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The Coconino sun., 1924-12-26

ballroom to music received from
broadcasting stations in various
cities in the United States.
AS the ship is due to sail from
San Francisco for her voyage
across the Pacific on December
30, it is expected that her pas
sengers will have been thoroughly
imbued with the Christmas spirit
before leaving port.
Presents for many of the pas
sengers were confided to officers
on board the ship by relatives and
friends at New York, which was
left December 4, and similar con-
signments of gifts were to be put
aboard at Les Angeles harbor,
December 90 and at San Fran
cisco, December %.
Details of the arrangements for
this. unique Christmas ait sea are
in the hands OF the cruise depart
ment of the American Express
Company. which also has charge of
the shore excursions 10 be made by
the Belgenland' travellers in the
Ia countries they are to visit in
the course of their $4,000 mile
voyage. which ends at New York in
April,
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and wreaths, mistletoe to be dis
creedy hung from chandeliers, and
foliage from Pacific coast gar
dens ard greenhouses, will form
the base Of decorations in this
unusual Christmas festival at sea-
The trees are TO be set up in
various parts of the ship, and will
be revealed, in brilliant illumina-
tions of particolored lights, on
Christmas Eve. They will glitter
with tinsel and pgetty baublss and
trinkets from the smart shops Of
Paris and Brussels. boitght weeks
before especially for this occasion.
While the principal trees will be
placed in the ships lounge, ball
room and smoking om-the lat
ter for crusty bachelors there
will be o special tree in the child
ren's playroom, to be hing with
stockings. all well filled. The
ships crew also, will have tree.
There Will be special music, ter
minating in glaes, to be sung about
the decks at midnight, as well az
entertainments in various parts Of
the ship, tuned to tastes of those
who are to attend them.
Dancing will take place IN the
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cisco street and farther from Rail
loau avenue. The advantage in the
latter is that the snow banks north
Of the present freight house, blocking
part of Railroad avenue.
just what improvements viii be
made III the freight hotlse cannot be
said now. but it likely will be re-
placed with a larger building con-
St ueted ii harmony with the new de-
pot.
1t is understood that the present de-
pot will be torn down altogether.
There was thought Of using it for
freight offices, but that has been dis
carded.
When the new freight house is
ready, the freight offices will be
moved there instead Of, as at present
occupying part Of the denot.
The location of the new depot was:
chosen, it is understood, partly to
make a convenient location for Haf
vey house, in the event enc Is bull
here Il it is, it will be on the ives:
end CT the new depot, between LIE
roux and Beaver streets.
The present depot plans, it IS said
are the fourth that have been drawn.
The news that Flagstaff at last i
to have a new depot will be received
With elation here. Flagetaff needs
{, and it viii be more in keeping with
ne splendid reputation and progress
tveness Of the great Santa E'e railway
ystenl.
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OF FLAGSTAFF
WATER CASE AND CURE

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10 t.wn without loss or leakage all
IN one fourth the time now re4ulrcH
and with carrying capacity TWO aiie
0ne-half times larger.
Instead OF the constant fear and
dread Of water famine, a thing wh7cl
checks and hampers our natural
growth we can say to the indu tries
ne have, and to others seeking a To-
cation, and to tourists, home seekers
and to the world at large: Come
here. for we are building the founda
ton for bigger and better city, one
with ample water, OF the highest
purity ard in quS nI;t,eS for every use.
TO effect this transformation the
patient must take the whole prescrip-
ton, partial dose only pTelongs tn9
agony. To leave out the development
OF the springs, or the main pipe line
or the reservoir or the arteries IN
town would jeopardize the whole case
One link ii the chain cannot be left
out or the whole result would be
weakened and injured.
