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The Holbrook news., 1916-04-14
Field Notes from the Office
 of fine County Engineer

That portion of the Winslow- Holbrook road near Clear Creek has been surfaced with coat of gravel, making an excellent road bed. This is a piece of work which has been needed for long time. With little exception the whole road is now in good condition.
 A section of the St. Joseph road has been graded and crown ed and as soon as the concrete water way is finished will be another long called for improve ment.
 Work on Contract No. 17-1916, on the Keam's Canyon road, is now in progress and probably will be finished the coming week.
 Forms for the final pouring of concrete of the Shumway bridge are now in place, but the present rains will delay this work again.
 Concrete pouring of the west abutment of the Taylor bridge is nearly completed and the repairs of the steel work are in progress. All of this work will be now pushed to a completion.
 Several contracts on the Snow flake and Petrified Forest roads will soon be started.
 Contract No. 13-1S16. between Snowflake and Taylor, was a. warded March IS. 1916, to a resi- dent of Snowflake, but work has not yet been commenced.
 Owing to the work in progress in the different parts of the coun- ty the engineers car is continual ly on the road.
 Petitions for new roads and alterations of old ones continue to be presented in increasing numbers. The surveys and maps of those already declared are necessarily somewhat delay ed.
 The Snowflake bridge across Silver Creek is total wreck and two entirely new spans will be placed. The old alignment was faulty and the cause of it's de- molishment.
 Relative to changes in loca- tions of bridges and the present traYeled roads, it is advisable be- fore any permanent work IS per formed to have these matters finally settled. Petitions for all changes should be sent to thls office so that all necessary legal steps can be properly attended to.
 The new county road planer (Uncle Jim) is now at Holbrook and on the arrival of the Cater 'piIlar Tractor, which has been shipped from the factory at Stockton, will be placed in use.
 On the whole, road business is picking up.
 Tell your road troubles to the engineer and he will do his best to satisfy all.
 CHARLES B. PERKINS,
 County Engineer.
The Holbrook news., 1916-04-14
Residence in WinsIouO BurgIarized

Last Sunday night the resi- dence of pr Ross G. Bazell Tn Winslow was burglarized. and jewellery to the value of $50 was stolen. The thief cut the screen from a window in the bathroom and entered through the window. Part of the jewellery was on a dressing table in the bathroom and the balance taken was in the bedroom adjoining. At the time of the burglary the members of the family were away from home. There is no clue to the perpetra- tors of the crime.
The Holbrook news., 1916-04-14

oPOObOls AC4k liOl V hAOi4AaJ LO elb tend to business at the Wallace ranch.
 The Grand Lodge of Odd Eel lows of Arizona will meet 1T Bisbee next Monday for a foul days session.
 Ed Howell, supervisor o1 Apache county, spent last Sat urday and Sunday in Holbrook. He was accompanied by his wife.
 A road bond election has beer called in Coconino county foI May 2. The proposition of is suing bonds in the sum of $250, 900 for road improvement pur- poses will be decided by the tax payers of the county at that election.
 Wm. Morgan and family ar rived in Holbrook Wednesday morning from Sawtelle, Cal. where they had spent the winter. They will go to the1r home at Lakeside as soon as the storm abates. The trip from Califor- nia was made by automobile.
 Mrs. Braxton entertained with an informal bridge party last Saturday afternoon. Auction was played and after the cards light refreshments were served. Prizes were carried away by Mrs. c. E. Perkins, Mrs. Henry Warren and Mrs. J. Frank Matthews.
 Robert Scott of Mesa arrived in Holbrook Tuesday evening and remained until Wednesday night. MT. Scott amassed a fortune in the wool growing business in Navajo county, retiring from the business a few years ago and moving to Mesa. He is still heavily interested in business in- stitutions in Holbrook.
 An election will be held i'll the Winslow school district Saturday, April p. for the purpose of de- ciding whether or not $40,00 in bonds shall be issued by the dis trict for the purpose of increas- ing the school facilities in the district. A new primary school building is provided for in the proposition; also new south side school building, and the remodel ing of the north side school build ing. The Santa Fe company, through Superintendent Futile, has offered to donate a site for a pubic library to the city, provid- ed a suitable building IS erected thereon.
 Frank Wallace returned last Friday morning from El Paso with a shipment of yearling Hereford bulls which he pur- chased at that place. The ami mals were purchased by MT. Wallace for himself and other cattIemen in this county. Geo. w. Hennessey, who accompan- jed Mr. Wallace to Fl Paso, made a side trip to Amarillo and did not reach Holbrook until Friday evening.
 A large number of farmers in Coconino county will plant pota- toes this year, the soil and eli mate of that section of the state having been found well adapted to the growing of this vegetable. This is an example that might be followed by the farmers in Navajo county. Good potatoes may be grown on the mesas without irrigation, and there is no branch of the farming in- dustry that pays better profits than potato raising. when sufici- ent quantities are grown to make it profitable to ship in car load lots.
 The Holbrook base ball club trimmed the Snowflake club last Saturday afternoon on the Holbrook grounds by a score of 19 to '. The game was too one- sided to be very interesting al- though a fair size crowd re- mained on the grounds until the close. The Snowflake boys clalmed that they were work ing several inexperienced men, but it is doubtful if the result
The Holbrook news., 1916-04-14

