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The Coconino Sun from Flagstaff, Arizona • Page 2

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The Coconino Suni
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)V s. 1 VI i' rf I A 1 ft 1 'iUic (oc0uiucr Jntu. C. M. Funston.

KlUTOK. THUKSDAY. JUNE IS, 1895. Subscription rates, onoyenr 11.00 fcKi.umlhs 2.WI tlut'ti inuntlis 1.00 Advcrtls-lnc rules Riven upon application Addi-i'M nil communications itml make till remittances to C. KUNBTON, I'lasstaff.

Arizona. Kntcrcd nttlioFlnsstattpon oflioe as soc-Onj-clubs mattor. ffltr. 0WMO 11 i 121 I3M4MSM YmrnMiWf i 'J'llE lien1 lo nf FkigMnfT litivc cer tainly (U'linmstratfd liming tho past wick lliut tliey know how lo cuteitnln visitors, and tlm xptvsMnns from tlio Mlltmv nml nicmbeis of tlio G. A.

R. were iinipla jfeonipciiso for thu o3orts that were put (orfli or Mieli retention. TliovMuus. lliriMigii 7'IJJ Sun. uisli to f.pif.Btln'ir iijipu'ciatwi) nml liesirlfelt thanks for all kiiitluoses ml cutrtesies shown thi'in.

They will all emtio anil hring others. The visit Haptatl 'f thu lemling members of tlio KJiloi'iiil Association of Soiitliciii California fviwmt fail to bum-lit the town. If m-wspaper utlycty lining jiajs nml wo hohl Unit tlmro is no better muthoil of lulvertUIng In tl.c worlil then thu alnn of thu isit (iml their licaity recentliin nml t'litcrlainnu-iit will bu almost incalculable, beeatiM) eueli onu of tho pally will utile of i tilji, oiitl Flag-thill's fame as an liieal euiiiiDcr irnrt, suul llio gorgeous scenery almost at Jut gale, nill lo cxlolleil at length in thu xaiimws pjihlicatiotis represented. Tlieio Here, wmie liilentcil magazinu writers among Ihu sisiio)f nml wo can expect Unit Flagstaff ill mpchly written of this slimmer. although ihu slimmer season Is 3-et early, mi number of sight-sects and tourists have been atlia-tfd to thu Sk)liglit City, nnd people from the warm climales liuwi arranged to I heir summers among Uui pine-fci-euhil hills of Flagstaff.

It begins to look as though this town's future as a summer resort is assuted, and if tier uni'ipialcd advantages are properly advertised a host of peoph will aiinu-ally Jlock heio to their ruoiiey and dream thu houis Xnv, wldlu are on thu top wiuu of j)opiibiiily and our fnmo is reaching out to the people of nil cjimates, is the time to expend a 'little in judiciously adicrtisiiig this favored spit as a Mecca of scenery and heavenly weather. UIIKAT KXTEU1MU8E. The Svx Iihr received a copy of the Rocky Mountain "News," ono of Denver's leading papers, which contains an exhaustive ttcjo on pro- jiiHvd big iutei national mining itvpotb ii.iii, to bu held at that city from July 1 to November 1, 1896. Arizona should not neglect to send an exhibit that shall worthily represent the great mineral resources of tlio txwitory. It is proposed to make llie exposition an annual affair, mid iigiiculttire, h)tl-culture, will receive proper cojj-fclileralion.

For tho first lima in the history of tho United Slates thu great science of irrigation will be upon icile commcnMijjilo with its glowing impoitance. It will Ji )romiiieut educational feattite of the vpoitiotl. A huge of Ihu 120 acre tract U) ly patk will bu used exclusively for th pui pose of showing all irrigation processes and tho various instruments for recoidlng thu volume of ujjlcriu irrigation canals mid rivers. The evolution of Irrigation will bo demon-6t rated from thu most undent to the most modern systems. Substantial aid uncoui Jr.

this department will eniuo irom at Inul cd otiier westein slalcs. It ivjJJ JU)Vify n). tract many collatenil illsjila). ttli us ingiucs, pumps, wind mills atid.oUicr iWgJtlv upliuuevs. (ALENDAM MtUJh HAPPY urru ONES.