The cost Of this prescription is
nigh; all good things come high. Near
ly hall million dollars IS quite q
sum but at that it is costing less per
capita than the original water plant
cost Is years ago. Are you unwilling
to do as mpch as the 1900 people did
ia 1898?
it is far easier now with the favor
able rates for water as the railroad
and larger industries will pay 20
conts per thousand gallons, thus Civ
ing the city or patient its money back
along with the restoration of its
health. In other words you are merely
asked to loan the city or patient
enough money at a low rate of in
terest to have the prescription filled.
Have you this much faith in your pa
tient or will you sit idly by seeing
Flagstaff writhe in agony, unable to
hold up her head when plenty of good
water is all she needs to make her the
hest city in the southwest, the envy
Of other communities, who are less
fortunately located. Ladies and gen
tlemen, study the prescription care
fully for upon your decision on the
seth, Flagstaff will be either up and
forward or down and backward. Our
advice as your consulting engineering
physician, is, take che prescription.
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is not overlooking the highways and
the byways and we expect him to
bring the balance personally in his
visit TO Ieupp next Wednesday eve
ning.
Train No. was about six hours
late on Friday, and as that is Leupp s
only first-class mail train, it made a
second trip TO Canyon Diablo neces.
sary for the carrier.
School enrolment continues to in
crease with the latest figures at $50.
Marvin Young, who attends Normal
school at Flagstaff, is spending tie
Christmas vacation at the home Of
his brother, Billy Young OF the Leupp
trading post.
VIM. Babbitt Of Flagstaff, passed
through here ore day this week OH
his way to the Babbitt ranch.
With Rev. A. K. Locker as escort,
two OF cur Navajo men were taken to
Fort Defiance for treatment at the
eve, ear, nose and throat hospital.
Macus Kan,lho drove them to Canyon
Diablo Monday morning ard they
went from there by train. Both IN
dians live IN the Cornfield neighbor-
hood and their names are Dagar and
Billy Williams.
VIM. Young, Ieupp trader, was at
tending 70 business IN Winstow the
latter part Of the week.
George Greelef, assistant engineer,
spent couple Of days in flagstaff
laet week, acting as Interpreter at the
hearing of Navajo Jim in MS cattie
rustling case.
Several times lately hes Leupp been
visited b. what might be termed
atistocrat beggars. a new sort Of
stery seems epidemic and that IS the
tale that the charity seeker has JUST
been robbed A few days since an
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Let PP DEP 4 r T IA Z " T

Plumbing, Heating, Timing
Radios ana Parts, Auto Necessities

Mr.. ard Mrs. Williamson and son
Billy returned late Monday from
their au5o trip to Camp Verde. They
were considerably hindered by snow
and bad roads beyond Flagstaff, and
n4d to drive around by Prescott.
Little Noble, . school boy about
seven years old, died Tuesday at the
agency hospital, from complications
following pneumonia He had been
Ill for couple Of weeks. The body
was clothed IN a school uniform,
placed in neat handmade caSkst and
buried in the new cemetery pot near
the mission BY Rev. A. X. Locker and
helpers from the school. Word of his
illness had been sent, but the parents
living miles away, did not receive it,
and they made long trip to the
agency Saturday to learn particulars.
Sometime ago we mentioned thar
al but one pupil Of last years en-
rollmant, were again in school. That
one arrived Saturday from some dis
ta.t part of the reservation, thus
making the record complete.
Decker Yezzie made trip into the
Castle Butte section, and was absent
several days last week.
Mrs. A. C. Grant was quite i'll a
Gay or two recently.
A representative Of the Arnold
Pickle company was calling on pos
pective customers IN Leupp on Thurs
day.
hrs. Ea1l Worcester is quite pro
ficient N making wax flowers, and
has lateiy given Of her time to teach
the work - a class of Indian chi dren.
Thew take to this sort Of things very
readily and TIE boys seem fully as
adopt as the girls.
Tie amount Of mail with which the
truck comes loaded down each mail
day, would indicate that Santa Claus
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AN ORDER PROVIDING FOR THE
ADVERTISEMENT FOR SALE
AND SALE OF S475,0O0 WATER
WORKS EXTENSION BONDS OF
THE TOWN OF FLAGSTAFF.
