The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-10-03
A Budget Of News From a Pros.
porous Town.
Over Thirty Houses Erected within
Sixty Days-Flourishing Condi-
tion of the Public school.
Interesting Notes.
[FRoM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE
WILLIAMS, October 2, 1895.

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shed by the dim, faint and Pickering
lamplght as it ever and anon made a
desperate struggle to glare glim
through the dirty chimney. life's best
evidence of mans forlorn and disrepu-
table condition. Our mind alternated
between Cooks "Life, What is Itp"
and trying to reason out the missing
link, between the wonderful grandeur
Of the Grand Canyon and purgatory
and paradise. when our reverie came
to an abrupt end, our mind tumblcd
..instanter' from the immaterial to the
material, from the sublime to the
ridiculous, for,
Swish! she passed with majestic air,
Painted, powdered, the latest style her hair
Our demeanor we forgot
In viewing the lot
An unconscious burlesque on the ladies fair.
A fashion plate, as it were. born in
the garden and nurtured in the woods.
Must we tolerate her? Do we or
should we adore her? Yes, oh, yes!
for without her the world and worlds
creation would contain a void, and the
only means we have of Judging mans
depth of discernment and culture of
taste would be lost and he would be
enabled to glide along with the air,
II am faultless," and thereby be able
to screen his ignorance with an air of
supreme contentment. Oh, man. of
all the long-eared specimens of crea-
tion, thou art the greatest. Dost thou
realize that life is, morning. noon
and night?-a bursting germ. flower
ing blossom and lifeless flower,
childhood, youth, manhood, old age,
death, obliteration, glimmering per-
ception, utmost darkness. ignorance,
brightness, oblivion, handful of dust
Thy thoughts uncanny, impossible, thy
ways mysterious, the end and result
always the same.
But talk the now and future of Will
Iiams, preach the present and "to
come" Of Williams. Uphold Williams
aud her people, live in Williams. and
thy ways will be ones of greatest re-
ward.
Well, what is Williams doing and
what is the circulation of the Sun in
Williams, did you ask, dear stranger?
Well, Williams throws her banner to
the breeze without fear of contradic-
ton that she is the best city of her
size on the continent. More enter
prise, more money, more building,
more gallant and liberal men. more
pretty and intelligent women, and a
larger stock of everything from which
to order than any city of its size in
America to-day. What's the sun do
ing? Just increasing its subscription
list in this neck O woods and growing
in every way right along, day by day.
What are the people doing? Well.
as we have several classes with which
to deal, here's our attention to the
railroad contingent There's our
friend, Court Perry. one of the nobbiest,
brightest, brainiest and best trainmas-
ters in the employ of the A. 4 p,
who has just returned from fresh and
invigorating eastern trip. He is chuck
full Of enterprise and vim, and is per-
forming the different functions of his
office in a manner pleasing to his em-
ployers and satisfactory to his en-
ployees.
Bicycle raffling or gambling is the
latest fad Std, the popular rink
manager, succeeded IN disposing of II
a new wheel by the means aforesaid
this week, with jug, the Barber"
and S. fprrall, the Victor man, yet to
hear from.
T.. j. Eaman of the Kansas City Live
Stock Commission Company, who is Il
popular arrival among the cattle men,
shipped trainload of cattle to the X
G.. market this week.
Mrs. Pleasants. wife of Indian Agent
Peasants of the Supai reservation,
whose life has been despaired Of for
several days, is noted on the improve
in health, much to the satisfaction Of
numerous friends of both Mr.. and Mrs.
Peasants.
Mrs. DR.. johnson returned Sunday
last from Canada, having in charge her
little girl, much to the gratified sur
prise of her many friends.
Allow us to whisper to you the fact
that Williams has seen the completion
of twepty-six dwelling houses, the
completion Of one and the almost COM
pletion Ut Two handsome stQpe and one
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