Babbitt Brothers Issue Bond Offering in Arizona
Los Angeles brokers handle a $1,500,000 first mortgage bond issue by Babbitt Bros Lands Inc of Flagstaff. Bonds secured by grazing and agricultural lands plus California land, with Rabbit Bros Trading net worth $4.25 million, total securable assets exceeding $7.25 million. Five-year earnings average $378,500, guaranteeing interest.
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Los Angeles
Babbitt Bros. Lands, Inc
Flagstaff
Arizona
Southwest
Babbitt
California
Rabbit Bros. Trading Company
Messrs. David, C. J
Wm. Babbitt
Babbitt Brothers Trading Company
Nor
Arizona Leader
When to shoot in France
A Paris Le Sport anecdote recalls a hunter who aims at rabbits but is stopped each time as the animal is named Mimi Lulu or Alfonse. The Englishman finally is urged to shoot Alfonse, while companions insist they never shoot the others. The tale plays on affection and restraint during a quarry chase.
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Mimi
Lulu
Holbrook Baseball Falls After Thirteen Inning Battle
Holbrook hosted Leupp in a marathon 13 inning game, losing 5 to 13 amid eight Holbrook errors. Howard pitched well for Leupp with 18 strikeouts, while Reuter and Crumley led Holbrook at the plate and Engle and Thompson starred in the field. Leaden relieved Swatzel in the ninth with solid work as officials called no major umpiring disputes. Time 2:30. Batteries: Reuter and Swatzel for Holbrook, Howard and Greeley for Leupp. Home Run: Nelson.
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Holbrook
Leupp
Braves
Indians
Howard
Reuter
Crumley
Thompson
Engle
Sterling
Leaden
Swatzel
Umps
Rhe Holbrook
Swatzeland
Greeley
Nelson
Stapleton and Gardner
Celebration at Fort Apache Two-Day Event Schedule
Celebration at Fort Apache on July 4 and 5 features calf roping, mounted relay races, tug of war, 14 mile race, roman and squaw races with specific purses. Baseball, mounted wrestling, 100 yard dash, potatoe race, dismounted relay, military jumping, broncho busting, mule and cow pony races listed with entry fees and prize money. Military drill, Indian race, and match races for Troop F Tenth Cavalry noted with entries open until 10 am day 1. Provisions for overnight events and outside match races mentioned.
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Cy In
A. m
Ft. Apache
Whiteriver
Calvary
Rogers and
Peebles
Troop F Tenth Cavalry
Stanley
Veterinary Corps
Local Notes and Notices From Town This Week
John Nelson of Heber reports one night of last week had freezing weather. Wanted Cowboys to know Teitzel Boots priced at 19000. Apache Railway keeps intrastate rates unchanged per ICC decision. M M Jordan to build a new Porter avenue structure next to Ford garage, N Heimer contractor, Hall Lumber supplying. Elks finish new pavilion at Clear Creek and invite Holbrook residents to July 3rd and 4th dancing and reception.
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John Nelson
Heber
M. M. Jordan
Porter Avenue
Ford Garage
N. Heimer
Hall Lumber Co
Elks
Clear Creek
Holbrook
Persian rug weaving proves patient, long labor
The text explains that Persian rug making embodies patience and long labor. It notes a weaver spends about twenty three days on each square foot of surface. A 12 by 12 foot rug would need the labor of one man for over ten years at six days per week.
Berling Bakery Goods Earn Holbrook Buyer Attention
The quality of Emil Berling’s newly produced bakery goods draws Holbrook buyers’ interest and prompts favorable notices of the community’s culinary offerings.
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Emil Berling
Holbrook
Adv
Elks Frolic in Holbrook Streets Steps and Stunts Rise
An outdoor Elks event in Holbrook led by P A Lerch entertained with colorfully dressed participants and comedic stunts. Mayor Cooley, an Elk, kept the pace lively as candidates performed various acts, songs, and speeches amid playful heckling and parade rounds through town.
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ELKS
Holbrook
P. A.lerch
Mayor Cooley
Charley
Darling
Friendly Elks
Claud Oneal
Ted Reuter
Mae Evans
Mae
Olive Clarke
Mac
Cowley
Weast
Sutherland
Graves
Moore
Sidney Sapp of Vandalia Illinois in 19th century Q&A
The Limelight Question profiles Sidney Sapp born in Vandalia Illinois. He is a lawyer educated at Weaubleau Christian College Mo, admitted in 1896 after private study. Married with one wife, he aspired to be a locomotive engineer or lawyer and finds life pretty good with fair business.
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Sidney Sapp
Vandalia, IL
Weaubleau Christian College
Gallup Couple Wed In Holbrook After Runaway
A Gallup New Mexico couple ran away with friends to Holbrook for marriage. Rev Speck presided and learned the groom George Chester Bottinberg hails from an Ohio town. the bride Edith Mae Purdy is a popular Gallup figure. The minister promised not to tell on them.
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Gallup
New Mexico
Holbrook
Rev. Speck
Ohio
George Chester Bottinberg
The
Santa Fe
Edith Mae Purdy
Brave Man Chin News To Papa Says Romance
In Yonkers, a young man with a pink tie tells Gladys he can face the world if she loves him. She replies that he should first break the news to his father, a courtship moment noted by the Yonkers Statesman.
