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The Snowflake herald., 1913-10-31
c. n, c. HOuck Passes
Away at WinSlow.

C. M. G. Houck, county recor-
der, died in Winslow Sunday
morning at $3.50 O'Clock, after a
lingering illness of several
months. Mr.. Houck had been in
extreme poor health for nearly
two years, but remained assidu-
ously attending to his official du-
ties at the court house until about
five months ago, at which time
he was induced by his friends to
give up his work and seek med
ical aid with a view of repairing
his health. He took leave of
absence and went to Winslow,
where he remained under the
care of DR.. Hathaway for sew
eral weeks, returning to his work
very much built up in both health
and spirits, but unfortunately he
had only a short time to remain
at his post of duty, as he soon
found his health failing him
again, and he returned to Wins
low to consult his physician, but
before anything could be done
for his benefit he was stricken
with paralysis of the left side
and subsequently other similar
strokes, which kept him confined
to his room and finally got the
upper hand and mastered his
strong constitution.
Mr.. Houck was a man of un-
usual ability in a clerical line,
which peculiarly fitted him for
office work, and which calling he
followed most of his life, being
employed in that capacity for
several years by the Santa Fe
Railroad company at Ration and
Gallup, New Mexico, before COM
ing to Winslow about ten years
ago, where he was similarly en-
gagged until being appointed de-
putty county recorder by Mr.. Hess
nearly five years ago, taking full
charge of the Office until the last
general election, when he was
elected county recorder, which
office he held at the time of his
death.
He was a man Of very strong
convictions and relied almost en-
tirely on his own judgment, which
his friends ALWAYS found sound
when asking him for advice. He
leaves two children, a son and
daughter, who reside in Denver,
Colorado, with their grandmother
and whom Mr.. Houck went to
visit as often as circumstances
would permit. He only relative
in the county being c. |. Houck,
ex-sheriff, cousin.
The funeral services were held
at Winslow Tuesday under the
direction of the Mason's and
Elks' lodges of which he was a
member, the remains being in
tered in the Winslow cemetery.
The Snowflake herald., 1913-10-31
some MORE MIS-
REPRESENTATION

THE HERALD has positive in
formation that the agents of the
Inter-Mountain Insurance COM
pany, of Salt Lake City, who so
thoroughly canvassed Navajo
county a couple of months ago,
did not state true facts as to in
surance therein. The corpora
ton Commission has taken the
matter in hand, and will do all
in its power to rectify matters.
There is no possibility of any
person who took insurance thru
the agents of the ter-Mountain
losing anv money as the company
has signifed it's purpose to pro-
tact all policy holders.
The Corporation Commission
wishes affidavits from all policy
holders as to how they were per-
-suaded to take out a policy on
representations made by the
agents, and what was told policy
holders to induce them to take
out policies.
The Snowflake herald., 1913-10-31
HOLBROOK LOCALS
AND PERSONALS