local Masonic lodge last Saturday night the matter of building g temple in Holbrook was placed Tn the hands of a building com mittee composed of Alphonse Blum, J. C. Paulsell and G. w. Hennessey. This committee was authorized to proceed with the details of securing plans and specifications for a building, and to get an estimate of the cost of the structure. It. is probable that the committee will soon have final arrangements made for the starting of the building.
 A call has been issued for the annual meeting of the Arizona Good Roads Association, in con- junction with the Arizona Asso- citation of Highway Engineers, to be held May 15 and 16 at the rooms of the chamber. of com mere Tn Phoenix. The call is signed by Dwight B. Heard. president of the good roads as- sociation, and Lamar Cobb, president of the engineers asso- citation.
 T. M. Quebedeaux, president of the Mckinley County Bank of Gallup. and Attorney Sam Bush man. of Gallup. were in Holbrook Tuesday attending to business in connection with the purchase of the Navajo Apache Bank and Trust company, the details of which were arranged at a meet ing of stockholders in Winslow Monday.
 L. C. Henning, cashier of the Holbrook branch of the Navajo Apache Bank and Trust Co.,, and Geo. W. Hennessey and J. c. PaulselI, stockholders. attended the meeting of the stockholders of the bank held last Monday in Winslow. They made the trip by automobile.
 Richard Harding Davis. noted author and war correspondent, died at his home in Mount Kisco. N. Y, Tuesday night from heart disease. Davis was a prolific writer of short stories and war dramas, and hls writings gained great popularity a few years ago.
 How about electric fixtures for your home? Call on w. H. Clark; he has catalogs from which you can select. and will make delivered prices, cash with order. Adv. If.
 Geo. V. Robinson, proprietor of a prosperous trading store at Maddox, was in Holbrook for supplies last Saturday. While here MT. Robinson enrolled hlm- self as a subscriber to The News. and will keep posted as to the news of the county.
 Considerable rain has fallen in this section of the state during the past few days. The ram came in an opportune time and will prove to be of great benefit to the range grasses.
 Try a loaf of the Holbrook Bakery's Cream Nut health, bread. Homemade candies and all kinds of ples and cakes made to order. Adv. If.
 Place your orders now for coal with the Carbon City Lumber Co. They handle the Victor American Fuel Co.'S lump coal. best on the market. Adv. If.
 Miss Ethel Greer, county re- corder of Apache county. has been spending the week at the home of her sister. Mrs. J. Pat terson, in Holbrook.
 Captain and Mrs. Henry War ren. of the Aztec ranch. were guests at the home of MT. and Mrs. c. E. Perkins Saturday and Sunday.
 Everybody is cleaning up; Why not you? See Wetzler's for gar den tools, seeds, wheelbarrows, etc. Adv.
 Dr. Swigert, the we'll known optician, will visit Holbrook next Thursday. April 20, and will be at Hotel Holbrook for one day only.
 MT. and Mrs. Burr w. Porter,
The Holbrook news., 1916-04-14

