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The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26

tinue throughout the en-.
tire length of the piston's
stroke.
This permits the motor
to start quickly-to accel-
crate with a swift, vibra.
tionless pick-up-a and to
attain an even, gliding
speed.
If a better gasoline were
possible it would be made
by the Union Oil Compa>
ny, and sold wherever YOU
see the sign Union Case.
line" AT Union Oil service
stations and independent
dealers of the first class
everywhere.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26
COUNTY CHRONOLOGY
= Compiled from the Files of The
. Coconino Sun, Twenty Years I
= Ago This Week. I
y . q = = = = = = = %$% . =

Miss Laura Wallace home from
Congress, where she'd been teaching.
Miss Emma Greenburg home from
the Crown King school, near. Jerome
Junction, where she taught.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Anderson have
a son.
Alex Johnston of Williams is the
guest of friends here.
Frank Stein has sold his residence
to Mrs. j. K. Gayman and will move
to the Veit home on North Leroux.
t. x. Pulliam's mother leaves for
her old home at Eureka Springs, Ark,
for visit.
Mrs. S. S. Acker and two daughters
go to Michigan to visit.
j. W. Jones and sons, Dick and OFT,
go to Las Vegas, New, to see how
things there are.
Pearl, year-old daughter of T.
G. Schnebley, rancher south of here,
met frightful death when she was
thrown from her pony and dragged
nearly a mile.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26
$40O, 900 THEATER is BEING
PLANNED FOR PHOENIY

Plans for the erection of new
theater at Phoenix at a cost of $400,-
900. were announced by Harry A.
Mace, managing director of the Rick
ards and Mace Amusement enter
prises. Construction work will be
started within the next few weeks, the
announcement said
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26

Judge: Why did you run down this
man in broad daylight on perfectly
straight stretch of road E?
"Your Honor my windshield was
almost totally obscured with Safety
First stickers
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26

People who are accustomed to serv-
ice, call at the Powder Puff Beauty
parlor, Nackard building. Phone 100
for appointment for expert marcelling
and other beauty work. #
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26
KILLED IN SELF DEFENSE

"Justifiable and necessary homi-
eide was the verdict of the coroner's
jury called to investigate shooting
affair on the Santa Maria in Yavapai
county in which "Mack" McKelvie was
shot to death by H. NJ. TEX" Elliott,
who according to the evidence intro
1uced to the jury, had been engaged
by Dick Taylor, proprietor Of the
Royal pool hall at Granite and Good
win streets, Prescott, to operate q
still for him on the Harry Eckert
ranch.
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You're better than Darwin, my chorus
miss,
You, with your eyes, your smile and
kiss.
While he made me Of a monkey
You've made a monkey Of me.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26

Give The Sun your Job Printing.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26

Particular people recommend Flag
staff Dairy milk and cream.
, 1925-05-21
RAWLINS RAISES
MORE THAN QUOTA
FOR ENDOWMENT

Yesterday the American Legion
Endowment Fund committee, headed
by N. r. Greenfield. made the cam
paign for funds in this city. The
campaign IA started at ten o'clock
yesterday morning and closed at
noon. The city was divided into dis
tricts and various committees of Lee
gionaires were assigned to each dis
trict.
Last night when the results of the
drive were checked up it was found
that this city had more than raised
her quota. The quota assigned here
was 5000.
Plans are 10Y being made for a
campaign to be carried on in Parco
within the next couple days at which
it is believed that the quota of 500
assigned to that town will be raised
without difficulty.
The money raised in Rawlins yes
terday has beer sent to State head
quarters of the American Legion and
by them will be forwarded to Ma
tional headquarters. The none will
form a part of the $4,000, 900 endow-
ment fund being raised throughout
the United States by the American
Legion. The income from this en-
dowment fund will be used for the
benefit of widows and orphans of eX-
service men.
, 1925-05-21
BIRTHDAY

MISS Mildred kuykendaII celebrate
ed her 18th birthday by entertaining
a number of her friends at a dancing
party at her home on Tuesday eve
ming. Various colored caps, con-
fetti and whistles helped to make
the evening all the more lively and
enjoyable. A delicious lunch was
served at midnight to the. guests who
were; the Misses Maude Street,
Thelma Carroll, Evelyn Kuykendall.
Abbie Fuller, Ethel Ponds, Allie Hays
Julia McAtee, Margaret Thomas; the
Messrs. Joe Burke, Wallace Fuller,
Maurice Newell, Earl Hoyt, Harry
Fay, c. Conway, ]. r. Swain Jr.. w.
Williams, Frederick: Mrs. Hopper,
Mrs. Chamberlain. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. C~asterline
and Mr.. and Mrs. Sam KuyEendall.
, 1925-05-21
DEATH OF FRANK
REID OCCURRED
ON WEDNESDAY

