The Holbrook news., 1920-09-10
GOSSIPY GOSSIP FROM
 AROUND THE TOWN

dinner Wednesday evening in honor of her daughter, Mrs. w. E. Nevis, of Bluewater, N. M. who is her house guest, and Miss Edna Black, who left for Los Angeles Thursday to enter the Lamson Business College. Covers were laid for six.
 A social and dance will be given by the L. D. s. church on Friday evening, September IT. Refreshments will be served and you are welcome.
 Several citizens of Holbrook re- ceived a "black hand" letter early in the week, designating the amount that would be necessary for the vic tims to dig up in order to stay their execution or words to that effect. If the sender had showed up We'd nesday night to collect the News would have gained good story and Harp would have gained another boarder, but he probably changed his mind, a smart crook sometimes does, a bonehead-
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 Chas Cooley, Holbrook's leading lumber merchant, was called to the Cooley Ranch this week on account of the serious illness of his mother, who has been in poor health for some time.
 Contracts will be let next Tues day by the board of supervisors fol the surfacing of the Terrified Forest road.
 The board of supervisors will meet next Monday to canvass the election returns, and only this count will give us the exact figures.
 The expense certificates of all candidates must be filed with the clerk of the board of supervisors not later than Friday, September IT, and it will take just about that long foi Aome Of them to juggle their ac- count into respectable, showing.
 
 Mrs. Conrad Hess left Thursday evening for her home in Phoenix with her new baby. Her daughter FL izabeth came up to accompany her mother and tiny sister home.
 Mrs. Lee Rencher of Mesa whC formerly lived in HoIbrook is spend ing the week in town.
 MT. and Mrs. John Flanigan attend ed the Winslow celebration Monday.
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 MT. and Mrs. William A. Hunt are the proud parents of a bouncing baby boy born Thursday morning.
 MT. and Mrs. Chadwich of Pinetop are visiting Dr., and Mrs, Bazell for a few days. Mrs G. E. Taylor and three chil- dren arrived from Los Angeles Sun day morning to make their home with Mir. Taylor who has been here for some time past. Mrs. Katherine Smith left Thurs day after spending the summer in Holbook@ with her daughter Mrs. c. w. Cook. Mrs. Cook will attend to some important business matters in Kingman for a few days and will then go to Los Angeles to spend the winter. H. G. Stiles has moved his vulcan izing works into the Commercial hotel building and is ready for bus mess and will be glad to see his old friends and customers.
 G. N. MacBean is quite ill at his home suffering from severe cold that has almost developed into pneu- monia Frank Ellsworth and son Elwell of Showlow spent Sunday night at the home of Judge D. w. Easley.
 Robert Russell a prominent banker of Mountain Home. Arkansas, an6 wife and daughter arrived in Hol- brook Tuesday from Californ1s where they have been spending the summer They visited at the home of Judge Easley until Wednesday when they started for home. The RuSselPs are old friends of the Eas- ley family and the visit was a com plete surprise.
 Archdeacon J. R. Jenkins, of Phoenix. will conduct a service at the new Chapel, or Girls Friendly Hall, next Sunday, Sept. 12, at 7:S0