The Snowflake herald., 1913-11-21
Snowflake News Notes of Interest


w. G. Baldwin was down from
Taylor this week in his new car.
He thinks, to enjoy life, you need
a car like his.
E. d. Solomon, of Shumway,
was a business visitor in Snow
flake this week. Mr.. Solomanis
a stockman of this section, and
last week pulled off the largest
cattle deal that has been consum-
ated in this section for many years
the transaction involving nearly
$25, 600.
Burton Smith returned home
yesterday from Los Angeles,
where he went some time ago
with a shipment of cattle. Dur
ing his absence, he was troubled
will a sore foot, and was laid up
for few days, but outside of
that, he reports a pleasant visit
with relatives and friends.
Messrs. Osmer D. Flake and
John M. Murray, of Snowflake,
who recently took the postoffice
examination, have received their
ratings. Mr.. Flake passed with
an average of 90.95 and Mr..
Murray's was 1896, both these
are high averages and reflect
great credit on the gentlemen.
George and Percy Morse, wool
growers of this section, returned
to Snowflake yesterday from Hol-
brook, from which place they
shipped $500 lambs on the 18th
to Los Animas, Colorado. They
also made a three days visit to
their old home at Flagstaff, and
report the Skylight prosperous.
They went on to the ranch today.
At the Sunday meeting in the
Tabernacle the following COM
mittee was appointed to super
wise the cleaning of the streets
and side walks before Thanks
giving day: Chase Rogers, Geo.
A. Gardner and Frank Campbell.
1t was also moved and carried
that all cattle be debarred from
laying around in the streets du-
ring Thanksgiving and Stake con-
ference tilhe.
Forest Supervisor C. H. Jen-
nings is the happiest man in this
neck o the woods just now. On
Friday last he made himself hap
py by presenting himself with a
fine, self-starting Buick automo-
bile, which he purchased from
C. P. Cooley, and at 1910 Fri
day night Mrs. Jennings pre-
sented him with bouncing 103-lb.
son. Mrs. Ramsey reports mother
and baby doing nicely, and Mr..
Jennings is receiving the con-
gratulations of his many friends
on his dual luck-a baby and a
Buick-all in one day.
At the recent state fair this
section took the following prizes:
1st, Lars Peterson, James Peter
son and John Lewis for sheaf
oats; 1st, Frank McLaws, Turkey
Red wheat; End, A. P. Larson,
Lakeside, on early Ohio potatoes;
End, 0. d. Flake, on White Flint
corn; 3rd, Elias Smith on Black
oats. In the published list of
the Northern Arizona fair there
was a mistake. Don G. Smith
took the first prize on three pie
squashes. In the pumpkin ex-
hibition at the state fair, w. j.
Flake came within a half pound
of getting first prize, and it may
be stated that his was a dry land
pumpkin, while the winning ones
were raised by irrigation.
J. H. Frost was in Snowflake
the fore part of the week from
the Daggs reservoir, located on
Silver creek, about IL miles
southeast of here, and of which
he is the superintendent. He re-
ports the work progressing fairly
we'll this season and he and his
force are now engaged in putting
in a Crane headgate, the best
that can be procured, and which
will cost in the neighborhood of
$4,000 when ready for use. This
enterprise has been under con-
struction for about seven years,
and about $25, 1000 has already
been expended on it. There is a
force of thirty-ive men and
teams engaged in the work, and
Mr.. Frost estimates that it will
require an expenditure of about
S., 900 more to complete it, when
it will supply water for double
the amount of land now being
cultivated. The work is being
done by the Snowflake & Taylor