and Mrs. w. B. Woods made ar automobile trip to Winslow Mon. day.
 Mrs. Frank Wallace left here last Sunday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Geo. w. Hennessey, in Long Beach. Gal.
 For fresh fruit and vegetables see Wetzler's; also mail orders filled. Adv.
 w. A. Saunders. the well known cattle man of St. Johns. spent several days in Holbrook this week.
 Jul1us Wetzler has returned to Holbrook after an absence of several weeks which were passed at his home in Los Angeles.
 The Holbrook base ball club will go to Wlnslow Saturday for a game with the high school club of that town.
 Superintendent Wm. Peterson, of the Whiteriver Indian Agen- cy. returned last Saturday from an official visit to Washington, D. c.
 The Holbrook News has chang ed to a seven column four paged paper and continues to show signs of prosperity and progress siveness. = Flagstaff Sun.
 Mrs. L. H. Burke pleasantly entertained the Crochet Circle Thursday afternoon at her home in Holbrook. Guests other than members were Mrs. Fred Wet zler and daughter Reglna.
 G. A. Bernard returned to Holbrook last Sunday from Fill more, Cal, where he had been living for the past few months, MT. Bernard was an employe of the McLaws garage when he was here last fall. and will pro- bably take a position there again.
 Mrs. J. w. Richards returned Sunday night from a short visit with her son Paul. who is student In the State Normal school in that city. Paul is mak- ing a good record in his work, he having made general average of 86 in his last examinations.
 In a few days a motor truck with a hauling capacity of 5000 pounds will be put on the mail route through this county. D. K. Udall, the mail contractor. has been at Holbrook several days getting the big machine ready to put on the road. St. Johns Observer.
 The new school building in St. Joseph is a handsome structure, It is constructed of Gallup press ed brick, the Mission style of architecture being followed; the floors are hard wood and the in- terior decorations are beautiful. The building will be finished in a short time and will be ready for use.
 The W1nslow Mail states that II. A. CheYerton. who has been connected with the Navajo Apache Bank 6 Trust Co. at Winslow for several months, has resigned his position and has gone to Los Angeles, where he will accept a position with the Continental National bank of that city.
 Prof. Joseph Peterson. county superintendent of schools, was in Phoenix Monday and Tuesday attending the annual meeting of the county superintendents of the state. Nearly all of the counties in the state were rep resented by their superinten- dents.
 Joe Root. a real estate dealer of Albuquerque, was Tn Holbrook few days this week. MT. Root was formerly in the life insur- ance business. and at that time wrote considerable business in this territory. He is now de- voting hls time entirely to real estate.
 Henry J. Platt, acting under instructions of the Apache Coun- ty Livestock Association. of u1biob ho ic caorotaru hac DOCtnd
The Holbrook news., 1916-04-14
Notice to Louers of Music

We beg to announce that we have secured the agency of the Baldwin Piano Company and shall carry a stock of Pianos and Players.
 Call and investigate. l. Adv. Wetzler Supply Go.
The Holbrook news., 1916-04-14

Wetzler's carry a full line of galvanized steel tanks. Adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
From Hartville Democrat

At a meeting Of the Board Of
Directors of the Bnk< If Hart.
vile Tuesday John A. Dennis
sold his bank, stock to A. ID Mans
field, announced the sale offs his
residence property to Norman }.
WheIchel and rendered his rasig.
nation as assistant cashier and
bank director. Mr.. Dennis will
accept Il position with the rail
road hut has not decided which
of two positions he will accept.
Mr.. Dennis will probably move
his family to Mansfield until re.
assignments OF railroad positions
have been made the first of the
year and his permanent head
quarters established.
/ Rev, Anderson and wife OF
Mound City. visited friends here
Tuesday. Rev., Anderson was
formerly pastor Of the Christinn
church and he preached to that
congregation Tuesday night.
&. B. Turner, rupal carrier at
Macomb, has hcen appointed
mail clerk, his run being from
Springfield to st. Louis.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
Recording Of Frisco Deeds

