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Newspaper
Holbrook News
Location
Holbrook, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1916
Page
2
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A movement seeks a 3500 mile Park to Park Highway linking Yellowstone to Grand Canyon with a scenic route through Holbrook. An organizing meeting is set for July 24 25 at the Canyon hotel in Yellowstone Park to discuss using existing roads and connecting with the Santa Fe Trail at Gallup.
An Albuquerque Journal editorial warns that anti American protests and Mexican government hostility threaten intervention. It argues President Wilson must persist to police northern Mexico or risk political ruin and possible war. It predicts a crucial crisis and calls for decisive action to defend national self respect.
A petition to fence the Pima Indian reservation to stop stray cattle and horses is being organized for circulation in the district. The plan aims to present to the government with backing from Indian agent Supt. Frank Thackery at Sacaton. Farmers complain of Indian cattle and horses range across farms, breaking fences and consuming crops. The fencing would require thousands of feet of wire for the reservation’s many square miles.
Dr R H Williams Animal Husbandman U A Agric Exp Station advises on turkey care in Arizona. Turkeys require protection from dampness and parasites, with freedom after 3 4 weeks and half their diet as insects. Early hatching helps reach full growth by Thanksgiving.
In a gubernatorial address quoted by the Phoenix Messenger Hunt says Arizona’s public schools prove their value as thousands of graduates enter the world of work. He urges a definite life purpose, noting Arizona’s vast opportunities in farming, minerals, and other resources for ambitious youths to seize and share prosperity.
The note highlights south sawmill waste capable of twenty thousand tons of paper daily and suggests oiled paper or paper-lined burlap for seedling packaging. It cites livestock disease losses on National Forest ranges in 1915 under $200,000 and notes cattlemen vaccinating against blackleg to curb future losses.
Notice states registration supplies are held by justices of the peace and officers in county precincts or at the Holbrook county recorder's office. Voters must declare party affiliation to vote in the primary. unaffiliated voters may vote in the general election but not the primary. May 6, 1916.
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