Joseph Udall and wife, of Ea-
gar. were in town Wednesday.
Charley Shumway and wife
were in town Wednesday from
Taylor.
Rhodum A. Willis. of Linden,
was in town Wednesday for sup
plies, returning home Thursday.
J. N. Flake, of Snowflake, was
here last Saturday looking after
the sale and shipment of his cat
tie.
DR.. R. w. A; Wilks has sold
his interest in the Holbrook meat
market and has retired from the
slaughtering business.
w. H. Shumway, wife and two
children arrived here Monday
evening on train No. 10 from
Salt Lake City, where they have
been on a visit to relatives.
Joseph w. Smith, cashier of
the Bank of Northern Arizona,
and wife, of Snowflake, were
here on their way to Phoenix to
attend the bankers convention
Wednesday evening.
Sheriff Jos. F. Woods started
Monday morning for Los Angeles
to bring back H. L. Schultz who
was recently arrested at that
place on a warrent issued from
here charging him with crooked
dealing in connection with affairs
of the Ranchers' Trust Company.
The Forest Cafe closed the
first of the week became the
Management run out of the good
things of the earth to supply the
tables and the wherewith to pur-
chase more. Mae E. Austin, who
was employed at the Cafe now
has a judgment against L. u.
Brown and R. w. A. Wilks. man
ayers for labor reformed and the
sheriff has notice posted that he
will sell certain paraphernalia of
the Cafe November 5 to satisfy
the judgment.
J. c.. Lathrop's building is
completed and Holbrook now has
an up to date theatre and dance
hall we'll furnished and lighted.
The first dance. was given last
Saturday night and the second
Monday night which were largely
attended and much enjoyed by
those finding pleasure in tripping
the light fantastic. The rules OF
the hall are that there shall be
no bunny-hugging or rag-dancing
and that the dances shall start
early III the evening and close at
a reasonable hour. Moving pic
ture shows were given Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings to au-
diences filling the seating capa-
city of the hall of two hundred.
The shows were particularly good
and a decided improvement or
what Holbrook people have beer
accustomed to receive from the
itinerant shows that are wont tC
stop at this place, and the elec-
trio lighting and fine music add.
ed much to the enlivenment ant
pleasure of the audiences. 1t il
the intention of Mr.. Lathrop tt
have about four movies" a weel
and the good start already made
is a fair guarantee for the sue
cess of the enterprise and enti
ties Mr.. Lathrop to the patron
age of the public.
The Snowflake herald., 1913-10-31
p;uetOp News Items.

Ralph Penrod has gone to st.
IoSns on business,
Paul Amos was a welcome Wis
tor in town Sunday.
W I'd Hastings and G. M. Key
orp T very busy hauling loads of
T Miss Pearl McNair was a well
come visitor in town Sunday from
Lakeside.
Mr., and Mrs. P. ]. Grayard, of
White River, are visitors in Pine
top for few days.
The Pinetop school is fine. The
teacher is splendid and all of the
children are doing fine.
Row Penrod and brother, Den,
have Just returned home from
the White mountains with a load
Of mountain hay.
The weather is dry and warm.
Of course. we don't like muddy
weather, but it would be best for
the grass and ranges.
Miss Chloe Stephens has quit
At Cooley's, where she has been
cooking for some time. Her
mother is quite sick now.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Penrod
have gone to the White noun
tains, after a load of noun
tain hay. They will return to-
morrow.
There will be a grand ball-a
Halloween dance-in the Pinetop
hall Oct. 81, given by the citizens
of Pinetop. Come one and all
and join US. Everybody invited.
D. L. Penrod and son, Dell,
also Albert Penrod and son, Ray,
went to their ranches on Monday,
taking with them some cattle,
which they intend to take to Hol-
brook.
L. H. Galloway and family and
their neiee, Rutha, made a bGsi-
ness trip to the White mountains
Tuesday morning hunting SOUR
rels. The trip was too much for
Mrs. Galloway and she is on the
sick list.
We find everything at Fort
Apache as dull as at any other
country town. Dellie Penrod and
brother, Harvel, just returned
home from their ranch at Spon-
cellor Lake or Clearview valley.
Everything seems very dry.
Denzel Penrod, his sister, Mrs.
Bell Reidhead, and two daugh-
terS, Hazel and Thelma, went to
their mothers, Mrs. A. Penrod,
Wednesday. They went on a load
Of baled hay. Suppose they found
it kind of rough riding over the
new road to Sponcellor Lake.
Don Cooley and Miss Chloe
Stephens, from Cooley's ranch,
were in town Sunday. Miss Chloe
stopped at the home of her moth
er, while Don continued on to
Lakeside to see his lady friend,
Miss Mettie Hansen. Don is a
nice sort of a fellow. He is spok-
en- we'll of by everybody.
Davie Penrod left for Fort
Apache today, but will return
Yet, 81, on his way to Phoenix
taking with him his wife and
Oables and his cousin, D. c.
PenrOd. We wish them the best
OF luck and hope they will have
good time. We suppose they
Will, for Dave and Dellie are the
TWO sports of Pinetop.
D. Penrod and his daughter,
MMarntha, and their chauffer, L.
H. Galloway, made a flying trip
70 Fort Apache the 18th. Mr..
fenrod went in to see about sell
ing a few vegetables and also
SoGut buying some cattle. Mr..
OsIoWay is a we'll known citizen
u Arizona, altho he has only
oeen here short time, since only
ABOUT May 20, 1913, but he is
wen known so far. He is not
Tnly a good auto chauffer, but
Jack of all Trades. If there any
one wants their vehicles improved
TF repaired, come to the Pinetol
CTlacikSmith shop, north of S. Nc.
UoyS store. Mr.. Galloway is the
man who can do it.
The Snowflake herald., 1913-10-31