The most lengthy instrument
ever recorded in Wright county,
was that filed in the Office of
Recorder Alvah Richardson in
Hartville, in which the light.of-
way OF the old st. Louis and San
Francisco Railroad Company is
decided to the new st. Louis. .Saa
Francisco Railroad Company.
The Instruments, which we,
filed by Fred Williams Of Spring
field, an attorney for the road.
included l64,5l0 words, and the
fee for placing it on the records
was 1925.
The change of the deeds was
made necessary BY the recent
sale and re organization of the
railroad company, at which time
the name was changed from St.
Il ,nis and San Francisco Railroad
Company to St. Louis San Fran
cisco Railrosd Company.
This change in name, whief
l.. ,ux1c. ~, n, :, l>S
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
Jarrett..Coodson

Miss Lily Goodson, daughter
of Mrs. H. NJ. Reeves, ofythiA
city, and Frank Jarrett, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Jarrett, of
Norwood, were united in marri.
age, Sunday, Dec, 8, at the home
of the brides parents on West
First Street, Rev. ]. H. Fenwick
officiating. The groom is a pros
porous young farmer near Nor
wood, = nd the bride is popular
young lady of'this city. They will
make their future home near
Norwood. Their many friends
wish them much happiness. n
Mountain Grove Herald. q
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
Obituary

Dennis Cassidy, aged about 50
years, passed away at 9 a. m.
Tuesday at his home south of
town. He was member of the
local Masonic lodge, under whose
auspices the funeral was held
this afternoon at Bryant by
Rev. f. Rhoads. He is viyed
by a wife and several children.
G. P. Davis, formerly of Sey.
mour, died Nov. q at Fordland.
He was born June 4, 1S49. he
was united in marriage July Z,
1888, to Lizzie Borders of Cedar
Gap and to this union y children
were born, eight OF whom sur;
yive. Mr.. Davis joined the Aa
vent church 81 years ago. Rev
lWm. brake preached the fnner
al sermon at Fordland Nov, q
and tnterment took place In thu
|remeterS Of that city. Seymour
/, ,Ciiizeu.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
Parent tt eacher Meeting

Program Tor the meeting oI
the Parent Teacher Association
at the school house Wednesday
after school.
Music.
Paper Necessity of Occupa
tion for Children Mrs. w. N. Di
van.
Discussion. Mrs. N. j. Craig,
Business.
In hehalf of the Parent Tach
er.ASsociation Of Mansfield, Mrs
W. A Black, secretary of the or
ganization. has written Hon. W. S.
Griffith, of Mountain Grove, rep.
resentative from Wright county,
asking his support for the pass
age of a complete new set OF laws
for the Missouri children, which,
will he presented for passage ir
the legislature Of 1915 They
were prepared by the Missouri
Children's = Code Commission, ap
pointed by Gov. e. W. Major. Mrs,
J. B. Mcbride Of Springfield,
who established theParent- Teach
er Association here. ia a member
Of the commission
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14

erry to quote me US saying in your
valuable medium, is bunk If you add
an early to it.
at was about Thanksgiving time, If
I recollect rightly, that we were first
admonished to do, our Christmas shop
ping early. 1T struck NE as the proper
thing to do. decided I'd do it.
Naturally, the thought first came
to me what to give myself for Christ
mas. always hand myself some slight
token Of my esteem at the happy yule-
tide. 1t compensates for what other
folks hand me. A little gift doesn't
have to cost very much to make a
hit with me If give it. to myself with
the proper spirit.
"It's the giving, rather than the re-
celving, of this gift that brings me the
more pleasure, anyway.
"Well, gasoline has been going up
pretty steadily lately-you notice Go
not talk in dialect in spite of my rural
name and predictions; IL l talked In
dialect I would say gas was goin' up
purity stiddy-and, due to the increased
cost Of living expenses. decided that
1t behooved me to economize.
$50 / decided on a haircut FOR my
Christmas gift to myself, and decided
to get it early on account Of the poor.
tired shopgirls who are wishing the
store would close so they can crowd
In few more dances with the dashing
young ribbon clerks three aisles over.
'Whereupon I got haircut, a good.
short one.
'.The rest Of the story Is soon told.
I got 1t cut again last night, and l
had to wait for six customers ahead
of me who we're telling the BARRIERS. to
shave 'em extra close so it would last
over to Monday.
'"rhat much for early Christmas
shopping. I bought the junk for the
folks after they'd locked the street
doors last night and have just been
making the rounds of the drug stores
to pick up the odds,and ends I've for
gotten. No more Christmas shopping
In mine. Giddap, Dobbin."
And with peremptory cluck to his
steed. Timothy Hay motored away in
high dudgeon. Denver Times.
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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
Is Your Name Here?

