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r '' THE HO MEW Official Paper of Navajo County and the Holbrook Oil Field SINGLE COPIES TEN CENTS VOL. 12, NO. 44. HOLBROOK, NAVAJO COUNTY, ARIZONA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1921. EARL T; LYON, Editor and Proprietor RAYMOLD The Goat of the System Arrives in Town This Morning to Plead on First Count. Is Again Arrested and is Now Rustling for a Bond, in Default of Which He will Go to Jail. Says he is Not Guilty and-if he was he would Now be in Old Mexico or Canada. He Will Enter a Plea Monday Morning. L. M. Raynolds appeared before the superior court at 10:30 this morning on the criminal charge of accepting deposits when he knew the bank to be insolvent. He was. given until Monday morning to enter his plea. Immediately after the hearing he was re-arrested by Sheriff Newman and detained at the county jail on a J -second criminal complaint sworn to by L. M. Carpenter which charges "That the said L. M. Raynolds, being then and there the President of the Holbrook State Bank, a banking cor poration doing business at Holbrook, County of Navajo, State of Arizona, did then and there, willfully, unlaw fully, fraudulenty and feloniously ac cept and receive, while he was pres ident of said bank, on deposit, from said L. M. Carpenter, the sum of One Hundred and. Six Dollars, ($106), good and lawful money of the United States, and being then and there of the value of one hundred six dollars, ($106) and being then and there the property of said L. M. Carpenter; that he, the said L. M. Raynolds, as the president of said bank, at the time he so received and accepted said money on deopsit in said bank, then and there did so well knowing or having good reason to know, that the. said Holbrook State Bank was unsafe and insolvent." . The complaint was issued out of Justice R. L. Ison's court at Wood ruff and the case "was called in that court at 2 o'clock. The prisoner plead "not guilty" and was without counsel and on the testi mony of L. M. Carpenter and Ed Ellis, the defendant was bound over to the superior court. The court was inclined to make SHERIFF NEWMAN CAPTURES A MUCH WANTED FUGITIVE Last December notices were sent out from Farmington, New Mexico, calling for the arrert of D. P. Thomason, and offering a reward of C. M. LAPRADE GIVES BOND ON GRAND LARCENY CHARGE C. M. LaPrade of Winslow, who was recently acquitted of the charge of grand, larceny in the Winslow court, was re-arrested last week and the WINSLOW MAN HELD FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE Edgar C. Flaherty was brought back from Prescott Friday on a war rant charging him with failure to provide for his minor child, Lucile, thirteen years of age. INFORMATION FILED IN TWO CRIMINAL CASES BY CO. ATTY E. R. Tenny, charged with grand larceny, and R. G. Chambers charged with selling mortgaged property were THREE SALES BY THE SHERIFF AT COURT HOUSE DOOR TODAY Four lots and 'two houses belong ing to P. J. Sobieskt were knocked down for. a judgment, to W. H. Burbage for $3500, and the Winslow property of E. R. Chambers of Win slow was also sold to satisfy a mort gage of $1857, and the purchaser in the bond $25,000 but on suggestion of the county attorney the bail was fixed at $8,000. The court in its finding says: "It appearing to me that the crime of felony receiving and accepting a deposit in the Holbrook State Bank, knowing the said bank was insolvent, by L. M. Raynolds, the president of the said . Holbrook State Bank, at Holbrook Precinct, Navajo County, State of Arizona, on or about the 11th day of December, 1920, has been committed, and that there is sufficient cause to believe the de fendant L. M. Raynolds guilty there of, I order that he be held to answer the same, and that he be admitted to bail in the sum of Eight thousand Dollars ($8000), and I have commit ted him to the sheriff of the county of Navajo until he give such bail or be otherwise legally discharged." The only statement wrung from the prisoner was his protest of the amount of bail. He said if he had wanted to get away he could easily have been in Old Mexico or Canada before this, and thought $5000 enough. In view of the fact that he must remain here even though he furn ish the bond on account of the date of his pleading on the first charge. being set for, Monday .morning, the court fixed his bail at $8000, and up to this time has not been