The Children Had Their Dny nnd 'lhelr Sny. Children's day was appropriately observed in Flagstaff. Tho juvenile population, judging from tho number of young misses and masters that par- lieipatud in thu exercises, forms no lnsigullicant factor iu thu census llgurrn. Thu little girls looked blight and happy in their summer frocks and they till entered into thu spirit of tin occasion with a joyousnoss and abandon that was refreshing to tlio largo congregations that assembled in both the l'rcsbyturimi and Melhodisi churches. Tho youngatteudants of thu I'resb)-terian Sunday school had their exercises in the morning.

Thu program consisted of exercises of a patriotic nature, followed by recitati.uis by Iheso little ones: Leslie Mailkwcr. Koscoo llogeis. Vera Greenlaw, Joseph Iteeson, Stacey Hlh'icn, Tina C'hlsholm, Georjru Gregg, Kben Greenlaw, Oua Rogers. Climbing thu Ladder of Good Citizenship" was illustrated by Merrill Vories, Edward Ileal, John Vories, Ulliu Uarney. Joseph Sheppard, Lottie Heal, Hessie Gregg.

Nina Burns, Florence Osbon, Yetliu Manning and Pearl Harney. Thu children took flowers to thu unfortunates at the county hospital, and sang for the indigent sick. A collection of $5 was raised for Sunday school mission work of the I'rcshUcriau church. The Melhodisi church was elaborately decorated and the chancel was laden with flowers. 0ear Gibson presided and Hugh Anderson outlined the signilicancu of children's dny.

Under thu direction of Mrs. George lloxworth and Miss licit Im Smith "Columbia's Defenses" was portrayed inspinngiy oy Airs. i. J. aioyer as Columbia and a group of youngstois as the defenses.

Lizzie Lewis, Millie, Hibbeu, Marv Funston, Creole Black, Lulu Black and LeonaGieen all agreed to stand by fair Columbia and the following infants spoko their little piepes with rarn intelligence: Ruth KInu Vail, Helen Funston, Lottiu lialfijifj, May Hicks, Ruih Quiuii, Josle Marshal, Gotdlutjreen- leaf. Bessiu Uaggs, Lily Carey anil Alma Jones. Littlu Misses Zella and Vola Graham, who sang ''Little Builders" and "Fold Us," quite captivated their hearers. A more ilemuiu and cute littlu pair JP)W appeared in public, llieirearlv education I s)ruly not being neglected, eta A TRUE" STOHV, John Hnnce'n ruinous Leap at the Grund Canyon, Continuing his articles on the Grand Canyon in thu Los Angeles "Times," Cub Otis devotes considerable space to the nian'ejnus exploits of John llance, the hermit of Uj jds. The story of John's famous Imrsebaek leap ifver an 1.

800-foot preclpicu Is graphically tohl and Iht'illingly illustrated. His horse was iu hot pursuit of a band of motin-Jain sheep, and the noble charger didn't slop for a little thing like a precipice ttfian )) game scampered over the brink, John hud ni (ifjie to say his prayers even. But hu' was saved, however. As tiie liorsu funt flying through the air, John grabbed tlio limbs ofavmug pine tree mid gracefully nestled in its foliage. JJ.atice points with pridu to tho crushed limws nf thu unfortuiiatti horse, which to this duy Jji! where they fell, whitened by the sun umj gu.ws of many summers and several winters, not a shred of flesh nor a patch of halt-left upon them to tell even thu name lt thu intrepid cavallo who went lo hie Jcjh iu the line of duty, while his master Wt'il his own skin by climbing a tree.

In his third article thu gallant colonel sings the praises of the Misses Tolfiee, the fair datighteis of the Grand Canyon hotel proprietor, of whom he sas: with these tinemouutaiu girls, some specimens of tho new womni' indjiwu jji fatiguu of a most enervating sort," This article Is Illustrated willi pip-lures of the young women and their horses. DEATH'S IIENCOOl', Of hj9 TfPgclT that Itefel a Flagstaff thjeken. A woman fell out of the fiftJf-sJory window of a building at Omaha, Sob. She lit on one of her balloon sleeves and her lifu was saved. A Flagstaff hu) whose health had always been f.i)S)iififtill good did not fare so well.

