The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15
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a DuSlneSS vlSlt0r Tn Ash FOrk Sat urday.
 Judge X. N. Sleeves was here from Williams on legal business last Sat urday.
 Earl Gilbert has accepted the posi- tion of circulation manager with the Leader.
 Another dance is announced to be given at Riordan tomorrow (Satur- day) night.
 Mrs. S. A. Menden, of Los Angeles, arrived here Saturday to spend few weeks visiting relatives.
 Dan Francis, who with his family is spending the winter in Phoenix, was a visitor here Saturday.
 DeLore Nichols, county farm agent, was at Doney Park Saturday visiting the farmers of that district.
 Al Beasley, pioneer sheepman of this section, who is pasturing his flocks in the Salt River valley this winter, arrived yesterday from Phoe- nix for a few days business visit.
 The band boys promise a brand new program of music for the big mas querade ball to be given by them at Marian hall on the evening of Feb ruary 22, Washington's birthday.
 "Moqui" Travis, formerly baggage man at the local Santa Fe depot, and who left here some time ago for the southern part of the state on account of his health, now has a good job with the Santa Fe at Phoenix.
 Hank Stunkel, one of the old time cowpunchers of northern Arizona, was in town from Seligman Saturday. This was Hanks first trip to Flag staff in two years and he noted that things had switched around consid- erably during his absence.
 Tom Devine, ex-treasurer of Coc6- nino county, and therefore we'll known in Flagstaff, stopped over here Sun day and Monday while en route to his home in Kingman from business visit in Winslow. MT. Devine is pro- prietor of Hotel Beale in Kingman.
 Representative T. H. Cureton was a visitor from Williams Saturday. MT. Cureton states that he would not be adverse to representing the people of this county in the state legislature again next fall and it is evident from his record in office that the voters would look kindly upon his candidacy.
 The Masonic Grand Lodge convened in Tucson this week. Judge F. w. Perkins and Dr. E. S. Miller went down to attend the meeting as dele gates from the Flagstaff lodge, and Mrs. T. c. Frier, Mrs. J. M. Wilson and Miss Nora Blome are in attend ance as delegates from the local Eastern Star chapter.
 H. H. Holt, of Wheeling, Nebraska, is recent arrival in Flagstaff, and contemplates locating somewhere in Coconino county, provided he can dis pose of his property back east. MT. Holt's father was one of the early pi- oneers of Nebraska and followed trap ping and hunting for livelihood when the state was sparsely settled.
 Mrs. Jonson Curry received let ter Monday from her son, Robert, who is in the hospital corps of the U. S. army, stating that he was in New York City and was just back from trip to France. He also said that he had had only forty-fivs min utes shore leave since Christmas, un- til his arrival in New York. Young Curry enlisted in the service last spring at Omaha, Nebraska.
 Sergeant Charles Nickell, who has been stationed at Camp Kearney, Calif., for several months, returned home Monday. Charley is recovering from few weeks siege of pneumonia and owing to his i'll condition, was given his final discharge from the U. s. service. Sgt. Nickell was a mem- Der of Go. I, of Flagstaff for nearly fifteen years and was with the com pany when it's members were enlisted in the national army. He is very much disappointed in not being able to continue training and take the trip to France.