The Holbrook news., 1914-05-22
News of Holbrook and Vicinity


 Dick Grigsby spent a couple of days Tn town this week from his ranch.
 MT. Cummings, wool buyer for Brown 6 Adams, Boston, Mass, i is in town.
 Ed Bargeman was a prominent Winslowite visitor in Holbrook this week.
 County Assessor Williams has returned from a couple of days official trip to Winslow.
 William, the little son of Judge and Mrs. R. c. Smith, is down with the measles, but is much improved now.
 Miss Zella Brinkerhoff has re- turned home from Flagstaff, where she has been attending the Northern Arizona Normal. Miss Brinkerhoff graduated with high honors.
 Mir. and Mrs. O. Gidney and son, of Los Angeles, rested over night Tn Holbrook Wednesday. They are on their way to Brant- fort, Ontario, Canada, in a Stakeholder car.
 w. A. Hildebrand, of Gallup, who has been sojourn1ng at Ce- dar Springs for some time visit ing with his friend Simeon Sch we1mberger, passed through Hol- brook Tuesday on his way home.
 Miss Joyce Amis, teacher of elocution Tn the St. Johns acade- my, will give a musical recital under the auspices of the Ladies Aid society of the Methodist Episcopal church about the first of June.
 Dr. J. D. Holland, who has ac- cepted employment with Ed Howell, was in town Wednesday evening. He was on his way to join the George Hennessey wa gon. which is on the La Roux at present. 6n
 Elsie Anderson, of Flagstaff, is visiting with MT. and Mrs. Wallace H.. Larson. Miss An derson was a student.at the Nor thern Arizona Normal school, and was one of the Sweet Girl Graduates.
 County Recorder Larson in- forms THE NEWS that the regis tration for the Wjnslow city cleo tion is 902 voters. This would indicate population for Maya jos metropolis of between 8, 800 and 4.O0O people.
 c. w. Bowers, of the firm of Ruby & Bowers. of Davis. Cal. breeders and importers of thor bred horses, is in town. Mir. Davis has three horses here at the Pioneer stable, which he will sell at reduced-prices.
 It has been suggested to THE NEWS that inasmuch as there IS a prevalence of contagious dis ease in the city. that people who | own dogs, cats, etc. Keep them | at home. thereby reducing the chance of an epidemic.
 James Flake was a visitor in the city for a couple of days from | Snowflake. MT. Flake says every | thing is looking lovely and the ! people are happy and prosperous Tn hls section, but that the fruit | crop will be very short as the re- suit of late frosts.
 Hiram Sutcliff, now of Pine dale. but recently a subject of George V. king of Great Britain and Ireland. took out his declar- ation of his intention to become a citizen of the United States before the clerk of the Superior court here last Wednesday,.
 An exciting 400-yard horse race was pulled off al the speed way Tuesday morning between A. L. Clark's gray horse and Ed Gillard's bay mare. The race was for $75 a side and was won by the gray by about 25 or 30 feet. Quite a crowd was out to see the race.
 D. G. Cameron and s. D. Web ster had a little touch of hard tuck while coming into Holbrook [ in their ear. In attempting to cross the Puerco the car begged town in the sand and stuck fast During the night the water rose n the river and it was not till