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The Coconino sun., 1923-03-09
MRS. KATHERINE M'MILLAN
PASSES TO GREAT BEYOND

Mrs. Katherine Donnelly Mcmillan
passed, away at her home in Flagstaff
| Monday evening at s o'clock. Mrs
Mcmillan suffered a nervous break.
down some few months ago and was
taken to Oakdale, California, where
she remained at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. E. T. Goblin for q couple OF
months. Not improving as had beer
hoped, she returned to Flagstaff two
weeks ago, accompanied by her Sis
ter, Mrs. Goblin, and son-in-law, Geo
Fleming. For sssne it was thought
she was improving, but she passed
peacefully away surrounded by her
family.
The passing of this most beloved
lady was learned with deep sorrow,
especially among those pioneers who
had known and loved her since the
earliest history of Flagstaff.
Katherine Donnelly was born at
Rochester, New York, and came west
with her parents when small child,
locating in Tuoloumue county, Califor-
MIA. She was married when quite
young to A. ]. Anderson and lived
adjoining her fathers farm during the
life of her husband. Her husband liv-
ed but few years after the marriage.
Two sons were born to them-one
passing away in infancy, and Arthur
Anderson of this city.
Some years later she was united in
marriage with Thomas Forsythe Nc
MILAN and moved to Flagstaff, Feb
ruary %, 1888, where she had since
made her home. Three children were
born as result of this union, Don,
Mrs. Mamie Fleming, and Tom Nc
MILAN, all residents of this city. Her
husband, Thomas Mcmillan, one of
the most popular and progressive of
Flagstaff's pioneers, preceded his wife
on the long journey some twenty or
more years ago. During his long and
active life he improved fine ranch
Just north of the city and built one
of the first stone buildings built here
the New Bank hotel building. Mrs.
Mcmillan also owned valuable Califor-
MIA ranch property.
Mrs. Mcmillan was member of the
Flagstaff Woman's club, a member of
the Altar society of the Catholic
church, and was ever active in COM
munity affairs for the good of those
who lived in the city she loved.
The funeral services were held at
the Catholic church yesterday at 10
o'clock a. M, Father Vabre conduct
ing the ceremonies. Her remains were
laid forever at rest in the Catholic
cemetery by the following pioneers
acting as pallbearers: David Babbitt,
j. E. Jones, Chas. A. Keller, j. W.
Weatherford, E. T. McGonigle, L. A.
Rickel.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-09

Despite the recommendation of the
house appropriations committee, made
on Monday, that the Northern Ari-
zona Normal school of this city be
closed and placed in the care of a
$4,000 a year caretaker during the
next two years, the house without
hesitation passed the Crawford appro-
priation bill, carrying with it $145,
600 for the Normal school for 1923.
The Crawford bill had the endorse
ment, it is understood, of Governor
Hunt.
The senate probably passed the bill
during the early hours of this morn
ing. Yesterday was the end of the
sixty-day session and, in accordance
with custom, the hands Of the clock
were turned back at midnight last
night to give the solons an oppor-
tunity to get through the work schet;-
uled before adjournment.
1t is not believed that the house ap-
preparations committee was serious in
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-09
GIVE US CHANCE TO BE YOUR HOSTS,
YOU BOYS WHO FOUGHT FOR US, AND
WE WILL PROVE OUR MEMORY IS GOOD

Local Legionnaires are working en-
Enthusiastically, and everyone else in
Flagstaff stands ready to help with
might and main-on the plans for
making the state convention of the
American Legion, in the event that
it is held in Flagstaff, as there is
every good reason to believe it will
be, convention long to be remem-
bered by every buddy and every bud
dy's wife, sister, mother or sweet
heart, who attends. The Flagstaff
Rotary club is working hand in glove
with the local Legion boys.
The convention was to have been
held at Grand Canyon. But it was
decided that the hotels there couldn't
take care of the crowd at that sea-
son of the year, the convention being
dated for June 4, 5 and 6, when Grand
Canyon can be depended upon to be
pretty we'll crowded with tourists.
So the state officers wired here to
ask the local officers what they can
do in the way of housing and enter
tainment if the convention is held
here. They were at once advised that
the local post will do everything nee
essary, everything handsomely, ev-
erything adequately, and a whole lot
more besides.
The convention comes at just the
right time to get the use of part of
the dormitories and all of the cottages
at the Normal. 1t is believed the
dining room there can be secured. The
city council has granted the use of
the score or more park cottages. The
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-09
ELKs ELECT

