The Holbrook news., 1914-07-10
News of HolbrOOk and Vicinity

MT. and Mrs. w. H. Laughlir
 are here this week from White river
 For a good. first class. up-to- date shoe shine go to Wood s pool parlor.
 s. D. Smith, the livery man, has returned from an extended visit to Utah.
 Frank and Jerry Johnson, cou-
 sins of Mrs. L. s. Howard, are
 in the city from Flagstaff.
 Mrs. M. A. Boyer left Tuesday night for Saltwater, Oklahoma, to visit relatives for a month.
 J. E. Jones, one of the leading attorneys of Northern Arizona, was a professional visitor in the city thIs week.
 Mrs. R. c. Smith is chapeoron- ing a party of young ladies and boys who are camping out in the mountains near Whiteriver for two weeks.
 Live Inspector Lew Mickey made an official visit to Houck Friday to inspect two cars loads of hides for the Tucker Church Cattle Go.
 FOR SALE. A six-hole range used about 6 months; cost $37. 50; ; will sell for $25. Also a new rocker for $5. Apply to Mrs. B. J. Garrison. jy3tf
 Oliver T. McNew, a prominent cattleman of Alamagordo, N. M., returned to hls home last Mon day after an extended business visit in Holbrook.
 Mrs. Alexandria Moore, repre- senting the Green 6 Griffin real. estate firm of Phoenix, spent al few days in Holbrook from Flag staff. where she is spending the, summer months.
 Miss Maida Daley spent the Fourth in Flagstaff, the guest of Mrs. Joseph Wight. She reports having had a good time and says the people of the Skylight City are royal entertainers.
 During the gun shoot last day." says Jud Lathrop. the Socialist system of division was used" :" That is, Jud means to convey the idea that there was an equal division of the purses.
 The Cottage" where Mrs. Daley feeds the hungry, has re- gently been ornamented with new awnings, which are quite a comfort to the guests of the popular eating house.
 There came into Holbrook from Columbus Barracks. Ohio. yes- terday, ten troopers to reinforce the troop of the Tenth Cavalry now stationed at Fort Apache. | Mingo Baker and Geo. B. Slaugh- ter were in charge.
 Captain Henry Warren. Mrs. | Warren, and Mrs. Shellburg, of | Chicago, who is the guest of the Warrens at St. Joseph, spent a | couple of days in the city this week, guests at the Hotel Hol- brook.
 Messrs. Close and Leopold, of the Northern Arizona Painting Co.,. are busy painting and re- decorating the school house at St. Joseph. When that job is finished they will do extensive work on the Hansen residence at that place.
 Chauncey Woods went to Flag staff last Friday to spend the Fourth, and was the guest of Dr. Erby. During his stay he a fine dance and thinks Flagstaff folks are about right" when it comes to treating their guests fright. :"
 The 4th of July in Holbrook was a wet one-at least the 3rd was-when 7.3 inches of rain fell in about three hours without anyone anything about it. either. The country was flooded all oyer. including the celebra- tion, which. by the way, was the wettest since the town went dry.
 A. L. Westgard, the good roads booster, who was here this week. wants to have New Mexico with Arizona to fix the road between Gallup and Hol- brook, which is in bad shape. Mr. Westgard expects to travel 14.000 miles this wear by auto.