Walter C. Denham, wife and
daughter, were in town getting
supplies at the stores Friday.
PA. Bushman prominent rancher and
land owner of the Dry Lake section was
transacting business here last Tuesday.
E. D. Solomon, of Shumway, one of
our oldest settlers and prominent wool
growers was mingling with friends here
The Snowflake herald., 1913-10-31
News Items From Our Correspondents

MISS VlUd DrlIlkOTIlOll ICCuIu-
ed home Friday from a visit to
st. Johns.
H. E. Cheney and Jim Thomas,
of Pinedale, was here with cattle
last week.
George WILDER came in from
his ranch near Heber for a load
of supplies.
L. F. McClanahan and family
have moved to Springerville for
the winter.
Hurbert Cooper was here from
Winslow Monday and Tuesday.
Jim Donahoe and Dick Grigs-
by, of Adamana, were here the
first of the week.
Isaac Isaacson, of St. Johns,
was a business visitor in town
during the week.
Louis E. Johnson, of Lakeside,
was a business visitor here Sun
day and Monday.
Lars Peterson, of Pinedale,
was a visitor at the county seat
the first of the week.
German Reidhead, of Show
Low, was a business visitor, here
the first of the week.
w. w. Freeman, of Snowflake,
was a business visitor at the
county seat Tuesday.
w. H. Larson and wife return
ed Saturday evening from their
visit to Salt Lake City and Los
Angeles.
G.. C. Bryant and George Bailey
were in from their ranches deliv-
ing cattle the first of the week.
A. E. Henning, of Pinto, Apa-
che county, was here the first of
the week visiting his son, L. G.
Henning.
Adolf Schuster, president of
!. the A. q B. Schuster company,
arrived from Los Angeles Sun
day morning.
Frank Campbell, of Snowflake,
was here looking after the ship
ment and sale of his cattle last
Friday and Saturday.
School opened at Dry Lake on
Wednesday, the 22nd, with Miss
Francis, of Flagstaff, as teacher.
Andy Blevins, freight agent at
Winslow, came up for the dance
Saturday night and returned to
Winslow Monday morning.
John Blevins and family came
in Efrom their ranch at Phoenix
Park last Friday and returned
home the first of the week.
George Scott, of Show Low,
was busy sheepman here the
first of the week loading his
mutton onto the cars for ship
!. ment.
Mickey Wahl, Bert Golfer, Pa
Ger Wiltbank and Fred Golfer
cattlemen of the Springerville
country, were here delivering
cattle the first of the week.
w. A. Thomas of Pinedale pass
ed thru here Tuesday evening
with several car loads of sheer
for the Kansas City market, hav
ing loaded them at Winslow.
John Nelson returned Saturday
morning from Kansas City, where
he has been marketing his spring
lambs, and after stopping here
few days left for his ranch neal
Heber.
Charley Ballard, the we'll drill
er, who is drilling for water al
, Washboard wash, ten miles south
of town, on County Attorney
Crosby's ranch, was in toWr
} Sunday.
John H. Pearce, of Woodruff
,, Jesse FL. Pearce, of Taylor, ane
Joseph Pearce, of Edgar, broth
ers and cattlemen, were all ship
ping cattle from here to the mar
,, kets last Saturday.
Ed. Solomon and son, of Shum
way, were here the first of the
} week with about seventy-fivt
: head or yearling steers, which
: they brought from their ranch
near Dry Lake and disposed of a
top prices.
County Attorney j. E. Crosb!
has been all swelled up the las
: two weeks, refusing to associate
with his friends or to appear IL
O11infIU q
The Snowflake herald., 1913-10-31
hOlbrOOk News Items.