Officers for the ensuing year were
elected on Tuesday night by the local
Elks lodge as follows:
Exalted ruler, C. M. Archer; lead
ing knight, Henry Albers; loyal
knight, Walter Carlson; lecturing
knight, Walter Lindblom; secretary,
Tom L. Rees; treasurer, Fred Brown
ing; tyler, Bert Fair; trustee for
three years, Alex Johnston; delegate
to grand lodge, George H. Myers, re-
tiring exalted ruler; alternate, L. W.
Cress, past exalted ruler.
New members are being admitted
to the lodge every meeting night and
it is in most flourishing condition.
Arrangements have been completed
for financing the building or pur-
chase of a new club house and it is
now certain that before the end of
the present year the Elks will be
housed in their new home.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-09

hotels will take care of at least two
hundred. c. B. Wilson started things
off on behalf of the private citizenry
by offering to take care of six of
the visitors at his home, and dozens
of other citizens are generously and
gladly offering to take care of two,
four or six.
All who come will be comfortably
housed.
AS for the entertainment, there
will be no trouble in raising all the
cash needed. So that all that is left
is to plan general good times and to
see that everything runs right and
the visitors are made happy.
Committees are already hard at
work. Feeds, dances and various 9TH
er functions and stunts are being
thought out and men appointed to
carry out the details. Flagstaff will
be ready. The welcome that will be
given the visitors by the boys of
Mark A. Moore post, backed by every
other organization and citizen in the
town, will be something come. The
welcome will begin before they begin
to arrive and last until the last one
of them has left They'll carry fond
recollections of Flagstaff and her
good cheer and hospitality home with
them.
On Wednesday night the following
committees were appointed by the
Legion:
Advertising-Carl Mayhem, chair
man; Joe Rickel, Ray Prochnow.
Housing-Fred Browning, chair
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-09
REASON SCHOOLS COST
MORE in THIS COUNTY
THAN In SOME OTHERS

The question is often aksed: Why is
the annual per capita cost so high in
Coconino county schools in comparison
with the per capita cost in other
counties of this state?
The cost per pupil per year in this
county is $108.34. This is the high
est in the state except in Yavapai
county, where the annual per capita
cost is $117.69. elias cost is almost
ours, being $105.16, while the lowest
in the state is in Graham county,
where the cost is only $61.15.
There are several factors which con-
tribute to the high cost in this coun-
ty of teaching a child for a year
First, the size of our county, greatly
exceeding any other, necessitates
more very small district schools, sew
eral with only dozen or so pupils.
Then, Coconino county is the high
est northern county in the state,
which means greater fuel expense,
which is several times as great in a
year as in some of the southern
counties.
Still another reason, and the most
important, is that Coconino county
children get more days of school in
year than do the children in any
other county in the state excepting
Greenlee and Gila. The average of
days taught in this county in 1T,
compared to 173 in Yavapai and Co
chise, III in Santa Cruz, 1869 in Mar
icopa and Yuma, 1853 in Pima, 166 in
Pinal, 164, in Mohave, 1853 in Navajo,
100 in Graham and 149 in Apache.
Greenlee scores 181 and Gila 189. The
average for the state is ITO.
We have 1920 pupils in high and
graded schools, or 2.23 per cent of
the total in the state. We have tax
valuation Of $17,972 in this county for
every child we have in school.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-09
SCHOLARSHIP PRIZE
TO BE AWARDED MARCH 13

In memory of her husband, the late
DIR. Percival Lowell, the founder and
first director of the Lowell Obser-
vatory, Mrs. Constance S. Lowell es-
tablished some years ago a scolar-
ship prize at the Northern Arizona
Normal school. This prize is award
ed every year on DR.. Lowell's birth
day, the 18th of March. Being him.
self an eminent astronomer and math-
ematician, with keen interest in all
things educational, it is fitting that
this memorial to DR.. Lowell should
have been established here in Flag
staff where he labored so effectively
in carrying on his scientific pursuits,
bringing to Arizona and Flagstaff
an international fame through the
results of the researches given to the
world by the Lowell Observatory.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-09