Frank Reid, 55 years old, one of
the old-timers in Rawlins, died sud
denly from heart trouble shortly af-
ter midnight on Wednesday morning
at the Memorial hospital. The fun
eral services will be held from the
b. p. o. Elk's home at 2:30 tomorrow
afternoon and interment will be made
in the Rawlins cemetery.
Death occurred cry suddenly, for
Mr.. Reid worked Tuesday afternoon
and night and left his place of bust
ness about 1880 Tuesday night.
About twelve o'clock he was standing
in front of the LuXus Cafe talking
to several persons and from there
he walked on down the street. The
heart attack came upon him sudden
ly, after twelve o'clock, while he was
on the street. He was rushed to the
hospital but died very soon after he
reached that place.
The relatives as well as his many
friends in Rawlins were indeed shock
ed and grieved owe his death.
Mr.. Reid came to Rawlins in 1882
As years ago, and has made this city
his home since that time. He was
well known by all the old Raw!ins
residents and he numbered his
friends by his a~cquaintances. He was
a charter member of the b. p. o. Il.
No. sos lodge having been initiated
OF August Is, 1900, the late of the
institution of the lodge in this city.
He has always enjoyed good health
but about two weeks ago he COM
planned of a checking feeling and
was entered in the hospital for a
short time. He seemed in the best of
health and spirits on Tuesday and
was very cordial to his friends late
Tuesday night.
He leaves to mour his death three
sisters, Mrs. Robert Turner and Mrs.
Annie Frew of Rawlins and Mrs. A.
NJ. McFarlane of Portland, Oregon,
and one brother, Charles Reid of this
city.
The heartfelt sympathies of the
whole community go out to the rela-
tives of Frank Reid in the loss of
their brother.
, 1925-05-21
GREAT TIME AT
LIONS BANQUET
TUESDAY NIGHT

On Tuesday evening of this week
the members of the Lions Club held
their regular annual banquet in the
dining room at the Ferris hotel, and
the affair was generally conceded to
excel anything of it's kind thus far
put on by the Lions. At 1880 p. m.
about S5 Lions, ladies and guests
were seated at the 81" shaped ban
Quet table and the merriment began.
Cub Hunt, the Clubs song leader,
Immediately went to work, and every
one participated in singing a num-
Der of the more popular club songs.
The annual banquet is usually held
earlier in the year, but was defer
red to this date in order that the
club might appropriately entertain
District Governor C. H. Ellis of Grey
bull, on the occasion of his visit.
II. II. Nelson, president of the local
club introduced Mr.. Ellis, following
the Introduction of the other guests
present, after which the meeting was
turned over to Cub Higley, who
acted as POSTMASTER.
Johnny Kahookana, the popular To-
cal steel guitar artist, was introduced
for the opening entertainment, and
greatly pleased the audience with
several of his most popular selections.
The Parco quartet, consisting of
Cub Hunt and Messrs. Gray, Over
mar and Arnott rendered two highly
appreciated numbers, following which
Miss L~umsden, accompanied by Mrs.
Bible, sweetly sang some delightful
solos.
Governor Ellis was then called on
for a talk, and while his address was
.-.-..-sI,r H.. Iaaa,,A aF a- ~
tensive program, he nevertheless COW
cred some subjects of vital interest
to the club and t. the community
generally, and did so in a thoroughly
congenial and entertaining I'M
Rotarian II. Breitenstein was next
introduced, and as usual Brit" de-
lighted his audience with two excel
lent solos, accompanied by owe Peter
SON.
Charles Street of Laramie, during
the course of the banquet, accom-
panied by two of his University pals,
Mr.. Garland and Mr.. Burris, favored
the Lions and their guests with some
poppy and entertaining vocal selec-
lions.
As a fitting climax to an excellent
program. Mrs. jenkins, accompanied
by Mrs. Barnett sang two numbers
in her inimitable southern style, and
Mrs. jenkins and Cub Cullen sang
in duet n lake off on some of the
club members, which was, needless
to remark, a great hit.
At ten o'clock the floor vas cleared
in the dining room and dancing was
enjoyed until midnight. The Parco
Music Producers furnished their us
ual grade of popular dance music,
and contributed much TO the success
of the occasion.
, 1925-05-21
Aero Oil Company
Advertisement in
Republican May Ia

