The Coconino sun., 1923-06-01
square 2, from Walter ]. Hill.

square 2, from Walter j. Hill.
The name Of Babbitt first appears
on August 10, 1897 when David
bought lots Is and 16, block 2, for
S44 from r. J, Brannen Later he
leased ranch from John Clark, to-
| gether with range and cattle. The
ranch was located in Che Mormon lake
country. From this time on the name
Of Babbitt frequently appears in the
| records.
The name of Brannen first appears
November %, 1882, when, on the Pc
tition of P. j. Brannen, School District
| No "a was established by the board
Of supervisors for Flagstaff. The only
school teachers name encountered in
the records was that of Mrs. Laura J.
Henry, May 10, 1884 P. J. and P.
b. Brannen decided to D. ]. Brannen
an undivided one-half interest in the
two ranches known as Strawberry
Springs" and "Soda Springs" The
first was located in the Mogollons and
| the second on Beaver Creek.
The name of Manning appears No
vember 3, 1887 On that date w. NJ.
Fain decided to G. r. and James Man
ming a tract of land taken up by him
in 1883 lying south Of the railroad
/ tracks on the main street of the town
to the mill, bounded on the east by the
Major Thomas place, on the west by
an alley adjoining Mrs. Sterling's
place, and on the south by the Bruce
farm"
Henry C. Lockett and Joseph Loo
kett sold the Arizona Cattle company
all improvements on Section 8, T. FL
n, r. 7-E., June 10, 1886 for $125,
and on December "a, 1887, A. d.
Young sold w. H. Campbell and Frank
Hart land and improvements in Sec.
30, TIP. 20-N., R. 9-E., for a consider
alton Of $1,000.
Among the first legal documents
filed affecting Coconino county prop
| erty, i believe that of William II.
Ashurst, father of Senator Henry F.
| Ashurst, probably was the first. Mr..
| Ashurst located a mining claim IN the
Lake Mining district described as be-
/ ing 80 miles south Of San Francisco
| mountain and 100 yards east of San
| Francisco wash" While the Emma
! 8atcheldor Lee deed, which was dated
| June 81, 1880, antedates Mr.. Ashurst's-
filing by few weeks, believe the
| after was flied first for record. The
Cataract mining claims were all dated
ii 1881, while ] could find none of
he Oak Creek property located in Co
| sonino county was transferred earlier
han 1882. While Mr.. Ashurst's may
nave been the first legal document fill
/ ed in Coconino county, the first pub
ic- official ever appointed for the
| county, or what is now the county,
| was Thomas F. McMillen, who, on
September II, 1880, was appointed
registration officer.
S. S. Acker was a citizen of Pres
,ott in the sos, consequently his name
does not appear in early Coconino
records However, | found that on
/ November %, 1883, he brought suit
against Washington Coffee to quiet
title to a town lot on Willis street
| n Prescott. "Boss" won his suit. His
| attorneys were Churchill & Damn.
| Jeff Newman sold the Newman
| Ranch" situated about II miles south
Ewest of Flagstaff, to w. E. Lockwood
1 IN August /, 1885, for $780, and on
I August 81, 1856, Lee Newman sold
ais ranch, which adjoined that of the
/ Newman Ranch" to Lockwood also.
The price swas $3.50.
| Flagstaff claimed some Of Williams
| espected citizens in 1888, for I. r..
| Holden, Mrs. Elizabeth Holden, Max
| md Jake Salzman lived there at that
time. The Stone hotel was owned by
I Thomas r.. McMillen in 1887. The En-
I erprise Lumber company was offic-
/ red by c. c. Goyen, president; }. h.
Treat, secretary, and Charles A.
\ Greenlaw, treasurer, in 1886, and is
ceferred to in a mortgage dated in
4 hat year.
4 j. W. Weatherfords name first APP
1ears in 1887, when, on October 6th
4 lie purchased blacksmith shop from
Nv. c. ID. Evans. The shop was locat-
,d on Lot 8, Block 3, and is described
IS follows: Fronting on Railroad
4 venue, bounded on the east by Evans,
N the west by the Hoxworth & Burns
uilding now occupied by Thomas
Tone's furniture store, and on the
/ iorth by an alley" Mr.. Weatherford
vas justice of the peace in 1888.
1 Articles of Incorporation for the
I Flagstaff Driving Park association
4 vere filed for record on August IL,
k S87, and from the list of incorpora-
ors it may be determined that Mr.. T..
!. Pollock was not citizen of Flag
I taft at that time. The list Of gem
emen who thus early sought to I'M
rove the breed of Arizona horses is
II follows: j. w. Francis, E. S. Clark,
ames A. Vail, Ralph Fl. Cameron,
gorge Prime, P. P. Daggs, c. A.
ireenlaw, j. M. Simpson and F. E.
/ oster. The articles limit the associa-
II ions indebtedness to $4O0, and later
n P. Daggs attached the property.
Before proceeding to speaking of
Id county roads, mining claims,
chool districts, election precincts and
he town of Williams, | will give a
st Of old-timers and the dates
4 ound their names first mentioned in
n he records. 1t should be understood
4 hat the dates given by no means rep
esents the date that Individual first
rrived in Flagstaff. For instance, |
m we'll aware that All Beasley's cell
brated encounter with the lumber
amp cook was in 1883, not 1887, the
ate that win be given. The latter