The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-01-03
Vale, 1895.
 Happy New Year to all.

N. F. Daugherty was in from Ash Fork this week.
 There will be territorial checs tournament at Phoenix February 4.
 Godfrey Sykes is building 'bache- lor's" nest in the north part of town.
 E. S. Gosney shipped two car loads of cattle to Los Angeles this morning.
 E. F. Greenlaw has moved his fami- ly to the c. T. Putnam residence south of the railroad track.
 With the new year, the drug stores and meat shops of the town will be open short hours on Sunday.
 Beginning with Sunday next. Janu- ary 6, the merchants will all close their doors the first part of the week.
 A union prayer service, to which all are invited, will be held at the NJ. E. church next Sunday morning at 7:30 o'clock.
 Fred Volz, the well-known mer- chant of Canyon Diablo, accompanied by Herman Wolf, the Indian trader, spent part of the week in town.
 Wm. Worth, who for several years was the popular clerk at the Bank hotel. returned this week. Mir. Worth left here about two years ago and went to Oregon, where he was engaged in railroading.
 R. H. Cameron took possession of the sheriff's office on Tuesday. He has appointed the following deputies: l.. s. Drum, Fletcher Fairchild, and R. w. Bell. Martin Bugglyn was ap- pointed deputy at Williams.
 Some of the townspeople do not be- lieve that George Margaritch should be turned loose and remonstrance is being signed to counteract the effect of the petition for pardon, which has been signed by considerable number of people.
 The members of Flagstaff Lodge I. o. c. T. are requested to be present at there hall on next Saturday evening, as their will be some business of i'm portauce. A program has also been prepared for the evening. Please note the change of meeting night.
 The c. L. S. c. will hold the next regular meeting at the residence of Dr. Edwards on next Tuesday cvenil g at S:45 p. m. Owing to the union prayer service which will be held he same evening the assignment is: Finish chapter 8 and read to page 209, "The Growth of the English Nation"
 w. A. Bissell, General Freight and Passenger Agent of the Atlantic and Pacific railroad at San Francisco, has been appointed Assistant Freight Traf- fic Manager of the entire Atchison sys- tenn, vice W. B. Riddle, promoted to Freight Traffic Manager. The appoint ment is effective January 1.
 Al Doyle reports the quail and gray  squirrel very plentiful down in the Verde, but the wildcat, bear. lynx and panther have gone up into the mountains to winter. Still, he brought in the hide of one large wildcat and badger skin. He also brought in box of petrifaction from the Montezu- ma well and variety of curios from the cliff dwellings.
 Our merchants will begin the new year by closing their places of busi- ness entirely on Sundays. An agree ment has been entered into, and on and after January 6 the business men will have their day for rest and church going, like other citizens. Let the people of our town maKe a note of the change, and Saturday will be found just as convenient for the purchaser as the holy day, established for rest of man and beast.
 c. H. Algert, the Indian trader at Tuba City, is in town this week. look ing after shipment of Indian goods. He informs us that a Capt. Samuel Shoemaker has been appointed as sub agent for the Indians in that section, and it is likely that there will be but little trouble between the settlers and Indians in the future. It is probable that an Indian school will be established at that place in the near future, as there are over one hundred Indian chil- dren there who are anxious to attend