In last weeks issue of the Re-
publican appeared a page advertise
ment OF the Aero Oil Company in
which the pictures OF the service sta
tons in Rawlins. Cheyenne. Casper,
and Rock Springs and the wholesale
plants in the different cities in wy
oming were shown. Considerable
good information was given in this
advertisement and the public was
given information which very few
persons knew or realized.
The first station OF the company
was built nj Cheyenne and the sec
ond one in this city. In the past
few years. since 1922, n number OF
attractive and s~eryiceable stations
and plants have been erected In the
different cities. Rawlins now has
two of these stations and n wholesale
plant as most residents know.
The advertisement brought out tho
fact that there are II shareholders
every one OF whom live In wyoming.
Rawlins has three OF the sharehold-
ers. The fact was also brought out
that the refincrics at Casper. Laramie
and Parco are heavily patronizcd.
, 1925-05-21
L. N. HONEYWELL
WAS SPEAKER AT
ROTARY LUNCH

Mr.. l.. NJ. HONEYWELL. secretary OF
tho Rawlins Chamber OF Commerce,
was the principal speaker Mt the Ro-
tary luncheon Tuesday last. Mr..
HONEYWELL read n paper entitled the
Man on the Fence This paper was
exceptionally interesting and every
member OF the club present thorough
iy appreciated II.
Rotnrian l.. u. Armstrong gave a
short report az regards the present
status OF the fight TO keep the own
ers OF the Saratoga u Encampmcnt
railroad from junking Il.
Secretary Dinsmorc road = letter
from the District Governor In which
the Rawiins club was warmly com
pilmcntcd because Of the wonderful
attendance record established In
April. During the month OF April
the Rawiina club had four 100 per
cent meetings.
, 1925-05-21
NOMINATION OF
OFFICERS LIONS
LUNCH THURSDAY

Last Thursdays Lions Luncheon
It the Ferris was devoted chiefly to
the nomination of officers for the
ensuing year, and 1t is expected the
election meeting Will be held shortly
after the first of June. The indica-
lions are that there will be a spirited
contest for some of the offices, and
the members are looking forward
to the election with keen anticipation.
Mr.. II. Il. Davis, local manager
for the Overland Lumber Company,
made his initial appearance as the
youngest Cub in the Club, and was
instructed in the duties and RESPONSE
billties incident to membership in the
club.
Mr.. John Hay Of Rock Springs and
Percy Spencer OF Cheyenne were the
out Of town guests of Cub +. A. Had
sell. and each made n short and well
received talk, MIR. Hay especially re-
ferring to some of the early incl
dents of Rawlins history as he knew
1t.
Arrangements have been completed
for holding the Lions annual picnic
Sunday, May cath. at a point on the
Platte river n short distance south
OF FIT. Steele. In addition to enter
tanning their ladies at this annual
affair. the Lions have invited the
Boy Scouts TO he their guests, and
II Is expected that the most success
full picnic in the history OF the club
will be held.
, 1925-05-21
WOOdcraft Convention
Held in This City on
May 1916 Successful

The 18th District convention of the
Neighbors of Woodcraft convened in
Rawlins at the b. P. o. +. Home on
Friday of last week. Cornella Cir
Gle, No. 407 of this city was the host
to the large crowd of delegates who
came from Saratoga, Encampment,
Mountain View, Rock Springs, Lar
annie, Evanston, and Green River.
Along with being hosts the local Cir
Gle had the honor of having the
Grand Adviser Maraaret Chapman
of Laramie as a guest.
The business of the convention
was started on Friday and was ended
on Saturday afternoon. Considerable
important work was taken up such
as the electing and installing of the
district officers for the next conven-
ton. Rock Springs has been select
ed as the place at which the mex on
vention, in 1927, will be held.
AS one of the features of the
convention the district quilt was raf-
fled off and the lucky person win
ming the quilt resides in Rock
Springs.
Two delegates were elected TO at
tend the Grand Convention in Port
land, Oregon, on June cath.
The Cornella Circle served a three
course banquet at the close of the
business on Saturday evening and a
very enjoyable dance closed the con-
vention for the members.
, 1925-05-21
G GIVEN
PENSION BY THE
UNION PACIFIC