able to furnish it. He is in the custody of the sher iff now and if someone with $8000 of good and lawful money does not come to his rescue pretty pronto he will get his first lodging in the county jail tonight. $25 for his' arrest. Sheriff Newman picked him up at Adamana yesterday and he is held awaiting the arrival of the New Mexico authorities. case tried again before Justice Walton. This time he was held to answer to the superior court in the sum of $2,000. FOR MINOR CHILD He was tried before Justice Walton yesterday and bound over to the su perior court. He gave a cosh bond for his appearance. the defendants in the cases for which the information was filed by County Attorney Greer yesterday. herited with the property a tax bill for $1455.99. Twenty-seven head of cattle be longing to Wallace Larson were sold to satisfy a judgment held by the Putney Mercantile Co. The stock brought $217. MYTHOLOGY STUDENT GETS A SETBACK Once upon a time, Ala Baba was watching his pigs industriously root ing. Clifford. King came along and asked: "Why do those pigs root so?" Ala uaDa replied: "iitt.them pigs root to prevent introspection. The success of a pig in life hangs on his ability to forget the fact that he is a pig; so them pigs, being wise, are losing themselves in useful effort." And an overzealous editor, believ ing that what he desires will come true, might be excused on the same grounds as Ala Baba's pigs. ; A prospective oil magnate and get rich-quick Texan came into the News office last week with the fever, and wanted to know where all the oi wens were located that were now drilling. We gave him the location of the Holbrook, Adamana, Zuni, Black Can yon and Pinto, and he went up in the air, and said: "I been reading your paper and. according to your own statements you should have just 52 wells drilling and about a score of outfits on the way to drill and the town slopping over with geologists, experts and in vestors holding down the lid. And on being informed that he was in the right town but the wrong pew, he went on his way rooting for the fountain head of Arizona oil information. SIX CHEVROLETS IN ' HOCK FOR TAXES When the Chevrolet slump struck the Holbrook branch of the General Motors Acceptance Company that ac cepteo oroers ior tne unevroiet i.n Holbrook and their business was running in low gear, they accepted a contract with the Santa Fe to tow them back to- the home office all the way and the unsold Lizzies, six of them, were herded into a car on the Santa Fe track iready to go back, and everything looked lovely for the elopement of the said Lizzies from a stagnant and unappreciative market. But, in the multiplication of com plications that arose in making their getaway, they snubbed County Assoss or Shumway, and in their haste to fly never said good bye "What is ouV bill for being stored up in Hol brook?" or anything else that should have been said, and just to' show the said Lizzies' chaperons that he is on the job, he tacked a notice on the departing Lizzies' special car that said "Yoa are hereby held for taxes in the sum of $100.31," and if the said chaperons do not come through by the 17th of February he will hold a bargain sale of Chevrolets on that day and they came through. A famous scientist claims to have a -scheme to beat the grim reaper out of his toll but none of the many devices to beat the tax man have ever been put over successfully. This is the only "buzz wagon" out fit in Holbrook. that never could see the necessity of advertising and it is the only one that we know of that has "turned up its toes to3the cactus" and had its corpse attached just for living in the county. WINSLOW JUDGE JARRED LOOSE The Winslow Justice of Peace scrap is still holding the boards in the superior court with no signs of abate ment. J. L. Sweeney appeared before Judge Crosby last Saturday to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt in not turning apperta nances of the office as well as the cognomen over to Walton. Attorney O'Sullivan of Phoenix ap peared for Sweeney and it was agreed that a motion for a new trial would be made before Judge Bollinger, who put the skids under Sweeney, and if he is still of the same opinion when O'Sullivan gets through with him the case will be appealed by defend ants to the supreme court. In the meantime Walton has start ed in to try over again the cases de cided by Sweeney, and when Sweeney regains his