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..uu-...... . T 111 IllHtfa IMfcHtllWHii'lHiM'IHlililUihlHiiM'i i.Wilii Ii'H'ii MM Jr.TftSaTJ . ;;a PAGE EIGHT THE. COCONINO SUN FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1918. W:;- ' - y-r mi.?! ; Local Brevities Rev. Vabre returned Tuesday from a trip to Prescott. It is reported that the snow is 18 inches deep at Saginaw camp 13. E. V. Williams, formerly with the Navajo Copper Co., is now located at Casper, Wyo. Lewis Kelly has accepted a position as motor truck driver for the Navajo Copper company. Gus Jakle, who recently returned from Phoenix, has been laid up with the grip for a few days. "Billy" Borum and little son, "BilHc", are in Phoenix for a few days, having made the trip down in Mr. Borum's car. Miss Elizabeth Ryan, of the Nor mal faculty, is in Tucson this week attending the Farmers and House keepers short course. Mrs. Fred Cramer end two small sons departed Tuesday for Clarkdale to join Mr. Cramer, who is down there doing carpenter work. J. H. Nccdham, ono of the Santa Fo shop men at Albuquerque, was a visitor in town Tuesday, having been colled there on legal business. Ed. I. Parker writes from Los An geles that the Coconino Sun is a wel come visitor In their home and that it penetrates the fog of "Sunny Cal ifornia." W. N. Staley, one of the oldest of the aged residents of Flagstaff, has gone to San Francisco, where he in tends spending the greater part of the winter with relatives. George Ader, night watchman at Babbitt's is wearing an unusually large smile since the return yester day of Mrs. Ader, who has been on an extended visit in the east. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Black, of King man, left the first of the week for a business trip to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Mrs. John Chisholm will remain in Kingman for a time enjoy ing the mild weather. Lewis Benedict arrived in town Mon day from his sheep ranch in the Grand r Canyon section. He reports the'snow only three inches deep out that way, but that the fall was encouraging to stockmen, even if it didn't amount to much. Joe Farley, a youth of fourteen years, who has been stopping in town with friends the past two weeks, left Tuesday for his home in Chicago, hav ing received word that his mother had fallen while ice skating and was se riously injured. On Sunday at 3 p. m. death called from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm, Swanner their darling baby, Lorcine, aged, one year and twenty-one days, Death came after a three weeks ill ness with pneumonia. The funeral services were conducted Monday by Rev. Baum, and interment was made in the Citizens cemetery. GRPHEIJM THEATFiE Performance 8:00 P. M. Orchestra 7:30 P. M. Phone 154 o TONIGHT o Wilfred Lucas and Elda IN "THE FOOD GAMBLERS" AND A COMEDY REEL o SATURDAY o Matinee and' Night WM. FOX PRESENTS JUNE CAPRICE IN "UNKNOWN 274" o SUNDAY o Matinee and Night HAROLD L0CKW00D IN "PARADISE GARDEN" ALSO 2-REEL KEYSTONE COMEDY Prices 101525 cents g The Mansion House S (Formerly the So. West Clubi JJ Now open to all those who jj desire steam-heated rooms 5 and all the comforts and conveniences of a well ap- pointed home. F. F. BOLGER, Prop. Ralph Barry was in from the Grand Canyon the first of the week. County Attorney C. B. Wilson was in Phoenix on business the first of the week. Mrs. Chloe Harrison, a nurse in an Albuquerque hospital, is visiting friends here this week. Jack LeBarron has gone to the Salt River Valley, wlicre he has his bands of sheep for the winter. Mrs. John Henry and little son are home from Jerome, where they visit ed for a couple of weeks. John H. Lyons, a stockman of New Mexico, with headquarters at Magda lena, was a visitor in town Saturday. Mrs. Charles Street, who went to Jerome a few days ago for the pur pose of locating in that town, return ed to Flagstaff. J. R. Robinson left the first of the week for Comvillc, Yavapai county. "Jack" will spend a portion of the winter down there. Mrs. Jennie McClurc returned to her home in Los Angeles Wednesday after a month's visit here with her daughter, Mrs. G. E. King. The St. Johns Herald secured the publishing for Apache county this year while the Observer got the con tract for the job work. Frank Perkins, Jr., of Taylor, who attended summer school here last year, has enlisted in the aviation corps of the U. S. service. Charles Stainer, who logged in this part of Arizona some twenty years ago, was a passenger on train 21 Wednesday, enrouto to the coast. Grant Shaw, driver of the Adams express wagon, was on the sick list the first of the week. Ronald Wed dle took his place during the lay-off. The thermometer registered 13 de grees below zero in Holbrook on the night of the 10th. This is the lowest temperature recorded in that section in seventeen years. Art Williams and Buck Taylor, ranchers of Fort Valley, arrived in town Wednesday and report the snow fall in the valley greater than in Flag staffthe weather colder, too. J. J. Crossrett, a mining