The Snowflake herald., 1914-03-21

Miss Ann Willis has returned,
to Holbrook, after a pleasant
visit with relatives and friends in
Snowflake.
George E. Waite, publisher of
the st. Johns Herald-News, was
among the interested and pleased
st. Johners who was in Snowflake
the last of last week.
Surveyor ]. H. Frost returned,
last Friday from a professional
trip to Lakeside and Showlow.
He reports that portion of the
country looking we'll.
Forest Rangers Osmer D. Flake
K. C. Kartchner and j. L. Hend-.
erson left on Monday for a weeks
trip on boundary posting trip of
the Sitgreaves National Forest
C. F. Montross, editor of the
ST. Johns Observer, was pleas
ant visitor at our sanctum last
Saturday. Mr.. Montross is a
genial and pleasant gentleman
and an enthusiastic booster for,
his home town and county.
Harry Bryan and Miss Vera
Hall left for Showlow Sunday
afternoon after having spent a
couple of days in Snowflake see
ing the sports and other events.
The trip was made in Mr.. Bry-
ans automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jarvis,
accompanied by their daughter,
were Snowflake visitors from st.
Johns last week, returning home
Monday. They are old residents
of Snowflake and were cordially
received by their many friends.
Ben Hunt has resigned his
position with the mercantile es-
tahlishment of Flake Bros, and
has rented the R. A. Willis farm,
which he will work this summer.
Mr.. Hunt made a trip to HolbrOok
the middle of the week after
load of freight.
On Tuesday John Hunt, Jr.,
while on his way to Holbrook af-
ter a load of freight, had the
misfortune to get his foot badly
hurt. He jumped out the wagon
while it was in motion and in
some manner fell, his foot get
ting under the wheel. He is con-
fined to his home as the result,
and although suffering much
pain is slowly recovering.
Pat and John Slaughter, cattle
kings of Springerville, were in
the city Wednesday on their way
to Holbrook on business. The
gentlemen report that stock went
through the winter on the south
side of the mountains in fine
shape, but did not do so well on
the north side, but taken alto
gether, the winter has not been
severe on the stock interests in
that section of the state.
Joe Dent, accompanied by his
daughter, Miss Nora, were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. R. L.
Newman the first of the week.
Mr.. Dent is an old and respected
resident of Flagstaff, and came
here to look over the country, he
and Mr.. Newman making a trip
to the latter's ranch and the
Daggs reservoir on Monday. Mr..
and Miss Dent returned home
Tuesday much pleased with their
visit.
During the months of January
and February, 1914, a total of
987 acres of land within the Sit
greaves National Forest, Arizona,
were listed with the Secretary of
the Interior and will shortly be
opened to entry under the Forest
Homestead Act. The lands thus
listed were applied for individu-
ally by ten applicants, and each
one of these tracts was examined
by a forest officer and found to
be more valuable for agriculture
than for forest purposes. Those
whose applications within the
Sitgreaves National Forests were
favorably acted upon during the
months of January and February
are: Charles Whipple, E. J.
West, Lakeside; Lola Penrod,
Pinetop; w. H. Hall, Jesse II.
Pearce, Taylor; George Roberts,
Winslow; w. o. Merrill, Show
low; ]. R. Penrod, Leonard II.
Galway, Pinetop; w. w. Beard,
Heber. In addition to this, g.
m 1s-1~1 H.