The Coconino sun., 1922-04-14

Shorty" Ladd, of Williams, here last week and being examined for juror in the Gomez damage suit, was asked by the attorneys for the de- fense if he knew County Attorney Frank Gold, of plaintiffs counsel. Ladd said he did He further said under questioning that no matter what the evidence might be or the court instruct, whatever MT. Gold might say about it would have first place with him. Of course, he was excused from duty but seemed eminently satis- fled as long as he'd been able to pup licly testify to his confidence In ms friend.
 John yerkamp told the other day about an English clerk he had Tn ms store at Grand Canyon. One day woman and little boy staying at the El Tovar hotel came in and asked to look at some precious stones, which the clerk weighed for her. Next day she had him weigh them again. The third day, while the Englishman was weighing the stones he asked her if she intended buying any. "Oh, no," she said. "But my little boy loves to see you weigh them." John said that Englishman was the maddest man he ever saw.
 Mayor Sam F. Quay is reminded of Ole, who had his girl out riding one beautiful night and asked her to marry him. She consented. Then Ole became very silent. When he had not spoken for long time she asked him, "Ole, why don't you say some thing?"
 Aye tank" said Ole, "Thay bane too damn much said already"
 Rev. Took explains that the reason the lions didn't eat Daniel was be- cause most of him was backbone and the rest of him was grit.
 One of our young bankers explains that the reason he stopped going with that school teacher is because she got so that every night he didn't show up at her house she expected him to bring an excuse signed by his mother.
 George Mcbride, the rancher east of here, was having a dickens of a time trying to get young calf into the shed. A two-year old steer went by, headed for the woods. The calf followed.
 GO to thunder, you darn fool," said George. You'll know the difference when supper time comesW
 Dear c. c. - What is the meaning of disarmament? - W. H. Norman.
 According to what we once heard a colored gent say, "dis arm ar ment to go roun' yo' wais.'
 That's one of the best horses l ever saw," said Fred Mcclure. l "Young, broke to anything you want | to hitch him to, sound as a dollar. | What'll you give me for him ?"
 Prepare for shock" said Floyd | Copeland. "Ill give you four dollars"
 Prepare for another" said Fred. ''I'll take it." They sat alone in the moonlight,
 And she soothed his troubled brow; Dearest, I know my life's been fast,
 But I'm on my last lap now"
 Whereupon "Rimmy" Jim Giddings tenderly folded his arms about her and pressed her head to his stalwart bosom.
 Lester Fleck was mad enough the | other night to chew nails. He had just told young woman that there'd be a lot of disappointed girls when he got married, and she said: "For heavens sake! How many do you ex- pect to marry?"
 Ed Clark is the guy responsible for this. Swat him!
 A fly and flea in a flue were irn- prisoned, so what could they do?
 Said the flea: "Let us fly"
 Said the fly: "Let us feel"
 So they flew through flaw in the flue.
 One of our farmers whose daughter | got married a short time ago was |