The Coconino sun., 1918-03-29

James A. Pitts, Ash Fork merchant and stockman, who was a resident of Flagstaff during the early days of the town, was visitor here yesterday.
 Ray Shreeves and Lloyd Faulkner, two young cowpunchers of this sec ton, left yesterday for Camp Kearny to enter the U. S. field artillery serv- ice. The boys volunteered in this service some time ago, but only re- gently received word that they had been accepted.
 Senator H. E. Campbell was up from the south the first of the week. Hugh was rather inclined to believe that any of the sheepmen who got back north with as much as they went south with, were mighty lucky.
 East Birch avenue, just south of the courthouse, is being graded and gray eled this week. This spot has been the source of much annoyance to teamsters in the past, especially dur ing wet weather.
 Luke Smith, prominent in financial circles of Texas, and a relative of Richardson brothers, the Indian trad CTS, was in Flagstaff couple of days the first of the week looking up gen. eral conditions.
 The members of the Municipal band have cancelled their regular dance at Marian hall tomorrow night, but will give a grand ball on Easter Monday, April l. As Lent will be over by that time an unusually large attendance is expected.
 NJ. Martin and family returned home Tuesday from Peoria, where they have been making their resi- dence during the winter. Mir. Martin recently purchased a ranch near Peoria and also has his bands of sheen pasturing in that section.
 Frank Skill, old time employe of the Saginaw lumber company, now making his headquarters at Camp 13 north of Bellemont, has been spend ing the week in Flagstaff to receive medical treatment, being afflicted with a slight touch of stomach trouble.
 Seven different parties, charged with bootlegging, were gathered in by the sheritf's office this week. They had a hearing before Judge Perkins and were held till the jury session of the Superior court in July, in bonds of from $500 to $1 900 each.
 Word was received here Tuesday from Blackberry that dead man haC been found east of Ash Fork and just inside the Coconino line. Judge Mur' phy, acting as coroner, and Under. taker Ed. Whipple, left at noon tho same day for the scene and upor their arrival learned that the deaC man was an Indian and was buried before they reached there.
 Senator Ike Earth, formerly oi Apache county. now of Albuquerque and the man who the democrats had , hard time keeping off that ticket fol governor a couple of years ago, wen . through Flagstaff Sunday on his wa! to Phoenix on legal business. He per sonally substantiated the statemen that he was falling together fastly. W. s. Beard, the Tuba City and re turn mail man, also the "Whit' Garage" owner, has recently put in ; tank-gasoline tank, with an automa tic twist on it, to accommodate hi customers on their way into stowl from the west. He is also hooked ul to handle all the tourists who ma. happen to come in from the east o any other old direction.
 Hon. F. E. Ball, formerly division . engineer for the Santa Fe, with head quarters at Winslow, and one of tn . most popular employees of that road went through Flagstaff Sunday morn . ing on his way home to Fresno, Cal where he has the same kind of jot , only with more work attached to il Mir. Ball had been attending meet ing of railroad men in Chicago.