FRED Baca and sisters, of He
T Her' were visiting in town during
~, y, E. Owens was a business
SSSltor at the county seat last
The Snowflake herald., 1913-10-31

w. w. Newman was IN Town
for a few days this week.
Frank Owens assistance Ran
ger, was here taking the Forest
examination.
Hyrum McCleve from Pinedale
was here visiting with his relat-
ives this week.
Ormous Turley came to Snow
flake Friday, October "a, to see
his many friends.
c.. E. Owens, Jr. from Showlow
was in town taking the Forest
service examinations.
w. T. Duke from Silver Creek
was in town Saturday enroute to
Holbrook to sell sheep.
George Sponseller the sheep
man was in town getting supplies
for Jos. Stocks camp.
Julius Cooper, of st. Johns,
sheepman was here this week get
tin supplies for his camps.
Miss Loie Hunt went to Hol-
brook Wednesday to spend a few
days with Miss Edna Greer.
D. E. Slosser from Pinedale
was in town this week taking the
Forest Service examination.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. C. Kartchner
have moved to their home in the
montains at Gentry Ranger stat
ion.
Wesley Turley and his sister
Rhoda, came up from Woodruff
to start to the Academy this
week.
Delroy Owens from the Hopen
Land and Cattle Company of Pine
dale, was here for supplies last
Monday.
Mr.. Ilfeld one of the leading
merchants Of New Mexico, hav-
ing large business interests in
Albuquerque, was a visitor in
Snowflake over Wednesday. He
Went from here to Taylor, look
ing after business matters. He
reports business splendid.
e. C. Bryant, one of the
county's substantial citizens liv-
ing near Pinedale, and owning
one of the best ranches in Nav
ajo county was here over Sunday
and Monday.
Joe Sponcellor was here over
Monday on his way to his sheep
camps, coming up from Holbrook
where he had delivered a nice
bunch of lambs-for a nice bunch
of Money.
| Darien Kartchner and family
and Frank Gardner and family
returned Tuesday from a five
weeks visit to the Gila valley.
They report having fine time
and very much in love with that
country.
The new Stake Academy is
now about finished and the bull
ding will shine with the best of
them, at present there remains
but a few days of a couple of
men to be able to say, Behold a
! hetter building has ariZen.'
The new addition to the Nor
thern Arizona bank building is
going up rapidly. Don c. Smith
the contractor, now has several
men at work rushing to get the
building under roof before bad
weather sets in.
Farley Willis is away in the
mountains this week, with a few
friends, hunting for turkey for a
Thanksgiving feast-they have
been gone several days, and
should have a good size number
of turkeys when they get back
but their length of stay may
mean, no turkeys QlQ Cney Stay.
Mrs. Judge Barton, wife of
Judge Barton of Memphis, Ten
nessee, who has been at Fort
Apache for some two months
past visiting her son Lieutenant
Barton and Mrs. Barton, passed
through Snowflake on her way
home. She spoke of this section
and climate being grand, best
she ever enjoyed.
John G. Tinker, of Santa Fe,
New Mexico, one Of the best
known newspaper men in the
state, who was formerly owner
and editor of the Gallup Enter
prise, and other papers in Ari-
iona, and who is considered
thorough in all details of printing
and publishing, will be in charge
of THE HERALD, while H. B.
Thompson takes a trip to Phoe-
,oiv Eoi1.
The Snowflake herald., 1913-10-31
Shoe Shop to Start

l will open shoe repair shop next
Monday morning next to Willis Bros.
store. Good work, prompt. Prices rea-
sonable. H. COOPER.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-09-04
SHIPS WHICH WILL NOT SINK

