Holbrook argus., 1900-07-28

l A. F. Potter left Monday morn ing for St. Johns. Bert's pleasant countenance will be missed by his many Holbrook friends, who will be pleased to see him return at an early date.
 Jesse N. Smith. of Snowflake, made this office business call on Wednesday. We are always glad to meet our subscribers from the sur rounding towns, and would be pleased to have them call whenever in town.
 Hong Sing, who has conducted the English Kitchen and Bakery here for some time, left Thursday morn- ing for San Francisco. Chas. John son, also a celestial descendant, has purchased the business and will run it in the future.
 Judge Jackson and party returned Saturday night from their trip to Whiteriver. The Judge remem- bered the ARGUS and brought us a fine mess of mountain trout, the first fresh fish we have had since leaving the north pole. They were delici ous; thanks.
 MT. and Mrs. MeCarty and Mrs. Woods attended the old peoples meeting at Snowflake the 24th and 25th. They declare that they had the best time they ever had in their lives, and are enthusiastic in their praise of the Snowflake people as entertainers.
 The Prescott Daily Journal-Min- CT comes to us this week as a three column paper. It is somewhat dis figured but still in the ring" and brim full of local news. Their new press and outfit will arrive in few days, when the paper will be en- larged to its regular size. Bro. Mar
 tin is to be congratulated upon his hustling abilities.
 By the first of next week we will
 be comfortably located in our new , quarters, opposite the depot, and will be prepared to eerve our GUS r toners with the best the market affords We extend hearty well
 come to our old, as we'll as new GUS f toners. Drop in and see us. Yours to serve, WETzLER BRos. s Jerome was visited Saturday by d
 regular cloud burst. The water poured down the main street of the I town to the depth of fully a foot
 or foot and a half. The water
 came down the mountain sides in
 perfect torrents and centering in
 the gulch where the shelter stands p compelling the closing down of the 0 latter for time until the flood sub- T sided.
 J. w. Freeman, N. Miller, J. A
 Freeman, Jesse N. Smith, of Snow flake, and John R. Hulet, members
 of the board of directors of the A c. M. l. Co.,, held their semi annual ; meeting at the store Wednesday
 and settled the business for the six l. months ending June 30. The busi = ness of the company is in flourish y ing condition, and the regular semi y annual dividend of per cent was ]. declared.
 d The United States Government a has placed at the disposal of the ed 7. itor of The Ladies' Home Journal al l the illustrative and statistical in h formation in it's private archives re
 lating to the White House, whicl " will be one hundred years old nex V November. The magazine will us' + the material in connection with two IS articles on the subject it will pub Is fish shortly. That some of th'
 views are exceedingly rare is showr
 by the fact that it was only recent e ly that the State Department learned : that they existed.
 n The stockholder of the California > Consolidated Petroleum Compan. l. is stockholder of fifty oil compan
 ies. His stock entities him to hi al