A devotee of puff jcleves threw a mis- tit pair iu Urn rearward, the un-forluniit ben. happening" (n'wjiidec that wat. strollml iutu jio of one of ihu fclueves und was MiiotlWeri lo death. Moral: If you do not wish to cause ii famine iu tho egg market do not throw your puff sleeves Iu the back- J. B.

Wiison. pjay Sharps-butg. says ho will liot he, wjbH Pr. King's New Diseov.cry for consumption, pouch's mid colds, that it cured his wife, who wag Jjireatened with pneumonia, after an iittaulf of r)a grippe," whtrn vai'louu otlior several physicians hitd douu Iiit no good. Robert Barber, of Cooksport, claims Dr.

King's New Discovery has douu him more than anything lw ever usud for lungtrouble. Nothing jiko )t, TlV it. Freii trial bottles at F. y. Cfl.

drugstore. IIKIIK AND TIIEltE. I'ersonnt l'nrnurnpliB About Visitors and Homo People. Rov. C.

U. Nugutit has gonu to California. John W. Rosseamo up from Will iams Sunday. J.

D. Monro, of Prescott, wu? ii town last week. S. S. Acker was in from thu Apache Maid rauch during tlio week.

Chubby Charles Canall inspected' the line at Wiuslow mid Hul brook this week. J. II. Bowman, a prominent s'tock- inan of Hulbrouk, was a visitor lasi week. Thomas V.

Wilde, of Phoenix, deputy ten ilorial bank examiner, was iu town Friday. P. L. Dcvinr, "our old college chum," will spend a two weeks' vacation ul Jcromu. J.

T. Lockluiit went to Wiuslow Sunday, to do a job of painting for a citizen of that place. Mrs. Georgu Babbitt entertained a number of friendb yesterday afternoon at Progressive Jacks." L. B.

Lawson, of Los Angeles, was here during the week, llu rcpicsuiiis "Resouices of California." Raymond Sattcrwhlte, of Tucson, sou of Altorue). General S.itterwhile, is amoug the summer visitors. Mrs. Georgu Hill mid children, of Jerome, arrived Monday and will visit her sister, Mrs. W.

E. llochderffcr. R. Hardcuberg, of Riverside, Cab, und T. L.

Kelso, of Chicago, visited ihu Grand Canyon dining ihu wuuk. Mrs. Aider, sister of Mrs. C. A.

Bush, arrived Tuesday fiom El P.iso, Texas, and will spend the summer here. Mrs. B. F. Wisehart, mother of Fred Smith, uii'ivul Tuesday from Uieeiiuiisilu, aud will spend tlui stiuiuiuf here.

Phil Braiiuen, a brother of the doctor aud onu of thu sleiliug business men of Phoenix, has arrived and will spend a eutiplu of weeks here. Dr. R. M. Francis was obsurved on Stjiiday.

Tho popular Vimig physician has opuued his new upothecar shop at Williams. Georgu H. Daily, looking as neat and natty as if he just stepped out of a baud box, is in town, llu represents II. J. Flanks Chicago tailors.

Business Manager O'Brien, of thu Phoenix "Republican," has been in town suyeral days, Jlu thu G. A. 11. party to thu Uraud Canyon. Forbio Lopez, of Albuquerque, has located iu Flagstaff.

Mr. Lope, is a taleuted musician and bu will be a (ucjted acquisition 'to the musical circles of th" town, Mrs. Mary E. Hart, tho Los Angeles literary woman, mid llattii: El liott, nf Pormona, visited the cliff dwellings Saturday. Miss Elliott left for home Sunday evening.

jj. Gilson spent Monday in Flag-si iifl'. Mr. Gilson ha a position nilli the Saginaw Lumber Co. Mis.

Gilson will arrive from Missouri next week and they will make Williams their futuro home. Audiejy Smith, superintendent of telegraph for the A. and J. K. Jeiitiisou, supeiliiteudunt of coiuiruc-lion of Ihu Western Union Telegraph Company, were here Ttiesda ou a tour of inspection.

Miss Pauline G. Cumin, of the California edjlorja) excursion, although a very young tvonun, is gifted with e-traorditiary literary ability, several stories from her pun having been published iu thu large papers of thu west. Mrs. Mary E. Hurt, special wrilur for tlio Los Angeles "Record" and Hllir jejirwjentative publications, left for Phoenix on thpdrlayeil Willi yestrrr day.

