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Newspaper
Holbrook News
Location
Holbrook, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1909
Page
1
Joan R. Hubert serves as President with H. H. Scourse as Vice President and J. E. Cox as Cashier. The record lists J. E. Cox and H. H. Scors in officer roles in this local stock growers’ association.
Fragmentary text mentions Holbrook and new rigs and first class teams. It references courteous drivers and an unclear note about pursuits, a Petrified Forest, and a restaurant context with garbled terms and names.
Cap Henry Warren visits from Head Quarter Ranch with supplies and predicts a prosperous rise for Navajo County as artesian water proves, Holbrook to be central for future settlements. Builders DeWitt Owens plan homes. Geo Sharp to have another residence. Local boosters push growth and a future booster club. Rev M F Ault draws crowds. Col Dick Grigsby backs Arizona as the Garden of the World. Zeke Newman travels toward Phoenix as town pursues renewed business and readers urged to subscribe.
Some 47 000 acres of coal bearing land in Black Mesa Navajo county were withdrawn from entry by order of the acting secretary of the interior. The land lies in townships 10 and 11 north ranges 18 and 19 east. Applications for entries have been filed, with proofs to be processed, and prices set at 10 dollars per acre beyond 15 miles from a railroad. The withdrawal aims to allow department examination and possible price adjustments. Local prospector activity continues as filings proceed toward Washington approval.
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