Holbrook argus., 1900-05-19

No. from the west Monday.
Adeliza Devoe has been appointed
postmaster at Keams Canyon.
County Treasurer Richards was
over at Williams Thursday on bust
ness.
Bob Williams was over from Pen
zance Sunday hobnobbing with his
many friends.
Hugh Lynch and j. B. Stoekwell
of Navajo Springs, were in town
Saturday and Sunday.
Lieut.. Adams was in charge of the
pay escort which came in from Fit.
Apache Saturday and returned Sun
day.
John R. Hulet of the Coop, had
tussle with the grip during the past
week, but is attending to business
again.
An eclipse of the sun is reported
for May %. Get your smoked glass
ready as we will likely get glimpse
of it here.
Mrs. Dan Mahoney of Phoenix,
came in Sunday afternoon on her
way to Young to visit her mother,
Mrs. Sharp.
Will Wooster returned Saturday
from Whiteriver, where he has been
for several weeks looking after his
business there.
1t is reported that the Southern
California has shipped up to date,
about IA 900 carloads of oranges and
1000 carloads of lemons.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Clark are re-
joicing over the advent of bouncing
baby boy which made its appearance
at their home Saturday morning.
Mrs. Mary Boyer has number of
nicely furnished aud comfortable
rooms, which she will rent at reason
able rates either by the day, week
or month. Give her a call.
Enid Wattron entertained num-
Der of her little friends Monday
afternoon in honor of her Fifth
birthday. Mrs. Wattron served the
little folks with an excellent lunch,
and they all report very enjoyable
affair.
About five carloads of grain for
Fl. Apache was received during the
past two weeks and all hauled from
here by teams, distance of about
100 miles. This is only a small por-
ton of the freight received at this
station for outside points.
H. A. Pease has bought the Hol-
brook Argus and has changed it
from a quarto to folio, discarded
the patent outside and sends it out
full of local and general news. Its
editor is evidently practical news
paper man and has the best wishes
of the Blade.-Florence Blade.
There has been, up to date, about
twenty cars of wool shipped from
this station and there will be twenty
to thirty cars more. The wool this
year is little sandy, as is usual in
this part of the Territory, but. not
withstanding, it is classed with the
best and receives the highest market
price.
The Holbrook Baseball Nine has
ordered their outfit of bats, balls
clubs, mits, masks, ETC., and they ex-
pect them today. The boys wish
! through the ARGUS, . to thank all
those who contributed so gener-
| ously toward the fund for purchasing
the outfit.
, 1t is of great interest to our read
| ers in the Deighboring towns, as
: we'll as to ourselves, to have cor
; respondence appear each week, anc
we respectfully urge correspondent:
!: to send in the news as regularly a:
possible. We will take pains to gel
> your letters in a good position anc
5 make them up SO they will be inter
esting reading.
n Will G. Barnes and wife are hert
!. this week and are packing up pre-
i paratory to moving TO their new
: home in New Mexico. Mr. Barnes
' mother will accompany them. Mr.
= Barnes people have been promiuen
I and progressive people here and vii
i. l.