Show I Hon Lafayette Holbiook < Mayor of I Provo City 1110 years ago when hard tunes I demanded retrenchment in mumcipd expenses the city council voted to dispense with electric street lights Maor Holbrook leirlul of the effect ef-fect of such a step upon the rcputa lion ol 1 the cit ofieied to pi for one ears tl I ghti I ig out ol il I s private pulse The offer was iccepted The incident b mentioned as clnracter istic of the man Hid his mavor ilty fallen during pro < pcrous times Provo city would decidedly have been the j uner in material growth and development As it is 1m mine is connected with very important import-ant improvements one mst nice being be-ing the cxtcnson of the city water Sslcm to the cemeter Iafactte Holbrook was born inS in-S dt I ake Cit m 1850 Three yelrs liter he moved with his litheto Millard count He spent two eirs 187373 on a mission i in Ln find II h I i In iSSoheleft 1 illmorc md resided successively jn Frisco Loan I and Irovo which list place he his made his home since 1889 Mr Holbrook is essential a man of affairs He has given Ins attention atten-tion to merchandising cattle and sheep hotel 1 U3ines3 and is non engaged en-gaged m milling He is a mmol progressive tendencies of good practical judgment md Ins been I fnrly successful m Ills business ventures ven-tures Iii I honesty and gem d cour lesy have won 10r I him a host of friends He has been mice mior of Provo I cit mil last year was nominated for rcpriscntitiv to Congress Con-gress on the Repubhcm ticket |