The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-04-23

Oysters. dressed poultry. celery, eranberries, fruits, etc.. at Collins'. '
 ball for the benefit of the Fire De- partment will be given at Babbit,'s Hall to-night.
 Wanted- Posillon as shorthand and typewriter. Address Miss Jean Garin, care J. Sulrr, Cadiz, Cal. Coffin Bros, agents for Columbia Bicy cles, sold for cash or install llmeuls, or trade for second hand wheels. She"p-shearing is going on at Can yon DiaLlo. It is expected that 2O,- GOO head will be shorn at that place. J. R. Fitzpatrick has leased the stone building west uf Branuen's drug store aud will about May lst open a grocery store.
 David Bab5itt is erecting large addition to his residence aud, when finished, will have the most commodi- ous residence iu Flagstaff.
 The Arizoua Cattle Company shipped lS8 head oi cattle on Monday. This makes 3,OUO nead shipped since Apljl isl. aud Inc, Aaye lU,Joy aeaI yet lo ship.
 Harry u"xworth and George Mor- gan ioii .rstelda! for a weeks trout risiing in Oak Cieeh, ihu fishing in that stream is not SO good this season as in former years.
 The Great Wallace Shows, a high. toned affair, is the finest circus eyer seen in San Juse.-San Jose (Cal. Herald, Sept. I, 1895. The Wallace Shows will be in Flagstaff May 18th.
 A nsw time card will go into effect on the A. < P. on May lst. The lin- ited train will be run only once week during the summer season, and there viii be but cue daily passenger train each way,
 The san Bernardino Steam Laundry does liIst class work ut reasonable rates. G. II. Coffin is the agent, and will send your laundry ou Monday of each week and it will be returned on Saturdays.
 w. Il. Carroll will reop'm his family , restaurant next week. The interior has been made as attractive as possible and the pat high standard of cuisine will. be maintained in the future. Patrons are assured of prompt attrn- ion and liberal treatment. J. W. Van,iriwrrker. d wesl-known | riril cugiiIcri. is lnrr, and will with q numlrr uf husinr>s men visit the big spring in lhe San Flan"iSrn m"aplains lur the purpose of detrriiining th" feasibility uf obtaining water fnr q city supply from that point.
 Owing To 'he depression of 'h" times I. J. Calirr, ihr popular landlord of the Bauk Hotel, will from April list make the price of day board S6 per week, three meals per day. Meal tickets will be sold for the convenience If those desiring them Ut s7 for lwen- | ly-One meals.
 The teachers of the Williams public school came mp Thursday night and on Friday visited the school here. The party consisted of G. U. Young and Misses Finnie and Rhoades. The pro gramme prepared by the Flagstaff teachers for the entertainment of the visitors was spoiled by the snowstorm.
 The scarcity of water in the vicinity of S-ligman and Ash Fork has caused the sheep men to move their flocks to the mountains. But little rain or snow has fallen In that section during the winter, and water is scarce. While water is not abundant in the moun- tains, there will probably b. enough to keep stock alive until the rainy season begins.
 Shearing of sheep has commenced. The Arizona Live Stock Company and Campbell & Francis have finished, and their crop is being loaded on the ears here. They used the shearing pens ut Fishers Tank. Shearing is in pro yress at Bellemont, and it is expected that 100000 head of sheep will be shorn at that place. There are but few wool,huyers in this section at pres ent. and the outlook for the ready cis- posal of the clip IS not as 5rig,t as in the Mckinley tariff times.