The Snowflake Herald, 1913-10-17

ACADEMY BUILDING NOT EXCELLED Our Academy building is now nearing completion, it now seems possible to have it finished for dedication, Thanksgiving day. The building is costing vastly more than was anticipated at any time before, but we have satis satisfaction - faction satisfaction in its genuiness and com completeness. - pleteness. completeness. The buildings is not excelled anywhere in Northern Arizona, and as a high school building would be a model any anywhere. - where. anywhere. Having been built by free con contributions - tributions contributions largely it is a great credit to the small community that erected it and is a monument to our pride and faith in the Snowflake Stake Academy and our devotion to the cause of edu education. - cation. education. We have a purpose and aim which it seems proper to empha emphasize - size emphasize at this time, we have set out to finish the building and have it free of debt at its dedication. We have not encumbered the building by loans, bonds or mort mortgages - gages mortgages and we aim to keep it free from encumbrance of any kind. We have bourne a heavy bur burden - den burden which has seemed to grow heavier towards the last, but by a united effort on the part of all we can lift our obligations at this time and relieve ourselves of the load and rejoice greatly on hav having - ing having accomplished our purpose purposefinished - finished purposefinished what we undertook and paid for it. The demand at present calls for sacrifices more or less great. If you would buy furniture for your home - a sewing machine - a piano - a carriage or an auto automobile, - mobile, automobile, if you would take a pleas pleasure - ure pleasure trip or gratify an indulgence of any kind, deny yourselves this once for this great cause, and yield readily to the need of uk building committee and your bequest will be accounted unto you for righteousness. Our accounts are pressing hard upon us - the workmen need their pay, we have some more mater material - ial material to purchase, the furniture furnitureheaters - heaters furnitureheaters and lights, are yet to be placed. The final details exceed all estimates. Our immediate demands, the righteousness of our cause and our mutual purpose and aims provoke this general call. Let us all together boost and lift the load off and experience satisfac satisfaction - tion satisfaction and public pride forever. Sam'l F. Smith. W. H. Stedman, of Champaign, Illinois, and the noted doctor Carlos Montezuma, of Chicago, passed through Snowflake on Wednesday. They are returning home after a camping out trip through Arizona. Mr. Stedman says that the trip has made him really, thirty years younger, and a man of his age, seventy-four years, roughing it, as it were seems hardly possible to one used to Illinois climate, but he ap appeared - peared appeared and got around as spry as a youngster. He paid the Her Herald - ald Herald office a visit and was much pleased with the paper and plant, Mr. Stedman is one of the sub substantial - stantial substantial citizens of Illinois. Dr. Montezuma is no stranger to this state, he was born near Globe of Apache birth, when quite young he was stolen by the Pima Indians, and after a few years in captivity was purchased from the Pimas by a Mr. Gentle, a traveling photographer who paid S3O for his release, after afterwards - wards afterwards he was taken east to Cham Champain, - pain, Champain, Illinois, and Mr. Stedman educated the doctor, putting him through Champaign University. Dr. Montezuma, whose resi residence - dence residence is in Chicago, is one of the most learned physicians and sur surgeons - geons surgeons in the United States and is an authority on several dis diseases - eases diseases and stands among the high highest - est highest in his profession. .» Mrs Eliza T. Smith, son Burton and daughters Claradell and Glen Glenny, - ny, Glenny, have returned home from their ranch near Pinedall, where they have been spending the summer months. Mrs. H.S. Hunt and Miss Frances Hunt, who have been conducting the Smith Hotel during Mrs. Smith's summer out outinAhave - inAhave outinAhave returned to their resi-

Logan Jaques of Showlow was in town the first of the week. Tom Picket was in town the first of the week for the circus. B. First and Dr. Wilks returned home Sunday morning from the fair at Albuquerque. J. E. Kleindienst came up from Winslow the first of the week in his car to look after his business interests at this place. S. W. Jaques and wife came down from Showlow Sunday and returned home Tuesday in their new runabout car. Henry M. Tanner of St. Jo Joseph, - seph, Joseph, made the first annual proof of his desert land entry located at Manila the first of the week. Mr. Tanner says that the Gov Government - ernment Government requires an expenditure of a dollar an acre a year on des desert - ert desert claims to convert the land from a desert state into a fer fertile - tile fertile condition but that it actually requires several times the legal amount to get any results. Mr. Tanner's proof shows an expen expenditure - diture expenditure of more than double what the law requires. The Cole brothers circus show showed - ed showed here Teusday dnring the