The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-14
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Miss Maud Scarborough has been
quite i'll with la grippe during the past
two weeks, but is commissioning
Z. f. Ellinwood left Monday for
Phoenix by the way of Prescott. He
will attend the session of Territorial
Supreme court.
A. I. Cornish will get his supply of
ice from Dry Lake, and commenced
cutting to-day, The ice is over foot
thick, clear and solid.
Pretty cold weather this week on
Tuesday night fine Thermometer dropp-
ed to nine degrees below zero and on
Wednesday IL degrees below.
Jas. l.. Black, Balm Black, Chas.
O'Dell and James Black left for the
Grand Canyon on last Friday on a
prospecting tour. They expect to be
absent about six weeks.
Hon. T. G. Norris is in California
this week. Mrs. Norris and children
expect to spend the winter in Southern
California and will leave as soon as
Mr., No, Wis finds location for them.
DIR, P. G. Cornish has been setting
up the cigars this week over the arrival
. of fine new boy a. his house on Sun
day last. The mother ana child are
doing well, and the father STANDS a
chance of recovery
j. F. Daggs returned from Pre.Sc
Junction Monday, He made a trip 1"
the phosphate deposits in that vicinity
and he reports that the deposits are
from two to 800 feet in depth and
cover several thousand acres.
n. G. Layton and Arthur Beasley
left on Saturday last for the Grand
Canyon of the Colorado. The Judge
will spend the winter prospecting there
for minerals, while Mr.. Beasley will
look after his stock interests.
The best anodyne and expectorant
for the cure of colds and coughs and
all throat, lung, and bronchial troubles
is, undoubtedly, Ayers Cherry Pecto-
raj. Ask your druggist for it, and, at
the same time, for Ayers Almanac,
which is free to all.
John Denair, the new superinten-
dent of transportation on the A. & j.
railroad made his first trip over the
road in his new capacity. Mr.. De-
nair's promotion is a deserved one and
his long service with the A. 4 p, is
evidently appreciated by his superiors.
S. Z. Patton, proprietor of the Will |
liams opera-house, was among the visi-
tors in the metropolis yesterday. The
new opera-house which Mr.. Patton has
lust completed is one of the neatest of
Its size in the territory. and is amply
large to accommodate any travelling
company.
The special attention of our readers
today is called to the new advertise |
ment of the Riordan Mercantile Com
pauy, which appears on the second
page. This enterprising firm starts in
the new year by Offering some aston
ishing bargains in clothing, which will
well repay intending purchasers to ex-
anime.
At Powell's opera-house, on Monday
evening last, Professor Ferguson gave
one of his famous performances on the
violin. The Professor is truly a mar.
vel in his line, being the only man liy-
ing who can initiate brass band,
church organ, etc, on the violin, ac-
companied only by the vocal organs.
Owing to the GOODNESS of the weather.
only small audience was present.
hit all who heard him, say that his
perfor nance beat anything of the kind
they ever heard.
Tomorrow evening will be "ladies
night in Flagstaff. In other words
Leap Year party wa be given at
Powell's hall under the auspices OF the
young ladies of this city. Invitations
were issued the early part of this week
and the ladies receiving the same are /
requested to to be present with their
gentlemen friends. Doubtless this
will be one of the most enjoyable af- |
fairs of the winter, the ladies in charge
sparing no pains to make it success.
The Sun will tell its readers, about it
next week. N
Last Saturday the new Jail was COM
pleted by the contractors and turned
over to the county officials in charge.
Sheriff Francis at once removed the
prisoners from the old rookery on
Lereaux street and placed them in the
new quarters, where they are now con-
fined. Before putting them in the
new Jail the sheriff treated them all to
bath and new clothing, which the
prisoners fully appreciated. Coconino
county can now boast of one Of the
beceand secuest jails in the territory.
The criminal who makes his escape