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The Coconino sun., 1923-01-05
GOVERNOR HUNT TAKES
OATH OF OFFICE MONDAY

George w. P. Hunt, Arizona's first
governor, resumed the duties of state
executive Monday, after a lapse of
four years.
Justice A. G. McAllister of the state
supreme court, adninis cred the oath
of office to Governor Hunt at 1920
o'clock before throng Of his close
supporters who filled the house of
representatives chamber at the state
house.
In accordance with the governors S
request, the inauguration was mark ed
by simplicity.
The invocation was delivered by the
Rev. Seaborn Crutchfield, chaplain of
the house of representatives, who
called upon the Almighty" to give
this "Grand Old Roman" wisdom to
steer. the ship of state over the break
ers of extravaganza, the deep seas of
Indebtedness which confronts him as
he assumes the gubernatorial respon-
sibilities of the great commonwealth.
And to grant that the banner of
peace and prosperity may wave over
Arizona until every state in this un-
ion shall point with pride to the
youngest, fairest daughter, and the
brightest star that shines in the gal
axy of states, and that Arizona may
be regarded as the playground of the
angels.
Governor Hunt spoke informally af-
ter taking the oath and asked the CO.
operation of the people, that,peace and
prosperity might again be restored to
the great state of Arizona. He ex-
pressed confidence that the demo-
cratic administration, with the assist
ance of the legislature, would be able
to reduce the expenses of the state
government in full accord with the
wishes of the people who returned
them to power by a large majority in
the December election.
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-05
We handle all kinds of rentals
ALI. Dickinson & Son.-Adv.

ALI. Dickinson & Son.-Adv.
Adolph Boenitsch spent New Years
in Williams, where he performed very
creditably with the eating tools.
Mr.. and Mrs Emory Kolb motored
in from Grand Canyon on Wednesday,
bringing their daughter, who had been
home on vacation, back to the Normal
school.
Mrs. S. F. Dietzman, mother of Mrs.
Mary Walker and sister of Herman
H. Dietzman, came up from Gallup
and spent the holidays with Mr.. and
Mrs. Dietzman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Billy Hart, until the
first of the year respectively super
intendent and matron of the county
hospital, moved the first of the week
to their home on East Aspen avenue,
and Mr.. and Mrs. James Byron, who
were appointed by the new county
board of supervisors to succeed them
at the hospital, moved out there on
Sunday.
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-05
SALOON SCENE OF FIRST
XMAS TREE In GLOBE

In a saloon, but with the bar COW
cred with canvas, lighted with tallow
candles, laden with hand-sewn muslin
bags filled with homemade candy and
Bull Durham tobacco bags filled with
money for the children, surrounded
by happy crowd of blue shirted min
ers, women and children in their Sun
day best, a symbol of joy and hope
pioneer community, battling for exist
ence against savage perils and the
primitive forces of nature.
Such was the first Christmas tree
in Globe, Christmas eve, 1887.
1t was colorful scene that might
have formed the basis for some
story painted with vivid words, deal
ing with the simple emotions of pio-
neer life, from the pen of an Ari-
zona Bret Harte.
Pictures of that happy scene, So
years ago, were visioned by Captain
James Wiley, civil war veteran, as he
recalled with vivid accuracy the Incl
dents of the towns first Christmas
celebration
"We wanted to do something for
the youngsters" he said. eve want
ed them to have real Christmas,
something some of them had never
seen. f
"The tree, beautiful fir that must
have been IL feet in height, was
brought from the pinals and set up
in the Champion saloon operated by
Felix Knox and William McNelly. The
saloon stood where the store of Max
Lanti now stands on Broad street.
At that time there were only scat
tering of adobe houses in Globe.
"We decorated the tree with tai
low candles, and the women of the set
tlement made homemade candies
which they put in muslin sacks for
everybody. There was also striped
stick candy for the little folk.
"For presents we took empty to-
bacco sacks and filled them with mon
ey, a sack for each child. We had no
tops or other gifts to give them.
/ when we got the tree fixed up, |
guess it was about or 8 o'clock. We
invited the women and children in to
enjoy the surprise. A big canvas was
thrown over the bar, surmounted by
an American flag. No drinks were
sold while the women and children
were there.
"The pianist and violin players play
ed some Christmas music that they
knew, and then the distribution of
presents began. We didn't have a
Santa Claus, however.
Everybody got a present. Mine,
| remember, was cake baked for
me by Mrs. John Kennedy. She also
baked one for A1onzo Bailey. He af-
forwards married Miss Kennedy, one
of the two American young women in
the settlement present that evening.
The other, Miss Smelling, is now
Mrs. Champion, and still lives in
Globe.
after the presents had been dis
tributed, we had merry dance about
the Christmas tree, and then the little
folk went home"
Mr.. NcNelly is still a resident of
Globe. His partner, Mr.. Knox, was
later killed by Apache Indians near
~%A4s s~tsy
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-05

