The Holbrook news., 1918-02-22

may be made at any Army re- cruiting station.
 Attorney c. Fl. Jordan left here this morning for a short business visit in Los Angeles.
 Henry Scorse. who enlisted in the U. s. navy several months ago, and has since been in the training station at San Diego. arrived in Holbrook last Sunday. He was discharged from the ser vice because of rheumatism.
 Today IS Washington's birth day and it is being observed To- callv as a holiday by the county officers. banks and postofice.
 The local draft board has been busy this week examining men who will be called into army service when the county's se- cond quota is called for. Sixty five have been examined so far and about 150 others are to be examined. The last 15 per cent of the first quota will be taken from those examined at this time. These will be called into service March 4.
 Last Monday night MT. Adolph B. Rodrigo and Miss Marguerite V. Chltwood were united in marriage by Justice A. M. Boyer. The ceremony was performed at the home of MT. and Mrs. Ralph Abounder. friends of the con- tracting parties. The bride and groom both hold positions in the Navajo restaurant and will continue to make thelr home in Holbrook.
 Monday morning Mrs. John Flanigan received a postcard from her son Claude who IS in U. s. navy. stating that he had just arrived Tn New York har- Dor. He and Henry Lopez. an- other Holbrook boy, were enjoy ing shore-leave and were enjoy ing themselves in New York. Claude stated that his trip from San Diego to New York, through the Panama canal, was a very pleasant one.
 The Flagstaff Leader reports a fall of three inches of snow in that vicinity last Monday night.
 A. s. Bennett, vicepresident of the Apache Railway Co.,, spent a few days this week in this county looking over the con- structjoD work of the road. MT. Bennett informed the editor of the News that the bridge at Holbrook would be finished so that trains could run over it in about three weeks after it's con- struction is started, which will be early next week. Practically 43 miles of road bed have been graded and trains will be running as far as Snowflake by the first of July.
 Wanted:--Practical nurse or housekeeper. Phone Mrs. J. M. Patterson. Holbrook, Ariz. F22tf
 The county highway commits sion held a meeting in Helbrook last Monday and let a number of contracts for road and bridge improvement. Farley Richards and Marion Rogers were the suc- cessful bidders, the former be- ing awaredd the contract for four pile trestles on the HoI- brook to Winslow road and also for considerable stretch of road on this highway. The lat ter was awarded contract for grading on part of the same road.
 Judge Sidney Sapp returned last Tuesday morning from Tue son. where he attended last week the annual meetings of the grand lodge of Masons and other Masonic bodies. He stopped for three days in Phoenix and acted for Judge Stahdford in the trial of a lawsuit in the Maricopa county superior court. Judge Sapp was elected grand junlor deacon of the grand lodge of Masons. and also was elected to a 4-year term on the board of grand trustees. L. c. Henning was reelected deputy grand lec- turer and was also elected a member of the historical com mittee of the grand lodge.
 Episcopal services at the Methodist church on the se- cond and fourth Sundays of 0r10,.r, ,,o 0,.4I - ( on