She may lettiru with another excursion party later in tho season. Mrs Hart was charmed with the scenery and climate of I Ids region and the hospitality of (he people, and the P'lp'jI'N'if '1 lt'l'l'lf With ill) who we're jo)(uiiii eiiniigh to meet bur, Vire rpartincit Unjboo. The member of the Flagstaff Kite Company gave their lirst genuine forimince before any public last Friday, and they distinguished themselves by masterlv work. At mid-day, Iho church bell sounded )ju alarm and the boys promptly- re-NiMtifijcij llo 'il, 'liie gteat clouds of smoke tjint pilleij fj-oin Miltiju gave tho unpicssion lijt tiu wholp settlen twjijim i-e, but the l-ouiiIu ws Idfiltrd in several )ies of sawiiVt which bul Ignited nnd threatened to spread llu- fl.inies to nearby buildings, Uy excellent and deft hnud'liiig ,0 apparatus the lire was cnnllued to Mm sawdust heaps. Got any more lires? vr.

rnccs Cream Baking Powac 9f W' Flr WH Avar ltK.ME.MISKIl THE DATE. nro Departmont Alexis To-Morrow Nl-lit-TlioIIlKllHll. At a meeting of tho liro department iu tins ollleu ofE. S. Clark Monday night these commlllees were appointed to look after ihu big Fourth i.f July lull: RefreshmiMit N.

G. Laylon, Niles J. C.imcrou, George Hoclulurffer. Decorations W. F.

Gibson, Joint Kolli, Fred Hochderfftr. Floor Frank C. Hoclulorffer. J. B.

Ogborn. T. J. Ross, E. S.

Clark, 0. A. Bush, David Babbitt, E. A. Sliker.

The members of tho committee on refreshments realize that they have most delicate job ou their hands. It will bo their painful duty to visit the cookery depaliineut of eiery domestic establishment iu (own and solicit a donation of delicacies for thu occasion. Tins iiolieu will picpa'u Ihosu ladies who bale not ahead) received I hem. The ladiis are entreated to de.d kindly Willi I lie lefieshmeut coluilMltee. P.n I of ihu proceeds of thu ball will be devoted lo llie purchase of liremeii's hats.

Chief liusb lias sent' for a price lisi, and in all probability three dozen regulation hats will be heio by thu Fourth. Thu chief will also bu furnished with a II limpet mid anyone caught tinning in a false alarm ol lite is liable in suffer the death penally al the hands of mi enraged popuiace. Every llicmlier of Ihe depatlmeut is urged lo appear al thu engine hull at 7 o'clock lo-moi row night. After the Usual ptactiei-a meeting will lie held, at which E. S.

Calk will read a suing of by-laws us long its last summer. M- lay mid Fiiday uighlsmu the regular iiieeiiiiguiglils and 11 ii men me commanded to report at 7 o'clock sharp. HUTI'KIt TIIAX GOLD. Tho OrjiilOuJ fortune That Ila. Ilcf-llcn Wulluce l-'ord.

Thu usual order of things was revel si when Wallace Ford accidentally rubbed bis back against a painted w(l. Iu this the tqwn ii) the painting. It was a contagious kind of paint mid liceiued to break out all over like the Mr. Ford then announc ed that he had come to celebrate his bitihday among white gcuii-v and ileiiuuistralid his loyally to the flag by sharing tint airy apartments, of the jtreat American vilJj'' Rallmail i vriiiH'- '1 III' eagle didn't set earn until Wallace slatted to Mug. I lien llu u'ifat bird swooped down ou the unfurl nustic man like a chicken Iuiwk lights ou a defenseless l-iirnyard fowl.

The lniprlsiiui.il mull cried for quarter and he was let out of the cage, the verv personihcalioii of a hen-pecked hiisb-iuil. Mr Ford has fallen heir to a widow- with seventeen small children aud he has gouu to claim his fortune E- i A Word 1(1 Your Ear, It's a word of advice and ctigges- lion. It will save you money if you heed it. Times aiu not as good as (hey weir, 'ihey ale inipioving, but still we must all lelreiich. Formerly we could a fluid lo subscribe for lloiin, pnpsildy even dozen, news papers ami magazines, flow- we must get along with two or three.

