The Coconino weekly sun., 1892-03-17
LOCAL BREVITIES.
St. Patrick's Day.

NoW IS your tiule Io Set oai baihS a' Salzman's.
 Ye gentle zephyrs have hailed the arrival of spring.
 Sheriff 0: B. Little of Apache county, spent Monday and Tuesday in Flag staff.
 Claim Adjuster Bruce Tyler of the Atlantic & Pacific, was in town this week.
 The front of the Norris building has been much improved by painting and stripping.
 J. F. Hawks has been making a number of improvements on the inter- for of his hotel.
 Switzer & Sons have made very at- tractive impr ovements in the interior of their store this week.
 Our fellow townsmau George HoX- worth was awarded a pension by the department on Wednesday March 9, 1892.
 The Tinker residence was sold on Wednesday under mortgage. Dr. D. J. Brannen was the purchaser, his bid being ss47.
 S. E. Patton and Dr, w. M Johnston of Williams, were in Flagstaff Wednes- day attending the Republican County convention.
 The Parlor exchange and restaurant is being renovated, and on April l George and Will Hochderffer will open that popular eating house.
 LosT.--A lady's hunting case gold watch, between the railroad and O.. Whitlock's blacksmith shop. The finder will be liberally rewarded by returning it to TIE SUN office. 1t
 The Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias will be held in Bisbee on May 1. A large gathering of the members of that order is expected as that camp will entertain them in royal manner,
 The Brotherhood of Railroad Train men hold their annual ball in Winslow this evening, and large attendance is anticipated. THE SUN win give a complete report of the same in its next issue.
 Mir. Fred Finger of Gallup, was in Flagstaff several days this week. Mir. Finger is looking for location for the establishment of furniture store and undertaking business, and he will probably locate here as he is well pleased with the prospect.
 Each season has its own peculiar malady; but with the blood maintained in a state of uniform vigor and purity by the use of Ayers Sarsaparilla little danger need be feared from meteor ological influences. No other blood medicine is so safe and effective.
 At the residence of Mrs. c. II. Schulz on Tuesday evening last, the Young Peoples society of the Presby- terian church held their monthly social. The spacious parlors were well filled with visitors, and a very enjoy able evening was spent with music, games and conversation.
 Arrangements have been made by the committee in charge to have flash light views taken at the military ball on Friday evening of next week. The first view will be taken during the pro gress of the grand march, and it is re- quested that all who attend be present at the beginning, g o'clock.
 The citizens of Tuba City have been circulating petition for the establish ment of mail route from Flagstaff to that place. The distance to Tuba City from this place is 100 miles. They now get their mail from Hclbrook which is l60 miles from that place, and often the mail is delayed on account of bad roads.
 There is abundance of water in the Padre Canyon and Canyon Diablo, and stock IS rapidly picking up. The grass in that section is month ahead of last year, consequently cattle and sheep men whose ranges are east of the San Francisco mountains, are nightly leased with the condition of things on the ra.. "
 T ~port and Miles Cameron ,,oro he, ,voot n, de deputy assessors by Sheriff Francis an, ieiI friuay iof the country lying north of t. '' 'o river. 1t is claimed that there ""' been, in past years, but small portio.. of the taxable property of that section returned, and an effort will now be made to get at the truth of the matter.
 On Tuesday evening last as west bound freight train was pulling out of yards at this place, young man named Ernest Laval attempted to board the caboose and ride up the hill as far as the old town. In some way Laval made miscalculation and was