Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1900-05-26

case OF smallpox Is reported at
Clifton.
Stafford boasts of as complete an
ice factory and cold storage plant
for its size as can be found in the
Territory.
The Lone Star mining properties
near Walnut Springs, in Graham
county, are to be developed. W. B.
French, John Blake and others are
the owners.
A steer tying contest at Globe
last week, between Ribs Henderson
and Jack McLain, resulted in
victory for the latter. His quickest
tie was made in 80 seconds.
Solomonville will soon have
4-story flour mill. Plans and speci-
fcations have been received and
work will be begun at once. 1t is
being put up by the Montzuma
Flour Milling Co.
The apricot season is on in the
Salt River valley, and shipments of
the luscious fruit are going forward
to eastern markets which will be a
profitable advertisement of the early
fruit region of Arizona.
Edward Day, sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary for holding
up a freight train at Red Rock,
escaped from Sheriff Wakefield the
other day, just as he was taking =
batch of prisoners to Yuma. +
Saverio Bozza, an Italian, was
murdered at Metcalf on the. 18th,
Lorenzo Gutieriz is under arrest,
charged with the crime. The victim
was stabbed through the lungs and
pounded on the head with billie.
Probably the tallest geranium in
Arizona is owned by Peter Butte of
Tombstone. The plant is overtime
feet high and numerous blooming
flowers of abnormal size attract the
attention of the passer-by. 1t is
vigorous and still growing.
The United States experimental
station of the University of Arizona
is making excellent progress with
the date palm, and the experiments
being made will no doubts prove
satisfactory. Arizona will be the
date section of the United States
and the date will be one of our most
profitable sources of wealth.
The friends of Frank j. Peck oi
Phoenix, will be glad to hear of his
good fortune in the oil business
He was the. holder of large block
of ste ok which he obtained at the
nominal price of 10 cents a share
and which has now gone up to 9;
cents share. A man does not have
to have a very large investment il
that kind of stock to acquire grea
and sudden wealth.
T. F. Garner, the Peach Spring
cattle man, was in Kingman few
days ago. He says he was in Kansa
the greater part of the past winter
and he is inclined to think that tn
;; winter climate of Arizona is mucl
preferable to tha1 of the ''grasshop
per" state. He has large herd o
5 cattle on pasture near Dodge City
and believes that he will come out
.. large winner on his feed proposition
A woman at the Hotel Hardwicl
Phoenix, tried to get rid of hersel
Saturday morning. She was unde
contract with the police to leav
!, town via one of the railroad route
!. out of Phoenix. Instead of that sh
3 selected the slower and less reiiabl
morphine line and got ditched. .
e couple of physicians were called il
They poked a pump into her throa
/, and interferred with her stomach
:. Then other officious people wake
around her, beat her with wet~cloth
and otherwise argued with her o
the folly of embarking with Charol
J. :. She was pretty sick yesterday, br
! was believed to be out Of danger.
: There are many curious things
IS be seen on the Colorado Deser
which section is likely to come int
y prominence within the next fe
r, years owing to the large irrigatio
u project now under way ther
r: Among other things, you may trav
thara for MANY miles in a 0eDrassiC