Good Roads Progress and Proposed Bridges in Northern Arizona
The Arizona Gazette reports on road work from Winslow to St. Johns, noting proposed bridges at Canyon Padre and Beaver Dam, with a 140 foot reinforced concrete design costing $7000 to $8000. It highlights Chevalon creek bridge as a success at 105 feet, and Apache County plans $30,000 for crossings, while praising Engineer Crossland and county officials for extending limited funds.
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Canyon Diablo
Lamport
Cobb
Canyon Padre
Coon Mountain
Winslow
Holbrook
St. Johns
Milky Wash
Beaver Dam Wash
Holbrook- St. Johns Road
Beaver Dam
Concho
Navajo County
Jack’s Canyon
Chevalon Creek
Apache County
Crossland
Fred W. Nelson
Apache
Navajo-Apache Bank and Trust Company
Cobb and Crossland
Gazette
No ice deliveries after 10:00 each morning
Notice from Holbrook Market states no ice will be delivered after 10 o'clock daily.
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Holbrook
Mexico cattle trade revived as long drives return
Mexican cattle are again moved by traditional long drives due to modern rail limits. Buyers face permits and bandit risks, making exits from Mexico difficult and costly. Despite uncertainties, American cattlemen report rising prices and occasional profits from Dodge City style sales as herd movements resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge City
Kansas City
Mexico
Texas
E! Paso Herald
Editor’s Monument Marks Jefferson Grave of Howells
A notable gravestone tribute stands in Jefferson Ohio at the head of J A Howells veteran editor of the Ashtabula Sentinel who died recently The stone uses his fifty year makeup stone with a verse written by William Dean Howells brother of the deceased It honors his long life of service from printer’s devil through editor and recalls the Howells family ties to the Sentinel and its history
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Jefferson
Ohio
J. A. Howells
Ashtabula Sentinel
Howells
William Dean Howells
The
Sentinel
William Dean
For Sale Complete Photographer's Studio
Classified notice offers a complete photographer's studio for sale with inquiry directed to this office.
Central Hotel Guests List From Weeklong Register
The Central hotel logged a week of guests including W. A. Naylor Rincon N Mex J. F. Evans Amarillo Texas Mrs J S McCleve Mrs H S McCleve Miss Jennie McCleve Taylor J M Spenlock A F McBride Phoenix F Moon Prescott Daniel Cary Fort Apache Charles A Caloregay Fort Apache Mrs L Nichols Springerville Mrs Frank Stones Springerville F H Hathorn and wife Keams Canyon Robert Alton Holbrook H Jamison Denver Colo A F McBride Los Angeles C L Hart Flagstaff Frank Pursell Los Angeles Bert Haskett Flagstaff S A Fuhrman El Paso Texas.
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Central Hotel
W. A. Naylor
Watrons
N. Mex
J. F. Evans
Rincon
J.S. McCleve
H. S. McCleve
Jennie McCleve
Taylor
J. M. Spenlock
Amarillo
Texas
A. F. McBride
Phoenix
F. Moon
Prescott
Daniel Cary
Fort Apache
Charles A. Caloregay
L. Nichols
Springerville
Frank Stones
F. H. Hathorn
Keams Canyon
Robert Alton
Holbrook
H. Jamison
Denver
Colo
Los Angeles
C. L. Hart
Flagstaff
Frank Pursell
Bert Haskett
S. A. Fuhrman
el Paso
Holbrook Hotel Registered Guests List Wide Range Names
A week list of guests registered at the Holbrook Hotel includes solo Whitcomb of New York City J F Marler J D Gillimore J B Ormond C P Tee Dr A W Morrill Ben Welch W W McNeif H O Hall Phoenix Dr E E Oldeker Dr S W Weist Max Anderson Tom Charlebois L F Verkamp J E Jones H B Kelly Frank Hactor Flagstaff H. M. Cummings Boston J P Hayes Kansas City Chas E Doll Santa Fe N Mex R W Moose Chas Southerland W F Pucsell M A Guttman Los Angeles Mary L Hayner Naomi Connolly St Johns BWP Grieg Mr and Mrs Barnett Stiles Winslow John Kerr SH Busch Albuquer que A T Broege Cole Springs Colo A M Woodgate Keams Canon A T Guggan Keams Canon Mr and Mrs Bolton Gallup W E Stock L J Stocks Pinetop Sam V Peters and wife W M Peterson R C Peterson Whiteriver Mrs H F Bushman J E Richards St Joe J W Cook Topeka Kan C H Jennings Snowflake C E Benedict W D Prey Denver Geo W Hawkins Tucson Mrs John A Hurst Oak Creek J D Super Chicago Mrs Andrew Kimball Thatcher S R Price Mesa E W Payne Mesa Robin McAdoo Washington DC
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the Holbrook
Solomon Whitcomb
City
J F Marler
J D Gillimore
J B Ormond
C P Tee
A W Morrill
Ben Welch
W W McNeif
H O Hall
Phoenix
E E Oldeker
S W Weist
Max Anderson
Tom Charlebois
L F Verkamp
J E Jones
H B Kelly
Frank Hactor
Flagstaff
H. M. Cummings
Boston
J. P. Hayes
Kansas City
Chas E Doll
Santa Fe
Mex
R W Moose
Chas Southerland
W. F. Pucsell
M A Guttman
Los Angeles
Mary L Hayner
Naomi Connolly
St. Johns
Bwp Grieg
Barnett Stiles
Winslow
John Kerr
SH Busch
Albuquerque
A T Broege
Cole Springs
Colo
A M Woodgate
Keams Canon
T Guggan
Bolton
Gallup
E Stock
L J Stocks
Pinetop
Sam V Peters
W M Peterson
R C Peterson
Whiteriver
H F Bushman
J E Richards
St Joe
J W Cook
Topeka
Kan
H Jennings
Snowflake
E Benedict
D Prey
Denver
Geo W Hawkins
Tucson
John A Hurst
Oak Creek
Chicago
Andrew Kimball
Thatcher
S R Price
Mesa
E W Payne
Robin McAdoo
Washington, DC
Holbrook Briefs Highlight Visitors and Local Work
Local Brevities lists visitors and business trips to Holbrook. W D Prey, a Denver cattle buyer, and H M Cummings from Boston arrived for wool trading. J P Hayes of Kansas City and W F Purcell of Los Angeles appeared for wool and sheep business. Walls at Brunswick hotel get hard finish. Wallace Larson heads a three week trip to Arizona and New Mexico. Z B Decker travels to Holbrook from Taylor. W M Peterson, Indian agent at Witeriver, in town. Fred Moss visits from Winslow. C H Jennings Forest Supervisor of Snowflake visits. B W P Greig, San Francisco railroad representative, from Winslow. J R Price of Mesa, Inter-Mountain Life Insurance, stays in Holbrook. E E Oldecker and S W Weist from Flagstaff inspect a sheep shipment. Mrs C P Cooley leaves for Los Angeles to join husband for a week.