The following have our thanks fol
cash on subscription since our last re-
port:
T. Fl. Ingerson, Mansfield.
]. A. Dixon, Mansfield.
n. A. Graves, Kansas City
Kas.
Charles Miller, Bryant.
r w. Keeling, Seymour.
Rev. j. r.. altman, Aurora.
S. r. 'Barneti, Norwood.
Jesse King, Bryant.
f. r. Burtl0w, Duncan.
II. G. Hagan, Kirk, Col.
J. H Foote, Hillsbpfo, Ore.
w. H. Moore, Lindsay, Calf.
Mrs. Sarah Smothprman
Mountain Grove.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
A Modern Ananias

A large crowd enjoyed "a
Modern Ananias", as given AT
the opera house last night by the
Mansfield public school faculty,
with outside aid, as the fourth
nun ber of the Community Lyce.
um' Bufeal Conrse. under the
auspices of the Parent Teacher
Association. All taking part ac.
quilted themselves nnbly and
we'll, depicting their parts in .
skillfni manner The cast Of
characters follows: 4.
Nellie Goldengate. from Cali.
fornia. Colonel Lyons ward =
Mrs. II. +, Newton
Prudence Mayfower, of Bos
TIN. whose father made a million
in gum Miss Jewell Hoover.
Derbey DashwoOd, ninth assis-
tant something or other at Wash
ingtOn j 8. Crouch
Lysander Lyon, M. D.. the
ColoneI's nephew, who is sup.
poscd To be in London
Pr,f. r. f. Coats
Don Francisco, Lvsandpr's
"right.hand" man J. II. Hudson
Kitty, Baby's> maid =
Mrs. W. Fl. Fnllljngton
Baby, Lysander's step daugh-
ter Miss Mabel COday
Col. L., a bachelor past six
ty- w. II. Fuilingt0n
SYNOPSIS.
Act l. = In garden of Arlington
Villa at Newport.
Act ll.-Parlor of hotel.
\ Act III. Sitting room of I.y
sanders apartments ut Arling
ton Villa.
Misses Rertha Mllle", Inabelle
Wallace, Eula Newton and Ruth
Haverty furnished music.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
From Kansss City

DIR. Mack Davis, who is attend;
ing the Kansas City vetaainsrS
College, writes. Hope you are
getting along nicely with the
dear old paper ! expect to see
you during the holidays. Will
tyon please let, the people know
that I will be home during my
holiday vacation for 10 days.
Wishing you continued success,
which I am sure your paper mer.
its, | am yours, truly, Mack Da'
vis."
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
Taxpayers, Attention!

To ay',id the penalty your tax
es should be- paid some time dur
ing this month. Drop in and
pay them when convenient. I
have the official tax list for Pleas.
ant Valley Township.
,Adva Ward B. Hitchcock.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
Clark.--Ware

Norris Clark and Miss Della
Ware, the latter Of Cedar Gap,
were married today at Taft, Cal,
where they will reside. The
bride is q trained nurse and ac-
companie + a patient as far as Al
buquerqua, N. NJ, enroute to
California. Sheh many friends
here who join the Mirror in con
gratulations and best wishes.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
John Hight Hurt

4 John Hight, who had been
working on the Frisco extra,
gang here, while attempting to
board the push car used by the
men, Tuesday morning, fell and
was run over by the trailer. in
juring his right leg below the
knee. He was taaken to Spring
field by DR.. r NJ. Rogers, Frisco
surgeon. ~ =
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
4#ElH

pany, as the lengthy deedst to the
right.of.way must be recorded
in every count !, traversed by the
Frisco lines in the various states
The Instruments were two deeds
and three mortgages.