The Coconino sun., January 12, 1901, Image 1

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Vol. XVIII.
FLAGSTAFF, JANUARY 12, 1901.
No. 2
i LOCAL BREVITIES.
Flagstaff has experienced all kinds
of weather during the week.
Town Clerk L. V. Quinlan is on the
ilek list this week.
Sheriff .1. A. Johnson 1ms appointed
E. J. Levengood h deputy.
A. TetzIalT, Dr. P. A. Melllek mid
W. .1. Tetluff of Williams wore here
Monday.
.1. B. Jones the newly appointed as
sessor, has Med his bond with the re
corder. Owing to a storm in Kansas all pas
senger trains from the east are from
two to seven houis late today.
G. W. Glowner let to-day for
Los Angeles California on legal busi
ness and will lie absent ten days.
Mrs. P. It. Weutlierfoul leave to-day
for Weatherford, Texas, where he
""uill vlit relatives during the winter.
Mrs. L. S. Drum was biought to town
from Stonemau Lake Sunday and is
liow at the residence of W. W. Dur
ham. Joseph Fisher ha closed his saloon
and left Wednesday for Preseott and
other Vavapal county towns, where he
expects to find a mine congenial loca
tion for hlsbusines.
Hurton Mossman, of Holliook, spent
several days here this week.. Ho lias
severed his connection with the Aztec
Land & Cattle Company. " The com
pany ha disposed of all their cattle
and will go out of the cattle business
Norman tl. BaVtlett, formerly pastor
of the M. K. Church at Winslow, will
again entertho lecture lield. He has
entered fnU) a coutt'aSLwith the Elk
hart Lecture Bnriiudito deliver a num
ber of leetures'fivtmS. middle west and
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Paul, the thirteen tuontlis old son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. It. Treat, died Mon
day lifter a short illness of cerebral
muningilis. Mr. Treat was in San
IJrancisco at the time of the death of
he child but returned Wednesday
morning. The funeral was held from
.the residence of the faintly Wednes
day afternoon. The family have the
sympathy of the community in their
bereavement.
D. 1$. Stewart, one of the leading
citizens of Fredonia, was here during
the week on mining business. Uesayg
that part of the county is prospering,
and with the opening of the copper
mines in the Buckskin mountains it
will be lively In that section. The
mines are for the present closed down
and will not be worked during the
winter. Operations will be resumed
iii the spring, when about 150 men will
4)0 employed.
The coal miners of Gallup who are
in She employ of the Colorado Fuel
Company, are on a strike. There are
."00 miners in the employ of the com
pany und they say the strike was forced
upon them by the unjust action of the
company. The mine owners are try
ing to replace the striking employees
by miners from otherplaces, und, they
are feeding sixty miners from Cali
fornia because they do not think it
safe to take them to Gallup while, the
present state of things exists thei e.
J F. Hawks is seriously ill.
The tacket Store will store your
household goods at reasonable rates.
BORN In Flagsiuff, January 1. litOl,
to the wife of B. F. Doney, a daughter.
F. Johnson and wire of Albuquerque
are registered at the Commercial.
The tacket Store is headquarters for
the finest cigar, either wholesale or
retail.
F. It. Ward of Precott, member of
the coming legislature, spent several
days here this week.
The celebrated Club House flour,
kept by P. It. Weatherford & Co. will
please the best bread lovers.
Jacob Crosby of Fredonia, a promi
nent cattleman of northern Coconino,
spent several days here during the
week.
W. G. Dickinson and family who
have been speuding the past six
months in Dodge City Kansas returned
homo Wednesday.
Miss Ruth Barrett arrived Saturday
from Pasadena, Cal. She is a sister of
Gay S. Barrett, and they will reside at
the Beasley residence.
T. A. Altraan has gone to Prescott
to reside and will return to the prac
tice of law, having formed a copartner
ship with J. H. Collins, a prominent
attorney at that place.
Governor N. O. Murphy was a pas
senger on No. 3 to-day on his way home
from Wahington, where he has been-
since the opening of eongie, working
for the advancement of the interests of
Arizona.
Dancing School every Monday and
Thursday evening at Babbitt's Opera
House. One hour lessons, and dance
until 12 o'clock. All this and last
year's dances, commencing with
"American Medley" Monday evening,
J. S. Lukens, teacher of dancing.
W. II. Thompson of the Pittsburgh
Copper Mining Company, returned yes
terday from a trip to Pittsburgh, Pa.,
and Washington, D. C. The company
is contemplating resuming work on
their mines at an early date.
Mis Emina Hochderffer, who spent
the past few weeks in tills eity visiting
with Miss Calla Mills, has returned to
her home in Flagstaff. Miss Hoch
derffer Is quite a popular young lady
und while here formed u large circle
of friends Phoenix Enterprise.
F. C. Roberts, while experimenting
with a Hash light attached to a photo
graph camera in the post office on Sat
urday evening, had the index finger of
his right hand blown off by an explos
ion of the magazine containing the
explosive compound of which flash
lights are made.
Midwinter Carnival, El Pu-o, Texas,
January 10 to 20, HMl. For this occa
sion tickets will be sold from Flagstaff
to El Paso and. return at rate of $23.70.
Dates of sale, January 14 to 18; final
limit January 23. Continuous passage
in each direction. G. E. Sullivan,
agent.
Animal Convention National Live
Stock Association, Salt Lake City,
Utah, January 15 to 18, 1901 For this
occasion round-trip tickets will be sold
to Salt Lake from Flagstaff at rate of
$59. Date of sale January 13; return
limit January 31. Continuous passage
in each direction. G. E. Sullivau,
agent.