E. N. Reid was in Flagstaff We'd
nesday making proof on his home
stead in Castner park.
Fresh homemade sauer kraut for
sale. 15c per quart. So Coconino
avenue. Mrs. A. F. Meyers. 12-29-tf
John Hennessy left his sheep busi-
ness in the hands of assistants and
came home from the Phoenix country
the latter part of last week to spend
few days here at home.
A letter from Mrs. Charles Stem
mer of Cottonwood brings news that
her eldest daughter, Rema, has been
very i'll for ten days with high fever
which the doctor says is the "flu."
Miss Laney, secretary to Joe C. Do
Ian, returned the first of the week
from Los Angeles, where she spent
the holidays visiting her sister, Mrs.
Thompson, and the latter's little chill
dren.
Miss Virginia NJ. Lockett, who re-
tired the first of the year from the
position of county superintendent Of
schools, has accepted very good of
fer to teach in Miami and will leave
for that city within few days.
City Marshal R. L. Neill and DR..
A. j. Mackey had a tangle yesterday
and the athletic doctor got the best
of it, Rube coming away with badly
swelled jaw. Doc kept a few teeth
as souvenirs. All dental, no hard
feelings.
County Attorney and Mrs. Frank
Harrison and their two sons, William
and Frank, went to Phoenix a few
days ago, where Mrs. Harrison and
they boys will remain until next June.
The latter are attending high school
there. Frank came home the last of
last week.
George Becker, proprietor of the
Western Mercantile Co., packed his
grip Friday and left for Oakland.
California, for few days with his
family, who are spending the winter
there. He expects to be home again
the last of this week Joe Lopez is
taking care of the store while the
boss is away.
Dan w. Francis, retiring clerk of
the board of supervisors, and Franz
els Decker, left on Wednesday in the
latter's car for Phoenix, where Dan
will rest few days before choosing
which of the new jobs offered he will
take and while Francis girds on his
armor and sallies forth to convert the
world to the benefits of life insurance.
Mrs. Frank Zalesky, who went to
Los Angeles last month for treatment
for bad case of blood poisoning in
her arm and shoulder, will be home
the last of this week. She is now at
Searchlight with her sister, hrs. Con
Frederick, who with Mr.. Frederick,
went to the coast with her. Mrs. Ia
lesky is about we'll again. The infec-
tion started from getting a silver of
rabbit bone under her finger nail
Born, to the wife of James B.
Wright at the Sunset Lodge apart
ment house, Flagstaff, on the morn.
ing Of December 30, a 71-8 pound
boy, named Harold Benton Wright.
The proud daddy wanted his second
son named after the noted writer,
Harold Bell Wright but women will
have their way and he has his faith
er's second name, Benton. Little Bill
lie, aged five, says Harold is not for
sale, as he is mama's Christmas pres
ent from Santa Claus.
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-05