man; Frank Chisholm, Clarence Pull
liam.
Entertainment: w. d. Draine, chair
man; Carl Dickinson, George Myers
Subcommittee will be appointed
later, as need for them develops.
The local boys expect there will be
at least 1000 delegates and former
service men and their friends in Flag
staff for the three days. Then be-
cause so many of the entertainment
features will be open to the public in
general, it is believed there will be
hundreds of others here from nearby
towns to take in the festivities. The
governor and other state officials are
expected.
The railroads have granted a rate
of one cent mile for all delegates.
This will help swell the attendance.
Besides, Flagstaff's delightful, cool
summer climate, which contrasts IA
vorably with that of any other Sec
tion of the state, will add to the de-
sire to come here, where one can have
all the fun he can take in without
the slightest physical discomfort be-
cause of heat.
Officers of Mark A. Moore post:
w. G. Carlson, commander; w. D.
Draine, vice-commander; ]. B. Ric-
kel, adjutant; George w. Negray,
treasurer; Fred E. Browning, serg-
cant at arms.
Flagstaff wants the convention. She
is sending no half-hearted invitation.
If the boys meet here this year they
will want to come again.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-09

camping facilities as electric lights
splendid water, plenty of fire-wood
reading, lounging, bath and toilet
rooms, added to our delightful eli.
mate and the many scenic attractions
within easy auto distance, it will bt
hard for them to tear themselves
away.
Their, of course, there is our big
state university-normal summer schoo
with seven or eight hundred pupili
here during the eight to ten weeks il
midsummer.
The state convention of the Amer
lean Legion will be held here early
in June. This will likely bring a
least thousand visitors here for tht
better part of the week.
Times will be good here this sum
rner, no doubt of that. And will
that sure prospect in view, it is 1
good time for every one of us to re
solve, right now, that whatever W.
can do to make our present good time!
even better, and especially whateve'
we can do to make the stay among
us of the tourists and visitors morl
pleasant, happy and comfortable, tina
we will do with hearty good will ant
enthusiasm.
Let's all be happy. And let's al
learn to smile and keep the smile
working, every day, where everyon
who drops into town can see it ant
get cheer from it.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-09
EAST IS FAR FROM
WEST IN OPINIONS ON
WATER BOND ISSUE

In the opinion of eastern attorneys
to whom the question was submitted
by city council, Flagstaff cannot is
sue new water bonds in excess of
$395,000 The western attorneys to
whom the same question was submit
ted, gave as their opinion that bonds
of $489,OO0 could be issued, bringing
the entire bonded indebtedness of the
city up to 19 per cent of its assessed
valuation.
The water Improvement plans as
made by Engineers Burns & McDon-
nell, call for maximum of $472,000.
Thus, it will be seen, under the
ruling Of the eastern attorneys, the
amount of bonds that can be issued
falls $4,000 short of the engineers
estimate.
The western attorneys apparently
do not seriously consider the various
angles in the law which differentiate
between the kinds of bonds a town
Or city NAV issue. But city council,
wishing to be absolutely on the safe
side, will undoubtedly abide by the
decision of the eastern attorneys. 1t
is felt that we can for the time being
get along without the additional pipe
line from city springs to the new res
ervoir, depending for a few years
more on the present line. This will
bring the cost of improvement well
within the 1896, 900 the eastern attor-
neyS say we can safely bond for. But
IN all other respects, council hopes to
improve exactly in line with the rec
concentrations of Burns & Mcdonnell,
hl1iIdino tha new ~ 000 000 gallon
reservoir, making needed alterations
and improvements in the intake sys-
tenn at city springs and enlarging and
extending the distribution system
here in the city.
Another reason, aside from the
desire not to take the slightest chance
in getting beyond the law, that actu-
ates council in preferring the decision
of the eastern attorneys is that
should the other opinion be adopted,
it would close the eastern bond market
to our bond issue and we probably
would not he able to sell our bonds at
so favorable rate. The eastern bond
market is usually better than the
western, it is pointed out, and 1t is
likely we can ge much better terms
if the bonds are sold in the east.
Council hopes to get all prelim-
inaries out of the way, definite pro-
gram mapped out, and have the bond
proposition up for election within a
short time so that there will be no de-
lay in getting actual work started in
time to fill our new reservoir next
spring and go into next summer with
no fear of water famine.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-09