after afternoon - noon afternoon and evening and succeeded in entertaining nearly all of the "kids" under ninety-nine years of age in the town and surronding country during its stay. The show was rather small and ap apparently - parently apparently quite road weary and very few new stunts usually found with the best of amphithea amphitheaters. - ters. amphitheaters. The menagerie was also quite limited, the only perform performing - ing performing animals of any consequence were three elephants, of the large size in the eyes of the youngsters, who did their part toward enter entertainingthe - tainingthe entertainingthe crowds Anton Lopez, section foreman at Aztec, was run over and killed by a west bound passenger train at the curve, two miles east of town,lastFriday somewhat about ten o'clock. Mr. Lopez and sev several - eral several section men were returning to Aztec from Holbrook on their hand car and on reaching the curve at point of the mountain met a delayed train coming at a high rate of speed. Mr. Lepez ordered his men to jump and he alone stayed and tried to remove the hand car from the track, which he succeded in partly do doing, - ing, doing, when he was struck by the train and ground under it's wheels. Mr. Lopez was a good citizen and had lived in Holbrook for about twenty years, and will be greatly missed. He leaves a wife and eleven children, most of whom are quite small, to mourn his untimely death. The funer funeral - al funeral services were held last Satur Saturday - day Saturday and the remaine interred in the Holbrook cemetary. J. C. Lathrop was arrested last Monday for keeping a blind pig on dry territory, and about a wagon load of different kinds of intoxicating liquors were found at his place of business at the time of the arrest by the sheriff's force armed with a search war warrant. - rant. warrant. The liquors were carted off to the courthouse and stored in one of the cells of the jail pen pending - ding pending the findings of the Court. Mr. Lathrop was charged with unlawfully selling liquors and on Wednesday plead guilty in the justice's Court and was fined SIOO.OO, and the liquors seized were ordered destroyed, which order the sheriff immediately proceded to carry out by dump dumping - ing dumping onto the ground and into mother earth, at the rear of the Courthouse, the whole outfit con consisting - sisting consisting of some three full cases of Rock and Rye, several parts of barrels of old John Barleycorn, a varied and large assortment of choice and sparkling wines and a small quantity of the brands that bubble when the corks are kicked out. The dispatch with which the sheriff's men carried out the order of destruction of the mirth giving beverages was both exciting and solemn and many a thirst will go unquenched as a result. The place of the destruction has the appearance of a visitation of a second Carrie

homes in the county. It will have 10 rooms, bath room three closets, pantry, two inserted book cases and also a kitchen cabinet built in the wall, and will be two stories | in height, the several other build build; - ; build; ings now being built or lately completed are all on the same sub substantial - stantial substantial order. One of the most delightful sur surprise - prise surprise parties of the year was the one tendered Miss Hattie Hunt on her birthday last Tuesday. A large number of her friends en enjoyed - joyed enjoyed themselves greatly in music, games, and refreshments. Her friends departed wishing her many, many such happy events. F. D. Annabel, representing the well known and popular house of L. B. Putney, Albu Albuquerque, - querque, Albuquerque, was here Tuesday tak taking - ing taking orders, going from here to Taylor, Showlow and other near points south and goes also to St. Johns and other towns in Apache county. He was accompanied by his brother C. E. Annabel of McPherson, Kansas, who is tak taking - ing taking a leisurly view of this incom incomparable - parable incomparable country. One of the happy occasions that makes life a pleasure occured Thursday when Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Boyer and friends enjoyed Mr. Boyer's birthday repast, which v/as also the birthday of Mrs. W. W. Willis when a sblendid dinner was also enioyed. Both birthdays were en enjoyed - joyed enjoyed together at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Willis. Indian Agent Peterson of Whiteriver, was a Snowflake vis visitor - itor visitor over Wednesdav, coming down in his Buick auto. Troop "L" in corpmand of Captain Stneris passed through Snowflake Wednesday bound for the fairs at Prescott and Phoenix, there was some fifty-three men, and they will go horseback the entire way. Contain Sturgis. Mrs. Sturgis, Dr. Vans Agnew V. S., and Lieu Lieutenant - tenant Lieutenant Millar, from Fort Apache, were here over Wednesday, guests at the Smith Hotel. Bishop N. A. Brimhall and wife returned Friday from their honevmoon trip and marriage at Salt Lake City, where they at atrended - rended atrended conference. Thev came up from Holbrook on the Mail Stage and enntinued to Taylor by private conveyance. The dance at Social Hall was one oj the very best ever given in the hall and the attendance was good. John and Jesse Dewitt Road super