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The Holbrook news., 1918-06-21
HOLBROOK FIELD
 INTENSELY ACTIVE

c. E. Major;the well known geologist and mining engi- neer, was a business visitor for a few hours yesterday, having driven over from Prescott.
 Major has spent the better part of the last three months in the Holbrook oil field and may claim the distinction of being the first geologist to place his approval on the possibilities of that section. Later, his opinion was con firmed by many eminent authorities among whom were Dorsey Hagerof Tulsa, Oklahoma, Dr. A. A. Johnson representing the Midwest company and others.
 Major returned on We'd nesday from Holbrook where he had chosen the location of the first well to be spud- ded in on the ground owned by Senator Mayfeld of South Carolina. The Mayfield rig will be on the ground within the next ten days and will make the second actually on the ground. The Midwest people are shipping two complete rigs and will have both in operation by July 15.
 The first examinations made by the Prescott mining man in the Holbrook field were for the Holbrook Oil company, a concern with large holdidgs in the field and which is headed by Hon. George D. Meiklejohn, for mer governor of Nebraska and assistant secretary of war in the Mckinley admin istration. This company is now making a contract with Bakerield, California, parties for the sinking of it's first well. Jerome News.
The Holbrook news., 1918-06-21
Gus Hansen in Arcadia

The editor of the News is in receipt of a letter from August H. Hansen, of Win slow, under date of June IS, in which he asks that his copy of the News be mailed to him at Arcadia Cal. He is with the 66th Balloon Co.,, , and arrived at the Califor- mia camp from Omaha a few days ago. Among other things MT. Hansen says:
 My wife will be down here with me the last of the week, so things will be nice for me. I am in the person. nel office and like the army life fine. We are going to have a fine camp here soon as we get fixed up. Camp is at Lucky Baldwin's old race track, a short distance from Los Angeles.
The Holbrook news., 1918-06-21
MT. H. J. Banner Passes

H. J. Ramer, a well known and wealthy stockman of this county, died sometime during Wednesday night at the home of Preston Bush man near Dry Lake. Mir. Ramer left Holbrook Tues day for a trip to the Wallace & By cattle ranch in Tonto Basin, which was formerly his home. He reached the Bushman place late in the evening and decided to re- main there during the night. He complained to Mir. Bush man that he had a pain in the chest and declined to eat any supper, retiring to a bed outside the house at an early hour. When Mir. Bushman went to call his guest for breakfast he found him dead, and from the rigidity of the body it was evident that death came shortly after MT. Banner retired.
 Shortly after the news of MT. Ramer's death reached Holbrook, Justice Boyer and a number of the friends of the deceased went to the Bushman place. An inquest was held and the verdict was that death was caused by appolpexy, brought on-by high blood pressure. The body was embalmned and brought to Holbrook where it was placed in the Masonic temple to await the arrival of a brother from Miles City, Mont. Funeral services will be held under the auspices of the Masonic lodge, of which the deceased was a member for years. These will probably occur Sunday morning unless the brother arrives before that time, and changes the arrangements.
The Holbrook news., 1918-06-21
Band Well Received

The band of the 158th Re- giment at Camp Kearny was greeted by a large and en- thusiastic audience at it's concert in Holbrook last Fri day afternoon. The collec- tion taken up by the local council of defense amounted to $9O.49 and after paying bills for the entertainment of the band, $40.39 was left as a contribution from the citizens of Holbrook. Earlier in the day automobiles were furnished for a trip to the Petrified Forest.
The Holbrook news., 1918-06-21
OIL PRODUCES
 MILLIONAIRES

