The Holbrook news., 1914-07-03
News of HOlbroOk and Vicinity

For a good. first class. up-to date shoe shine go to Woods
 pool parlor.
 Ed. J. Garrison left Sunday
 morning for Los Angeles on : business trip.
 Miss Edna Greer came in Wed,
 nesday for a visit with relatives and friends.
 Jim Reagan, of Springerville, was a business visitor in Hol-
 brook this week.
 Lehi Smith. of Snowflake. has
 accepted a position with the A. | c. M. 1. store in HoIbrook. | There should be "clean up''
 day in Holbrook. One or two of
 the principal streets are a dis
 grace.
 c. Hess, Jr. was in from his
 ranch this week. going to Flag staff Wednesday, morning on a
 business trip.
 David Ortega, a prominent and
 prosperous sheepman of Concho, was in Holbrook Friday deliver ing hls wool crop.
 Geo. Q. Penney. of Taylor, and Jas. Petersen, of Plnedale, passed through yesterday on their way to attend the big cele- bration at Prescott.
 The Nickel" dance at the Pastlme last Saturday night was an enjoyable affair, and proved quite satifactory to the manage ment as we'll. The music furn- ished by Mrs. w. Black was ex- cellent
 Judge Thomas, one of the prominent and substantial busi- ness men of Gallup, now resi- dent of Holbrook, at the present time, was a business visitor in town this week. Gallup (N. M.) Republican.
 Mrs. w. J. Hookway and two children returned Sunday morn- ing from an extended visit in Cleveland, Ohio, with relatives and friends. MT. Hookway went to Gallup to meet them and ac- company them to Holbrook.
 Geo. M. -Nyce, connected with the Indian Service at Whiteriyer. was in the city Tuesday on busi- ness and incidentally to get his bran new Ford roadster, which he took out with him in the af- ternoon. Charley Gardner went with him.
 s. A. Sponseller. of Heber, is one of the numerous sheep men of this section who has no kick coming on his lambing results. | MT. Sponseller wintered his fiocks in the Salt River valley and lambed in the Forest reserve. getting 110 per cent.
 Merton Nelson. relief operator, | who has been holding down the first trick during MT. Smith s | absence, left Tuesday morning for Prescott to get the remains of hls mother, who died at Sel- igman some time ago. He will | take them to their former home | in Wisconsin to be inferred.
 During the period from April | 15 to May 15, 40, 429 pounds of outside mail was handled by the Holbrook postoffice and 34. 917 pounds from May 15 to June 15. There will be four mail lines out of Holbrook beginning July l, Woodruff being a new line. Con- tracts have been let on all the routes except Edgar, which will be let on July 21.
 The first car of lumber for the A. c. M. 1. warehouse arrived the first of the week. It is said that the timber used in the con- of the building are ex- traordinarily strong and that the second floor will hold up a million pounds or more dead weight. When completed it will be one of the largest and substantial ware houses between Kansas City and Los Angeles.
 MT. and Mrs. D. Marley spent a few days in Holbrook this week on their way to Denver to spend their honeymoon. The happy young couple were recently mar ried at Pleasant valley. Mrs. Marley was formerly Miss Rose Campbell, grand daughter of Mrs. J. w. Ellison, and niece of Mrs. Gov. Hunt. MT. Marley is a young stockman of this sec tion. Both the bride and groom have large circle of friends.