The Holbrook news., 1918-02-22
Additional Local News

 last Monday.
 P. T. Coleman returned Tues day from Nogales where he at- tended last week the stockman's convention.
 L. W. Quinlan, manager of Rabbit Bros. Mercantile Go. of | WInslow, was a business visitor to Holbrook Tuesday.
 F. w. Nelson. attorney and banker of St. Johns, spent Sun day and Monday in Holbrook at tending to business.
 Attorney J. E. Jones of Flag staff was looking after legal business in Holbrook last Satur day.
 Early Wednesday morning fire destroyed property valued at $10. 900 in SpringerviIle. The general merchandise store of Younis 6 Bellamaks, the pool hall of Sanchez 6 Sons and the Hamlin ice cream parlor were burned. The origin of the fire is not known.
 The case of Chas. Daze vs. Joe R. Hunter, which MT. Hunter appealed to the Supreme Court from the decision of the local Superior Court, was recently decided by the higher court in favor of MT. Daze. Mir. X. N. Sleeves represented MT. Hunter, and c. H. Jordan was attorney for MT. Daze.
 Dr. A. F. Switzer has received notice from the U. s. patent office in Washington that he has been granted a patent on a sani- tary pipe. The patent is a no vel arrangement whereby the smoker is prevented from draw ing any juice of the tobacco into his mouth. Dr. Switzer expects to transfer his patent to some manufacturer of pipes on a roy alty basis.
 The weather man evidently got his cards mixed last Monday and as a result dealt this section a conglomerate mess of weather. For a time the wind blew a gale; then it started to rain and be- fore the ground was moistened snow began to fall. Altogether the day was disagree able one and seemed to prove the accuracy of the groundhog's prediction that spring is several weeks away.
 L. C. Henning returned last Saturday from an attendance at the annual conventions of the grand lodge and other Masonic bodies in Tucson. Mrs. Henn- ing and daughter Billy, who ac- companied MT. Henning to Tue son. stopped in Phoenix for a weeks visit with relatives and friends.
 Mrs. D. J. Thomas returned last Saturday from Tucson where she had attended the an nual meeting of the grand lodge, 0. E. s. Enroute to Holbrook she stopped for a day to visit her daughter Rachel, a student in the state normal at Flagstaff.
 Buy her a nice piece of Furniture at Wetzler's. If.
 w. L. Carey, vice-president of h e Omaha Structural Steel Bridge Co.,, the concern that built a number of steel bridges for the county last year, was in Holbrook on Monday and signed contract with the Board of Su- perYisors for the completion of the Little Colorado River Bridge at Winslow. MT. Carey stated that the work would commence in a week or ten days and that he expected to complete it be- fore May 1st. R. c. MeteVier VIII pc III cQdrSSs
 Wednesday the Holbrook State bank acquired title to the Walter McLaws business corner north of the A. Warren tailor shop. The corner is 75x100 feet in size and corners on two wide streets. Mir. McLaws took in exchange for this property some cash and 5 lots in the blocks in which the News office is located. It is un- derstood that he will improve part of the property he acquired in this deal with an automobile salesroom.
 Prof. Joseph Peterson, county superintendent of schools, re- turned Monday from Phoenix where he attended the annual | meeting of county superinten- dents of the state. The sessions lasted throughout Friday and | Saturday and were attended by | every superintendent in the state |