COCONINO COUNTY, ARIZONA
THE QUESTION OF AUTHORIz
ING MAYOR AND COUNCIL TIC
ISSUE SAID BONDS TO BE SUB
MITTED At A SPECIAL BOND
ELECTION TO BE HELD IN AND
FOR SAID TOWN THE 50TB
DAY OF DECEMBER, A. D. 1924
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Counci.
have called a special election of the
qualified taxpaying electors of tbs
Town Of Flagstaff, Arizona, to be
held the 30th day Of December, A. D
1924, for the purpose Of submitting Il
aid electors the question Of issuing
the Municipal Coupon Bonds Of said
Town in the total principal sum of
$475, 10000 for the purpose of provid-
ing funds with which to extend and
improve the waterworks system now
owned and operated by said Town,
and
WHEREAS, it is necessary for The
preservation of the public peace.
health and safety that said bonds be
issued and funds be available for the
extension and improvement of sait
water works system at the earlies.
possible time.
NOW, THEREFORE,, BE 1T RE
SOLVED AND ORDERED BY TIL
COMMON COUNCIL OF THF
Town OF FLAGSTAFF, COCONI
70 COUNTY, ARIZONA, AS FOL
LOWS:
/. That anticipating a favorable
vote at the election referred to in the
sreamble hereof and for the purpose
9f providing funds with which to ex
END and improve the waterworks sys
tem of said Town, there shall be adj
vertised for sale and sold in a man.
Ter provided by law the negotiable
coupon bonds of said Town in the ag-
gregate principal amount of $475,-
900, comprised of 475 bonds, number
ed from one to ATS, inclusive, of the
denomination of $1,000 each; dated
January 1, 1926, bearing interest at
the rate of five and one half per
centum per annum, payable semi an
nually, the first days of January and
July of each year and maturing ser
tally in numerical order as follows:
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CCGEIg'l' REASONS GWEN
AT WATER MEETING WHY
WE SHOULD VOTE BONDS
Continued from Pare Onal

tions obtaining in 1898 when the first
water bonds were Issued, to conditions
now. This contrast il ILLUMINATING.
In 1898 Flags. .af4, WITH a tax
able v@luatSon OF . lit lie more
than see eco voted water + nds
OF $l05,000. Us valuation n.w is
$3.50, 90, ard the b0nas 70 5e
voted are $l75 0G0. Thus, new,
with nine times tn taxarIe prop
erty we had in 1898, we are ask
ed 10 vote only toar and a half
times as much bonds as then. In
1898 he Iand5 voted Fep. esenied
er.y here; today, the $4T5,t89
asked for represents only SiZS on
every Sl000 Of property.
Yet, we have paid the interest
and almost all Of the primo pal on
the bonds voted in 1898 ard IN
tirely out of the earnings of The
water department, witaout u sim
gle direct tax levy for the pur-
pose.
M. Shpher called attention to The
fact that our mills, representirg al
He cited the fact that one, the flag
staff, will either have to close or move
elsewhere unless we have more water
He cited the fact that ane, the FLAG.
staff Lumber Co., is very likely tc
move to Mormon lake if present con
ditions continue. These big mills
cannot compete to advantage under
present conditions with lumber manu-
facturers elsewhere that do not have
this great additional expense invoiyec
in securing water. Besides, the lac
of fire protection is a big factor il
whether the mills will re
main here or move where there is al
abundance OF water.