OF giving the vessel greater buoyancy as 1t sinks
in the water. There is really nothing new In
this ideea and 1t has been applied successfully In
building lifeboats and other small vessels. It
adds to the width OF the vessel above the water
line and the inventor is wrong In claiming that 1t
would not interfere with Its cargocarrying capa.
city.
Modern steamships are safe enough when at
sea. so far as the storms and ashing Of the waves
are concerned The dangers that threaten them
are collisions with other vessels with derellcts
with icebergs. and, Of course, running ashore or
on a rock In dense fog. Take two vessels Of
equal size crossing each others paths. let one
strike the other amidships and the vessel struck
would be cut In two II the other we're going at full
speed. The tremendous force Of the blow Is al.
most beyond calculation. In the case Of a yes.
sci the size Of the new Imperator, It would prob
ably be equal to n striking force Of 100000 foot
tons, No cellular belt or any other conceivable
construction would save ship under such condl'
tions. The thing to do Is to avoid all such risks
as far ns possible, The Titanic was lost because
its captain had too much confidence In Its unsink
able construction.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-09-04

Once more We hear talk OF an unsinkable ship.
remarks the New York Commercial. An English
inventor claims to have solved the problem. but
his experiments have been confined to small
model only four feet In length and nine inches
wide, so the problem Of applying his system to a
vessel 500 or 900 feet In length Is by no means
solved.
Few people outside OF practical shipbuders and
navlgators understand the difference between
large vessel and small In point OF structural
strength The strongest vessel that floats In the
water is a common rowboat. One can take an or.
dinary rowboat and carry 1t by the ends or II
can rest on ceats under each end without break.
ing In the middle, but the strongest manof.war
or ocean liner that floats today would break In
two II subjected to n similar strain. The larger
n vessel the weaker II becomes In this respect.
and for this reason many apparently good ideas
which work out we'll In model form have failed
utterly when applied to large vessels.
II is doubtful II any real progress In building
ships has been made since the days OF the Great
Eastern, as far MS the use OF watertght compart.
ments and bulkheads Is concerned. The designer
OF the Great Eastern divided that vessel into eel
lular compartments, and no Improvement on this
plan has as yet been made, although II Is not used
extensively because II requires too many matches
for the loading and unloading OF cargo
The Invention to which reference has been
made consists OF surrounding the vessel with
water.tight bel, divided into cells for the purpose
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-09-04

WO sentiments, says the little his
tory OF the province. which wise
educational committee has provided
for the childrens use in old French
W Catalonia, two sentiments are native
& to the heart of every good Catalan
< love OF his country and the love OF
, liberty. An ardent independence, as
the same authority explains. and
distinpriahinp cnnacifu for nnrsninp
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-09-04
CH7YLANc5 .ATNllZT