engineer, formerly of Butte, Montana, was in town the first of the week, leaving Monday for Pinal county, where he is interested in some mining claims. A. Tolliver, a tanner of Dclore, Mo., was here for a short time yesterday. Mr. Tolliver liked the looks of Flag staff and intends to return here in the spring. He was enroute to San Francisco. Alf Harris returned Sunday from Phoenix, where he has been for the last several weeks. It was raining down that way when he left and he says the stockmen, as well as others, were in a jubilant mood. A dance will be given in the school house at the Greenlaw mill tomorrow night. Dances are given out there every two weeks, and the money tak en in is applied as payments on the player piano the school trustees pur chased some time ago. A heavy snow in Hart Prairie is making it difficult for some of the Camp 13 boys to haul freight to Tthat section from Flagstaff. However, if the price of gas does not stand on end with the coming spring they plan on keeping things moving in that coun try. Pete Hannon, who has been employ ed at the Grand Canyon a few months, returned ty) Flagstaff Saturday and may decide to take up his residence among some of the various logging camps in this vicinity. Pete is a log ger as well as being thoroughly com petent to do other work. Wm. H. Anderson, police judge of Flagstaff, returned Sunday from a two months' stay in Los Angeles. He reports southern California dry but while enroute home encountered a snow storm in Cajon Pass and rain this side of there. Mr. Anderson in tends to return to Los Angeles in a few days. A letter from Sam Johnson, who is farming at Maple, Arkansas, says that he has enjoyed a prosperous year, but that farm help is hard to get. "Wo" have ono farm hand," says Mr. Johnson, "but he isn't quite large enough to manipulate a plow yet. His name is Raymond Sam. He arrived August 9 and is suro some fine boy." A patriotic Navajo squaw at Blue Canyon has gained local fame by weaving a blanket with the Ameri can flag as its design. The blanket represents the original colonial flag with thirteen stars and thirteen bars, and according to Mr. Sullivan, expert on Indian blankets, at the Sullivan & Taylor furniture store, is the only blanket of the kind in existence. The Winslow lodge of Odd Fellows had as their guests Monday night the following members of Flagstaff lodge: Sam Black, Horace Wyatt, Chas. Lehr, Fred Garing, A. A. Fos ter, Ed Poston, Chas. Spear, J. C. Simmons, J. E. Jones, J. C. Clark and J. W. Simpson. The members from here went down to initiate and confer four degrees on two candidates seek ing entrance into the Winslow lodge Constable George (Scotty) McDou gall, of Williams, was in town Mon day. Mr. and Mrs. Rennnu, restaurant people of Holbrook, were visitors, in town Monday, A big baile is announced for to morrow night to be given by Paul Rodriguez in his hall in the west part of town. Judge X. N. Steeves was here from Williams the first of the week look ing after legal matters for some of his clients. Craig Pottingcr, formerly editor of the Northern Arizona Leader, arrived hero yesterday from the east and may again take up his residence in Flag staff. Mrs. Herman Strooble, of Detroit, Mich., is here for several week3 visit with her sister, Mrs. William Babbitt. Mrs. Stroeble formerly resided in Flagstaff. Mrs. Claude Mack returned Tuesday from Colorado, where she has been for a few weeks visiting relatives. Claude is now wearing his most pleas ing smile. Joe Isbell, the well known broncho twister, who has been out at the Grand Canyon for some time, arrived in town Saturday. He was here on army draft business. J. P. Harmon, a painter of Wichita, Kansas, stopped off here for a few hours Saturday. He left the same day for Yavapai county and is think ing of locating at Cottonwood. H. H. Moore, formerly engaged in the real estate business in Denver, Colo., was in town Saturday and Sun day, and while here visited several of the scenic points in this vicinity. Clerk Charles Adams issued a mar riage license yesterday to Robert Thompson and Gaudie Busby. The groom is employed in Falder & Chas- tain's Aspen avenue barber shop. John H. Orthel and Marie Curtis, both of Prescott, were united in mar riage in that city Saturday afternoon. The groom is a brother of O. F. Or thel, formerly a well known citizen of Flagstaff. "Billie" Newton, the well known tonsorial artist, who operates a bar ber shop in the front part of the Hotel Wcatherford pool hall, was in Jerome a couple of days this week, returning home Wednesday. Last week the Sun mentioned that Fred Grim, Santa Fe station agent at Grand Canyon had been transferred to Albuquerque, but we failed to state that he had been promoted to transportation inspector. , Mr. and Mrs. William Rollins and little daughter left yesterday for Berkeley, Calif., where they will make their future home. Mr. Rollins is a tonsorial artist and has been holding a position for several months in the Falder & Chastain barber shop on As pen avenue. John Pulliam, brother