Arizona republican., 1897-12-15

staff, sure enough.
 The "gappng wounds" seen at every turn in town, are an argument in fla vor of water works and a better sys- tenn of fire protection. There are the wrecks of Railroad avenue stores and the Grand Canyon hotel staring every visitor in the face, and likely to un-' til spring, when the changes will mean new and attractive s ructures on these sites.
 Again I run up against a new pos mester, the one met today being our old friend, Thomas J. Coapter. For years Tom ran the Bank hotel and while there made many friends, who will agree with me thlat the new postmaster will be a fit successor to Tom Ross, tham whom few were bet ter. Mrs. CoaC'ter is assis ing her huEand in the officeI The ex-postmas- ter and wife are win,sering in Phoenx
 s. s. Preston, the captor of Jim Parker, was in town from the trading post last week. Preston has mot yet received his portion of the bounty money.
 Manager J. E. Palmer of the West ern Union has placed his office in ex- cellent shape. He is ably assisted by Jeff Mover. Both gentlemen have been identified with the office for sev- eral years.
 Clarence Spellmire recently return ed From Kansas City and has taken charge of the mill store, Babbitt Bros haN.T3 epurchasdd the stock. TheyI will run the store as branch of their big establishment in Flagstaff.
 It looks as if ex-Sheriff Sandy Den ahue will have occasion to run up the three story hotel un north San Frar- cisco street next year. Two years ago he laid the foundation and it is not like Sandy to let so much stone lie covered. He is of the energetic and Liberal class and will push things, all conditions being favorable
 Charley Canall and ex-County Treasurer A. T. Cornish have secured contracts to clip great flocks of sheep next year and thereafter in Arizona The gentlemen expect to close a dead on a patent chipping machine in few days, the operation of which means larger product and a more humane method of handling sheep. Phoenix is the objective point, and it is h-p7d the projectors of the enterprise will be successful in their venture
 CccOnino contributes a good number of sheep every year ito eat up Marico- pas alfalfa The county stands next to Navajo in respect to the number of sheep taxed. Inability to ca ch Recorder Pulliam (our dates were badly mixeO while in town has be- reft me of information that must go over until I call again. It is 20 sible the ccuGt of sheep will equal that of Navajo. Anyway both are great ccun- ties so far as sheep are concerned.
 The population of Coconino c-unl-y is quoted at 3,700. The great register shows 1,500 voters for 1896. Flagstaff leads in the mention of towrs, the population being all of 1,600. They count on 1900 befare they hold the next two days show in July, a hab t the town has, that of celeb atirg our nations birthday. Think of Flags aff without Fourth of July celebration! It cannot be-
 The veteran railroader, Char'ey Da- wis, is still placing his autograph on freight bills They don'a pruSuce ba,- ter agents than this same Charles Da- wis of Flagstaff.
 Phoenix people were sweet on Flagstaff last summer said ex-Ma or David Babbitt. By way of expl3na- tion, MT. Babbitt said that about every visitor from the valley brough lfrcm twenty-five to 100 pounds of honey to town and exchanged it for grub.
 Judge William Burns, the late rev enue officer, is here representing sev- eral large Kentucky distillelies, sell ing whiskey in carload lots for Melc- ger Bros. of Phoenix The judge is getting there in great shape and is a fit represe ataitive of the metre polls
 w. H. Carroll expects ito enlarge the Silver Palace in the spring if he is not called to another field. His Ies- taurant is one of four in town. Perrin's wool has sold at II certs, Flagstaff wool ten cents. These fig ures of 1896. BaIbbitt's recent y sold 10000 sheep, many lambs in the lot, at $2.60 per head, a good figure.
 There are seven saloons i the c5r- portate limits. The high license pre- cludes the attractions 50 c-3mmon in ,Jerom9 Pretscotti Phoenix, Tucson, and other places.
 District Count Clerk c. M Funston expects to get into editorial harness again and will revive the Sum- the | Jones's having discarded the time ho-ored title for that of the Skylight Kicker. Funston starts in wi.h the EelN year.
 R. c. Davis, drug clerk for Dr. D. J. Brannen, is a graduate of the Nor- nal school at Tempe. He is fully ed ucated to like The Repub1 can above all others.
 The observatory continues to be one of the attractions of Flagstaff.
 Mir. l.. H. Tolfree has made the New Bank hotel what its niame implies. It is no exaggeration to say that the Bank is a hotel in every sense of the word. What MT. To,free needs is mCre room.
 The Arizona Sandstone company s quarTies are idle at this season of the year. The product of the quarries is Saen i'm San E,-anoicnO i'm Pnhtland