The Coconino sun., 1917-01-05
CoRNvILLE ITEMS

Sun and everybody else.
We are glad to report that Chester
Willard is recovering from a hard
spell of typhoid fever.
Our ranchers have raised the price
of hay in bale, from SIT per ton to $40
per ton on the ranch.
A wood chopper was recently pulled
in this vicinity for killing a beef that
wore another mans brand.
Rumor has it that Mrs. Carrie Fame
has also sold her ranch. The name Of
the purchaser not being heard.
Quite number of our neighbors
are grunting pretty loud. They call
it grip, guess they will all recover.
Mrs. c. ]. Topping recently sold her
beautiful home on Lower Oak Creek
and located, we are told, in Eugene,
Oregon.
Ernest Mahurin has sold his ranch
to a Mr.. Richardson. Mr.. Mahurin
contemplates moving to New Duran
go, Colorado, in the spring.
Mount Mingus stepped out early
Christmas morning all dressed up in
her winter robe of white. The snow
on Lower Oak Creek reached a depth
of six inches.
Our local stock men are wearing a
broader smile on account of the re-
cent storm which made an abundance
of tank water, letting the stock out
on fresh range.
Lower Oak Creek property seems
to be in good demand and is bringing
way up prices, as the Clarkdale smelt-
er smoke so far has shown no bad re-
suits in this section.
Oak Creek is promised a power
plant. Some of our citizens seem to
be somewhat excited regarding the
matter, while others are not bothering
their heads much about it.
Private families in Jerome and
Clarkdale are almost throwing rocks
because they can't get fresh ranch
eggs at 75c per Dozen. They will
have to keep throwing, the eggs are
not to be had.
Our Oak Creek school teachers,
Miss Phillips and Miss Smith, includ-
ing the pupils Of both rooms gave a
very nice entertainment and Christ
mas tree which was very much enjoy
ed by a large gathering Of the neigh
borhood.
What's the US of people leaving
Oak Creek. They generally wander
from pillow to post until they go
broke, then walk back a-foot and
alone. Wonder if they will ever take
a tumble that there is no other place
just like Oak Creek.
A number of our farmer families
are hanging up fresh porkers for
home use and with the aid Of a corn
cracker in our neighborhood by Mr..
Nick Schroeder, the new bill Of fare
will read: fresh pork, corn bread and
hominy. Gee, isn't that something
grand.
The letters recently published in
The Sun regarding the raise on graz
ing permits, especially the one by Mr..
E. H. Crabb, were certainly appreciat-
ed by all users Of the Coconino forest.
Come again Mr.. Crabb, you are GER
tainly on the right trail. Why not
expose the entire hand while you are
at it.
The farmers under the Oak Creek
canal, formerly known as the Mason
and Lain ditch, are scratching their
heads at the coming expense of big
new fume at the Stewart ranch. How
ever most of the material is on the
ground, where Mr.. John Bently is
matching up the redwood boards in
workmanlike manner.
Mr.. w. W. Holder, our store man.
has sold out his ranch and store to
Mr.. Thomas Mulcave, one Of our lucky
prospectors from the Jerome section
We learn that Mr.. Mulcave will dis
continue the store and turn his atten-
ton to farming. The ranch above
mentioned was formerly owned by s.
C. Dickinson and is one Of Oak Creeks
oldest land marks.
AN OAK CREEKER.