equilibrium as a judge he will probably touch up the Walton cases in this way Walton will re pudiate Sweeney and Sweeney will repudiate Walton. And the litigants in the Winslow court in the mean time will be given rain checks for the next umpire instead of judg ments that will stick. THINGS DOING IN THE HOLBROOK OIL FIELD THE ADAMANA Work at the Aden. ana is progres sing and every foot of new hole is interesting to the drillers. The formation is unchanged and there is free oil showings in every bailing. HOLBROOK OIL Announced plans of the Holbrook Oil Company have not yet been made public, awaiting the arrival of Man ager Jack Marden, who has lately been in conference with company ge ologists and backers, and for the past few days has been transacting busi ness in connection with the future plans of the company. It is a confident belief, as evi denced by public opinion as well as the attitude of the management of this company, that the Holbrook will more than justify the expecfations induced by the showing that has been made. We stated in a .former issue that underreaming had been in pro gress and wRether the well is shot at the present depth to ascertain the content of the strata, or whether it is decided to continue deeper, this preliminary work roust be accomp lished as water was encountered af ter the original placing of - the eight inch casing. GOSSIPY GOSSIP FROM AROUND THE -TOWN Enoch Williams, deputy sheriff of Winslow, was in town Saturday. W. B. Woods of the Postal Tele graph Company was in Winslow Mon day on business. County Attorney Greer and W. E. Ferguson were in St. Joseph Thurs day on professional business. P. W. O'Sullivan, rs of the prom inent legal lights of the state, was here last Saturday as counsel for Sweeney in the J. P. of W. case. W. J. Hennessey, formerly secre tary of the Adamana is now located in Granite, Oklahoma, where he is identified with the oil industry. Judge Sapp returned from Bisbee Wednesday where he was in attend ance at the Masonic Grand Lodge. He was elected senior grand warden of the grand lodge of Masons. Ed. Greer, county attorney of Ap ache county", was here this week on legal business. He will be associated with County Attorney Greer in the Raynolds system trial. Luke D. Smith, a former employee of the L. B. Putney Co., Jias returned to Holbrook and resumed his old po sition as accountant for that com pany. The Holbrook High School Dram atic Club presented "The Merchant of Venice" to a good sized audience last night. The young actors acquit ted themselves with credit. Joe Prochaska, state game warden and also a member of the advisory council of Arizona for the Boy Scouts, was in Holbrook Monday re juvenating interest in that order. Mayor Lee left Monday for Los Angeles where he will recuperate from the effects of a bad cold, un der the care of the physicians of the Santa Fe Hospital. A newspaper reporter claims the discovery of a sure way tj tell a woman's age. In nipping cold weath- j er, if she's under . twenty-five her cheeks go red. If she's over twenty- zve it's her nose. Mrs. Virginia Goode, stenographer for the Adamana Oil and Land com pany, and Hugh Dl O. Hammond of the Indian service at the Navajo res ervation were married at Keams Can yon last week. A bill is in the legislature to pro hibit the use of tobacco by school teachers and principals. - As the bad boy says: "They'll have something to chew about anyway, and it might as well be tobaccer." Mrs. W. B. Woods and sons left last week for Los Angeles, where they will spend some time, and while there the eldest son will take the examination for entrance to West Point. Don't overlook the ad of the Hol brook Traders on the eighth page. They are spudding in a new price on potatoes this week as well as many other necessities. Tax Collector Lore ha3 so far col lected about $10,000 in back taxes for the county and the "slow boys" are gaining speed every day in the direction of the court house. $1075 was collected from one Winslow mer chant this week who had overlooked the tax collector for many years. SECOND Just because a man happens to run a newspaper is not sufficient reason that he should foist on a patient public all his greivances and disappointments, and whine around like a kindergarten kid with a sore toe. If he wants to bawl and whine and can't help it that's his busi ness but the public soon weary of crepe and tears that go down the other