of our towns man, T. E. Pulliam, is a candidate be fore the democratic primaries for cir cuit clerk of Carroll County, Arkan sas. John is a 'printer and an all around newspaper man, and resided for a short time in Flagstaff about twenty years ago. The Sullivan & Taylor furniture store has received a large shipment of Navajo rugs from the reservation and are placing the same on sale to reduce the line. Mr. Sullivan, the expert In dian rugman, says this is the best shipment of rugs that has arrived in Flagstaff for some time and that they arc bargains without a reduced price. Charles H. Spencer was in Phoenix on business the first of. the week. Joseph Sills, a stockman of Gila county, was -in town Wednesday. Mrs. Luther Swanner, of Anita, is in town to visit relatives for a short time. Attorney Joseph E. Morrison was a visitor from Phoenix a couple of days this week. J. J. Costlgan and little son return ed Tuesday from a several days visit on the coast. Al Smith, cowman of Ash Fork, ar rived in town yesterday for a brief business visit. Miss Rosie Silas has accepted a po sition as saleslady in the J. C. Penney store at this place. Mrs. Ollie Owens, a professional nurse of Toledo, Ohio, is a recent ar rival in town and may locate here. James Allen, rancher of Garland Prairie, was in town Tuesday on busi ness before the local draft officials. Miss Delia Dcliphant, of Ash Fork, was a visitor in town yesterday, mat ing the trip here to obtain legal ad vice. "Uncle" John Sullivan, (no relation to John L., the pugilist) has gone to the southern part of the state for the winter. Ed Collins arrived in town yester day from his cattle range in the Can yon Diablo country. He drove up in his car. M. I. Powers left Saturday for Salt Lake City where he is attending the meeting of the National Live Stock Association. Geo. F. Byus, who has been manag ing editor of the Snowflake Herald, has leased the paper from R. C. Smith, the owner. Charles Weddle, who is in charge of railroad construction work on the Clarkdale road, is here for a few days visit with his family. Gene Campbell, the young sheep grower, of Ash Fork, left Sunday for his sheep range, after a brief visit here with relatives and friends. William Babbitt and M. I. Powers are among the stockmen of this sec tion attending the National Livestock Convention at Salt Lake City this week. A large shipment of bobcat and coyote bounty hides were received yesterday by the board of supervis ors from a trapper in the Ash Fork section. The Southwest Club is now The Mansion House and is under the man agement of T. F. Bolger, who promis es to serve patrons of the place in a way that will please them. Miss Sarah Clickner, who was call ed to'her old home at Decatur, 111., on account of the sickness of her mother, returned Tuesday and has resumed her studies at the Normal. Mr. and Mrs. Wid Raudebaugh re turned Wednesday night from their honeymoon trip in southern California and have gone to housekeeping in a cottage on south Beaver street. W. C. Harvey, father of C. C. Har vey, of the Arizona Central Bank, who has been visiting his son, depart ed yesterday for Glendale, Calif., to reside the balance of the winter. Alexander ("Jack") Chisholm, who resigned his job here as deputy sher iff to enter the U. S. service, writes to have the Sun sent to him at Camp Meade, Maryland, where he is station ed. He is in the Recruiting Detach ment of the 23rd Engineering Corps. T.A RIORDAN, President M. J. RIORDAN, Secretary I. B. KOCH, Vlce-Prei., Manager ARIZONA Lumber il Tier Copy MANUFACTURERS OF native Pine Wei, Props ; mis, Piling, Ties, Lagging, Boxes, Lath, Shingles, Sash and Doors FLAGSTAFF ARIZONA Seasonable Wear Suggestions Our line of Wool Shirts, in work and dress styles, are most adaptable to the varying weather changes that are due at this time of year, but no more so than our wool and silk Underwear in which we have a complete line. Rubbers and Hi-top overshoes will insure you against wet feet and the cold. See our winter outfits. The Dresswell Shop THOS. DENT, Prop. Get in the Push with a Snow Pusher AT W. H. SWITZER'S Snow Shovels Sidewalk Scrapers -Service Now No Waiting Phone 94 THE COCONINO SUN FOR GOOD JOB PRINTING 25o Reduction on Navajo Rugs We have just received a large shipment of Navajo, rugs from the Indian reservation which were bought at a bargain price. In order to reduce this large stock we are making a lower price on these rugs than for which they have ever heen retailed in Flagstaff before 1-4 One-Fourth 1-4 Off the Regular Retail Price This special sale on Rugs will start Saturday morning and continue for one weekonly. In this shipment," which was bought below the market price, there are all s izes and patterns and we believe it to be one of the best assortments ever received in Flagstaff. Only One Week In which to secure your selection of Rugs at this remarkably low price. See the display in our window Saturday. It will save you money in this line. SULLIVAN & TAYLOR "BUY THE BEST WE DO" r (- l (j i . i i -it