Recently C. C. Christofferson, vet
eran Union Pacific engineer on the
Seventh District, vas awarded a
pension by the Union Pacific Rail
road company.
Christofferson retired from active
railroading on February first after
spending A ears in the game. He
started with the Burlington in 1881
as a fireman, leaving that company
in 1883 and coming to the Union Pa
cific as a fireman. He fired out of
Omaha for several years, coming to
Rawlins about 80 years ago. He has
been an engineer on the Seventh
District for approximately 80 years
and during all that time he has the
enviable record of never injuring or
killing a single person.
The many Rawlins friends of Chris
will be pleased to learn that he has
been awarded a pension aud all know
that he certainly deserves it.
, 1925-05-21
THE RAWIINS REPUBLICAN, RAWLINS, WYOMING, THURsDI
"A Pair of Skies"
at Strand Theatre
Next Wednesday Eve

The Senior Glass of the Rawlins
High School will present to the resi-
dents next Wednesday evening at the
Strand Theatre "a Pair of Skies"
This show, a comedy, promises to be
n of the best school plays that
has ever been given in this city. The
members of the cast have been work
ing exceptionally hard on the play
and at the present time it is all but
ready to be given. With the few
remaining days before the play the
rough edges will be worked down
and by Wednesday mex it will be
ready for presentation.
Il will pay the residents of this
city as well as the surrounding towns
to buy tickets and attend the show.
The admission will be $1.00 for
adults and SO cents for children.
Don't forget the date, Wednesday
next, May 9th.
, 1925-05-21
M00NSHINE AND
FORD TAKEN BY
SHERIFF AUSTIN

On Sunday evening about ten
o'clock n call was sent In to the
Sheriff's office thai there were sew
eral drunks and liquor violations on
the South Side near the State Street
grocery store. Sheriff Austin start
ed for the place and on the way he
picked up night officer S. O'Shea.
When they neared the store they
noticed n Greek sitting in n Ford
touring ear near the grocery. When
the Greek saw the officers he start
ed the car. The officers called to
him to stop but instead he fed the
car the gas. The officers began
shooting at the fleeing man and In
his haste to get away the man ran
the car into n fence. He jumped
from the car and disappeared into
the darkness.
The officers searched the car and
found about n gallon OF liquor. They
confiscated the liquor and the Ford
car. The officers have n very good
idea who the man IL and II Is be-
lievcd that he will be unprecedented
and prosecuted within n few days.
, 1925-05-21
T~hOmpson-M alody
Fight Rex Theatre
Thursday Night Next

Tickets are now on sale for the
flght card, the main of which
is the Verne Thompson-Leonard
Malody ten round bout, which will
be given on Thursday evening next,
May 2Sth, at the Rex Theatre in this
city. The proceeds for this fight
will be usel for the Saratoga and
Encampment railroad. The fights are
being put ON by the Rawlins Chamber
of Commerce.
Many good event are scheduled on
the card and 1t is believed that a
large crowd will attend the fights.
The advance sale of tickets is very
encouraging to the realizing of a
tidy sum of money from the card.
, 1925-05-21
POPPY SALE ON
TUESDAY WASA
GREAT SUCCESS

The Poppy Sale conducted in Raw
Inns on Tuesday of this week was a
splendid success in all ways, the
amount collected being about S463.
This is the largest amount thai has
ever been collected in this city from
a Poppy Day drive and the Legion
members and Legion Auxiliary are
indeed grateful to every person who
donated to the cause. The workers
are to be especially thanked for their
efforts in making the drive the sue
cess that it was.
The cause for which the money
collected was of the most noble and
worthy for 1t will help the disabled
veterans in their long hours of feeble
ness, suffering and worry.
\ Poppy sale is being conducted
in Parco today, Mrs. Debut Williams
of that town being the chairman.
Knowing Parco ana their ability to
put things across, that town will I'M
doubtedly have as successful a drive
as did Rawlins.
The list of persons who sold pop
pies in Rawlins on Tuesday is as
follows:
The Mesdames Charlotte Waite.
Edrie Waite, Austin Measures, Fred
Halstead, Sam Nelson, Leo Roberts,
b. II. Berger, Carl Lahrman. c. l..
Haines, +. f. Jones, F.. A. Hadsell,
Tom Lapham, John Keldsen, C.. X.
Taught, E. f. McGraw, Carl Aman,
II. A. France, Pearl Miller, Edith
Fuiks, c. w. Jeffrey, l.. NJ. Bonnie
well, Roy Logan, c. A. Brimmer, |.
w. Dinsmore, Angus Murray, II. Il.
Dunlap, w. p. Hays, Earl Barnt. l..
Moss, Ray Ball. George Marks, Thos.
Weadick, l.. h. Armstrong, Henry
Larsen. l. j. Rendle and the Misses
Marie Lepoidiven, Agnes Hagen. Es-
Their Hagen, Emma Krikac. Catherine
Kraft, Josephine Baiers, Margaret
Mcfarland, Clarice Innes. Harriet
Bates, Mildred Gray, Meredith Mason
Antonette Ayala, Edna Sill, Con.
stance Shaw, Margaret Mickie, Grace
Sill, Evelyn Pilon, Elsie Larsen, Bar.
bara Bible. Grace Ames. the nurses
at the Memorial hospital and the
Phillips Floral Shop.
, 1925-05-21
BOY SCOUTS TWO
DAY TRACK MEET
MAY q AND "a