Work on the new city high school
will not be completed before the mid
die or latter part of the summer, and
there is a good-sized payroll in con-
nection with that.
Building the Flagstaff-Angell sec
ton of the National Old Trails, at a
cost of $158,000, will soon begin.
That will greatly help swell the tide
of business.
The improvement work to be done
on the new city recreation park, in
cluding the building of grandstand
and dance hall, ball grounds, race
track and dam for the new lake,
will help some more.
Undoubtedly the water works inn
provement bonds will be voted within
the next few weeks, resulting in the
expenditure of three to four hundred
thousand dollars, great deal of
which will get into rapid circulation
here.
Then, with the new entertainment
and recreation features at city park,
right next to the tourist camp grounds
many of the improvements being de-
signed to make the tourists more COM
Portable and happy, these tourists
will make longer stays here and more
and more of them, as word goes out
among them that we have the best
camping grounds in the United States,
will make it point to stop here as
long as possible. For with such
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-09
MINNIE! MINNIE!
NOW WHAT WILL THAT
WOMAN DO NEXT /?

All our staff poets being drunk, we
can't carry out our first thought--a
plan to have immortalized in rhyme
that would lilt to the tune of "Fair
Alice, Ben Bolt" the pathetic tale un-
folded in the following recently print
ed in the Los Angeles Examiner:
When a wife kicks her hus-
bands dog around it may be a
sign of jealousy but it is not a
ground for a divorce.
So ruled Judge Summerfield
yesterday when he declined to
grant a decree to L. B. Lanahan,
who was suing Minnie Lanahan
on the ground of cruelty.
"This may be a first-class case
for the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals, but it is
not much of cause for divorce"
said the judge.
"Was the wife jealous of the
dog?" he asked, referring to the
Airedale pet of the plaintiff.
"She would kick the dog when
her husband wasn't around" re-
piled the plaintiffs attorney.
Lanahan also declared that
money he gave his wife, including
his pay checks, she turned over to
another man.
An amended complaint will be
filed on the ground of desertion.
1t might have taken some distor-
ton of facts to sing about Fair Min
ME to Ben Bolt. Because Minnie
wasn't so awful fair, unless she's per-
oxided up a lot since she left Flag
staff. But the Bolt part would work
into the song, all right, because we
seem to remember that she bolted.
Just about the time w. H. Morse,
painter and check artist bolted. And
when the sheriff unbolted them from
the same apartment in st. Louis Min
ME was pretty mad-not because
Morse was taken away from her to be
brought back here and sent to the
state penitentiary, where he now is,
but because when Morse was arrested
in st. Louis he was in the act of
pawning Minnie's hustle and some of
the other garments she wore in the
same region.
Flagstaff people will be glad to
note from the above that Minnie evil
dently went back to living with Lam
ahan after Morse was extradited from
her st. Louis boudoir, but they'll Won
der hard why he had to fall back on
a cruelty to animals charge in asking
for a divorce.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-09

Loren said he couldn't give five
reasons as there are only four in
his family. Which cost him money.
Mart explained that when he was
a boy there were always dozen fell
lows standing around while he was
working telling him what he had to
do, so he decided when he grew up
he'd be doctor. Another reason was
the nice rigs doctors always drove
around in. Third, the wonderful
privilege of getting up in the middle
of the night to answer calls appealed
to him. Fourth, of the many things
he could do this was the one at which
he could make the least money and,
fifth, because by being doctor he
could help his fellow-men and get to
be a Rotarian before there were any
Rotary clubs.
Bert said city council had received
an opinion from the attorneys as to
how much the city can be bonded to
pay for the needed improvements to
the water system and that council in
tends to move fast SO that everything
will be in readiness to begin actual
work by June 1.
Fred said he is like the optimist
who was told by the doctor he only
had short time to live, and "then
the son of a gun began to read con-
tinued stores" His talk was in line
with Chairman Joe's statement that
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-09