]. w. Weatherford is in Phoenix on
business this week.
Dock Henry Cooper is heating him
self up at Phoenix.
Flora Ramirez has sued Severe
Ramirez for divorce. Frank M. Gold
is her attorney.
Fresh homemade sauer kraut for
sale. 15c per quart. So Coconino
avenue. Mrs. A. f. Meyers. 12-29-tf
Emory VaIerius, who for nearly a
year had been connected with the
First National bank, began on Tues
day in his new position in the account
ing department at Babbitt's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Fleet have
bought the Burlock lots at the east
end of East Dale avenue, formerly
owned by Will Marlar and then by
Fred Lusk, and will build home
there in the spring.
Miss Anna Riordan, student at
Sacred Heart Academy, New York
City, who came home to spend the
holidays with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. t. A. Riordan, expects to leave
the latter part of this week to return
to New York.
Davy Babbitt, manager of the Bah
bitt interests in Tucson, came up a
few days ago for short visit, leav-
ing on Tuesday for Los Angeles. AT
ter a few days there he will go east
to Chicago before returning to Tue
son.
Fire yesterday afternoon in a resi-
dence at the corner of East Cottage
avenue and South Agassiz street was
promptly extinguished by the fire de-
partment before much damage was
done. 1t caught through the back
bricks in the fireplace falling out.
/ Recent visitors: A. G. Sianz, Tuba;
George G. Keith and wife, Prescott; !;
C. G. Lynch, Phoenix; w. S. Johnson,
| Prescott; Stanley Watkins, j. T..
Moore, Lake Mary; R. V. Baker, w.
Reynolds, Henrietta Phillips, Mrs. c..
M. Service, Winslow; Grace Wight
can, Globe.
Joe Wilson received a letter from
M. |. Powers this week, who is in
New York City, where he met broth
er of Joe, whom the latter has not
seen in many years. M. |. will go to
Boston before returning. He had in
tended coming home through the Pan
anna canal, but was unable to get a
reservation.
Miss Grace Longfellow has resigned
her position at the First National
bank, because, it is rumored, there will
soon be an important change in her
life in which, according to the same
rumor, a popular male employe of the
Arizona Central bank figures to an
equal extent. Probably Mr.. Coulter
can give any additional details that
may be desired.
Assistant County Attorney George
R. Lewis is a recent convert to the
old theory that it never rains but it
pours, relating specifically to good
things. For just preceding his ap-
pointment as assistant county attor-
ney, the stork visited the Lewis home,
Sunday morning, and both parents are
extremely proud of the pretty little
812 pound girl he left there. This
was his first visit and George is
working that big, smelly old tobacco
| pipe overtime.
/
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-05

Mrs. A. G. and Mrs. George Rouns-
vile were up from Williams on We'd
nesday, doing some shopping here.
Mrs. C. M. Beckwith, the popular
Normal matron, was the guest Of her
sister, Mrs. Eugene Leonard in Wins
low during the holidays.
Mrs. c. A. Greenlaw and daughter,
Miss Eleanor Greenlaw, spent New
Years day in Williams at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hamilton.
Richard Riordan, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. j. Riordan, who came home
from st. Mary's College, st. Mary's,
Kansas, to spend the holidays, will
leave in a day or two to return to
his studies.
Arthur Riordan is hustling IN his
work at the First National bank in
preparation for a trip he and Mrs.
Riordan expect to make in a very few
days back to ST. Marys, Kansas, where
they will visit Mrs. Riordan's home
folks for month or so.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Vandevier -
Mrs. Vandervier was formerly Miss
Laura Paris-have moved into John
Francis house at 314 North Leroux
street, until recently occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. Irwin Francis. Mrs. Van
devier is still cashier at the ]. C. Pen
ney store.
A bunch of the "boys" gathered in
the Dresswell shop on New Years af-
ternoon, where A. J. Sullivan, pro-
prietor of the store had both his ra-
dio outfits rugged up to furnish en-
tertainment. They. got the report
of the Penn State University of South
ern California championship football
game play by play.
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-05

Tommy Long spent New Years day
in WinsloW feeding his stomach and
laying in few extra heart throbs,
Mrs. Fritz Schuerman returned on
Wednesday evening from Sedona
where she spent the holidays with
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Connor spent
New Years day in Williams at the
home of Mrs. Connor's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Juhl.
w. r. McClurken got back Wednes-
day morning from Albuquerque, wher9
he gladdened his home folks by lend
ing them his presence during the hoh-
days.
w. ]. Kaup, section foreman for the
past hundred years or less at Belle
mont, has been temporarily trans
ferred to Holbrook to help the San
ia Fe keep it's right Of way in order.
Walter Bennett, efficiency expert in
the Babbitt Garage office, left this
week to spend a month in his old
home in Cincinnati, and visit rela-
tives in that section. Mrs. Bennett
has been there for month.
Speed Campbell, recent Normal
graduate, stopped in town short
time this week on his way home from
Tombstone, where he had been on va
cation, back to Grand Canyon, where
he is chauffeuring for the Harvey
people.
Bob Riordan, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. J. Riordan, who had been in Bat
tie Creek, Mich, for several months
for medical treatment, arrived home
few days ago, filled with the old
pep, and will soon resume his studies
at the Normal school.
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-05
LOCAL BREVITIES