supervisors - visors supervisors is here in the interest of repair repairing - ing repairing the roads. - Mrs. Jasper Rhoton and Mrs. Easley from Shumway, was here getting sup supplies - plies supplies for their store this week. Mr. and Mrs.V. D. Smith were here today, for a couple of hours, they came down from Pinedall Ranger station to see "folks and friends." C. H. Jennings. supervisor of the Sit Sitgreaves - greaves Sitgreaves Forest is installing at every ranger station galvanized iron barrels for reception of rubbish and refuse. The Whitney compsnv, of Alpuquerque filled the order. This tends to neat neatness, - ness, neatness, sanitation and cleanliness. Marion Flake and wife return returned - ed returned home from their honeynoom visit to Salt Lake Citv. Los Angeles and other parts, October 17th. Bringing with thorn Miss Marv West of Salt Lake Citv who will be the guest of Mrs Bell Flake this winter. W. E. and Raymond Stratton went to Fort Adache with a load of hay last Tuesday. John R. Hulet came up from Holbrook to take his family to the circus at Hol Holbrook - brook Holbrook last Tuesday. Mrs. W. R. Willis from Taylor, was here Wednesday. Marley Case November 12. J. W. Marley at al appellants, vs. State of Arizona, appeal from the Superior Court of Navajo couuty, tried before Judge Sid Sidney - ney Sidney Sapp. B. F. Adams, H. F. Ashurstand J. E. Jones, attorneys for appellants. Attorney Gener al, J. E. Crosby, E. S. Clark and Reese M. Ling for the state. Set for November 12.

Nation who was more terrible than the first and the caved in barrels and dead soldiers are still on the ground as evidence. Tickets to view the scene can be had by applying to the Court Courthouse - house Courthouse ianitor. - Woodruff News Items. Bishop Levi M. Savage, who is never behind in improving, is starting to build an addition to his dwelling house. On Saturday Hamilton Fish came in from Lakeside with a load of lumber for Jesse DeWitt. Jesse is going to give the lower valley a boom by building a house there. Miss Hannah Fish has gone to the Miles Ranger station to teach a private school. The settlers there lacked one or two pupils to make it a district school, but are determined that their children should have the advantages of a school so they are bearing the expense themselves. On Sunday Judge Sapp, Mrs. Sapp and children, came up from Holbrook in their new auto, (it's a daisy,) they made a pleasant call. The Judge is always pleas pleasant - ant pleasant and ready and willing to as assist - sist assist others to enjoy life as they pass along the dusty and thorny pathways. Mrs. Sapp is a most estimabie woman and we say to them, come again, we are always pleased to meet you. On last Friday evening Mr. Haynes and Miss Ruth Savage, teachers of our district school favored the people of the place with a little play in one act, five persons taking part in it. The play was well presented and each one rendered their parts very creditably. This was given free and at the close of the play £ul were invited to remain and see what the teachers had under thejiy ' 'hats' This proved to be a plan to organize a debating club. Miss Savage presented the matter be before - fore before the audience in a neat little speech, after which an organiza organization - tion organization was effected. Price Brinker Brinkerhooff - hooff Brinkerhooff was elected president Rhoda Turley vice-president. Adelbert Hatch secretary, Mrs. Haynes assistant secretary and H. A. Hatch sergeant at-arms. The following were then elected as a committe to draft a constitution, Levi M. Savage, Geo. L. Haynes, and Mrs. Hatch. The association is starting out under very favor favorable - able favorable auspices, and bids fair to be a grand success. Concho News Items. Mrs. Rosalia Gillespie has mov moved - ed moved down from her ranch. Mr. and Mrs. D. Despain have returned from Vernon, where they have been the past few days harvesting potatoes. Almon Riggs is visiting his family a few days and superin superintending - tending superintending the making of a pasture fence up near the spring. Mr. and Mrs. Mcßride left Saturday for their ranch to har harvest - vest harvest crop and thresh grain. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Riggs took a pleasure outing to Hunt and back, Sunday, before they reach reached - ed reached home however, they repented in sack cloth and ashes. Soon after they started home it began to rain so very hard that they barely managed to keep dry. Not a light welcomed them as they came in sight of home, for it was long past the hour all "good Christians" had retired. Tom Weedin Cuts Out Red Tape. Justice Hinson Thomas, who this week paid a visit to Phoenix, said that while there he had met Tom Weedin, candidate for Gov Govenor, - enor, Govenor, during the democratic pri primaries, - maries, primaries, editor of the Florence Blade-Tribune and at present register of the land office. He said that, according to all ac accounts, - counts, accounts, Tom Weedin was "mak "making - ing "making good" in the land office. One of the things repeatedly told to his credit at the Capital City was that he had cut away a lot of red tape at the land office and that he had made things truly democratic and accessible. - Silver Belt.

