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fBsmmmmEismm'MimmsSJRA TUB COCONINO SUN. railroad lh building from there to tliej While Hill. j C. A. Zander and wife have moved from Doddsvllle, 111., in thin city, unci will make this their future home. Mr. Zander Is u wagon maker, iitnl Flagstaff ' alwas extends to mechanic a hearty I wclromc. , We don't know that It is absolutely j necessary fur Flagstaff to have a repair . shop for fniciuri'd hat-holders, but a summer knowlcdgorondenslng foundry i might put it more Intellectual hump on tho shoulder of some of us. TlIK SUN office has a shipment of the . tnot unique sign cards ever brought to J thu territory. It has all tho latest stjles und designs In printers stationery, and can duplicate in workmanship anything found in the eastern cities. F. S. Hrecn, supervisor of forest re serves, left for Prescott. where he will Miloiirn for some time. Mr. Hreen has , under his siiorvislou tho reservation, at I're-eott, but could not go there le fore the snow fell, which allajed the forest fires on his reserve here. Edmund Haines, a young man in the employ of George II. Coffin, met with a serious accident yesterday morning. While in the act of jumping upon the eat of thu delivery wagon he inN-ed his footing ""'I 1n '" ,,,e l-mln(1 breaking lii !.' between the ankle and the knee. Last Saturday the. memls-rs of the Junior League met at the home of the Miperiniendenl, Miss Uum Hoxworlh, and enjoyed a ino-tdellghtful time with games, singing and such Innocent amusements. Sometime In-fore sunset they were Invited tosurround the well tilled tables, decorated most beaut If ally with flower, and each was well sui plied with cake and lemonade. Fifty one little folks all voted that It was a real treat, and would be only too glad if such occasions came oftener. H. (5. Chldester. erstwhile timekeep er of the waterworktt construction gang, is with us no more, owing, It U alleged, to his coaxing his salary up a couple of hundred more than wan due him by meant of checks wtih Mr. Stur levant's name on them. He drew a gun on Mr. Sturievant when brought to face his defalcations. Mr. Sturte vant merely slapped the gun out of the way and stinted to a clear right of way for Chldester to take. Ho silently scooted for cover in parte unknown, and Mr. Sturtevant is well pleaded with his abence. His peculations by use of forged cheeks, or checks converted to his own use, is variously estimated at from tM to X). The city council hold a meeting on Thursday afternoon and resolved to purchase and burn the old Wilcox barn. This was the building in which Tom Cannon died from what most peo ple at the lime believed to Ikj smallpox, and which as-o pronounced by most of the physicians, while others contend ed Cannon died from an unuieiitionable disease. Ho that as it may, ihe coun cil's action was wise. It allajed the fears of the people, and obliterated by tho torch an eyesore to all our people. When tho torch was applied guns were iirulaud bells tollod.biingingtothe lire a large crowd of people who supposed the town was again jeopardized by the fiery clement. The Humes leaping up ward and the snow rapidly falling pre sented a lieaiitlful sight to the eye. Card ol Thinks. We deire to thank our friends aud neighbor for their timely assistance iu extinguishing tho lire which originated at our residence Wednesday morning. MK. AND MRS. W. BEESON. Funston for first-class job printing.