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Newspaper
Holbrook News
Location
Holbrook, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1912
Page
1
A historical verse traces Mary acquiring land and raising rents as population grows. It contrasts hardship with wealth as prices climb, ending with a call for readers to buy land to profit from future rises.
Advertised letters list James Wilson Maria Herrera Guadalupe Perea E J Smith at Holbrook post office. Judge E M Doe of Flagstaff, Taft’s last appointee as Federal Judge for Navajo Apache Coconino Mohave Yavapai counties, was here on business last Tuesday.
Byron Gardner and W C Pfeiffer partner to buy a six hundred foot capacity walking beam and cable drilling machine from Armstrong Mfg Co through R S Teeple of Waterloo Town. Gardner brings expert drilling experience. Pfeiffer is skilled at mechanics. The Desert Act offers a quarter section near Little Colorado Rio Puerco or La Roulx Valleys for about 1500 dollars, with land priced at 75 to 100 dollars per acre in a year. Henry Scorse plans to drill La Rouix ranch and farm it extensively next season.
All passenger trains on the Santa Fe were several hours late last Wednesday due to No. 7 suffering a broken axle under the engine tender and giving way about 20 miles west of Gallup.
The governor says he will appoint executives with strong administrative ability rather than sticking to party loyalty. He may appoint cabinet officers who cross party lines, signaling a shift in the next administration. He discussed excerpts from his History of the American People to illustrate this approach.
Mr Robert Burns of Chicago and Mrs L Thysing of Holbrook were married in Winslow last Tuesday morning at the Navajo hotel parlors. Rev J M White of the Episcopal church performed the service. Mrs Thysing has long resided in Holbrook and is well regarded there. Mr Burns is well known in Chicago and the couple receive best wishes for their life together.
At a New York meeting of women a challenged ruling prompts the chairlady to walk to the door and offer the chair to any dissatisfied woman. A bystander calls the scene disgusting comparing it to men. Tension rises as a third participant is warned she cannot say anything harsher.
Miss Cora M Ishmael and Sergeant Stephen B Massey were wed December 11 in Globe Arizona by Reverend Cory of the Presbyterian Church. Ishmael taught at the government school in Whiteriver for three years and Massey serves as Quartermaster Sergeant for Troop I of the 4th Cavalry in Fort Apache.
Capt Nail of Concho visited Holbrook on Wednesday. C F Perkins and Manuel Candalero traveled for business, Miss Grace Smith leaves for Los Angeles, and numerous residents pursue work, travel, or legal matters. Weather, church progress, and local trades feature in daily life.
Holbrook schools close Friday the 20th for a week, reopening the 30th for Christmas. Primary, intermediate, and grammar rooms present a slate of songs, recitations, dialogues, and readings led by students including Daisy Myers, Arsenio Ortega, Wesley Newman, and Nellie Daniels. The note thanks the community for support and wishes a merry Christmas.
A humorous snippet from Lippincott's recalls a country school teacher cashing her bank check. The teller fears microbes due to the elf's fifths condition, but the teacher responds that no microbe could live on her salary, reflecting sharp small-town wit.
A nostalgic poem recalls a cherished Christmas doll given by Santa with golden hair azure eyes and rosy cheeks. The speaker longs to regain childhood joy and faith, reflecting on nine weary years since the treasured toy disappeared. The piece blends memory and emotion from St. Joseph Arizona.
At a regular meeting the local lodge elected Wm. R. Scorse Sidney Sapp S. W Lloyd C. G. Henning J. W Adolf Schuster Treasurer J. Frank Matthews Secretary for the upcoming year. Officers and minor appointees will be installed next Saturday in a public ceremony with family entertainment. Members are invited to attend.
John Walter Smith reported two small fires between Wooster's store and Tomas Ortegas new saloon building at four am Sunday. Rags soaked with coal oil were found. the rear door was charred. Police hope the culprit is caught and given full punishment.
A live turkey shoot is planned at the Gun Club grounds on the 22nd, the Sunday before Christmas. Participants will pay 25 cents per shot with ammunition supplied. no practice shooting will be allowed to ensure a fair event.
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