the Harvey people, about to start an
automobile stage line from Grand
Canyon to Flagstaff, ask the cooper
alton of the county in providing a
good road to Flagstaff and as good
roads as possible in other directions
from Flagstaff. Fred said he be-
lieves the National Old Trails, east
and west highway, is the most i'm
portant in the state and certainly
Should be regarded as the most i'm
portant in this county and given first
choice in the expenditure of road
money; that next in Importance is the
road from Maine to Grand Canyon,
the Oak Creek highway being third.
In view of the vast amounts or money
this county has spent on roads, with
none of them really permanent, it
would have been wise to long ago
have adopted a program of building
at least mile or two of permanent
rock road each year. He called at
tention to the fact that, while Yav-
apai county has better roads than
ours, Yavapai county is only one
fourth as large and has seven times
the wealth of Coconino. There Is a
growing spirit of cooperation mani
Tested toward Flagstaff by the Har-
vey and Santa Fe people which, he
said, should be reciprocated by us and
we should make especial efforts to
Continued on Page Two.)
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-09
DR.. McMULLEN SMILES
IN CITY OF CLEVELAND

The Cleveland Plain-D Dealer of Mon
day, February 26th, contains very
life-like picture of DR.. L. B. McMul-
len, the popular president of the
Northern Arizona Normal school, ta-
ken during his attendance at the
national meeting of educators. Pres
ident McMullen returned Sunday from
the convention and was called to
Phoenix the same day to attend a
meeting of the state board of edu-
cation.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-09
MRS. ]. A. LAMPORT VERY ILL

Mrs. James Lamport, who came
home few days ago from Albuquer-
que, where she recently underwent a
surgical operation, was very low Sat-
urday night and her husband sent
word to the children, asking them all
to come home. Two of the boys,
George and jim, came up from Sc
ligman and Mrs. Fred Croxen came
home from the Reno ranger station,
arriving here Monday night after
long tedious trip by way of Roose-
velt dam and Phoenix. The patient
was a little better the first of the
week, but has shown little improve
ment since then and is still in very
critical state.
Well all have more money il we
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-09
SENATOR NORRIS TO INSPECT
THE COLORADO RIVER AREA

An inspection of the Colorado river
reclamation and power project will be
made by Senator Norris, republican,
Nebrasa, chairman of the senate agri-
culture committee. He will leave Fri
day with an undetermined itinerary
along the Colorado river and later will
visit California.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-09
ROTARIANS HEAR NEW
NORMAL BOARD ARE FOR
GROWTH AND PROGRESS

Doan kept their toes at Tuesdays Rotary
meeting and swung the pendulum from Loren Cres whom he
asked five good why he tailor to Mart Fronske
had likewise eucdae why he became doctor; then to
who spoke briefly about the proposed water de-
velopmens Fred Breen who built highways the Carl
Mayhew who discussed the coming American Legion convention
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-09

George Black, Jr., left on Wednes-
day for his ranches in Sedona, driving
down by way of Ashfork in his au-
to truck. He will spend the summer
there, making many Improvements in
his ranches and orchards. His daugh-
ter will remain here until the close
of school.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-09
LESTER FLICK NOW
ASSISTANT POSTMASTER

Miss Lutte Paxton, postmaster,
this week announced that she has ap-
pointed Lester Fleck assistant post
master, to become effective next
Thursday. She sent word of his ap-
pointment to Washington this week.
Lester is the oldest attache, in point
of service, at this office, having been
connected with it for six years.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-09

Forest Supervisor Ed Miller is in
Phoenix this week attending the
meeting of the Arizona Cattlemen's
association, representing District For
ester F. C. Pooler. He addressed the
members on Wednesday.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-09

Recent visitors here: Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Baca, VIM. Pardue and wife, Phoe-
nix; C. w. Simmons, Bellemont; Will
fred G. Austen, Holbrook; Ralph P.
Stamon, Fort Apache.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-09
NO COUE STUFF ABOUT
THIS; FLAGSTAFF WILL
SUREHAVE GOOD TIMES

Everything points to unusually good times for Flagstaff dur
ing this coming spring and The lumber mills
ing blast with lot of orders ahead and it possible
not be long before they double shift.
There paving to be finished here this spring. with
that can't help but brighten things bit.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-09

Recent Flagstaff visitor: George
Apperson, Jr., Robert F. Martin, w.
F. Tate, Phoenix; Charles H. Jennings,
j. j. Cole, Holbrook.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-09

Texas Hughey, who robbed Harry
Wilste's pool hall, will plead guilty
before Judge J. E. Jones today.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-09

Well all have more money il we
keep our money at home.