Holbrook’s claim as business center of Northern Arizona
The Coconino Sun extols Holbrook in northern Arizona as a major business hub surpassing all towns west of Mohave to Apache counties. Wool shipments reach 2,000,000 pounds valued near $290,000, cattle shipments about 25,000 head at $20 per head, with total exports surpassing a million dollars annually. imports average four carloads daily. Holbrook’s growth prospects are deemed strong despite limited population.
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Coconino Sun
Flagstaff
Arizona
Holbrook
Mohave County
Apache County
Yavapai County
Boyless and Girless Joy Ride Sparks Secret Trip
Report recounts a reported outing by young ladies who chartered a car to St Joe and kept details secret. The boys allegedly responded by traveling fourteen miles away. One named Charley is noted for a chicken craving amid the mystery surrounding the event.
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Boyless
St.Joe
Prad
Charley
Darkey
Local visitors and shorn wool figures in Adamana scene
Mrs Woods and Chauncey Woods called on friends in Adamana Sunday. Manuel Ortega of Concho visits relatives this week. H H Scorse finished flock shearing Saturday and crew returned to Prescott and Phoenix. J R Armijo Apache county supervisor toured town to market wool. Mr and Mrs M A Candelaria of Concho were in town Monday. Mrs Candelaria departed on the evening train for San Rafael New Mexico to visit friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel Ortega
Concho
H. H. Scorse
Prescott
Phoenix
M. A. Candelaria
Marriage Licenses and Deeds Filed in Ariz Counties
The record lists marriage licenses for Richard M. Murphy and Bonnie Lee Jackson of Indian Wells and Parley Willis to Florence Rogers of Snowflake. Deeds recorded include Camitilla M Y Blea to Leonides Gallegos for Lots 5 6 8 in Perkins Addition Holbrook, and W R Willis et al to W R Willis for Lot 3 Block 1 in J N Smith's Survey Sec 1 Tp 12 N R 21 E with consideration of $1.
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Richard M. Murphy
Bonnie Lee Jackson
Indian Wells
Parley Willis
Florence Rogers
Snowflake
Camitilla M. Y. Blea
Leonides Gallegos
Block
C. F. Perkins
Holbrook
W. R. Willis
J. N. Smith
Registration Bill Confuses the House
The Arizona House debated a registration bill described as fearfully complex with safeguards on voter biographies and antecedents. After a long session the measure was referred to a committee of Linney Murphy Jones Graham and Saxon for shaping before reporting back.
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House
Linney
Murphy
Jones
Graham
Saxon
Lynch
Arizona
Holbrook Busy Week With Visitors and Wool Trade
Attorney X N Steeves of Williams transacted business in Holbrook on Monday. Local cattlemen and sheepmen from St John to Silver Creek visited this week, with trades of wool, cattle, and stock. A notable auction included a $35 Navajo blanket raffle at Tom Ortega's, and Judge Sapp and Mrs Sapp joined a Ruby Chapter Eastern Star event in Winslow.
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X. N. Steeves
Williams
Trancito Florez
Tom Ortega
Sidney Sapp
Winslow
Order of the Eastern Star
Ruby Chapter No
Breck
Prescott
Wolcott
Sapp
Ruby Chapter
Making Use of Land in Valencia Shows Intensive Cultivation
Washington readers learn that Valencia Province uses four tenths of an acre per family with up to 160 families on 100 acres. Hand cultivation yields over 1,000,000 metric tons of oranges olives and grapes, with land valued at $656 an acre and irrigation needed due to low rainfall. The piece questions land famine cries while noting generous American homesteading policies and Canada publicity drawing settlers north.
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Washington
United States
Robert Frazer, Jr
Valencia
Spain
State Department
Province of
Canada
Uncle Sam
Prescott and Phoenix Buzz Through State Affairs
Prescott has 972 school age children, Glendale votes a 9000 electric light bond, and Phoenix tax rates rise ten percent. Graham county seeks 1,000,000 for Gila river regulation, while Winslow lays a cornerstone for a new high school. The cotton crop outlook is strong near Mesa and bus fares may drop after a new freight tariff. The special legislative session totals 128,775 in appropriations as committees set examiners for admissions and a land commission to optimize school administration. The Chevelon Creek bridge bill stalled in Senate after debate over funding.
