The Coconino sun., March 02, 1901, Image 1

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Vol. XVIII.
FLAGSTAFF, MARCH 2, 1901.
No. 9
i : LOCAL BREVITIES.
G. W. Glowner, is in Los Angeles this
week.
Geo. W. Black and family left. Mon
day on a visit to relatives in Kansas.
,The Racket Store will store your
household goodb ut reasonable rates.
J. J. Reileyrhas been appointed
superintendent of the catholic cemetery.
The celebrated Club House flour,
kept by P. R. Weatherford & Co. will
please the best bread lovers.
T. S. Bunch returned yesterday from
a trip to Phoenix. He witnessed the
dedication of the new capital.
The receipts of the recorder for the
month of January were $151.75, during
February the receipts were $204.85.
E. E. Ellinwood returned Thnr-day
from Prescott, wheie he hud been at
tending 'the session of TJ. S. District
Court.
The Old Town spring Is full to over
flowing with wuter and the residents
of that portion of town are rejoicing
thereat.
The Racket Store has received a lot
of fine rocking chairs which are being
ing offered at reasonable prices. Call
and see them.
Next Sunday night in the Methodist
church a monthly song service will
take the place of the usual preaching.
A general invitation is extended.
Extra music is being prepared.
E. W Gillett, general agent of the
Santa Pe, Prescott & Phoenix railroad
at Phoenix, has resigned bis position
and has accepted the position of gener
al freight and passenger agent of the
Salt Lake road under R. E. Wells.
In its issue of Tuesday the Journal
Miner stated that the public schools of
Flagstaff have been closed on account
of smallpox. It should have read Will
iams instead of Flagstaff, us so fur as is
known no cases of smallpox have ap
peared in the lutter place. Journal
Miner. The Santa Fe Pacific railroad has
put in a number of new telegraph train
order stations. The telegraph office at
Challender has been moved six miles
west of that place to Davenport. Rlor
dan, six miles west of this place and
Cliffs, six miles east are the lonely
places for telegraph operators as the
only buildings in these places ure the
offices.
The greatest danger from colds and
la grippe is their resulting in pneu
monia. If reasonable care is used,
however, and Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy taken, all danger will be
avoided. It will cure a cold or an
attack of la grippe in less time than
any other treatment. It is pleasant
and safe to take: For sale by Pioneer
Drug Store.
Wanted Capable, reliable person
in every county to represent large
company of solid financial reputation;
$936 per year, payable weekly; $3 per
day absolutely sure aud all expenses;
straight, bona-fide, delllnite salary, no
commission; salary paid each Saturday
and expense money advanced each
week. Standard House, 334 Dearborn
street, Chicago. 1-19-26
Just Arrived Men's Suits and Pants.
The New York Store.
George Babbitt returned yesterday
from a business trip to Winslow.
The Racket Store buys and sells se&
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The Racket Store is headquarters for
the finest cigars, either wholesale or
retail.
The Winslow Laundry Is represented
In Flagstaff by Geo. A. Palmer. Give
him your laundry.
If in need of school supplies of any
kind you can find them at the Racket
Store at the lowest prices.
The lecture of David Tatum In the
M. E. church on Thursday evening
called out a goodly attendance.
Fire Insurance The Arizona Cen
tral Bank represents a number of the
largest American and English com
panies. Rev. M. Wray and Rev. W. R. John
ston are in from the Indian mUsion on
the Little Colorado river for the pur
pose of obtaining material for the
building of a dum across the river.
R. K. Furnsworth of Williams was
in town yesterday. The annual meet
ing of the grand encampment G. A. R.
of Arizona, will be held in that place
in June, and Mr. Furnsworth has made
arrangements for an excursion to the
Grand Cunyon for the "old soldiers.'
A committee of ladles met at the
home of , Mrs. Gosoey to plan a .Flagstaff
Home Mission Society, which will
systematize the charitable work of out-
town. Every lady interested in this
cause is requested to meet at Mrs.
Carroll's dining room, Thursday,
March 7, at 2:30 p. m., at which time
the organization will be perfected.
The Phoenix Gazette says the legisla
tive ball lust evening was well attended
and greatly enjoyed by the lovers of
the art. The banquet at the Hotel
Adams was up to the usual standard of
that first class hostelry, and the
speeches were most excellent. The
speech of Judge Sloan was a master
piece and that of Mr. Roirdan was
exceptionally fine. Governor Murphy
und Senator Ives also made fine
speeches.
The dedication of the territorial
capital will be the affair of the searon.
Chief Justice Street will act as toast
master, the legislature and supreme
court will be invited guests. The
Governor, Judge Sloan, President Ives
and Speaker Parker will make ad
dresses. M. J. Riordan, councilman
from Coconino county will respond to
the toast of "The Ladies." Mr.
Riordan is one of the neatest speakers
in Arizona, a real Irish wit, and we
know that his address on this occasion
will be the speech of the occasion.
Gazette.
The Journal-Miner says, that J. W.
Thurber has about 100 teams at work
on the grade. He is at present grading
from Cedar Glade end. It is six miles
from where the cut off leaves the
present line to Hell's Can) on and this
will be graded first, and the material
for the big bridge over Hell's Canyon
will be taken in this way. The mater
ial for the bridge is expected just as
soon as this piece of grading Is com
pleted and the rails laid, and work on
the structure will be pushed forward
while grading is going on at the other
end.
River de Flag has ran every day and
night during the week.
