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Newspaper
Holbrook News
Location
Holbrook, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1910
Page
4
F. and A. M. meet every second Saturday with visiting brothers invited. Sidney Sapp, secretary. Sunday School holds at the schoolhouse each Sunday at three o’clock. Union School invites all, with Mrs. D. C. Brown as superintendent and Mrs. B. S. Teeple as assistant. Bapt.
An advertisement extols modern inventions and highlights Dr Kings New Discovery as a universal bronchial remedy. It touts rapid relief for coughs colds asthma croup bronchitis and other lung troubles. A testimonial from James M Black of Asheville NC claims obstinate coughs were cured after other treatments failed. Prices 50c and 1.00 with a free trial bottle and guarantee offered.
The Holbook Fort Apache mail contract was let to Silas and John Waller Smith of Snowflake. The letting followed a formal process though some details appear unclear in the fragments.
Snowflake reports haying in progress with fields varying from good to light yields as winds and storms pass. Miss Linda Skousen visits from Dublan Mexico. Mrs James Scott and Maud join Wests for a ball. A number assist defense against a southeast fire. Chase Rogers oversees road work in Marion’s absence. Mrs Francis Willis dies at 70. family hosts a social in her honor. John Walter Smith wins Holbrook Apache mail contract for four years.
Mrs G S Woods and Mrs F M Davidson made a business trip to Navajo Thursday. Jesus Gonzalez and family moved to the Nelson Ranch for fall and winter. Three more good homesteads have been taken up in the last week. Mrs Susan E Mann returned to Holbrook after visiting son H E Mann. K C A Clark finished shearing and hauled 160 sacks of wool to town. The shearing crew for Porters left after a wage dispute with J and B Porter. Grass is very fine on the range with room for 1000 head more cattle in the neighborhood.
County assessor is in town after a strenuous period. Don's experiment with a cough features Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey, advertised by Holbrook Drug Co. Local transport news notes new Eagar depot and railway service improvements, with Joseph City added to the map and telephone connections helping times and freight inquiries.
An array of remedies is advertised including Sutherland’s Eagle Hye Salve for sore eyes and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for wounds and skin ailments. The ad notes a 15 cent price for the eye salve and 25 cent for the arnica salve and mentions Monica Garcia visiting Apache County and a marriage license issued to Alfred Culver and May Gillette among others.
A pleasant wedding took place at the Cottage Hotel with Claude Damon and Carrie Watts of Youngtown uniting in marriage. Rev Ault of Winslow officiated, after a prior ceremony by Justice of the Peace was deemed insufficient. Judge Smith warns against double-using licenses for weddings.
Miss Frances Wallace Emmett Wallace and Fred Moss of Ada visited the city last week. Their trip drew local attention to the visitors and their association with the Eagle Eye group.
A Buffalo New York reader praises Dr King’s New Life Pills as a simple reliable remedy for liver and kidney troubles. The note notes the pills’ affordability at 25 cents and calls them a blessing for the family. A Canon Creek rancher travels to town to greet locals while George Hennessy buys cattle and ranches from George Sharp and plans extensive cattle operations.
Mrs John Conner and party visited the flowing well at Aztec ranch and returned via St Joseph reporting a very pleasant trip and good health observations.
The Tucson Bis bee and Douglas papers mock Delegate Cameron over stalled statehood bills citing campaign promises. Readers hear critiques of partisan coverage as Cameron’s stance faces voters in the upcoming campaign. G W Clement and J C Heath of San Francisco visit to promote Union Metallic Cartridge and Remington Arms exhibitions with rifle and pistol shooting shows planned in Holbrook Snowflake St Johns and Spriegerville. The Gold Storage and Ice Plant near completion announces stocking and standing ice orders.
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