Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-05-22
NEWS FROM HOLBROOK.
Big Cattle Shipments.-A. B. Schus.
ter and Family viii Visit Coast.
Hol BROOK PEOPLE PROSPEROUS.

from THIS point 10 the pastures OF a
sas by the Aztec Land and Cattle com.
pany. and before the employees OF the
company departed for the ranges they
put on their wagons several Thousand
pounds OF provisions and grain at the
extensive general mercantile store OF
the a. 4 II. Schuster Co. Frank Wal
lace, who Is In charge Of the business
of the company, reports that the
ranges are ~abundantly supplied with
grass and water and that the cattle
and sheep are In better condition for
this season than I'm many q past.
William Morgan, assemblyman OF
Navajo county. arrived In town yes.
terday and to-day he disposed OF his
clip of wool of $4,000 pounds. He was
accompanied by his wife. and after a
brief visit with friends here they will
| return TO their home at Show Low.
The Misses Jarvis. who assisted In
| the grand ovation rendered President
| Mckinley and party a few days ago In
southern California. and also enjoyed
the sights of La Fiesta In Los An
geles. have returned to Holbrook much
delighted with their trip.
Hon. u. +. Jackson. probate Judge
of Navajo county, and A. +. Potter,
secretary of the Northern Arizona
sheep association. have gone to Pleas
ant Valley on n hunting expedition.
The gentlemen are expected home at
any time with all kinds OF game and
an ample supply of experience which
they will chcerfully donate and impart
to their friends.
II. j. Kramer. who has been In this
county for some time past looking
after his extensive interests on the
ranges, will ship forty car loads OF cat
tie to the pastures near Kansas City
in n few days.
Next month A. b. Schustcr and fam.
lily will leave for Los Angeles, where
they will make their future home.
The change will be made for the pur-
pose OF giving their children n thor
ough education In h public
schools. Mr.. Schuster has been a res
ident of this county for the past sew
entcen years. and during that time has
been engaged in the general mercan-
tile business In HolbrooK. st. Johns
and Fort Apache. He has not severed
his connection with these institutions.
but will make regular trips to this
county to look after the business. The
family Is highly esteemed by every
resident of the county and their de-
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all, especially by the people OF Hol-
brook.
The wife Of DR.. Walter Hough ar.
rived here last week on n visit to her
parents, County Treasurer +. NJ. luck
and wife. The lady was accompanied
by her husband and Prof. Lester +.
Ward, n prominent gcologist OF Wash.
ington. ID. G.. Dr. Hough is connected
with the chronological department OF
the Smithsonian institute, and with
his friend left for the famous petrifed
forests the other day on an extensive
prospecting tour.
Charles l.. owen returned Sunday
from the White River agency, where
he purchased a number OF ancient cu-
rios from the Indians. He secured the
collection for the Field Columbian mu.
scum OF Chicago.
Mrs. A. NJ. Clark, proprietress OF the
popular hotel of Holbrook, has decided
to witness the sights at the Pan-Amor'
lean exposition In Buffalo, She will
leave here in August and after a short
stay in the city by the lake will jour
ney to Philadelphia, where she expects
to make q visit to her parents. Dur
ing her absence the hotel will be left
In charge of capable hands.
The people of Holbrook will soon
have the privilege OF enjoying a free
public library. A literary club, which
was organized here a couple OF years
ago. has accumulated sufficient funds
TO purchase a large variety of choice
literature. The library will be located
in the postofice building and the pub
lie will have free acces to this new in
stitution next week.
A fine collection of pottery, beads.
stone axes, etc, are being placed on
exhibition in the general merchandise
store of II. III. Scorse. The owner has
a large ranch twenty-five miles west
Of Holbrook, on which he has EN-
ploycd a half dozen or more men IN
the work Of securing these ancient
curios from the Aztec ruins. He ex
poets To have his collection complete
In about two years.
To-day Joseph Fish received from
Antonio Apache. the celebrated journ.
alist of New York, "a copy OF the book
entitled Coffee and India Rubber Cul-
ture in Mexico" The author OF the
book is Matias Romero, ex-secretary
of the treasury in Mexico under the
administration of President Juarez,
The present Is highly appreciated by
the recipient. as II contains a volume
Of very useful information. MIR, Fish
has been a resident OF this western
country for the past fifty years, and
has travelled over nearly every sec
ton OF Arizona, and seen many parts
of the sister republic. He Is m able
writer and during the past five years
has written, in his leisure moments
the copy for a book on the history
of Arizona. About 700 pages OF close,
ly typewriter copy has been prepared
on the subject. Mr.. Fish has not yet
awarded the contract for the printing
of the book, but expects to do 80 in
the near future.