Mrs. H. S. Hunt was slightly indisposd Tuesday and Wednes Wednesday - day Wednesday with slight chiles. Ed. Webb has gone to Flagstaff to enter the employ of O. L. (Less) Hart, the big cattleman. C. E. Owens returned Monday from a trip to Albuquerque and other points on business matters. Mrs. Brady and daughter Miss Missouri, - ouri, Missouri, of Showlow, were visitors here Monday on their way to Ada Adamana. - mana. Adamana. Miss Jennte Kartchner who is spending the winter at Showlow, is here on a visit with parents and and friends. Kenner Kartchner, of the Sit Sitgreaves - greaves Sitgreaves National Forest force, is here this week from his station up in the forest. Miss Whipple of Showlow, pass passed - ed passed throught here Monday on her way home; she has been working at Adamana. John Willis came home last Saturday from St Johns where he has been very sick with the phneumonia. Wm. Morgan, one of Arizona's most prominent citizens and larg largest - est largest wool growers was here Wed Wednesday - nesday Wednesday from his Lakeside ranch. J. E. Stocks one of Showlow's large wool growers was here over Tuesday on his way to Holbrook to deliver sheep on the 20, that he had sold. Silk mufflers at 40 cents and silk handkerchiefs at 50 cents, at Willis Brothers store is much less than you pay at the "other fel fellow" - much - low" - much fellow" - much less, Mrs. Lottie Webb and daughter of Old Mexico, arrived in Snow Snowflake - flake Snowflake Saturday They will make their home here and her daughter will attend sch 00l at Academy. Tom Tanner claims he's no mule driver. He attempted to drive Fish's two pretty mules and in crossing a small ditch got stuck in the mud, so Mr. Fish fished 'em out. Ben Hunt and Andrew Brimhall took a "so-delightful" bicyle run to the railroad last Sunday morn morning, - ing, morning, returning in the evening. The wind was at its best so the trip meant-work-not pleasure. F. W. Pearce, of Albuquerque, representing the Whitney com company, - pany, company, wholesale hardware deal dealers - ers dealers of that city, was here over Tuesday and hooked some nice orders from our merchants. Mr. Pearce went from here to near by towns and to Apache county. Sanford Jacques and Walter McLaws came up from Holbrook to Snowflake last Sunday and met Mrs. Sanford Jacques, whom they took back, in one of Walter's nice new autes, to Holbrook to meet Mrs Jacques' father, Mr.Whitte Mr.Whittemore. - more. Mr.Whittemore. J. H. Miller came up from Holbrook, Sunday, to visit rela relatives - tives relatives and friends. He rode on a bicycle accompanying Ben Hunt and Andrew Brimhall, and returned Monday on Mail Stage. Mr. Miller says, riding a wheel in a stiff wind, 28 miles is "too much is enough." Jerry Porter, Allen Frost and E. Mickelson made a hunting trip to Chevelon Canyon section last week. Jerry got one deer and Messrs. Frost and Mickelson got one betwixt 'em. They went 45 miles, part way in the auto and part way a-horse, how for they walked they sayeth not. One of the most successful fairs held for some time was that held last Friday, the 10th, in Social Hall by Snowflake Primary as association. - sociation. association. The attendance was all that could be wished for. Good prices were paid for everything. The net receipts were $26 some of the fruit and vegetables would have taken premimes any where and some of the pumpkins and squash were large enough to camp within. Neils Hansen, who is doing the carpenter workjon Tillman Willis' new resident says, when complet completed - ed completed it will be one of the classiest