Out I le paper we must have '-an't gel along without Unit any how. We u( ways found a good deal in Ihu ollu-i papers ami magazines that we didn't especially calufor. If we could ittst git a got weikly join mil would ivn i inn etoiiMl oi an iiicku timet paper ami tmigiiziiiis, the things besi win tb reading ami preserving, we could save both money anil time, ami still hfcp up with il.u world'H doing ami thinking. Well, now, ou can get just such a journal Public Opinion, published in New York Ciu. Ht)io fot sample copy or call tit this ollleu lor iiitoiiniil ton ami special rale if taken iu con licet Inn with The Coconino Sun.

Summer Excursion to tho Coast. Tho Atlantic. Pacilie railro.nl eopi-jinny wjj rijp (ippiiier of summer iiXi'iirsous to thu Pacilie coast. Tickets will bu sold to Los Angeles, Retlondt Beach, Santa Mfmica and San Diego, from Flagstaff mid return for Tickets gootl for ninety days, con-liuiioiis pa-sage to and fiom San Ber-nardiiio. with stop-over ))tivilege le-youtl that point within the (jflill Jimii llll'lilkf, Tickets will bo sold only on the fob lowing dates: May 21.

June 4, June 18, July 2, July 16, July SO, Atigusi 13, August "J7. For any information In regard to these excursions apply to C. P(iyJ6 agent, I'lajjaiflff, flD0UQLAS 13 THE BEST. riTFORAKINO. a.

CORDOVAN. FRENCH CNAMCUCO CALP. 4.93.SP FlNECAl JxKANGARfla 3.LopoiCE,3SOLES. 21t BQYS'5CH30L5K8E3L H.ADIE9I 'SENOrOfieATILOCUC f-L-DOUOUAJ, Over One Million Peanla wrarth. W.

L. Douglas $3 $4 Shoes ah ourshoeaare equally satisfactory mr muiT-i vbiuo Torino money. Ihey equal custom hoet In ityle and tit. woartas qualities are unsurpassed, TUB nrleci CM nntfarm urf.MH,u Pfbm SiHi saved over er meftea. mi w4Mb7 JFjjiLS 1776.

JULY FOURTH CRAHD CELEBRATION AT FLAGSTAFF THREE DAYS. THURSDAY, FRIDAY JULY 4, 5, Three Days BASE BALL TOURNAMENT. RUNNING RAGES. TROTTING RACES, LIBERAL PURSES-SPLENDID MUSIC. A Free for all, will be one of the A MAGNIFICENT BALL Will be given at Babbitt's Hall on the evening of July 5th.

MM BY MILITARY 08CH2STM. The Oration will be delivered by a SPEAKER OF NATIONAL REPUTATION. MARSHAL OF THE DAY: MAYOR DAVID BABBITT. COMMITTEE OF I), M. Riordan, Chairman.

David Babbitt, Treasurer. E. S. Clark, Secretary. D.

J. Brannen, Charles Cana.U, George Hochderffer. Reserve Fund Life Associati iviutual pi 8,450,000 Paid in Death Cfclms by the Mutual Life Association from 1881 to 1894. A NEW SYSTEM AND THE BEST. The Strongest and Most Progressive of all the Insurance Companies Extant I Fates Kearly Co Par Cant Cbeapar tfcan In toa Old System Companies.

JBX Q. CLARK, Agent, rti AiVYkjfluBV PUR BBWAWQ otlroltatlpn trade marks and label, .1 is the whole story about 1 i hW HAER SOPA 5f ltrtr2flrpc Costs other pekajestxb never sroils ij 111 flour unirersaliyacknowledgedpurestlatlieworll. 1 Hade OnlY br CHURCH CO. Ketr YnrV. nM Jw mrrahm.

1 -W aH Win WJ IWW4 fctw; TT rmw 1 XVrlto tor Arm aud JZaaaur Hoo Mfn.hM 1895. THREE DAYS. AND SATURDAY, of Solid Fun. Barbecue features of the entertainment. ARRANGEMENTS: Oscar Gibson.

A. T. Cornish. J. W.

Francis. Ralph H. Cameron. George H-raWg -gjjf; I wwwwwvmwmi.

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