The St. Johns herald., 1885-04-23
FLAGSTAFF LETTER.
FLAGSTAFF, ARIz.
 April 19, 1885.

A number of eastern gentlemel
 arrived last evening and are visit
 ing the cliff dwellings to-day, un 1 der guidance of Major Miner.
 Your correspondent learns iron
 an authentic source that a promi
 nent gentlemen of Chicago has SC cured house and made every ar. rangement for spending portion
 of the summer here. He will bt accompanied by a number O friends, and a grand excursion will be made, during the month of May to the Grand Canon of the Cobra do, by the entire party.
 D. NJ. Riordon, superintendent of the Aver Mill and Lumber Com. pany, has just returned from an ex- tended trip through California, or business for his firm. The compa- ny recently sold one million feet oi lumber in one lot, and it is proba- ble the mill at this place will be crowded to it's utmost capacity dur ing the present season.
 The business house of De Witt Newell has been seized by San Francisco creditors and in view of the number of writs of attachments that adorn the front it is probable that somebody will be loser. It is said that the suits are brought at the instance of the San Francisco Board of Trade. Mir. Newell in the meantime has transferred his stock of merchandise to his father to whom he claimed to be indebted, and 1t is expected that the San Francisco parties will try to break this sale. The attachments were issued in the justice court at this place, but Mr. Newells attorney has brought suit to recover proper ty in the district court. T. G. Nor ris is attorney for plaintiffs, and lawyer Miller for defendant. Much sympathy is expressed for young Newell, whom every one has known as an honest, energetic and benev- olent young man, whose present diff faculties resulted more from his in- ability to say no, than from per haps any other cause.
 The town, at the present time, is filled with strangers, some of them capitalists looking for invest ments, some tourists travelling for pleasure; but the majority of them are hardy and honest sons of toll, looking for employment and earn estly wishing the Aver Mill and the Mineral Belt railroad would start operations.
 J. R. Fitzpatrick, one of our lead ing merchants, has gone east, and will visit New Orleans and the Worlds Fair before he returns. In his absence the establishment will be conducted by Col. Buck Thom- as and Ralph Cameron.
 Sam s. King, cashier and book keeper for P. J. Brannen & Co.,, is soon to start a branch house ill which however, he has admitted partner, who will conduct its af- fairs for the present. It is expect ed other members will be admitted into the new establishment, as bus mess increases, and it is to he hop ed that the house of King & King, and subsequent additions, will pros per.
 T. G. Norris, attorney-at-law, has just returned from legal trip to Ash Fork. MT. Norris is building up a good reputation in our city and is kept quite busy in the prac- tice of law.
 Henry J. Miller has number of! suits pending in the district court, which he has been employed to conduct, and shares the legal busi- ness of his home town with Mr. Norris. HAL.
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