The Coconino sun., 1917-12-21
Local Brevities

 day evening at Sullivan & Taylor's.
 Oliver Raudebaugh was in Williams Wednesday for brief business visit. George Hochderffer, Jr., was a bus mess visitor in Williams Wednesday. Frank Spear came up from his Oak Creek ranch Wednesday after sup plies.
 Be sure and attend the band dance Christmas (Tuesday) night at Marian hall.
 H. c. Lockett arrived in town Mon day from Phoenix for visit of few days.
 Mrs. Walter Runke, of Tuba City, was in town for a visit Tuesday and Wednesday.
 Hank See, one of the old time cat tlemen of the Verde, is spending few days in town.
 Mrs. J. c. Kester departed today for California, where she will spend the winter with relatives.
 M. A. Murphy, justice of the peace of Flagstaff precinct, was Phoenix visitor the first of the week.
 Kansas Graham, one of the old time residents of Williams, was in Flagstaff the first of the week.
 Lieut.. c. NJ. Brooks, who left Flag staff last week after a short visit, is now located at Camp Grant, Ill.
 L. D. Benedict came in Wednesday from his sheep range near Anita and may be induced to remain with us un- til after Christmas.
 Art Williams, who several years ago quit wrestling logs to take up a homestead in Fort Valley, has been spending the week in town.
 A. W. Bikker, who is making his home in Phoenix this winter, arrived from the capital Tuesday for bus mess visit of few days.
 Les Hart departed Wednesday night to spend the holidays with his family in Phoenix, where they are making their home this winter.
 County Fair Commissioner, Vim. Beeson, is home from a trip to Oak Creek, where he went to place some horses on pasture for the winter.
 Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Tindall, of Parks, were in town yesterday doing their Christmas shopping. Mir. Tin dall has ranch seven miles north of Parks.
 George Verkamp, manager of Bab- bitt's garage, left yesterday for his old home in Cincinnatti, Ohio, to spend the holidays with relatives and friends.
 Geo. W. Negray returned Tuesday morning from Phoenix, where he un- derwent surgical operation. He has again taken up his work with the Ari- zona Central Bank.
 George Harrington, manager of the Flagstaff Electric Light Co.,, will leave today for Lawrence, Kansas, his old home, to spend the holidays with relatives and friends.
 Miss Flossie Montgomery, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. T. G. Puckett, arriv- ed Wednesday from Phoenix, where she is attending school, to spend the holidays with her parents.
 The wife and two sons of M. La Scalla arrived here Wednesday from Albuquerque and they will make Flag staff their home MT. LaScalla has a position in Babbitt's store.
 John Garret, sheep inspector, re- turned Tuesday from the Salt River Valley, where he has been for the past month, and will visit here with his family until after Christmas.
 Daniel Martinez and wife went to Albuquerque Monday night, having been called there by the death of Mrs Martinez's mother, who was run over and killed by an automobile.
 Mir. and Mrs. George Fleming and baby, of Kingman, and former Flag staff residents, passed through here Monday enroute to New Orleans spend the holidays with Mir. Fleming's mother.
 Quite a number went out skating the first of the week on the George Black pond just north of town. The skaters reported the ice ''bum" and will wait till colder weather before venturing out again.
 Bob Irvine. the old time clothing man, who has been making trips semi annually and oftener to Flagstaff for the last twenty-five years, arrived