Arizona republican., 1921-01-18
An invasion or skunks

PRESCOTT-The school of Date
Creek seems doomed to suffer tribula-
tons of one kind or another all through
the academic year. Not long ago it was
an epidemic of snakes which made the
process of education difficult in the
Date Creek district. The snakes were
genuine Arizona rattlers, and they
seemed determined to acquire an edu-
cation by following the children. into
the classroom.
Now that the plague of snakes has
passed away, one might think that the
Date Creek school would be enjoying
a season of peace and quiet. But no,
the polecats are on the warpath now.
Those sl1unks are always hanging
around the school. Teacher and pupils
have driven them away time and again,
but no sooner do they turn their backs
than those skunks sneak under the
school house, playing like nice kittens,
or nosing around as house cats do.
So far there have been no casual
ties, but folks out at Date Creek are
beginning to get worried. If anyone
knows sure way of Kidding a district
of skunks. he viii confer a great favor
on the cause of education and make
himself propular with Date Creek
pupils, their parents and teacher by
letting them know how it's DONE
Courier.
ella County Gives $500
GLOBE-According TO an announce
ment made yesterday by w. A. Sulli-
van, one of the local committeeman for
the European Relief Council, S137250
has been raised in ella county for the
relief Of the orphan C hildren of the late
wa rim Europe. This amount has been
raised, according to the announcement
without the usual intensive campaign
methods.-Record.
Wreck at Vail
DOUGLAS-As the result of the
wreclxing and derailment yesterday of
six cars of Southern Pacific passenger
train No. 10 near Vail, Southern Pa
cific trains today are routed over the
FL Paso & Southwestern from the term
| inal at Tucson to Fairbanks Ariz
where they are transferred to the
Southern Pacific. It is expected by
late this afternoon the wreckage will
have been cleared away and Southern
Pacific trains routed over their own
| lines again.-International.
Air Trip During Sandstone
TUCSON-Bucking a stiff head wind
that blew continuously as a velocity
/ varying from 80 TO so miles an hour,
Lieut., David E. Thompson brought the
big J-L-6 all metal monoplane, into
| Tucson Friday afternoon, after a trip
/ of hours and minutes, from Los An
| geles. The flight was made without
/ stopping.
For at least two hours of the trip,
while the wind was blowing hardest, a
| sandstone was in progress below, that
prevented a sight fthe earth or land
marks, the pilot stated. The entire
| trip was made at height of between
| 10000 and 1900 feet, for the purpose
| of avoiding the wind and sand and also
| to enable the pilot to see a wide stretch
of country ahead. They came by way
| of Riverside, Salton Sea and Yuma
AT the altitude they were flying they
could easily distinguish mountain peaks
at a distance of 800 miles. Lieutenant
| Thompson stated, and smaller land
| marks at $50 miles.-Star.
Fast Train DerAiIed
| TUCSON,-A turned rail derailed
| seven passenger cars of Southern Pa
| cific train No. 10, eastbound, about
| one o'clock Saturday afternoon about
/ one mile east of Vail. One woman pas
senger became hysterical. There was
none injured. The first seven coaches
were thrown off onto the ties and tore
up the right of way for a distance Of
about 200 feet before Engineer c. H
/ Lee could bring the train to a halt
The derailed. cars were not all modern
steel coaches and were not badly dam
/ aged.-Star
Lands Fat Contract
/ TUCSON-One of the largest and
| most enviable concessions within the
/ gift of the Mexican government-that
/ OF supplying Mexico's army and other
government institutions with beef-has
! been secured by a Tucson concern.
This fat contract has been awarded
/ TO the West Coast Cattle company,
/ through its agants, Ramon Elias and
1 Francisco Elias, of Douglas.
The cattle will be crossed into the
/ United States in bond at Nogales and
viii be taken through Tucson to FL
/ Paso, where they win be recrossed into
/ Mexico at Juarez and from there
shopped directly south to the Mexican