Just what the people of
 Holbrook and surrounding
 country may reasonably ex-
 pect as a result of the finding
 of oil is best shown by the
 following list of men who
 have made all the way from
 a paltry $25O,OOO on an in-
 vestment of $40 up to the
 princely sum of $15, 900, 900
 during the past four years.
 Never in the~history of oil
 have such prices obtained and never has there been such a great demand with a resultant shortage to con- tinue those prices in exist ence. Six of the country's leading geologists have re- gently told us that our chan ces for opening up a great oil field on the Holbrook an ticline are equally as great as were those of Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma and other great oil producing states. Our chances, we have been told, are infinitely better, from a geological standpoint, than many of the fields opened up in those states. The next list of new oil millionaires may very easily include the names of some of our Holbrook citizens who are showing their faith by the investment of their per sonal funds in the drilling of wells on well chosen sites:
 T. B. Slick, $2,000, 900; John Markham, IT,, $3, O00,- 900; Harry Sinclair, $7,000, ,-I 900; J. B. White, $5, ,OO0, GOO; o. B. Shaffer, $3, 900, GOO; B. B. Jones Gin past three years), $8, ,OOO, 900; M. M. Jones Gin past three years), $4, 900, O0O; Homer Wilcox Gin past two years) $1, 100000; Frank Gillespie Gin past four years), $3, 900, 900; Wirt Franklin Gin past two years), $1, ,OOO, 900; Gunsberg 6 Foreman (past two years), $2, 900, 900; Charles Wrightman (past three years), $2, 800, ,OOO; R. M. Mcfarland Gin psst four years), $15, ,OOO, ,OOO; J. A. Chapman(in past four years), $15, 900, ,000; Charles Page Gin past five years), $3, 1000, ,0OO; Robert Galbreath of Tulsa, $1, 500, 900; John Mitchell of Tulsa, $75O,OOO, and John Doolin of Oklahoma City, on an original investment of eA0 QOBO 0O0
The Holbrook news., 1918-06-21
Mayors Proclamation

To the People of the Town of Holbrook.
 ''The people of the Town of Holbrook will have the oppor- tunity during the period from June 10 to June 28, and culminat- ing on June 28. 1918. of showing their loyalty and conservation to the great enterprise this nation in engaged upon by pledging themselves to save and economize and inYesti in war savings stamps.
 The material needs necessary to successfully prosecute the war can be met only if the people of this nation deny themselves some of their customary expen- ditures. It is not enough to furnish thousands of men as this state is doing. Those men must be clothed, fed and equip ped. Surely when they are so willing to give their lives we should not hesitate to lend our savings.
 The people of this state dur ing the year 1918 are expected to save and invest in war sav- ings stamps to the maturity value of $5, 26O.OOO.OO. Similar allotments have been made to the other states and the presi- dent of the United States has called on the people of the var ious states on June 28 to indicate their willingness to practice the patriotic self-denial required of all of us, by pledging themselves to purchase war savings stamps during the remainder of this year. This town has always re- sponded fully to calls made upon it and l feel sure this will be no exception.
 Tn order that this town and it's people may not fall behind other towns in responding to this call, 1 hereby proclaim Fri. day June 28, 1918 as war savings day in accordance with the pro- clamations of the President of the United States and the Gov vernon of the State of Arizona, upon which day all persons shall give their pledges for war say ings stamps at such times and places and in such manner as may be designated and appoint ed by MT. H. R. Tritle war say ings director, for the treasury. and l further respectfully urge all persons to purchase war sav- ings stamps from June 10 to June 18th as liberly as possible SO that Holbrook will take its place among the towns in the amount of money actually sub- scribed.
 GEO. w. HENNESSEY, Mayor of the Town Holbrook."
The Holbrook news., 1918-06-21
Holbrook Wins Ball Game

The Holbrook base ball team defeated the Flagstaff team last Sunday afternoon on the local diamond by a score of 13 to II. The game was a hotly contested one and was witnessed by a large crowd of people. Con- cerning the game, The Flagstaff Leader published the following in it's issue of June IS:
 Flagstaff lost to the Hol- brooks Sunday by a score of II to 13. The game was a good one, even if our lads did not upset the Derricks. There was a fairly large de legation from Flagstaff on the train that carried the players to the game. The attendance at the grounds was large and very enthusi- astic. All the Flagstaff boys say that the Holbrook peo- pie treated them splendidly and made them, feel like they wanted to visit their town again in the near fu- ture. ''Flagpole" and ''Long John" say that they will sure do better next time. Any way, everybody had a good time.
The Holbrook news., 1918-06-21
Holbrook Boys Enlist in Navy

Next Sunday morning on No. 9 five Holbrook young men will leave here for Los Angeles to take the final ex- animation for enlistment in the U. s. navy. Those who will go at this time are Joe B. Lopez, Theodore Duran, Manuel Sais, Jose D. Mar quez, Felipe Gurule. MT. Lopez has a younger brother, Henry Lopez, in the Navy and it has been his desire for some time to enter the service.
 MT. Lopez has been con nected with the mechanical department of t he News since the paper was estab- lished more than nine years ago; he has been a faithful employe, and it is with re- gret that t h e proprietor gives him up. He will go to Los Angeles in charge of the squad of recruits.
The Holbrook news., 1918-06-21