fellows mug. Cheer up, cher ries will soon be ripe. One By one the Petals Fall Deputy Airs, who conducted the kitchenette for the Raynolds system was given a farewell shower last Saturday in honor of his getaway for California, and the pathos of the parting was intensified by the rude ness of the tax collector who de manded his pound f meat after the grafanola and kitchen utensUswere nailed up ready to go. This makes three shocking interruptions, by of ficious officials, of the plans of prom inent society lions who were on their way to new pastures, new conquests and new accounts. CITY COUNCIL HOLDS IMPORTANT SESSION The city council met in special session Thursday, afternoon. Trust ees Cooley, Chamberlain, Flannigan and Scorse were present, and they waded right into things and cleaned up the calendar. AH the bids that ere received at the January meeting for the in stallation of a water and sewer sys tem were rejected, and the bonds and certified checks accompanying them were ordered returned to the bidders. New specifications will be pre sented at the next regular meeting in March specifications that will specify something when the matter will be taken up and disposed of in a manner, judging from tho attitude of those present, that wil be satis factory to the majority of the cit izens interested. Councilman Chamberlin was of the opinion that so long as the bonds were voted and interest accruing, that it was "time to go" on the con struction of the system, and it was the concensus of opinion that at the March session definite action will be taken on the matter and plans form ulated for the actual flying of dirt on the work. A motion was made and carried for the clerk to notify the engineer to have the revised specifications ready for the meeting of March 9th, in compliance with the changes sug gested. The bid of Frank Whitten was ac cepted for the laying of the side walk along Porter street and the work ordered done. The marshall was instructed to serve Julius Wetzler with a forty eight hour notice to fill up and re move the hole in the sidewalk in front of the Holbrook Mercantile building near the telegraph office. On motion of Chamberlain ten loads of gravel were ordered to re pair Santiego street. The bill for the street lighting and also for . the installation was ordered held up until more light was shed on them. SERVICES IN THE 31. E. CHURCH Frank R. Speck, Pastor H.Perry Carter, Supt.Sunday Schcool Miss Vera Off ill, Pres. EpworthLeague Sunday School, 10:00i A. M. Preaching service, 11:00 A. M. Ser mon: "Fishers of Men." Anthem, "Dear -Lord, With us Abide." Solo, Miss Gard. Epworth League, 7:00 P. M. Special music. A short talk by the Pastor. At a meeting of the Epworth League Cabinet on last Sunday even ing it was decided that the next social event would be a covered dish church supper. The committee is working out the details. The date and more complete notice will be given in next week's paper. Fifty copies of the new Easter cantata have arrived and rehearsals will begin at once. If You Want to Buy an Oil and Gas Lease on Patented Land in the Holbrook Oil Field, Lt Us Hear from You. We Have the Right Locations at the Right Prices Mall me your orders for SHAMROCK OIL & DEV. CO STOCK PINTO PETROLEUM & LAND CO. STOCK Ve have No Agents, No Salesmen, No Solicitors. We are not responsible for any money paid to anyone, that is not paid through the office and properly receipted. REFERENCE Merchants & Stock Growers Bonk Holbrook, Arizona W.L THORNTON SLASHES THROAT OE J. R. CHAFFIN, NEAR LINDEN A fight over settlement for labor and a feud" of long standing resulted in a serious affray at Linden Friday. As a result J. R. Chaffin is in a hos pital at Cooley with his throat cut, and Thornton is in jail charged with assault with intent to kill. Chaffin worked for Thornton at cne THIEF PULLS DOWN BLINDS FOR CLERK M. R. TANNER When M. R. Tanner, with a con fiding confidence in all mankind, placed a bundle of window blinds at the west entrance to the court house, his heart was in the right place and so were the blinds but in exactly The Ladies Aid had a vefy well at tended meeting at the church Wed nesday afternoon. Mrs. M. P. Cous ins and Mrs. J. M. Lee were in charge. All the ladies are very busy getting ready for the bazaar which will be held next month. The four hundred have adopted a fashionable new color called "Helen Pink." Many of the society