo
you can get nice oak flooring for
very little more at Wetzler's.
The board of supervisors is
sitting as a board of equalization
this week, having convened for
that purpose Tuesdav. . All the
members or the Doard are pre.
sent with the exception of Su
pervisors Gardner, who is in
Phoenix working to secure le
gislation favorable to his county.
W hen crossing the JPuerco on
the return from his ranch last
Sunday, Attorney J. E. Crosby
broke an axle on his automobile.
He was compelled to come to
town and secure a team of horses
to bring in the machine. ,
Enormous-reduction on Folgers
celebrated' tea3 for one week
only at Wetzler's
Miss Leah Hamilion, who had
been teaching school at Chajn-
Ders, visited ner iormer class
mates, Mrs. J. S. HuletandMrs.
J-E. Crosby, a few days this
week when enroute to her home
in Tuscon. . -
Mrs. D. J. Thomas, daughter
Rachel and son Roy, left Hol
brook last Sunday for Midland,
Texas, where they will spend
the summer. - .
Bee-Hive meeting .will be held
Tuesday, June 8, at 3 o'clock, at
the home of Ellen Greer. Every
body interested invited.
Bath tubs and fixtures at Wet
zler's.
C. I. Houck, proprietor of the
Navajo hotel in Winslow, spent
several davs in Holbrook during
the first of week.
Rev. Carl M. Ross conducted
the regular "weekly services in
the Methodist church last Mon
day evening.
Gasoline table lamps and. lant
erns at Wetzler's.
Mrs. Jesse S. Hulet left last
Tuesday morning for an extend
ed visit with her parents in King
man.
Mrs. L. C. Henning went to
Pinto Tuesday for a short yisit
with relatives.
Challenge engines at. Wetzler's
are the best.
A. E. Henning of Pinto was a
visitor in Holbrook Monday and
Tuesday.
Dont forget vour tea this week
at Wetzler's and save money.
Sheriff R. L. Newman nade
business trip to Winslow Tuesday
evening.
County Superintendent Peter
son is spending the week at his
home in Lakeside.
Attorney J. E. Jones of Flag
staff transacted business in Hol
brook Wednesday.
Garden hose and accessories at
Wetzler's.
Mrs. W. J. Hookway returned
Thursday from a short visit with
friends in Albuquerque and Gal
lup.
Mrs. Eatough left Tuesday
morning for Phoenix, where she
will make her home with her
two sons.
Alwavs something new in the
eating line at Wetzler s.
The river is again too high to
ford at Holbrock, the heavy rains
of the past two days having rais
ed the water several feet.
B. N. Dunning, who is putting
in a cement foundation ior a
building in Winslow, spent last
Sunday with his family in Hol
brook.
A copious rain fell in this coun
ty Wednesday night and Thurs
day morning. The moisture was
needed and will greatly benefit
all crops.
James H. Scorse of the Hol
brook Drug Co., has purchased
new Ford touring car and is
proliOitsijt "in
Bachelor Club Forming
ine JNews is advised that a
bachelor club is being formed in
Holbrook by unmarried men of
the town, and it is understood
that men whose wives are spend
ing the summer away from
their homes will be eligible to
membership.
As soon as a permanent organ
ization of the club is effected the
program for the recreation and
consolation of the members will
be arranged. , This program will
consist in part of an excursion by
special train to the expositions in
California. The schedule of the
special will be so arranged that
a stop may be made at Universal
City, near Los Angeles, where
the members of the club will
offer themselves as "props" in
an elaborate moving picture that
the Universal Film company pro
poses to stage.
This picture will be made when
the train bearing the girls from
the various states of the union.
who have been successful in
beauty contests, reaches Univer
sal City. The Holbrook . bache
lors are prepared to resort to
strategy, bribery, or most any
other device to get in the picture.
It is said that applications for
membership in the bachelors
club are coming in rapidly, and
that many of these applications
bear the signatures of the some
time married men. It is also
rumored that, since the plan for
the club's excursion has been an
nounced, a number of other mar-.
ried men have suggested to their
wives trips to the seashore and
Strenuous Work Saves Bridge
Engineer Perkins and his steel
gang are to be congratulated and
highly commended for last
night's strenuous work in plac
ing the new Holbrook bridge in
a condition which rendered it
safe from the flood that arrived
during the night.