Local Notes From The Week's Travel And Drilling
Mrs. Jos. Root departed Saturday for Albuquerque New Mexico. Walt McLaws conducted a business trip to Snowflake this week. M Franklin of Monarch Paint and Oil Co. visited. S. S. Crandall is drilling several wells on Capt. H. Warren's property. Water is found at roughly 75 feet deep.
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Jud C. Lathrop
Las Vegas
New Mexico
Walt. McLaws
M. Franklin
Monarch Paint & Oil Co
S. S. Crandall
Capt. H. Warren
Tax Commission Scout Visits Apache County Tax Rolls
F Zander of the state tax commission toured Apache county en route to Phoenix. Rumors suggest some taxpayers have not properly returned taxable property. Apache county is said to be wealthier than Navajo, yet remittance to the state appears lower, prompting state scrutiny. Pima and Mohave also underpay, with warnings that taxes may rise.
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F. Zander
State Tax Commission
Phoenix
Apache County
Zander
Mr. Zander
Navajo
Pina
Mohave
Tax Commission
Local business visitors and cattlemen tour the area
Fred Baca of Heber and N. A. Gonzales of St Johns visited the area at the start of the week. W H Burbage a Winslow banker also called on local business owners. The bull fight motion pictures Saturday night were slightly above average. E V Bowles J C Murphy and Guy Galbraith cattlemen from Denver Cal interviewed local stockowners.
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Fred Baca
Heber
N. A. Gonzales
St. Johns
W. H. Burbage
Winstow
E. V. Bowles
J. C. Murphy
Guy Galbraith
Denver
Cal
Pioneer Concho resident Joseph Kempe dies at age
Joseph Kempe a longtime Concho resident died May 31 from heart failure He is survived by his wife and nine children Funeral services were held at St Johns parish church
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J. C. Kempe
Concho
St. Johns
Albuquerque Wool Buyer J A Garcia Visits on Tuesday
J A Garcia a wool buyer from Albuquerque was in town for a business visit on Tuesday meeting local merchants and inspecting textile activities during the day.
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J. A. Garcia
Albuquerque
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Joe Woods
Chauncey Woods
Adamana
J. R. Armijo
Board of Supervisors
News of
Holbrook and Vicinity
Jacob Hamblin
Lyman Reservoir
Dick Murphy
Don Luis Chavez
St. John
J. H. Ramer
Chas. P. Cooley
Hutchins
Pinetop
J. W. Ellison
Young
Bazan
Silver Creek
Chas Allbaugh
Frank Smith
Jesse Soner
Bonnie Jackson
Ada Jackson
T. F. Tucker
Colorado
John Pasel
Pleasant Valley
S. C. Richards
St. Joe
Julius Wetzler
Robt. Scott
Geo. Scott
Jas. Scott
Pinedale
Hancock Bros. of
Taylor
C.H. Brown
Wm. Morgan
Lakeside
L. L Bruns
Fred Duran
Jos. F. Woods
Florence
W. B. McPherson
Jesus Monreal
S. W. Young
Gila County
Conchio Echinigo
San Juan Capital
Dominigo de Guerra
el Toro
J. Andrew Arnett
McOmie
The
State University
Four Mile
Ed. Sherlock
Col
Mr. Sherlock
Arizona Democrat
William Sparks
Glendale
Graham County
Congress
Gila River
Mesa
Prescott Street Railway
Fort Whipple
U. S. Department of Agriculture
C. O. Case
Public Instructions
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mulford Winsor
Cyrus Byrnes
W. A. Moody
Thatcher
State Land Commission
P. W. O'Sullivan
Geo. J. Stoneman
Selim F. Franklin
Tucson
Supreme Court of the State
Chevelonereek Bridge
Senate
General Road Fund
Arizona Republican
Jos. Root
N. M
Joseph Kempe
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