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Gladys
Reginald
Papa
Yonkers Stateman
Goodman of Clay Springs Attends Court This Week
William E. Goodman of Clay Springs is listed as attending court this week, with records showing his presence at the courthouse for proceedings. The event highlights ongoing legal actions involving local residents.
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William E. Goodman
Clay Springs
Holbrook News Notes Highlights Local Happenings
Holbrook News Notes reports a heated week with a metropolitan air as H D Love improves his new office interior and C H Edmunds takes over the City Hotel management for renovation. The jury in State vs LaPrade returns a guilty verdict while Dorsey Hager geologist visits town. Elks stage a show and the American Legion Dance aids Pueblo flood relief.
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H. D. Love
Ace and Thimble Club Entertained at Woods Home
Mrs W B Woods hosted the Ace and Thimble Club on a Friday afternoon serving a two course luncheon. Visiting ladies included Mrs R S Teeple Miss Irene Whetstone Miss Rachel Thomasang and Miss Esther Carr.
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W. B. Woods
Ace and Thimble Club
R. S. Teeple
Irene Whetstone
Rachel Thomas Ang
Esther Carr
Winslow Ford Car Tells Early Model T Tale
One of the first Model T Fords, car number 8770 from 1909, remains in active service at the City Market in Winslow. The Jennings Auto Company recently received a Ford with serial 4,965,786, illustrating nearly five million Fords produced since the old timer began her faithfulness.
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Winslow
Ariz
Ford
Jennings Auto Company
Detroit
Metcalfe and Graham Wed in Gallup Ceremony
Two former Holbrook youths, Donald Metcalfe and Sylvia Graham, quietly married in Gallup Tuesday. Miss Graham, formerly at Holbrook post office, has worked in Gallup, while Metcalfe, a Santa Fe employee, was based in Flagstaff. They plan to reside in Flagstaff.
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Holbrook
Gallup
Donald Metcalfe
Sylvia Graham
Graham
Metcalfe
The
Santa Fe
Miss Graham
N. M
Flagstaff
Mrs. Metcalfe
Oil strike reported in Santa Cruz County Arizona
Nogales June 22 oil drillers on the Wolferton ranch east of the Whetstone mountains struck oil at 320 feet. Believed first oil in Arizona, Patagonia residents rush to the site as companies form to drill nearby. Geologists compare shale to Tampico fields.
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Nogales
Ariz
Wolferton Ranch
Whetstone Mountains
Santa Cruz County
Arizona
Patagonia
Tampico
Mexico
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Curious Cockroach Sparks Wonder On Streetcar
In a Youngstown telegram item, a man notes he wonders where a cockroach on a streetcar floor came from, while his wife muses on where it is going. The brief exchange highlights curious observations in everyday life.
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Youngstown
Telegram
Cadwell Co Teitzel Boots Priced At $19.00
Teitzel boots advertised by Cadwell Co for nineteen dollars. The listing highlights durable leather construction and standard men’s boot sizing, with no additional accessories or discounts noted.
Automobile Club of Arizona hires Elliott for state road map
Walter Elliott, former Salt River Valley Water Users Association manager, will serve as consulting and fielding engineer for the Automobile Club of Arizona. He will prepare a comprehensive road map of the state with county and state highway support, logging every road, marking distances and landmarks, and guiding sign placement for travelers. The project aims to create the first detailed auto tourist guide, with highway signs every five miles and danger signals where needed. Senator Mulford Winsor endorses the effort, noting expected broad support and future membership growth. State headquarters ordered 500 emblems, blue and gold on white, bearing the club name and owner’s membership number.
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Phoenix
Walter Elliott
Salt River Valley Water Users’ Association
Automobile Club of Arizona
S. J. Ross
Elliott
Mulford Winsor
Yuma
Yuma County
Gece
The
Anxious to Please Distress in Courier Journal Quote
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal presents dialogue showing a distressed or irritable tone. The exchange features a mused line about a distressed Arabian or an indignant Turk with a reply choosing preference. The excerpt displays a humorous, perhaps clipped, traveler exchange.
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Wayfarer
Louisville Courier- Journal
Mistaken Identity Provokes Bystander Drink Request
A passerby asks for a portion of money for a drink, prompting a brief exchange. The pedestrian agrees to help, asking how much money the other person has. The scene unfolds as a small urban interaction reported by the Minneapolis Journal.
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Minneapolis Journal
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Babbitt Brothers
France
BASE
Fort Apache
Cooley Or Holbrook
Cadwell CO
Apache Railway Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Holbrook News Notes
Wetzler’s
Wetzler
Dr. Switzer
Hughes Jewlery
Denver
Hughes
Mrs
John Funk
Coast
Jos. Schmedding
the Elks
A. M. Pecka
Weizler
S. H
Mr. Frazer
Kansas
Dorsey Hager
Hager
W. R. Scorse
Pasadena
Bill Green
John Brown
Chern
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University
S. Earl Taylor
Lincoln
Omaha
Board of Supervisors
W. H. Burbage
Mohave Desert Express
American Legion
Pueblo
Rachel Thomas
Santa Cruze County
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