The Arizona champion., 1888-01-21
Bolbrook Happenings.
Special Correspondent, of the CHAMPION.

Special Correspondent of the CHAMPION.
 HoInRcoK, Jsn'y 2o,h. 1888.
 In the absence of newspaper Of its own, Ho!brook can only make it. self heard occasionally through the columns of the CHAMPION, and thu Apache county readers of your Popu lar paper fully appreciate the enter prise of the Flagstaff journal in il efforts to keep the eop,e posted O. the happenings ot this and other sec tions of the territory.
 Like your own elevated region, Holbrook is experiencing modlCeum of winter blasts and the usual winter wall of the chronic Croackers about "hard times," but canvass Of the mercantile establishments, the bakery ard the meat markets develOpes the factss lha, people are ccn.un i"g their customary ratiOns of eaiables and wearing as much clothing as ever, so that Adamson x Burbage, SchuSter Bros., Robinson X Co w. C. Bar ness and oth CTS are doinga fair trade n their respective lines of business an& have no complaint to make re garding the dullness of the times!
 H. II. Scorse is preparing for ac. tive operations in the constrrctlcn of bis ditch and viadu.t, and as soon a. spring opens will put so large force of men ard teams at work, that be. fore the snow fi,es in the tall of 1888 II is Expected that large area of the arahle land oi the Little Colorado will be brought under the iertilizlng influence of the big ditch.
 Cowboys and ioremen are with the great herds on the winter range. and matters about the Aztec Cattle Com, pany'S offices are quiet. Secretary Henry KInsley Is holding the compa- ry's business down, while Superin. tendent E. J. Simpson IS in New York attending the annual meeting of stockholders and directors, which it Is understood at their meeting ye,ter day elected Mir. Simpson to be gen aral manager, vice Henry Warren, resigned,
 $. Nj. Terrell continues to collect his rent roll and gather sheckelS from his prosperous saloon business. He expects 10 move his family 10 his model ranch in the near future and next summer he will luxurate miJSt the bucoIic pleasures of big pumpkins. waving fields and fine horses.
 Banta Bros. are holding their own in the pioneer saloon and while the senior was here when white mountain trails were knewn only to himself and the noble red man, they don't pro- pose to be outstri pped in enterprise aud public spirit by the restless ener' gy of the new conner.
 F. NJ. 2uck, the popular landlord of the HoIbrook House, and Secre' ,ary of the Town Company and H0l
 brook Irrigation Company, IS as en' thu,las:ic as ever regarding the flu ture of the town and its importance as an agricultural and commercial center, when the broad dltches of tht Irrigation Company. have brough under ,ilIage 2o,ooo acres ot Valle, land and broad flats surrounding Hol . brook are covered with fields oi way
 ing grain, orchards of fruit and vine yards of lucious grapes.
 Brown & Kinder are among ou f most enterprislng citizens and art l doing large business in the feeC !, and livery stable line.
 5 All in all our lIltle city is prosper ous and looking forward to the future ' with bright expectations of year Q unprecedented success, and not th' O least among their expectations IS tn establishment of llye newspaper fo which an effort Is being made by ou u leading citizens. VlDEx.