Farm Loan Association Formed
 c. R. Fillerup, agricultur- al agent for Navajo and Apache counties, was a plea sant caller at the News office Monday. MT. Fillerup stat ed that a Farm Loan Associ- ation for Apache county was formed in Eager June 5, with the following officers: 5 President, Connor Tram mell, Springerville.
 Vice-President, Orson Will kins, Nutrioso.
 Secretary and Treasurer, Lee Bradford, Edgar.
 Appraising Committee w. M. Penney, Alpine; Harry Udall, Edgar; and Albert Woods, Springerville.
 The above officers and the following members consti- tute the board of directors: B. B. Crosby, Edmond Nel- son, w. w. Edgar; Geo. Edgar.
The Holbrook news., 1918-06-21
Senator Mayfield Acquires
 Valuable Interest

THE NEWS has just been able to confirm the report that Senator s. G. Mayfield has purchased from Governor Meiklejohn and Jack Warden a one-fourth interest in, the Aztec Land and Cattle Com pany oil lease owned by the latter two gentlemen. The sum of money involved is by far the largest concerned in any oil deal consumated in the new Holbrook oil field.
 This gives Senator May field and his associates, Judge J. P. Ryan and Thomas Me Cauley, a large share in every alternate section of land on the great Holbrook anticline for a length of IS miles and a width of 12 miles and places these gentlemen among the largest oil land owners in the district. The six townships or more in- cluded in this big lease of deeded land was selected with great care and after weeks of study and investi- gation by Geologist Charles E. Major, and is a portion of the former million-acre tract owned by the Aztec Land and Cattle Company.
 Senator Mayfield andJudge Ryan left in their automo- bile Wednesday afternoon for the central portion of the state to personally supervise the loading and shipping of the standard rig they re- gently purchased for use on their holdings. They have planned to expedite the ar rival of the outfit by using trucks or wagons to haul it overland coming in by way of Winslow, and unless un- forseen difficulties arise this plan will be carried out. Geologist Major in his recent report to Senator Mayield and his associates recom- mended a site for the first hole, but the exact spot selected has not yet been announced for business reasons.
 Just before leaving town last Wednesday Senator M ayi cid authorized the statement that his company expects to have not only one but very probably two rigs in operation in less than 30 days.
The Holbrook news., 1918-06-21
NeD Registrants

During this week the fol- lowing young men have re- gistered for army service under theselective draft law: Frank Hill, Colter, Sernando Blanco, Miami.
The Holbrook news., 1918-06-21
INTEREST GROWING IN OIL

The Past Week Has Witnessed Great ActiDity in the Holbrook Oil Field. Three Drilling Rigs are NoD Enroute, and q Con- tract Has been let to q large California outfit for q We'll. Not Less than Six Wells Uiu be Started before August First.
The Holbrook news., 1918-06-21
LOST

Blue coat with Traoeler's Checks, and Texas ceauffeur's badge, between Holbrook and St. Johns. Notify.
 D: c. BREWSTER,
 San Dimas, Calf.
The Holbrook news., 1918-06-21

to let a contract for the sinking of a well on their holdings south of town, and the termination of the same will probably be effected this week with a Bakersfield con- cern, who will have their standard rig in the field not later than the first of Aug ust. It is understood the exact location will be echoosen soon as the Company Geolo- gist, c. E. Major, returns from Chloride.
 Mrs. Thos. McCauley ar rived from Chloride on this mornings train and will spend a few days visiting with her husband at the home.
The Holbrook news., 1918-06-21

