Arizona republican., 1909-12-23
OF LOCAL INTEREST
FUNERAL OF DAVE CUNNING.

FUNERAL OF DAVE CUNNING. hAM-The funeral of D. c. Cunning.
 ham was held yesterday afternoon ir
 the parlors of Easterling and Whitney
 It was held under the auspices of the
 Elks and the Eagles. with both oi
 which lodges the deceased was con- ! nected. Judge A. c. Baker delivered
 a very interesting and timely address eulogistic of the virtues of the dead man.
 A BIG TRAlN-The afternoon train
 from Maricopa last evening was a lit-
 tie late as most of the trains are these
 Christmas days, and in place of the
 gasoline motor service a steam loco-
 motive and regular train equipment
 were necessary. Beside the usual heavy
 mail and the regular number of travel
 CTS, there was the private car of Olga
 Nethersole and several coaches for the accommodation of about 200 Mexicans
 that were brought in by the contract ors to be added to the force now en- gagged in extending the Phoenix and Eastern from Winkelman to Christmas. Altogether it made d train of eight coaches and they were all we'll filled.
 RURAL ROUTE ciRcULAR-A re- cent circular letter sent out by the de- partment to postmasters says in part: From a recent count made by rural carriers in one of the counties in the state of New York, of coins deposited by patrons in their boxes for the pur- chase of stamp supplies, it was found that each carrier in the county was col lecting an average of Ills 1-cent coins each week. This average applied to all the routes in operation throughout the country would give the enormous total of about 300,000,000 1-cent coins As most of these coins are deposited loose in boxes, it is desirable that patrons be induced to provide themselves with stamp supplies in advance of their needs, and to equip their boxes with suitable coin holding receptacles. It should be explained to patrons that the picking of loose coins from boxes not only is needless hardship on the carriers in winter weather, and delays the collection and delivery of mails. but frequently results in actual money loss to the carriers, for if. in collecting coins from boxes, they drop them into the snow (here insert mud, for Phoe- nix). they are required to replace the amount from their own funds.
 CHANGE TO GET COWBOY PIG TURES-Throughou the east there is constantly growing demand for pho tOgraphs of men riding bucking horses. shown while the latter have all feet off the ground. Some of the best known photographic artists in the country have made special and arduous trips into the COW country for the sole purpose of securing such photographs. the reproductions from which always command good prices at the leading art stores in the large eastern cities. Next Saturday afternoon there will be afforded exceptional opportunities to the amateur photographers of Phoe nix to secure snap shot pictures of bucking broncos in action at the Cow boy tournament to be given at East lake park. The performance will start promptly at 2:30 D. m. and anyone de- string to secure some snap shots of the days exciting incidents will be given every advantage to do so by the man. agement The different events on the program will follow one another in rapid succession and there will be none of the vexatious delays which so often mar the pleasure of outdoor sports en- Already the fame of the exhibition has spread to other states. and inquiries have been from Steamboat Springs. Colorado. where the great Pioneer day tournament is held each year. ask ing if the Phoenix event will be made a permanent annual institution.