Miss Ethel Compton, who spent
the holidays here at home, left on
Tuesday for Bumblebee, where she is
teaching.
Mrs. John Zalaha and son Jack of
Cooley were the guests of Mrs. Ia
laha's mother, Mrs. Geo. w. Baty a
couple of days the first of the week.
Z The Misses Barbara and Louise Ric-
kel, who had been spending the holi-
days at their home here, returned the
first of the week to Hayden, this
state, where they are teaching.
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-05
COUNTY CHRONOLOGY
Compiled from the Files of The :
Coconino Sun, Twenty Years :
Ago This Week. !
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At pigeon shoot, John Francis
carried off first honors, Harry Fine,
being a close second. Others who
made good records were Joe Amund-
sen, Earl Sliker, E. Worley, J. E.
Brown, Tom Pollock, ]. C. Blake, Per-
cy Morse, John Verkamp, Leo Yer
kamp, David Babbitt and Charlie
Babbitt and Harry Hibben.
A. E. Frandorter and Ike Wheeler
leave for Phoenix.
Mrs. NJ. A. Jordan arrives from
Denver to make her home here.
C. A. Greenlaw goes to Mexico for
three weeks trip.
r. H. Cameron and wife return
from several weeks in Los Angeles.
T. A. Riordan and E. E. Ellinwood
are in Washington, D. c., on business.
J. S. Wright and Mrs. Francis
Baillie married.
J. e. Brown and wife go to Los An
geles to live.
John Francis and C. F. Friesell
leave with team for Yuma.
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-05
WHERE STREET SIGNS STARTED

AS the inn was the first public
house where something was for sale,
. the origin of the street sign is trace
able direct to these places of enter
tainnent. The oldest sign was simply
bush hung on a pole over the door,
signifying that wine was sold within.
Later the tayerns adopted the Gus
tom of painting the arms of any no
bleman who stopped there on a wood
en- sign and hanging it out as an ad-
vertisement.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-08-03
Fighting Japanese Beetle.

The state guarantees in Pennsyl-
vania and New jersey against the
spread Of the Japanese beetle are be-
ing enforced by the bureau Of ento-
mology, United States Department of
Agriculture. In cooperation with the
Federal horticultural board, in con-
nection with the enforcement->of the
federal quarantine against the same
insect. The Japanese beetle threat
ems to become pest of first and wide
spread Importance. Special attention
has been given to the inspection and
certiication Of vegetable products.
During the season of 1921 some ZOE, 498
baskets Of sweet corn were inspected
and more than 5000 beetles removed
from within the tips Of the corn dur
ing this inspection. This is a marked
increase over the inspection work done
the previous year and also over the
number Of beetles found.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-08-03
TELEPHONE FIRST USED BY
RAILROAD AT ALTOONA, PA.

The first telephone line put up for
regular commercial purposes In con-
nection with a railroad was run by
Thomas A. Watson, Bells assistant,
with the help Of Gardiner @. Hubbard,
Bells father-in-law, on May 81, 1877,
at Altoona, Pennsylvania. The line
was ordered by the Pennsylvania Rail
road and directions were given to In
stall 1t at Altoona for the superintend
ent of that division of the railroad.
This was at the very beginning Of
the spread of the telephone over the
country. On May IS Watson had per.
sonally put up the first telephone line
in New York City, from the Office Of
Hilbourne L. Roosevelt at 40 West
18th Street to his home. On Sunday
May 20, Mr.. Hubbard and Mr. Watson
travelled to Altoona, then long and
fatiguing journey by rail up the
Juniata River, and the next day, Mon
day, May 81, installed the first railroad
telephone there near the summit of
the Allegheny Mountains. The line
was put up for practical business pur.
poses and was so used from the date
of its construction.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-08-03
THE RACE TRACK AGAIN

Citizens of this Community, who
were here during the outlaw race
track regime, a few years ago, who
have memorieS-and some of US have
memories-will recall the worse than
dreadful conditions that prevailed
during that regime.
Vice and immortality ran rampant
and every crime, from murder down,
was not infrequent. Absconding
debtors, leaving unpaid debts behind,
were numerous.
Ruined men and, worse than that
ruined women, were to be found on
every street, and the bastard pro-
geny of race-track ''touts" disgraced
more than single home.
Like maggots to corruption, the
vicious and criminal classes were
drawn from all over the country to
this town and county and our names
became by-word and a reproach.
Police officers were busy, the GRIM
inal and civil dockets of our Courts
were crowded and the Jail was filed
to overlooking.
Conditions became worse and worse
and, ultimately, intoleraIble and then,
the decent men of the County arose
and kicked the whole thing out.
Do the people of this town and
county want another dose of that in
fanny?
If not, they had better put on their
armor. They had better have their
amps trimrnd and burning and keep
their eyes open.
The ancient Romans had saying
-'beware of the Greeks when they
come bringing gifts" On the same
principle, gifts of Agricultural Fairs
brought by race-track promoters,
ought to put us on our guard. For
"for ways that are dark and for
tricks that are vain" that same race
track promoter is peculiar.
Candidates for the Legislature are
becoming numerous and some of
them shortly, are to he elected.
Make them answer this question:
"Are you For the Race Track or
Against TT"
/ Make them stand up, out in the
open, without evasion or mental res
ervation, and answer that vital ques-
ton. And, if any candidate declines
to answer or, if answering, favors
the Iniquity, vote him down.-Cecil
Wing (Elkton).
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-08-03
is IT CAlMOUFLAGE?

