Holbrook argus., 1900-09-15
THE LOCAL FIELD....
Items of Interest Picked Up BY ARGUS
Reporters in HOLbrOok and Vicinity.

John Conner is building a stable
for F. j. Wattron.
Sheriff Wattron went to Winslow
Thursday on business.
Col. George Atterbury of Winslow
spent Thursday in the county seat.
Rev. P. A. Simpkins held services
Thursday evening which were we'll
attended.
Mr.. James Carrigan, formerly of
Winslow. has been spending the
week in town.
All indications point to a large
and successful term of school this
year. The school opens on Monday
next. If the people will furnish
the pupils the capable teachers and
trustees will do the rest.
Mrs. G. F. Putnam and her son
Israel came in from Pleasant Valley
Thursday evening. Israel will re-
main here and attend school during
the winter. Mrs. Putnam goes to
Mesa before returning to her mour-
tain home.
G. r. johnson returned to Salt
Lake City Tuesday night. Mr..
johnson has spent some time in this
territory in special mission work for
the Latter Day Saints. He is gen
ial, able young man and made many
friends for himself and his cause.
Thursday morning Mr.. Joseph W.
Smith, son of Jesse n. Smith of
Snowflake, returned from his mis-
sionary labors in England on behalf
of the Latter Day Saints. He was
met here by his brother, Silas D.
Smith, and proceeded to Snowflake.
1 A man named Dunn was fined $50
in Winslow Tuesday for an assault
upon his mistress. He couldn't
raise the wind" and King Henley
brought the pugilistic individual to
the county seat, and turned him
over to the tender mercies of Sheriff
Wattron.
We desire to call attention to the
advertisement of the Navajo county
bank at Winslow, to be found in this
issue. This is the only bank in the
county and should have the patron
age of local depositors. Every dol
lar kept and spent at home is dis
tinct advantage to the community.
G. o. Howe, general manager of
the Wabash Cattle company, was in
town several days this week making
, a large shipment of cattle for his
company. He was obliged to wait
several days, the railroad company
refusing to receive the shipment
until it's tracks were repaired from
the damage done by washouts.
The case of the Haldeman broth
ers is again exciting attention. Gov.
Murphy has been to Tombstone and
) will review the entire case next
week. If these men should ulti-
mately be hanged there will be no
: room for the accusation that their
case has not received due considera-
tion from the authorities.
Heavy rains are reported from all
parts of the Southwest. The Santa
5 Fe Pacific has been struggling with
: washouts, trains from the east being
l much delayed on that account. Rio
Puerco and the Little Colorado have
> been running high, and if Jack Frost
will keep his chilly fingers off vege-
> tstion for few weeks stockmen will
, have good winter in spite of the
q long drouth this summer
The business men are stocking up
: for the fall trade, which is expected
: to be as large as usual. With an
other general merchandise store.
+ Holbrook is rapidly assuming the
9 proportions of commercial center
and the volume of business done
here is steadily on the increase. Our
v merchants are all progressive and
S up-to-date and richly deserve the
S fine country trade they enjoy.
" On account of the Democratic
territorial convention September lC
and IL the Santa Fe will sell round
Q fare, good till September IT. Excur
sion tickets will be sold from Ash
Forks to Phoenix and return fol
e S1l80 For Republican convention
J. September "a, the same rates will
prevail on September % and %
b tickets good returning till the 18th
u u The high water called forth the
y latent energies of our citizens this
a week and the rip-rap work on the
~ - river bank was strengthened and i'm
10 proved. The condition of the banl
at that point makes every flood 1
ID serious menace to the existence O
g all the property on the south side o
b. the track aud considerable expens,
r to property owners. Not until tn,
ut current is turned over against th'
If south bank will the town be FIRE,