fidence and protecting the interests of the investing public.
 'The organization is ab- solutely unselfish in it's en- deavor to promote the gen. eral welfare of it's members as a whole, being co-opera- tive and absolutely non-par- tisan.
 G. V. Robinson and wife have been spending the last few days at the Hotel Hol- brook, having come in from the mercantile headquarters on the reservation north of town. MT. Robinson is much enthused over the Holbrook field and is interested in some choice locations.
 A. c. Baird, the veteran geologist of the district, has returned to town, after hav- ing spent several days in the field making an examfn- ation of some property for Kansas parties.
 Henry Mathewson of Salt Lake, who has spent years in geological work, is the latest arrival and is viewing the field from a professional standpoint.
 R. B. Warren, of the Mid west Oil Go. of Casper, passed through Holbrook Saturday at 4 o'clock last, enroute to Los Angeles, where the Warren family have a beautiful summer home. MT. Warren spent a short time in consultation with Jack Warden on busi- ness matters pertaining to the lease that the Midwest holds on certain acreage in the Aztec tract, then motored to Winslow.
 Mr. Chas. Bromley, geolo- gist for the Midwest Oil Co.,, who has been in the field for some ten days and who was called to Denver, will return in a few days and continue further work in the interest of his company.
 Hon. A. R. Oleson, former Judge of the Supreme Court of Nebraska, now a resident of Berkley, Calif., was a guest with his family Mon day evening last, enroute to Omaha. Judge Oleson had heard of the Holbrook field and was further enlightened by his old time friend, Gov. Meiklejohn.
 Col. J. c. Rankin, the veteran mining man of Ari- zona, who lately has become interested in the Holbrook field, is expected here this evening.
 The directors of the Hol- brook Oil Company, in meet Snor hold IoC% xxTooE dooi606
The Holbrook news., 1918-06-21

Horse for Sale: Big bar gain. See Julia Braam.
The Holbrook news., 1918-06-21

The directors of the Hol- brook Oil Company, in meet ing held last week, decided
The Holbrook news., 1918-06-21

Col. J. C.. Rankin, the veteran mining man of Ari- zona, who lately has become interested in the Holbrook field, is expected here this evening.
The Holbrook news., 1918-06-21

A. c. Baird, the veteran geologist of the district, has returned to town, after hav- ing spent several days in the field making an examin- ation of some property for Kansas parties.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-16
WILL ASK CONGRESS TO
LIMIT CONTROL OF ROADS
Railroad Executives Think Bill Now
Pending ls Too Vague in Its
Terms.
CBy Annotated Prssa.N

New York, Jan. 16. Railroad
executives representing 1T roads
and 30 per cent Of the mileage of the
United States, at a conference held
here today to consider plans for safe
guarding the interests they repre-
sent while under federal manage
ment, decided to ask congress to
limit government control to the per-
iod Of the war.
The executives believe that the bill
now pending in congress is too vague
because it does not set a definite date
for the government to relinquish the
railroads. They could see no reason,
IL was said, why it should not be
fixed for the duration Of the war, as
has been the case with other indus
tries which have come under federal
management.
The bill reported out Of commit
tee would empower the President to
retain control Of common carriers
until otherwise decreed by the con-
gress". The position was taken that
to pass such a law would be to leave
the Immensely valuable railroad
properties of the country subject to
the whims of any new congress that
may be elected. For that reason, the
executives maintained, it would I'M
settle seriously all the affairs Of the
carriers. Limiting Of control to the
period Of the war, will be asked as a
safety first" measure.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-16
TOWER CITY BRANCH
FINISHES 1916 PIECES
Total of $f,215.16 Raised BY Branch
In That City For Red Cross Pur-
poses, Says TwitehslI.

Tower City, N. D.. Jan. 16.-The
Tower City branch of the Cass
County Red Cross chapter has rails
ed $1,215.16 for Red Cross work, $246
Of which came through memberships
and the balance by subscription for
the purchase of material for the
branch. over $1,000 of the total
amount raised was obtained in less
than eight hours in July last.
Our whole aim has been solely to
turn out Red Cross work., said A.
A. Twitchell, chairman of the Tower
City Red Cross branch. THE fol-
lowing list showing the work the
Tower City branch has shipped to
the Cass county chapter, will show
whether this branch has made good
or not. The list of articles number
ing 1916, follows:
Thirteen operating gowns, 10
operating caps, 16 operating masks,
65 abdominal bandages,G IL head
bandages, AS sling bandages, s
triangular bandages, IS pair socks, s
pair wristlets, 81 mufflers, "a sweat
ers, 142 knitted sponges, 179 pillow
cases, 100 bed sheets, As draw sheets,
80 operating sheets, II bed spreads,
ia dish towels, "a bath towels. 81
tray cloths, q table cloths, so table
napkins, scrub cloths, SO dish
cloths, 11S glass towels, 1872 operat-
ing towels, 115 wash cloths - pair
pajamas, 46 hospital bed shirts, 10
bath robes, pair bed socks, -
handkerchief substitutes.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-16
Want POLICY FOR
EVERY SOLDIER
Efforts Being Made to Elk
tend The Benefits of
War Insurance
CRv Assocfated Press.