Although all reports to Mr.
Perkins from the upper country
up to five o'clock Thursday in
dicated no rise imminent, he, in
consultation with his foreman.
Mr. Smithers, decided to work
continuously until enough steel
was in place to prevent failure
if all of the false work and crib
bing should be taken away. '
Later developments proved
the correctness of his judgment
for within three hours after com
pleting the safety work the three
bridge spans were resting on the
concrete piers by reason of the
false work having been washed
out by a four foot nise.
Last night's work saved the
county fully three thousand dol
lars. As soon as the water subsides,
flooring the bridge will begin
and we can expect it open for
light travel before the next
issue of the News.
lecoming quite
operating it. ,
Julius Wetzler has resumed
the work of building his brick
cottages in the northwest part
of town. As soon as completed
they will be offered for sale.
Wall boards, plain and in oak
finish at Wetzler's.
"' Senator Colter, of Apache
county passed through HolbrooK
Wednesday on his way to attend
the second extra session of the
state legislature which convened
in Phoenix Tuesday.
W. L. Barnum. attorney for
the State Livestock Sanitary
board, passed through Holbrook
Tuesday enroute to St. Johns,
where he went to assist in the
prosecution of some cattle steal
ing cases.
The Navajo Ta-La-Wush com
pany, of Ceder Springs, 45as or
dered lumber from the Carbon
City Lumber Co., of this place,
for a new building in which to
conduct an Indian trading store
in Cedar Springs. The trading
store will be run in connection
with the manufacture of the
Talawush, a popular hair tonic.
W. F. Williams received a let
ter Tuesday from B. First, who
is now in the German hospital
in Los Angeles, stating that he
was greatly improved in health, i
and that his physicians thought
that no surgical operation would
be neccessary. Mr. First has
been a sufferer for several vears
from an affection of the stom
ach, and his friends, here will be
glad to know that his health is
improving.
Church Services
Mr. R. D. Zuck. of Winslow,
will conduct religious services in
the Methodist church next Sun
day evening, June 6, at 8 o'clock.
The public is cordially invited.
.iiuUllldliij,
Lost
Sunday morning in the
of Holbrook an Elgin
watch, B. W. Raymond move
ment, nickle case. Finder may
receive reward Dy returning
watch to The News office.
Last
streets
Father Comes for Runaway Boy
. Last Friday night J. B. Sher
wood, a prominent . real estate
dealer of Los Angeles, arrived in
Holbrook in response to a tele
gram from Undersheriff Clem
ons, apprising him of the fact
that his 15-year old son, who had
run away from home, had been
found here Thursday morning.
ine Doy nad Deen iound in com
pany with three other youths.
and had been detained by the
sheriff's office until his father
could come for him. The other
youths were allowed to go their
way.
The elder Sherwood was de
lighted to fine his boy and made
Mr. demons a present of,$10,
He left for Los Angeles with his
son on No. 21.
Do You Realize
that the two most important
things to be considered in open
ing a bank account are:
1st. A safe banic in which to
deposit your money.
2nd. A bank that always
stands ready to lend any assis
tance. to its customers to which
they are entitled.
Our large number of accounts,
both large and small, is conclu
sive proof that we combine these
important elements of banking,
Merchants & Stock Growers
Bank, Holbrook. Arizona. 3-19tf
Liberty Bell Coming
1 W. H. Clark, vicepresident of
the National Old Trails associa
tion, received advices Tuesday
that the famous liberty bell,
which will be exhibited , in San
Francisco this summer, at the
exposition, will be routed east
this fall through Holbrook. The
bell will be transported by motor
truck both ways from Philadel
phia, a distance of 6000 miles.
On the going trip to San Fran
cisco it will be sent over the
northern route, and when the
exposition closes this fall it will
be sent east through California,
Arizona and New Mexico yia the
Old Trails route.
Intervention May Follow
All factions in Mexico were
publicly called upon by President
Wilson Wednesday, in the name
of the United States "to accom
modate their differences" and
set up a government vthat can be
accorded recognition.
Failure to unite in a movement
to bring peace to Mexico, with
in a very short time," t was an
nounced in a statement ' tele
graphed to Gens. Carranza, Villa,
Zapata and others, would con
strain the United States "to de
cide what means should be em
ployed in order to save the peo
ple of the southern republic from
further devastations of interna
warfare.