Iir, Slipher also called attention to
the annual fight in the S ate 'egisla
ture against appropriations for tn
Flagstaff Normal school. He asked
if any of his heatcrs supposed f1r :;
moment that the enemies OF the schoo
would fail-in the event the bends arr
not votod-to make capital OF the fac
that there is a scarcity Of water here
necessitating the restriction Of facuit>
and students to only one bath week
and the lack, also, of fire protection
NJ. Mcdonnell in The course OF hi
address, said that So to 70 per cen
Of all the bond money voted would h
spent right here in Flagstaff fer la
5or and such supplies as may be OBJ
tained here. He said that building the
and doing the other work
in the Improvement plan
would take the better part Of a yeal
Xy..a ui,e
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running in front of the depot between
it and Railroad avenue, accessible to
baggage, express and waiting rooms.
Track changes necessitated by the
new depot will be extensive. The two
main line tracks will be next TO the
depot on the south side. South OF
hem Will be d long west-bound pass
ing track, diverging east from the
main west-bound track near Beaver
street, Running west from the west
bound passing track and leaving it II
the southeast part of town will be
another track on which will be the
scale Ito be moved from its present
locat:on). This track will tap the wye
and then run past the water tank and
on west to connect with the Ari-
coma Lumber & Timber Co. railroad.
Diyerging from it at the water tank
VIII be the switch to the Central
Commercial Co. building.
There will be no yard tracks north
of the main line west Of San Fran
cisco street. A long passing track will
leave the east-bound main line track
directly east OF San Francisco street.
iTarther east storage track will run
cast past the Union Oil and Standard
Oil company plants.
1t Is likely that the freight depot
will be moved farther west and south.
This will bring it nearer San Fran
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ORDER AND NOTICE FOR SPE-
CIAL BOND ELECTION TO BE
HELD IN THE TOWN OF FLAG
STAFF, ARIZONA, ON BOTH DAY
Of DECEMBER, A d. 1924.
ORDINANCE NO. 262
IAN ORDINANCE CALLING A SPE.
CIAL ELECTION IN AND FOR
THE TOWN OF FLAGSTAFF
C0CONrNO COUNTY, ARIZONA
FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUB
MITTING TO THE PROPERTY
TAX PAYERS WHO ARE IN ALL
OTHER RESPECTS QUALIFIED
ELECTORS OF SAID TOWN,
THE QUESTION OF BORROW
ING MONEY AND ISSUING
BONDS OF SAID TOWN IN THE
AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL SUM
OF FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS
($475, ,O00) AND THEREBY IN
CUR AN INDEBTEDNESS IN EX-
CESS OF FOUR PER CENTUM
OF THE VALUE OF TIE TAX.
ABLE PROPERTY IN SAID
TOWN, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
PROVIDING FUNDS WITH
WHICH 10 EXTEND AND IN
PROVE THE WATERWORKS
SYSTEM NOW OWNED AND
OPERATED BY SAID TOWN
PROVIDING THE TERN OF
SAID BONDS, THE RATE OF IN
TEREST TO BE PAID THEREON.
WHEN SUCH INTEREST SHALL
BE PAID, THE DATE OF MA
TURITY OF SAID BONDS, FIX
ING THE DETAILS OF SAID
ELECTION AND REPEATING
ALL ORDINANCES, ORDERS OR
RESOLUTIONS OF SAID TOWN
IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
TOWN OF FLAGSTAFF, COCONI,
NO COUNTY, ARIZONA, AND THE
MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL
THEREF, AS FOLLOWS:
Section / That a special election IS
}ereby called and ordered to be held
It the City Hall in the Town of Flag.
taft, Coconino County, Arizona. or
Tuesday, to-wit: the Both day Of De.
cember A. D. 1924, between the
hours of A. NJ. and P. NJ. for the
purpose of submitting to the propert!