favor with the English as a winter spa The o
village OF Vernet which faces the luxurio
grounds OF the modern etabssement is typc.
Catalan village. and, owing to its situation. is
strangely picturesque. The red roofs OF the
crumbing houses cover both man and beast, and
the narrow. twisting streets follow the outline
OF the hillock in the manner usual with southern
mountain hamlets. but they are crowned by 4
medieval church and chateau, and framed by
distant blue and purple heights. Near at hand
Mont Canigou erects his snowy head For the
Galatians Mont Canigou Is the "delectable noun
tain" an object OF admiring wonder. almost a
legendary god.
Another spa, made fashionable by the Romans,
is Amelie-les.B Bains a trim, Spanishlooking town
close on the frontier whose warm climate at.
tracts the French consumptive, Not far from
Amelie is the pass across which Hannibal led his
legons on the historic march to Italy. The
Romans had previously sent ambassadors to beg
the Catalans not to allow the Carthagnian mer.
cenares to traverse their territory. but to turn
them back Hannibal however. contrived to
fiatter the owners OF the soil; Catalans and Garth.
aginians made friends and the soldiers were al.
lowed free passage The Col de Perthuis-Han.
nibal's route-and another Catalonan col are the
only two passes across the Pyrenees which are
practicable throughout the year: they offered a
convenient means OF egress or retreat to Moor.
ish and Spanish invaders. Had there been no
good passage through the great chain the his
tory OF the Galatians must have been less chez
uered and the Catalonian seaboard might not
have formed fairway for the restless warrior
peoples OF medieval Europe.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-09-04

known to newspaper fame, nor does the travelling
public know very much as yet OF the beautiful
and varied land which they are sd proud to
inhabt
II is the Frenchmans boast that samples OF the
worlds best scenery and the range OF all Its de.
srable climates are found within the boundaries
OF his native country In these respects French
Catalonia-whIch with portion OF old Langue.
docj is defined upon the modern map the
department Pyrenees Orientaes-may be de-
Ecribed as France in miniature. Mont CanIgou.
admittedly one OF the most majestic. most i'm.
pressiye of the Pyrenean peaks. Is $500 feet
high. Puig Nal. less conspicuous neghbor.
stands trlhe higher: and, clustered close. are
other splendid heights. The scenery among these
giants Is OF the kind we usually term Alpine"
but from the snow.slopes Of the Canigou you may
look down upon the sunburnt shores OF Spain
and the blue. cleaning floor OF the far.stretched
Mediterranean Or. dcserting the heights. and
starting. say, from Mont Louis. loftiest Of the
fortified towns OF France. and n new center for
winter sports, you descend the winding valley OF
the Tet and In an hour you find yourself
among the olive orchards. Soon magnolias, the
pointed aloe. even palms, are seen among the
vineyards and In the roadside gardens, while II
Il be sprlngtime. mimosas naunt their feathery
plumes, and near and far under the sunny sky
stretch fields OF pink peach blossom.
"To this favored land" said "Dagonet," writing
in the Referee, Mature has been more than kind:
she has been ELUSIVE" But n sun.hlled, spar.
king air and the striking contrasts OF the natural
scene are not the only charms OF Catalonia For
the historian the antiquarian or the archaeoo-
gist the country abounds In interest. Its success
sive conquerors failed apprecably to mold the
temper or to change the habits OF Its people In.
eyi,ah!y they left behind them concrete vestiges
OF occupation Local tradition makes much OF
les Arabcs and the curious tall towers upon the
mountain spurs Of which the Tour do Goa, near
yernetles Bains. 10 n conspicuous example, are
popularity ascrlbed to the vigilance OF the Saracen
rulers Obviously. however these watch towers
are OF far later construction, and Ike many 9TH
er socailed Moorish remains date from the Ar
ragon dominion. or-morc probahy-from the
tenancy OF the Mnjorcan kings. II was the kings
OF Majorca who made Perpignan. now the chief
town OF the department. royal capital, The
architecture Of Perytgnan cathedral-as, Indeed
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-09-04

the frontier was built upon the site OF temple
dedicated to the goddess Venus, and was origin
ally "Portus Venerus."
The Romans were 500 years In Catalonia. and
besides the building OF numerous roads, they
naturally found time to exploit some OF the many
mineral springs The insignificant townlet
Prades. still possesses the remains OF baths
which were constructed by the Romans; local
chroniclers assert that they also discovered the
healing waters at Vernetles.Bains Nernet
which stands among the foothills OF Mont Cant
gou. is veritable beauty spot" OF the Pyrenees
For centuries It has been frequented by French.
men and Spaniards: latterly 1t has leaped into