dolls look that way in pink. NOTICE OF AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION Notice to 'Whom It may Concerní Whereas, after due and legal notice and Call for bids for the construction of sidewalks along the East side of Porter Street, from Central Avenue to Washington Avenue, the town coun cil of the town of Holbrook at a spec ial meeting held,at Jtha. council-Chambers, at Holbrook, Arizona, at the hour of 2:00 P. M., bids and proposals there. tofore submitted and filed with the town clerk were duly opened and con sidered. And Whereas, it appears that the lowest and best bid for the construc tion of sidewalks according to plans and specifications on file with the town clerk was submitted by Frank W. Whitten, and Whereas, it appears that the said Frank W. Whitten proposed to con struct sidewalks according to said plans and specifications along the East side of Porter Street, from Central" Avenue to Washington Avenue for the sum of 5694.00, which said bid was accompanied by good and sufficient bond for more than ten per centum of the aggre gate proposal. Said town council of the town of Holbrook did in open session, open and examine said bid and after due consideration the said town council of the town of Hol brook awarded the contract for said public improvements to the said Frank W. Whitten, he being the low est responsible bidder at the price of $694.00 said sum being the lowest sum bid and that said award was made by a unanimous vote by the 3aid town council of the town oí Holbrook, after motion duly made and seconded and noted in the min utes of the proceedings of said town council. This notice is made, given and pub lished in pursuance cf paragraph 1960 of the revised statutes of the state of Arizona, and all persons desiring to object to the award of said contract shall within fifteen days of the first publication of this notice make and file such objection in writing with the town clerk of the town of Hol brook, Arizona. Witness our hands this 17th day of February, A. D., 1921. . CHARLES P. COOLEY, Attest: Acting Mayor. J. M. Patterson, Town Clerk. L. F. McCIanahan, Superintendent of Streets, Town of Holbrook, Ariz ona. -to 30E 3 A. & B. SCHUSTER CO. Groceries, Dry Goods and Hardware Special Bargains this Month ion Shamrock and Pinto Oil Stocks: 10c $1.00 H. W. ROSENTHAL! ÍPLAU time, and bad blood over, the settle ment is believed the cause of the affray. Thornton alleges that Chaffin came to his place with a pistol and struck him over the head, and this led to the cutting scrape that ended so disastrously for Chaffin. eight minutes, the blinds and Tan ner's equilibrium were -.both out of gear for fhe blinds, were gone, and Tanner now has. doubts about this "confidence stuff" in. mankind, and the windows i,n his new house still let in the sunshine. HAZEL HEDGES AND BACKSJNTO WOE Hazel Feek, who swore to a com plaint charging . investigator Sisk with attacking her in' her room at the Holbrook hotel while he- was in vestigating a Mann act case, came to the rescue of Sisk when- the case was called last Saturday in Judge Easley's court in fact the complain ant was a good witness for' the de fendant, and when she testified- that she had perjured herself in the com plaint it was easy money for the de fendant and there was- nothing left for the. court to do but to" -restore the prisoner to his liberty.- ' - One of the strongest points made by the defendant's counsel '-was the fact that he had not talked with Huzel since she " filed ' the charge -against him and that the confession of perjury was. all voluntary on Hazel's part and with the blowing up of the charges against Sisk Hazel was immediately arrested on a charge of perjury. Owing to the fact that she was re quired as a witness before the Fed eral court, and the promise of the Federal agent to transfer her cash hond from that court- to this when through with her she was allowed Lo return to Phoenix on the same train with the exonerated investi gator, and its a good bet that Hazel will never meet the charge. ma "You can't be disappointed, Madam, for the Cold Seal pro tects you. . If you should b displeased in any way, your money will be refunded or a new rug supplied." If saving money means ay- thing, come in and see these popular sanitary-rugs today. Wetzler Supply Co. ARIZONA! Ls 30E lion A SHARE A SHAKE HOLBROOK OIL FIELD Phone 157 P. O. Box 2G w muría HOLBROOK V mm '. ft