There is much speculation and
many queries are being put as to the
real purpose back of the announce
ment of Cecil County State Fair
to be held at Elkton this fall. The
opinion prevails that it is just a
scheme, under guise of an agricul-
tural fair, to bring back the race
tracks to the county. The statement
has been published that a track cost
ing $4,000 has been contracted for,
which can be for no other purpose
than to promote horse racing, with
all it's down-to-date accomplishments
and being called an agricultural fair,
it purposes to promote agricultural
interests by offering very liberal
premiums for live stock, farm crops,
poultry and household exhibits" etc.
A sample of the 'sliberality" towards
the farming interests is given in the
munifcent offer of SIS for the best
peck Of wheat exhibited. Surely a
striking contrast of the interest to
promote racing and that to encour-
age farmers to cultivate more wheat
in the face Of present tobogging
market quotations.
Many Cecil Countians are suspect
ing a canloufage in the high sound
ing name of the Cecil County State
Fair and Agricultural Society.
We would refer the promoters of
this questionable enterprise to the
attitude of the people of this count
some years since towards outlaw
racing, and suggest that they be
guided ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS North East
Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-08-03
FINE EXAMPLE OF BRAVERY
French Fortitude and Courage Praised
In Really Splendid Example Of
Word Painting.

John Buchan's ''History Of the Great
War" contains certain descriptions
which the, London Times believes
"could be excelled by no living writer
of history and by few Of the past"
The following paragraph, for instance,
shows Mr.. Buchan In a characteristic
vein: "What shall be said Of the sol
diers themselves, who for these, two
months rolled back the invader? Not
the Ypres salient or the nightmare
Labyrinth was more dreadful than
those shattered Mouse uplands,
churned into gray mud by the pune
tual shells, till they seemed like some
lunar desert where life was forbidden.
1t was a struggle on the defensive, a
contest of stark endurance waged with
the knowledge that ground must some
time be coded, but with the resolve
that the cession should be dearly
bought. Such a task put the sternest
strain on human nature. It requires
not the exhilaration Of hot blood and
high spirits, but cold patience and
disciplined sacrifice. The glib COM
mentators who, before the war,
praised French elan and denied French
fortitude were utterly put to shame.
It was the fortitude and the stOicism
Of the French that were their most
shining endowments. They showed it
under Castelnau at Nancy and under
Maud'huy at Arras; but Verdun was
the apotheosis of the quality. Pas
sernot pas, sang the soldiers, and held
the gate, a living wall stronger than
concrete or steel. Through days OF
giddiness and torture, when the solid
earth seemed crumbling beneath them.
they maintained their ground. .
Nor did the long doggedness Of the
defense impair the spirit Of the often
sive; when counter-attack was need
ed 1t came as If from fresh troops
who had never in their lives done any
thing but move forward"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-08-03
WOODLAND.

DR.. and Mrs. H. d. Barnes, will be at home
o all in the neighborhood Tuesday evening
the 7th; prizes to be given as follows: No. /
tor Best Masqueraded Individual No. 2, Fol
best Charlie Chapman make up. No. 8, For a
Potato Race for men, No. 4, For Potato
Race for women. No. s. For Floating apple
contest. No. 6. For Singing of NANNY
Rocking Baby in Cross arms. No. Z, For
the best Jig Dance Performance. No 8. Fol-
a Mems Three-Legged Race. No. 9. For a
"Wenie" or "Doggie" Eating Match. No. 10
For Boys Pie Eating Contest. Prizes Win
ners to be made by Judges and by the most
applause Of audience.
The Y's will hold festival on the lawn Of
DR.. H. D. Barnes, Wednesday evening" the
eighth.
The Ladies Aid Society will serve lunch, moi
inner as stated in the Whig last week. Farmers
Day. August II, in the grove near Memorial Hall
cafertia style was served last year at Calvert
L c. Ewing died August l, at the home Of Mr.
q. g. Barnes.