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Wallace Larson
Arizona
New Mexico
Z. B. Decker
Holbrook
Taylor
Holbrook News Notes Local Visitors and Markets
Robert H. McAdoo, son of US Secretary McAdoo, visited Holbrook and stayed at Hotel Holbrook. B B Neil of Wells Fargo takes vacation in California, with Wecham filling in. C I Houck ships three carloads of Cotswold sheep to Kansas City bought by Clay Robinson. Dr R W A Wilkes remodels a former drugstore into Forest Cafe opening soon. Holbrook leads early cantaloupe production with ripe fruit at the Flanigan home and fine vegetables from Judge Sapp's garden. J E Kliendienst sells two lots near the school to J C Paulsell, who moves from White Mountains with family, joining Holbrook's growing population.
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C. I. Houck
Kansas City
Clay Robinson
Holbrook
Mr. Houck
John Flanigan
Judge Sapp
J. E. Kliendienst
J. C. Paulsell
Remarkable Cure of Dysentery Telegraphed by Patient
A man attacked by dysentery around July 15 describes rapid weight loss from 145 to 125 pounds and two months of suffering before Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy provided permanent relief after two bottles. Forsale by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
B. W. Hill
N.C
Keeping Up Style in a Household Caper
Mr Minks and Mrs Minks discuss who blacked the stoves before guests arrive. Mrs De Fashion and Mrs De Style call during the chore, prompting a quick disguise and denial at the door. The exchange captures a witty social moment from the New York Weekly.
George Eliot Guineas Pact Over Romola Copyright
Publisher offered 10 000 guineas for Romola but George Eliot pressed for a longer serialization. She opposed splitting into fifteen parts and insisted on twelve to preserve art. They settled at 7 000 guineas, a compromise balancing commerce and artistry.
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George Eliot
Romola
Bill Nye Humor Compared With Twain in Collier's Weekly
A portrait of Bill Nye as a Western humorist distinct from Mark Twain. Nye's rapid gags contrast with Twains measured satire, while both pursued different paths in newspapers, law, and the West. Nye's early justice of the peace days featured a livery-stable office and a playful placard about the gray mule.
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Bill Nye
Mark Twain
Nye
Twain
Virginia City
Nev
Laramie
Wyo
Ned Nye
Collier’s Weekly
Witness at the scaffold finds stoic relief in rainless fate
Sir Wemyss Reid recalls an early reporting moment witnessing an execution. He describes standing with a seasoned colleague who, amid horror, reads the New Testament and comments that it is very sad but at least it isn't raining, then resumes his devout habit.
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Wemyss Reid
Maiden's Prayer or Wedding March Revealed
A bachelor courts a girl with long flirting until a concert night reveals the No 6 piece as Mendelssohn's Wedding March on the program. He reads the title, is astonished, and buys a ring the next day, through a ploy by the Maiden's Prayer anecdote from Ladies Home Journal.
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Mendelasohn
Ladies” Home Journal
Beadle and Gravedigger in Perthshire Theme Tale
In rural Perthshire a feeble beadle named Sandy needs an assistant as minister’s man and gravedigger. After months they quarrel, Sandy dies, Tammas handles the funeral. The minister questions if Sandy is properly buried, Tammas dryly replies Sandy may rise but will be last among the dead.
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Beadle
Perthshire
Sandy
Tammas
No Cause For Fear
Dialogue vignette where a wife retorts that husbands give wives little money to carry in their purses, mocking the idea a thief would starve if women were left with more funds. The exchange highlights humor about street security and male generosity.
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J. W. Newman
Holbrook, Arizona
Jennie June Newman
Adamana, Arizona
James Donahoe
Rio Puerco
Astern
E. C
Bud) Howell
Adamana, Ariz
Chalcedony Lodge No
Wm. R. Scorse
W. M. J. Frank Matthews
K. of P
W. Warren
Holbbook
W. D. Prey
W. F. Purcell
Brunswick
W. M. Peterson
Witeriver
Fred Moss
C. H. Jennings
B. W. P. Greig
San Francisco Railroad
J. R. Price
Inter-mountain Life Insurance Company
E. E. Oldecker
S. W. Weist
C. P. Cooley
Mr. Cooley
Tak HolBrook News
Robert H. McAdoo
United States
McAdoo
Washington, D. C
Hotel
B. B. Neil
Wells Fargo! Express Company
California
Mr. Wecham
R. W. A. Wilkes
Holbrook Drug Company
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