The Snowflake herald., 1914-03-28

Don C. Smith was a visitor in
the city the first of the week
from the experimental farm, and
reports everything doing fine.
Flake Bros, who recently pur-
chased the Adair property, have
torn down the old house and are
making other improvements pre-
paratory to building a residence
in the near future.
John A. Freeman is engaged
this week in setting the posts for
a new fence around his handsome
residence on Main sereet. When
completed it will add much to
the appearance of the place.
Frank McLaws this week re-
ceived his patent to 40 acres of
land, being the S. w. !, S. w. J,
Sec. "a, Township 13 NJ, Range
|2E. The document bears the
signature of President Woodrow
Wilson.
J. Y. Bazan, accompanied by
his daughter, were among the
Silver creek folks who visited in
Snowflake the first of the week.
Mr.. Bazan took home with him a
wagon load of provisions,
Orson Kay, with a force of
about fifteen Mexican sheep
shearers, passed through town
Wednesday en- route to Jaques
brothers ranch at Lakeside,
where the spring shearing sea-
son has opened.
The A. C. M. |. store this week
installed a RED Sentry" gaso-
line tank in front of their estab-
lishment, which will prove of
great convenience to the auto
mobilists, who are becoming very
numerous in this section.
Osmer D. Flake, forest ranger,
who has been tranferred to the
Showlow station, together with
his family, will move next week
to their new place of residence.
These excellent people will be
missed by a large circle of friends
in Snowflake.
The Snowflake Cement Co. is
the name of a new business firm
which has recently been formed
in our city, and which proposes
to begin operations in the near
future. The new enterprise will
deal in all kinds of building ma
terials, such as cement, brick,
lime, plaster, lumber, etc. The
firm is composed of Messrs. Will
ford Rogers, John T. Eager and
R. L. Grissom.
Mrs. Eliza T. Smith, accom-
panied by her mother, Mrs. Clara
Tenney, left Wednesday for Hol-
brook, from whence they left
Friday morning for Los Angeles,
where Mrs. Tenney goes to have
an operation performed for the
removal of her right eye, which
has been bothering her very
much for some time. Miss Glen
ME, Mrs. Smiths youngest
daughter, also accompanied them,
leaving here on the mail Thurs
day afternoon to join her mother
and grandmother at HolbroOk.
While the operation to be per-
formed on Mrs. Tenney is very
delicate one, it is not dangerous,
and her many friends hope she
will come through in good shape.
Fred w. Nelson, of st. Johns,
county attorney of Apache
county, and one of the enter
prising citizens of northern Ari-
zona, was a visitor in Snowflake
Wednesday and Thursday of this
week. Mr.. Nelson was just
looking over his old stamping
ground, being a resident of this
part or the STATE Tor Cne ldSC
twenty or more years, and ex-
pressed himself as much pleased
with the progress of Snowflake
since his last visit here. Mr..
Nelson is one of the substantial
men of this section, being vice
president of the Navajo-Apache
Bank & Trust Company, at st.
Johns, and heavily interested in
the Navajo-Apache Telephone
Company, which operates lines
all through this part of the coun-
try. Besides all this, Mr.. Mel
son is an enthusiastic Good Roads
booster, and has some telling
arguments in favor of the issu-
ance of $125, 900 of road bonds
a question which is now up to
the taxpayers and voters of his
county. He left Thursday after