Washington, Jan. ia concerted
effort to bring the full benefits of the
governments war insurance to every
soldier and sailor was begun today
under the supervision Of Secretary
McAdoo.
Army and navy officers, enlisted
men, insurance companies, councils
of national defense, the Y. NJ. c. a,
women's organizations, and state and
local agencies will assist in popular
izing the movement, which will end
Feb. IL, the last day men now in the
service can apply for insurance.
Up to the close of business Satur-
day. Jan. II, applications for $685.
213,000 of insurance had been receiV-
ed by the military and naval division
Of the bureau of war risk insurance.
This represents 427,811 policies. The
average amount of insurance applied
for is $8,493.
According to the reports received
today to date, Camp Wadsworth, at
Spartanburg, s. c., has registered the
highest insurance totals, with APP
proximately SITS, 100000 on Jan. ).
Camp Dix, n. J., had written $685.
000,00O to Jan /. and Camp Custer,
Mich, $133, $3.50, 500 on Dec. 20. other
high totals reached up to Jan. 5 are
those of Camp Sheridan, Ala, with
about $120,338, 500; Camp Grant, Ill,
with $3.50, 1898 500; Camp Bowie. Tex,
with 500, 1000, and Camp Logan,
Tex, with O7,564, 300.
Beginning this week each camp
will make an official weekly report
Of insurance progress, and a stand
ing Of the camps" will be published
by the campaign council.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-16
NINE OFFICIALS.CITED
ON CHARGE OF CONTEMPT
Violated Injunetions Forbiddina Or
ganization Work Among Coal
Employees.
LRv Associated Fress.l

Washington, Jan. IS. - President
Frank J. Hayes and nine other OFF,
Gals and members of the United
Mine Workers of America were yes
terday ordered by the supreme court
to show cause why they should not
be declared in contempt of court for
violating injunctions restraining rep
resentatives Of the organization from
attempting to organize employees of
ire Hitchman Coal and Coke COM
pany of Wheeling, w. Va.
The court ordered the miners of
ficials to appear in court at noon
March 4 Ito show cause why they
should not be adjudged guilty Of
contempt Of the supreme court and
Of its authority and Jurisdiction and
punished accordingly.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-16
cURTAlLMENT APPROVED.
Rail Commission Allows Milwaukee
to Reduce Service.

Bismarck, n. D., Jan. 16.-In keep
ing with a war policy of conserva-
ton Of resources, the North Dakota
railway commission at it's stated
session here ratified the action of the
South Dakota commission in author
izinE the discontinuanCe of daily
passenger service on the Harlem
Andover branch Of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul and the sub
stitution of a daily mixed train ser
vice. The Harlem AndOver branch
runs interstate, and the action of
both the North and South Dakota
commissions was necessary on the
petitions.
Attorney General LANCER was
directed by the commission to prose-
cute a case now in court in which
the Northern Pacific has appealed
from an order Of the board directing
that a transfer track be installed at
New Rockford by the Great North
ern and Northern Pacific.
Correspondence from Sykeston in
dictated that the telephone con-
troversy there will be settled with
out further recourse to the services
of the railway commission.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-16
Cardinal Gibbons Appeals to All
Good Americans to Learn Thrift
By Buying War Savings Stamps

what now costs $4.12.
such a return being produced
by the process of compound interest
carries the lesson of thrift in prac-
tical and convincing way. l earnest
" commend to young and old, and
more particularly to parents, this
simple and easy method of acquir-
ing the habit of thrift.
I'VE have reached a time in our
national life, when no loyal citizen
Of this country can afford to spend a
dollar for wasteful luXuries. Such
an expenditure resolves itself into a
dislQyal act.
For the help it gives to our coun-
try's cause, for the good it will do
those who take such steps, may this
movement carry its patriotic and
practical mission TO every nook and
corner of the nation.
Most faithfully yours,
(Signed) y. Card. Gibbons"