.axpayers who are in all other re
poets qualified electors Of the saic
own for their vote and determination
t said election the following ques
ton:
Question:
Shall the Town of Flagstaff, Coco
nino County, Arizona, be authorize
TO borrow money and issue coupe
bonds Of said town in the aggregatt
principal sum of Four Hundred Seven
ty-Five Thousand Dollars (S475,000
and thereby incur an indebtedness IN
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/ "over land" traveller appeared in the
Hgency begging for hand outs. be
was we'll ard walmly cad, and when
given an order for lunch he became
officious and demanded meal and
was getting away with the bluff until
the superintendent was advised, and
the self iE,Tited visitor was hustled
off the agency in short order, in fact
given rhe honor of attendants, IN the
persons Of Indian policemen. The
latest experience of the sort was the
visit of pair, travelling in state in
a fine sedan, who stopped ct the trad
ing posts and told the same sort Of
story as did the wandering Jew
mentioned above-that of having
plenty Of money but were recently
robbed. The automobile couple claim
ed to have no funds whatever and
wanted food, but refused an offer of
bread, evidently wishing nothing but
meal service.
Diseiplinarian Clarence Taptuka
is undisputed' authority on the tenn
perature Of the weather last Saturday.
He was driving to Winslcw and
When several miles out had the mis-
fortune to break spring III his car.
BY the tir3e that word was sent into
town and another brought out, and
placed n the auto it was late at
night and the travellers had suffered
considerably from the bitter cold.
Nj. and Mrs. Williamson ana son
aTove into t0eSA Sunday for the after
noon.
Chief Clerk George LeMieux Wis
.itcd ia Flag taft over Sunday.
Err. Richardson, father of Mrs VIM
Young, viii make his homo with the
latter heEe in Leppp this winter.
White wc had no sign Of storm, this
section Suffered the effects OF tho
hlirasId ard freezing weather OF
farther east, last Thursday and Fri
dav. The nights seemed e pee ally
cid, and tho days plenty nippy. It
was said to be two above in Leupp
last Saturday night.
Mr.. Meyer, . typewriter and sewing
machine expert repair man, was look
lag for business in Leupp last week.
His home is in Globe.
4 noteworthy experiment is being
tried out By Super sltendent Marble
and his helpers. It mas been recently
mentioned il this column chat the
agency herd cf 1000 sheep is being
winfeTed in the Red Lake neighbor-
hood, having been moved down from
Castle Butte. The lake itself, is com
pletely dry At present, because of hav-
ing been drained by the Maqui was'l
which lately changed its course.
There is found to be an underflow Of
water st depth Of about ten feet
and the lake bsd and low land ad-
iacent. is being plowed NJ and pre-
pared for planting of alfalfa and other
forage. The soil is sandy and with
moisture from below it is expected -
prove much more productive than THE
red adobe soil near the agency
where forage crops have been more o,
lees a failure. Red Lake is about ;
miles northwest Of Leupp, on the
Graibi road.
Wayiaud Crisp and Burr William
drove over TO Polacci last week On
business connected with the erection
of a Windmill at Red Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taptuka are enjoying
new Chrya'er pfaeton of fivo-pas-
senger service. 1t was purchaseI
from Winslow Saturday in time fo1
Christmas.
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excess Of four per centum Of the val
ue of the taxable property in said
town for the purpose, Of providing
funds with which to extend and inn
prove the waterworks system now
owned and operated by said town. The
said bonds to be 475 in number, num-
bered from / to 475 inclusive, Of The
denomination Of $1,000 each, dated
January I, 1925, bearing interest at
the rate Of five and one half per
centum per annum, payable semi-an-
nually, the first days Of January and
July Of each year and maturing ser
tally in numerical order as follows:
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Z = /
p Neptune will meet at sea
ss@g1,M on Christmas Eve in one
EE231 of the oldest celebrations
of the holiday that will take place
this year.
Although many leagues from
land, on the broad Pacific, the
participants in the Christmas
party at which this meeting will
take place will hear music,
speeches. applause and laughter
from many Christmas gatherings
on shore, through the magic
medium of the radio, a circum-
stance in itself probably without
parallel to date in Christmas cele-
brations
The scene Of this extraordinary
Christmas gathering will be on
beard the big Red Star liner
Belgenland. cruising around the
world, and enroute from San Fran
cisco to Hawaii and the Orient.
