The Coconino sun., 1921-12-16
COUNTY CHRONOLOGY
December, 1899

December, 1899
Miss Agnes B. Todd elected maid
of honor from this county to the
Phoenix carnival.
Rev. w. w. Brlnk pastor First
Methodist church and George Logic of
First Presbyterian.
Telephone exchange at Williams
completed by Charlie Canal.
George w. Matthews of Williams
marries Miss Florence Askew of Ten
nessee. kH
E. Harrison Conrard stenographer
for A. L. & T. Co.
julius Aubineau will erect fine rsi-
dence corner Beaver and Birch.
]. L. v. Thomas, rs years old,
walked the 20 miles from Oak Creek
to Flagstaff and didn't mind it a bit.
r. Howard Marine married at Wins
low to Miss Althea Coffin.
E. S. Clark publishes "open letter"
attacking city school board for not
taking seriously his charges that
Malvern Dimmick, principal of the
school, punished pupils in cruel, in
human, illegal and brutal manner.
Members of board thus flayed are M.
]. Riordan, ]. C. Grim, T. E. Pulliam.
Hotel Weatherford opens dining
room under management Miss c. M.
Adams and Mrs. l.. E. Scheidler.
Ike F. Wheeler marries Miss Eva
Dutton.
George w. Mcdowell dies in Phoe-
nix.
Mr.. Riordan replies to Mr.. Clark in
forming the latter that had he been
in Mr.. Clark's place he would not
shave preferred charge and at the
same time assumed the prerogative of
acting as Judge and jury - Of every
Office, in fact, save that of hangman;
nor would / have taken the COM
munity, through the public press, into
nay confidence; nor would have in
dulged myself in an outpouring of
hombastic, Spartacus-to-the-gl adiators
English for the delectation Of the gal
leries; nor would /, were lawyer,
have permitted such an extravaganza
document as Mr.. Clark has produced
to have escaped from the tip of my
pen, nor, finally, would feel comfor-
table in my own estimate of myself
had ! done So"
Ben F. Doney and Mrs. Jessie
Stephens married
c. Il. Edwards, too busy at Arizona
Central bank, resigns as town clerk,
succeeded by Fred Roberts.
Frank L. Dickson marries Miss
Hilda Smith.
VIM. C. Strahan marries Miss Ida
Belle VanDeren.
James A. VanDeren marries Miss
Edith May Strahan.
In the above last two marriages
named, William Strahan becomes
cousin to his father-in-law and son-in-
law to his sister who is his cousin.
His sister, Edith Strahan, becomes his
mother-in-law. She is his cousin.
James VanDeren becomes brother-in-
law to his son-in-law and cousin to
his own daughter and to his own wife.
Ida VanDeren becomes a sister to her
step-mother, cousin to her father and
cousin to her step-mother. With all
this there is no blood relationship be-
tween either of the husbands and their
wives, SO, remarks Geo. w. Hance, who
got that far in figuring it out, let
someone else figure on it for while.
January, 1900
DIR. Geo. F. Manning leaves for a
trip from Yuma down Colorado river.
Flagstaff until now only incorpor-
ated town on Santa Fe in Arizona.
Winslow now Incorporates.
Mr.. Clark comes back at the trus-
tees with affidavits from F. L. Beal
: and Mrs. ]. w. Greenleaf that their
daughters were brutally handled by
Dimmick.
February, 1900
Joe Blumberg arrives from Miss
issippi and begins clerldng in New
York store.
Dan L. Hogan marries Miss Laura
E. Conrad.
Merchant of Venice given at Opera
house, cast including: Harrison Con-
rard, 7. A. Flynn, DR.. L. C. ODonnell,
Jos. Nicholson, Jas. L. Byrnes, Clai-
ence ]. Spellmire, E. r. Hall, Harry
Smith, Miss Alice Metz, Miss Della
Priest.
Ed v. Randolph and Miss Malinca
Baker married at home of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. w. Heiser.
March, 1900
School board gives Malvern DIM
mick choice Of resigning as school
principal or being discharged, follow
ing strenuous punishment Of Stacey
Hibben. He resigns.
Mrs. Sarah Gleason dies.
C. c. Jackson Of Flagstaff shot and
killed in Clifton, following dispute.
Jackson was unarmed.