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Newspaper
Holbrook News
Location
Holbrook, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1909
Page
2
The Holbrook News from Navajo County lists official names and titles including Governor R. E. Sloan and Territorial Secretary G. A. Young. It cites rates for subscriptions in advance and notes that all advertising runs until ordered out.
The fragment lists westbound and numbered train times 4 8 2 v 42 a.m. 9 53 a.m. 11 17 p.m. No 1 5:54 a.m. No 3 8:18 p.m. No 7 8:09 a.m. with E J Norkyke as agent.
H in Scorse announces a new line of samples for the Star Tayloring Co of Chicago with goods and fit guaranteed. Wooster seeks trade of buggy team for heavier horses fit for freighting. W H Clark moves barns and carrels north of town. E W Nelson of Washington visits on government business. Nelson is Apache County veteran and brother of banker Fred W Nelson. Myrtle Hough and children depart for Pasadena and California, returning to Holbrook in fall. C Hess Jr arrived from the ranch. J A Root, the insurance man, returns home.
In St Joseph yesterday Postmaster Joseph Facer and his young son visited town to order stationery for Richards and Facer. Snowflake residents Mrs John Hont and Mrs S D Smith traveled home from Salt Lake City and were met by Bishop Hunts wife. A. B Schuster promotes a Rev O Noc Washer while advertising doors windows and lumber. The Holbrook News offers two papers for one with Kansas City Weekly Star free with subscriptions. Windmills pumps and hardware repairs advertised.
An insurance notice announcing J A Root as the home agent for Missouri State Life Insurance Company. The brief highlights agency location and product availability under the Mo State Life banner.
The article details a House Senate conference on duties for leather manufactures and related commodities. It notes free hides, lumber, coal, iron ore, and print paper rates, with higher grades facing increases, and mentions the likelihood of conferees agreeing to reductions while western senators push protection for cattle. Local notes include residents Crosby, Wilbanks, Straton, a harness shop move, and a Board of Supervisors meeting.
Washington reports indicate conferees near agreement on tariff changes. Smoot secures a two cent minimum for lead-related duties, while Taft supports adding hides to the free list with leather schedule reductions. Delegations including iron ore and pig iron producers meet Taft as Cameron pursues statehood measures and school funding expansions.
In Navajo County Arizona the Probate Court in Holbrook is set to hear Emma Woods executrix petitioning for the residue distribution of J X Woods estate. The show cause hearing will be held August 16 1909 at 10 o'clock a.m. All interested parties must appear. Publication of notice to be in the Holbrook News beginning July 16 1909. Dated July 14 1909 Judge R C Smith.
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