The Holbrook news., 1916-05-26

? was registered at Hotel Holbrook : yesterday.
 Robert Scott of Mesa was in Holbrook a few days this week locking after his business in- terests.
 J. D. Newman arrived in Hol- brook Thursday morning from Flagstaff and in the afternoon drove to hIs sheep ranch near Dry Lake.
 Due to arrive Saturday--fres peaches. apricots, cherries, etc.. ', at WetzIer's. AS usual the choice fruit only. Vdv.
 Phillip Jagels, manager ot the l.. B. Putney new retail store in Bernallio, N. M., is in Holbrook this week assisting Manager Hookway of the Holbrook Mer- cantile Co.,, in placing some large orders for merchandise.
 Messers. Bradley 6 Williams, agents for the popular Dodge automobiles, have sold number of cars since they received a car load a week. ago. Among the purchasers are c. V. Robinson of Maddox and J. w. Clayton of Snowflake.
 The HoIbrook base ball club will play the Winslow club on the Winslow grounds next Sun day afternoon. The club will start from Holbrook about noon in automobiles, and will no doubt be accompanied by a number of local fans.
 w. B. Cross states that his wife. who is taking medical treat ment in a hospital at Mesa, is steadily improving and that she expects to regain her usual health in a few weeks. Mrs. R. L. New man, Mrs. Cross writes. is re- covering nicely from the effects of a recent surgical operation.
 A. Warren, the merchant tail or, has just received his lines of spring and summer suitings. They contain some very attract i've patterns and he will be glad if the public will call and inspect them. The ladies are especially invited to call, as his samples of of ladies suits are the best he has ever shown. Adv. If.
 The Navajo Restaurant, under the ownership and management of Mesdames Crippen and Meizel, was opened for business Tuesday. It is located in the building for merIy occupied by the U. s. theatre, which had been remodel ed for that purpose. The pro- prietors state that they are we'll pleased with the business done on the opening day and since, and they expect this to be greatly increased. Both regular and short order meals are served.
 If you need a tank or any thing in the pump line see Wet zler's. Adv.
 J. Harry Woods. proprietor of the Western Transfer Co.,. re- turned Tuesday night from Man uelito, N. M.. where he recover ed three horses that had strayed from hIs corral a week before. The horses were evidently head ed for Pennington, their former home. MT. Woods was saddle sore and weary when he reach ed home Tuesday. having ridden 85 miles that day.
 Congressman Carl Hayden has introduced two bills Tn congress which will be of great benefit to Arizona if they become laws. One provides for an appropria- tion of $500, 900 for the purpose of surveying and building public roads and bridges in Indian reservations; the other provides for the granting of government lands to the state, and for the sale of these lands by the state, for the purpose of securing funds for road improvement purposes.
 The families of Geo. WiIber and c. Hess Jr. arrived in Hol- brook Thursday evening by au- tomobiles from Phoenix, where they had spent the winter. The trip was made by easy stages, the party stopping for two days at the Grand Canyon. From the Canyon they drove to HoIbrook in less than a days time. The families will go to their summer homes near Heber today.
 A girl baby was born to MT. and Mrs. J. H. Miller last Sun- day and upon the same day, with but a few hours interven- ing, baby boy was born to MT. and Mrs. Ben Hunt. The moth- CTS of the two children are sls- ters, daughters. of MT. and Mrs. J. H. Hansen of St. Joseph. Their marriages occurred on the same day and were solemnized in the l.. ID. 6. temple in Salt