LaKeside News Items. Hollister Rogers made a busi- I ness trip to Snowflake this week. y r an d Mrs. Mahonri Fish went to Showlow Friday to play I di6 dance there. James Hansen and Elmer Kay I have been off cutting wild hay. I j: m an d Elmer are rustlers, and I put up several tons. Mrs. Petersen, MissTenaHan MissTenaHan-IJ, - -IJ, MissTenaHan-IJ, Miss Julia Fish, Arlie Pete Peter - r Peter Mi ss Georgia Hansen and ijjgsLeora Peterson were visi visiles - les visiles here Saturday and Sunday. I They are all Lakeside young I people who are at Snowflake for I [he Academy this winter. gishop A, P. Larson took a I trip to Snowflake last week and brought back Mrs. Larson, who I will be here for a few days,! when she will return to Snow- I flake again. | On Thursday morning, Octo- Iber 9th, the Stork paid a visit to |Mr. and Mrs. Philemon Kay and I left a fine eleven and a half pound I baby boy. Mother and son are I doing fine and Phile is going I around with a broad smile. He I says the world looks just twice [as large as it did the week be- I fore. Thethieshers were here Fri Friday - day Friday and Saturday and threshed lout the grain stacks of Profes Profes[sor - [sor Profes[sor Jose]; . Peterson and also Ed. Reidheac Frank NcLaws of Snowflal brought his thresher. Frank hr several workmen with him, consisting o f Hugh Willis, Jesse.Ja ms, Lorenzo Willis, Jo Joseph - seph Joseph Wil s, Holister Rogers, and Philemon Kay. A very pleasant entertainment was hes. Saturday evening at Mr. and Mrs. Niels S. Hans ?: Edgar Gardner, of Snowflake, was present and all enjoyed some high class music. "Aunt Belle" is always a most agreeable and entertaining host hostess. - ess. hostess. Among those who were present were Mr. and Mrs. Hol Hollister - lister Hollister Rogers, Mrs. Whipple, Mrs. Gillespie, Miss Georgia Hansen, Miss Tena Hansen, Arlie Peter Peterson, - son, Peterson, Miss Julia Fish, Mrs. Joseph Peterson Edgar Gardner, Miss Mettie Hansen and others. HolbrooK News Items. Lehi Smith of Snowflake, paid a visit to the county seat Tues Tuesday. - day. Tuesday. A. W. Crandell of Pinedale was in town during the week and while here took in the circus. John Nelson and George Wil Wilber - ber Wilber of Heber shipped their Spring lambs from here the first of the week. I I J. Ralph Tascher, attorney at I hw, from Prescott, was in town I J l } legal business Tuesday and I Wednesday. Attorney E. P. Conwell of Winslow was a visitor at the county seat on legal business I Wednesday. Mr. Whitmore, of Lakeside, Was in town the first of the week aa l left for the east on pleasure an d business. Miss Millie Smith came in from | Lake, where she has been j Msi ting, Tuesday, and continued borne to Snowflake Wednes Wednes' - ' Wednes' day. , Mr. Hulet brought his family (IOWn . from Snowflake Tuesday horning f or the circus and re- Lrned home with them in the evening. Ihe taking of Testimony in the L ont pst of Will Wooster vs. W. 1 ( iar k, involving Mr. Clark's Insert land entry of eighty acres ;, ln g between Holbrook and the ,°Rt hills was started Tnesday before ft. c. Smith, United States . ommissioner, and concluded tnesday, about a dozen wit wit;,esses - ;,esses wit;,esses being examined as to what about posts and post post; - ; post; wire and fencing and nether or not Clark had had v*l\e acres plowed or only ten 111 the required expenditure of me .V to fulfill the law in such ' Ses m ade and provided.

I pulati° n of Snowflake 700. Surrounding population about 16,000. Composed of a prosperous farming and stock growing community. Annual sunshine 90 per cent. Malaria unknown. Altitude 5,700. always cool. Unequaled climate for invalids. Annual rainfall 18 inches. Mean temperature 57 degrees. Snowflake is having a healthy, substantial growth. Lands are cheap but steadily increasing in value