E. E. Elllnwood is at his sheep ranch
this week.
Buck Weeins or Decatur Illinois is
registered at the Commetclal.
W. M. Miller returned to-day from a
two weeks' stay in Win-low.
J. A. Pitts, the Ash Fork merchant,
was hereon lmsines Wednesday.
The Racket Store buys and sells second-hand
goods or every description.
DA. W. .linden Is confined to his room
this week with an attack r lagrippe.
Babbitt Brothei s will chip two car
loads of cattle to California tomorrow.
A good many of our citizens are suf
fering from more or less severe attacks
of la grippe.
If in need or school supplies of any
kind you can lind them at the Racket
Store at the lowet prices.
BoitN In Flagstaff Arizona, on De
cember 2U, 1!KX), to the wire or James
A. Vail, a son.
P. It. Weatherford & Co. are exclu
sive agents for the celebrated: lluu
House flour, the king of Hour. t
The Ohio Copper Mining and Smelt
ing Company shipped it carload of cop
per ore from the Copper King this
week.
Navajo blankets, curio-, and photo
graphs of Grand Canyon and other
points of interest can be had at the
Racket Store.
The union meetings of the Methodist
and Presbyterian chui dies' "during the
week of prayer have been well attended
und full of iutciest.
Mis GerirudeTolfree who has been
spending the week here as the guest of
Mrs. E. M. Doe leturned to her home
in Williams yesterday.
Two carload of copper ore was ship
ped to the smeller from the Eastern
Star mine last week. The returns
were very satisfactory to the operators
of the mine.
Mr. audMrs. M. J. ltiordau enter
tained a lurge number ot friends at
their residence in Miltou last night.
Progressive euchre was iheumusement
of the evening.
The many friends of Rev. C. P. Wil
son in this place will be pleased to
learn that he has been apiuled chap
lain of the assembly of the California
legislature.
J. L. V. Thonia is still suffering
from injuries received from a fall from
a ladder, and it is not probable that he
will ever recover from the effects of
the injuries received.
Babbitts' opera house w ill be closed
on January 28. The lit- eed the hall
for their furniture department and
have decided to use it for that purpose.
The probabilities are that a new opera
house will be built next year.
The Information is gleaned from our
evchanges that there are many cases
of smallpox in Southern Arizona. No
cases have been reported frrm North
ern Arizona towns, and it is hoped
none will be.
It may be that our bicycle riders do
not know of the existence of a town
ordiaance which prohibits them, under
a severe penalty, Irom riding on the
sidewalks. There has been many in
stances of the violation of the ordi
nance recently, and if not stopped the
bicyclists may be compelled to pay a
fine.
T. E. Ptilliam Is in Los Angeles this
week.
The town council will hold iU flrt
regular meeting this year on Monday,
January 14th.
Fire Insurance The Arizona Cen
tral Bank represents a number of the
largest American and Lnglish com
panies. The Arizona Lumber k TitnberCom
pany will soon put in a new engine
with which to run their lox factory.
The machinery in the box factory ha
increased beyond the capacity of the
old engine. The making of boxes is
an industry that but few of our citizens
know exists. The factory is filled with
every kind of labor-saving machinery
known to the trade.
Divine Healer Sehraeder spent a
day here this week. He had a good
many callers, 'and no miraculous cure
have been reported. Sehraeder is no
doubt a first-class impostcr, and uses
the renown of the late Francis Schlat
ter to further his own money-getting
purposes. Schlatter never took money
from either rich or poor, while Sehrae
der must have it or his so-called power
fails to materialize.
Died from His Injuries.
R. J. Watson had his right leg cut
off just below the hip at Williams on
Sunday night while trying to ride the
trucks on passenger train No. 2. He
was cared for by Dr. Rounseville, who
accompanied him here on a freiih
train, and WaUon was placed in lb
county hospital. Dr. Robinson was
called and the leg wa dressed, but lln
unfoi innate man died shortly after the
operation. Fiom letters found in the
pocket of deceased it was learned thai
he was from Oregon. Mo. Sheriff John
son telegraphed to that place and re
ceived a reply to forward the body in
Forrest Citv, Mo., but they failed !
guarantee the charges of Undertaker
Whipple and the body remains Here
awaiting further orders from the rela
tive of the deceased.
The Buckskin Mountain Mines.
Lawrence P. Boyle, a prominent at
torney of Chicago, 111 , spent several
days hero during the week, leaving
Friday for Chicago. Mr. Boyle is rep
resenting the Coconino syndicate who
have copper mines on top of the Buck
skin mountains in this county. There
is abundant mineral in these mountains
and the Petoskey and the Cocoulno
syndicates have, during the past year,
done a large amount of development
work, and have a smelter and a leach
ing plant in operation. Work on these
properties has been discontinued for
the winter, but will be resumed again
as soon as the weather will admit in
the spring. The mines are about one
hundred miles north of here, but owing
to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado
lying between, all supplies must be
freighted from Utah points 150 miles
to the mines. Mr. Boyle is try
ing to induce the government to build
a trail down to the river on the north
side "to connect with some one of the
trails on this side. Mr. Boyle and J. H.
Lind of this place are old schoolmates.
Both were raised in the same Indiana
town but they had not until this week
met in years.
Ladies' calling cards, in the correct
styles, printed in the latestcopper-plate
script at this office.
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