Everywhere in the official and
diplomatic quarters and among
Mexicans of varied leaning the
statement was interpreted as
meaning that the United States
to bring pressure to bear first to
unite the factions in the choice
of a provisional president, and,
failing to bring all elements to
gether, would give its active
support to those elements -which
did agree. Intervention was
considered as a possible ultimate
development, but only if a hope-
less condition of anarchy follow-
sd with no remedy from within
the republic
Buy First Class Milk
You would like to know that
the milk you buy for the baby.
and the cream for your break
fast is from well fed, healthy
Jersey cows, that give highest
test in butter-fat; cows kept
clean and milk handled in the
most sanitary manner. This is
the kind you can get at
Rencher's, the dairy products
of quality. Call or phone No,
35 red. . . ' 3-6tf
German Reply Unsatisfactory
The reply of the . (jerman. im
perial government to President
Wilson's protest against the sink
ing of the Lusitania was received
in Washington early in the week.
The communication was not at
all satistactory and the president
is preparing a reply to it, which
will be sent the German govern
ment in a few days. There is a
possibility that diplomatic re-
ations between the two countries
may be severed. ,
own camping
up when and
Get your fresh roasted
today at Wetzler's.
coffee
For Sale
Good eentle work mare, weight about
1100 pounds. W. H. Clakk, Holbrook,
Arizona.
Atache County News
(ST. JOHN'S HERALD)
. D. A. Close, a painter of Hol
brook, was a St. Johns visitor
the first of the week, driving
over in his Ford car in company
with Arthur Schuster.
Arthur Schuster came over
from Hpl brook Monday for a
brief visit with old-time friends.
Since leaving St. Johns a couple
of years ago Arthur has become
a married man and has settled
down in Los Angeles.
John Gibbons and wife, Carl
Mineer and Parley Heap left
this morning for Cedar Fort,
Utah, where they expect to lo
cate. Mrs. Gibbons will go by
train from Holbrook, while the
gentlemen will drive through.
Their many friends wish them
success and prosperity.
J. G. Wright, a venerable citi
zen who has been a resident of
St. Johns for many years, de
parted on' Tuesday for Jordan,
Utah, where he expects to spend
the remainder of hi'3 days with
his children. It is the hope of'
his many friends that he may
find comfort and contentment in
his declining years.
The large number of tourist
parties passing through this
week would seem to indicate
that efforts to run travelers over
other routes have not met with
much success. The tourists
crowding the hotels only repre
sent a part of those pn the road.
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luaijy carry meir
outfits and pull
where they like.
The road bond money for Apa-'
che county, amounting to $123,
850.75, wa3 received the first of
the week by the Navajo-Apache
Bank & Trust Company, acting
as agent for the county. With
this money on hand, the work on
the roads will doubtless be taken
up generally over the county.
The work is needed on the roads
and those who do the work need
the money. No time should be
lost in getting things to moving.
' 'Meat Market for Sale
The Holbrook Cash Market,
including slaughter house, large
ice box and all necessary, equip
ment, will besold cheap. Mar
ket has always done a good
business and is a splendid open
ing for some one who under
stands the meat business. Fur
ther particular's from W. M. Lee,
Holbrook, Arizona.
Treated Cordially
Messrs. Jacob Hamblin and L.
R, Gibbons returned from Den
ver May 30, where they went as
special representatives of the
people to confer with the Lyman
Land Co., in regard to the recon
structing of the dam.
They report having had a very
interesting trip, and that all was
made as enjoyable for them by
the people there as it wa3 pos
sible to do. The members of the
Lyman Land Company receiyed
them as fellow workers, and as
sured them that their sympath
ies were with the people here.
Gibbons and Hamblin also in
form us that the company is Very
enthusiastic over the replacing
of the dam, and that the way is
being paved for its reconstruc
tion, but as yet they are unable
to give any details in regard to
the matter. St. Johns Observer.
Pumping Outfit Moved
Cliff Frost, J. B. Pace and
Dennis Smithson, all of Wood
ruff, weie here the first of the
week making arrangements to
move the pumping outfit they se
cured here some time ago from
J. C. Ty ler, to Woodruff to use
for pumping the water out of the
river on to their tarms and
town lots. St. Johns Observer.