David Babbitt, who is in Chicago,
is expected here on Thursday next.
Born, in Flagstaff on February 26,
to the wife of Dan Hogun, a son.
S. T. Elliot, of Babbitt's dry goods
department, is expected home March
10.
The election of school trustee will
take place on the last Saturday of this
month.
Try the Club House Flour of P. It.
Weatherford & Co. There is none
better.
P. R. Weatherford & Co. are exclu
sive agents for the celebrated Club
House flour, the king of flour. t
Misses Hunter and Miller, teachers
in the public schools, are preparing
the pupils of their respective depart
ments for an entet tainment to be
given in the assembly hall on Friday
night, March 15.
A letter from Dr. Rounseville, of
Williams, states that there is but one
case of smallpox in that place. The
SUN is pleased to note that there has
not been, nor is there likely to be, any
spread of the disease there.
Sick headache absolutely and per
manently cured by using Mokl Tea.
A pleasant herb drink. Cures consti
pation and Indigestion, makes you eat,
sleep, work and happy. Satisfaction
guaranteed or money back- 25 cts and
50cts. W. It. Edwards, druggist. 3
President Ripley of the Santa Fe
will visit Arizona next week with a
party of thirty or forty prominent
Chicago capitalists. They will make
short stops at Pi escott, Congress and
Phoenix on March 7. Their train is
composed of a composite car, a dining
car, two Pullman and two private
coaches. The party will extend their
trip to California.
The following citizens of Flagstaff
have been attending the session of U.
S. District Court, at Prescott, this
week either as jurors or witnesses; J.
C. Milligan, John Sanderson, J. H.
Lind, G. W. Rhamey, Al. Doyle, J. J.
Donahue, Harry Slosson, Frank Beal,
Wm. Black, Dan Hogun. James Smith,
L. D. Landers, Bernard Black, D. W.
Kinney, John Smith and Asa Clark.
W. M. Griffith, United States Marshal
for Arizona, met with a singular but
painful accident this morning. He
was in a barber chair at Kane's tento
rial parlors. He raised his hand to
strike at a fly. The back of his hand
came in contact with a razor, cutting
the tendons clear across, gashing at
least half through the hand. Dr.
Wylie was summoned and dressed the
wound. Gazette.
Many visitors from the city are view
ing the shearing of sheep at the Hugh
Campbell camp, north of the Black
canyon bridge across the Arizona
canal. There are probably 80,000
sheep herded in the valleys within ten
miles and no scarcity of feed, in fact
enough to feed five times that number
of sheep. Several thousand ewes have
been taken further west, for lambing,
and are located near a butte four miles
up on the canyon road. At the camp
there are a half hundred men at work.
The shearers are paid four cents per
head and some of them can shear from
100 to 150 a day .Phoenix Republican.
Navajo blankets, curios and photo
graphs of Grand Canyon and other
points of interest can be had at the
Racket Store.
The Santa Fe is carrying hundreds
of passengers to California'at present.
A colonist rate of thirty dollars from
Chicago to Los Angeles is now in force
and it is being taken advantage of by
the people of the east.
A. A. Dutton left yesterday for
Phoenix, where Mrs. Dutton and
Charlie have been stopping for the
past three months, from there they
will go to Agua Caliente, where they
will spend some time.
Hon. M. J. Riordan won fame and
the surprised respect of his fellow leg
islators by his response to the toast,
"Ladies," at the banquet on Tuesday
night. It is claimed for him by even
his democratic colleagues that now
Dr. Depew as an after-dinner talker is
a back number. Republican.
The legislature has passed the ap
piopriation for the maintenance of the
Northern Arizona Normal for the
enduing two years. The Northern
Normal Is one of the leading educa
tional institutions of the territory and
the passage of the bill for Its continu
ance was a wise act of the legislature
Dr. Styner, the electric doctor is in
town and will remain until Saturday,
March 9. The doctor is introducing
his wonderful electric method of cur
ing human disease, which by many
persons is considered the only rational
cure, nature's own remedy for the
weak and sick. The doctor has thous
ands of flattering testimonials from
patients whom he has treated and
cured.
A. F. Leach, a special agent of the
general land office, Washington, D. C.,
was here during the week. He is in
vestigating a number of homestead
entries made in the neighborhood of
Williams and Challender, and which
the department has bad a number of
inspectors Investigate during the past
three jears, but no two inspectors
make the same report, nor are they
able to procure sufficient evidence to
prosecute any of the settlers for willful
violation of the homestead laws.
The Chicago Record in describing
the sportsmen's exhibition notices the
following Arizona features: The
Coliseum presents the appearance of a
vast miniature forest filled with fish
and game of every description and
brought from every corner of the globe.
The Grand canyon of the Colorado is
reproduced in miniature by means of
of a huge painting and a rough moun
tain trail leading up to considerable
height. Beside it is the "Hogan" of
the Navajo Indians, who busy them
selves by weaving the native blankets.
Prospectors are swarming over the
probable route of the Salt Lake Rail
way in the hope that each may strike
the direct line of travel, says the Los
Angeles Times. At Daggett, ten miles
from Barstow, the mining excitement
is Intense, many claim-holders receiv
ing offers every day for their proper
ties. The ore Is of low order, but the
possibility of cheap transportation has
placed an additional value upon the
mines. At Good Springs Investors are
securing every available acre of sup
posed raining land, while at Victor,
and to the east capitalists are invest
ing money.
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