The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-02

""@ ""@AehSu hunlDer Ol Suu snOtS fired in rapid succession. The fusilade was made by three Chinamen living on John Clark's place, in the north end of town. An Lum, the gardener, claims that his house was entered by two white men who knocked down one of his partners and tried tv rob them, but Lum got his gun and scared them them away. About one year ago Lum was robbed of several hundred dollars and he has kept an arsenal in his house ever since.
 Two Mexicans this week took the pauper's oath, claiming that they were indigent witnesses. They were allowed ten dollars each. On the presentation of of their orders to Treasurer Cornish he offered them s20 gold piece. aud to his astonishment one of them took from his pocket $l0 gold piece and ten dered it as change. The readiness with which some people take the pauper's oath for the sake of getting few dol lars from the county is subject of a good deal of comment.
 A gang of fifty tramps captured. a freight train In the Winslow yards on Monday night and the train men could not put them of. The conductor was given instructions to carry them through to Williams, and Constable Jacoby went along to see that the tramps stayed in the cars assigned them. The tramps were sent from Williams west They were bound for California. It is said that there are several more gangs yet to come.
 Colonel Van Arman, of Oakland, Cal, is spending few days here, the guest of Major D. NJ. Riordau. Col. Van Arman was secretary of the terri tory during the incumbency of Gov. Tritle. During his stay here he met q number of old Arizona friends who were pleased to meet the genial colonel again.
 The Arizona Lumber & Timber Co. have new advertisement in this issue,. and it's perusal will prove of interest to those of our readers who desire to know the future policy of that progress sivc and inginsttution, which has done so much for the interests of Flag staff aud the territory.
 To relieve headache. correct disor- dcrs of the stomach and increase the appetite, and for the cure of liver con- plaint, use Ayers Cathartic pills. They are perfectly safe to take, and invai- ably promote healthy action of the digestive and assimilatiye organs.
 P. J. Brannen's discount sale is still going on. Do not fail to investigate the advantage of placing your orders with this establishment as they un- doubtedly are giving the largest amount of goods for the least money,
 W. F. Hull and L. H. Tolfree have leased the Hance trail for term of five years, at rental of $500 pel year. The trail leads from John Hance's cabin on the rim of the Grand Canyon to the river, a distance of seven miles.
 George H. Cook and wife left yester. day for the Needles. Mir. Cook will res main at the Needles, and Mrs. Cook will visit her sister, Mrs. T. A. Brown, at Manvel.
 Col. Paul T. Faisons, special Indian agent, is in town. He will probably visit the Navajrs and Moquis in the neighborhood of Tuba City,
 The hotel at the Grand Canyon was closed on the first instant and L. H, Tolfree. the manager, returned yester. day to California .
 Don't fail to call at the New York store closing sale and get your boy a suit of clothes for s1.50 and an overcoat for $2.00 .
 c. E. Boyce. and James Walsh, lcad' ing citizens of Williams, were in the county seat yesterday.
 A new line of the latest styles ir ladies' calling cards have just been re ceived at the SUN office.
 For "good old Kansas sorghum" g to G. H. Coffin's. He has it by th'
 barrel or the gallon.
 Fresh fruit, creamery butter, rancl and Kansas eggs always on hand at tn ) News Depot.
 Stop that cough by using Red Cros