The Coconino sun. (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1898-1978, 1916-07-28
Local Brevities

A. W.. Bikker, the insurance man,
returned Tuesday evening from the
east. He is much enthused with the
hearty reception the new hotel pro-
ject is being given by outside people
and hopes to be able soon to COM
mence the selling of stock, which will
be as soon as action is taken by the
state corporation commission.
Mrs. Frank Hochderffer, mother of
George Hockderffer, is visiting old
friends in Flagstaff where she had
made her home for many years be-
fore moving to Clovis, Calf. Mrs.
Hochderffer has been spending the
winter in New York with her son and
was on her way home, stopping over
here for short visit with old friends.
Mr.. Westbrook Robertson, of San
Antonio, Texas, arrived in Flagstaff
yesterday, en- route to Tuba, where he
will join the Indian Service as an ex-
pert stockman. Mr.. Robertson suf-
fered near attack of appendicitis at
Albuquerque, where he was laid up
for few days on the way here. He
will leave Monday for Tuba to take
up his work.
State Land Commissioner w. E..
Moeur has been kept busy in the
northern part of the state the past
few weeks looking after timber sales,
land leases and other matters of i'm
portance connected with his Office.
Mr.. Mouer's family has rented a
house and will spend the greater part
of the summer here. He left We'd
nesday evening for Phoenix.
Supt. Walter Runke and Ira E. Bell,
chief clerk, came in from Tuba Sun
day. Both left the following day for
Riverside, Calf, where they were
called by the Indian department for
the purpose of being advised Of the
new changes in the methods of ac-
counting, etc, being put into effect by
the Indian service. Superintendent
and chief clerks from all the western
division We're called in at the same
time for the same purpose.
There seems to be one continual
round Of pleasure going on in Flag
staff this summer. First the Elks
started off with their big program,
and then the people Immediately COM
menced to get ready for the big Chau-
tauqua week which ended yesterday.
Now comes street carnival company
to merry go-round the people for
while. We have not as yet seen the
program for August, but it will prob
ably be full and complete.
Ted Parfit, the we'll known carpen-
ter, expects to leave in the next day
or two for his old home at Pontypridd,
South Wales, to remain until spring.
Mr.. Parfit has been a. resident Of
Flagstaff for the past seven years
and this will be his first trip off the
and he believes the trip
will be beneficial to his health, which
has been bad since his recent attack.
The trouble down on the border has
all been settled except taking care of
the militia sent there. As soon as they
are organized and in position to eat
a couple times day, it is thought
that the whole trouble will be over
and the troops returned to their re-
spective stations within the next
year. President Caranza has agreed
to be responsible for any acts of Cen
eralisimo Villa, providing he confines
his efforts merely to killing Ameri-
cans. Mr.. Gen. Villa realizes more
than anyone, just how close he came
to being recognized by President Viii
son as the de-fractious president Of
the balliwick of Mexico, and there are
reasons why he should be peeved.