Those who will attend will include
the ships $50 cruise passengers,
from various sections OF the United
States, and also her crew of $50.
Christmas trees from the forests
Of California, holly for gaFlands
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DEPARTMENT or THE INTEREoR

U. S. Land Office at Phoenix, Ariz.
December 10, 1924.
NOTICE is hereby given that LLOYD
/. Hubbard, Of Flagstaff, arizona, who
on April |, 1920, made forest home
5tead entry (List 3-438O), No. 045859
tor S3aN1aNW5l, N1aS15NW4, Sec
ION 90, Township 22N., Range DE-, G
& S r. Meridian, has filed notice Of
intention to make three year proof, tc
establish claim to the land above de
5cribed, before Tom J.. Rees, U. S
Commissioner, at Flagstaff, Arizona
IA The Goth day Of January, 1925.
Claimant names as witnesses: Les
ter Slayton, John F. Lawson, Charlie
Grolich, William G. Adams, ali OF
Flags taft, Arizona.
JOHN r. TOWLES, Register.
12-19-5t
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January l, 1867 (Optional) . 21,00C
January 1, 1858 {OptionaD -, $4,000
January /, 1859 Optional 23,00C
january /, 1860 (Optioaal) - 25.O00
January /, 1861 OPTIONAL 25,00o
January /, 1852 (Optienal) -. 27,0G0
January 1, 1868 (0ptional) -. 27ooo
January /, 1864 (Optional) - 10000
january 1, 1865 (OptionaD .- 10000
Provided, however, that all Of said
bonds maturing subsequent to Jan
uary 1, 1856, may be redeemed at the
option of said town or on any in
terest paying date after January /
1856, both principal Of ard interest
upon said bonds being payable in gold
coin Of the United States of America
at the Chase National Bank in the
City ard State OF New York.
g. That sealed proposals will be
received by said Council for the pur
chase of said bonds on Monday
the 10Th day of January, A. D. 1924
1t the hour of o'clock p NJ, at the
Council Chambers in the Town Hal
of said town, at which time and plaos
he Council will meet for the purpose
If considering all bids received for the
2ulchase OF said bonds and Of tallins
such action thereon as may be deemed
advisable. the Council reserving the
right to reject any and all bids re
ceived, and sell said bonds at private
ale. No bid for the purchase Of said
bonds at a price less than the pa
'alue thereof, with all accrued in
crest thereon to the date Of their de
VERY, viii be considered, and al
bids for Che purchase of said bonds
aust be unconditional and accompan
ed by a certified check drawn on q
ancaal DARK III an amount equal L,
i've per cent Of the total amount Of
'uch bid; the aid check to be payable
20 the town treasurer Of said town
nd the cheek OF the successful bid
er shall be retained by the Council
and forfeited in the event the bidder
does not take up and pay for said
bonds when rendered to said bidder By
said town.
9. That a cory of this order shall
be published for four consecutive
weeks in The Coconino Sun inmed-
ateIy preceding the date set for the
said sale. and the town clerk is here
by charged with the duty Of effect
lating this provision.
4. That this resolution and order
shall be entered upon the records Of
the Council and inasmuch as it is
necessary for the immediate preser-
vation Of the public peace, health and
safety that the bonds mentioned here
in be sold as socn as possible, an
emergency is hereby declared to
exist and this resolution and order
shall be in full force and effect i'm
mediately upon its passage and ap-
prevail
Approved: L. w. CRESS, Mayor
(SEAL)
Attest: c. T. PULuAM, City Clerk.
12-19-5t
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JANTA CLAUS ard Father
Neptune will meet at sea
on Christmas Eve in one
Of the oldest celebrations
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SANTA (FE) WILL GIVE US
NEW DEPOT THIS YEAR

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Attest: c. T. PULLIAM, City Clerk.
12-19-5t