Although 1t was announced in last
weeks issue that the Rawlins Boy
Scouts would hold a track meet at
the Rodeo grounds on Saturday May
Both, the date has been changed and
they will hold a two days meet be-
ginning Saturday next, May 23rd.
The first days events will be run off
at the rodeo grounds on Saturday
and on the following day the first
six winners in each event will go with
the Lions club on its picnic which
will be held next Sunday, a short
distance above Fort Steele. The
Scouts will complete their meet at
the Lions picnic.
Along with presenting some of
their work such as w~ig-wag. first
aid. etc, the Scouts have the follow
ing events on their program:
Egg roll; three legged race, Is
yard dash. standing broad jump, run
ming broad jump, one-half mile race,
running high jump, standing high
jump, tug OF war, 100 yard dash,
antelope race, potato race, quarter
mile relay -four mem, baseball
throw. go yard dash, ~javelin throw.
one-half mile relay, discus throw,
hurdles, shot put, 44O yard dash,
sack race, yaultiug, foot polo and
cross country run.
The Scouts have been training for
the meet for several weeks and It
is expected that there will be good
competition and that the residents of
Rawlins Will have n chance to see
a very good track meet.
, 1925-05-21
MRS. SWISHER CALLED TO
WASHINGTON ON FRIDAY

Mrs. T, j. Swisher received a tele-
gram on Friday morning last stating
that her father, MIR. Louis Castaing.
had passed away at his Tacoma.
Washington, home at eight o'clock
Thursday evening. Mrs. Swisher left
Rawlins on Friday evening for Ia
coma and It is probable that she
will be gone for at least a month.
Mr.. Castaing has visited DR.. and
Mrs. Swisher in this city on several
occasions. the last visit being in 1915.
The Swishers have the sympathies
of their Rawlins friends in the loss
OF Mr.. Louis Castaing.
, 1925-05-21
ELK MOUNTAIN
MAN ARRESTED
LIQUOR CHARGE

II. Towne was arrested by Under
sheriff Frank Lemoine and two fed
eral prohibition officers at his Elk
Mountain home on Sunday evening
Of this week on a charge of Illegal
sale and possession OF intoxicating
liquor. The man was brought to
Rawlins and lodged IN the county
Jail. His preliminary hearing will
be held in the near future.
The officers report that they pur-
chased liquor from Towne and that
they found about n gallon OF liquor
in the house and n five gallon keg
full of liquor about 10 feet from the
house. A five gallon still was also
found but 1t is believed that IL has
not been operated for some time.
, 1925-05-21

There viii be services at the Chap
Il Car two blocks east OF the depot
Sunday school at 10 a. m. saul
(south end OF West Second street,.
2O-3l.
Morning worship at IL o'clock:
''The Lost Christ" Luke 2:il-52.
Evening service at eight: Fac
chaeus." Luke 1870.
Midweek meeting Wednesday We
ming at eight o'clock song service
and study OF John chapter three.
, 1925-05-21
Bros. Circus
Give 2 Performances
West End of Rawlins

Cooper Brothers Trained Animal
shows are In Rawlins today and are
located in the west end OF Tho city
on the old camp ground site. Two
performances, n beginning at two
o'clock this afternoon and n begin
ming at eight o'clock tonight. are
being given.
The shows have so OF the worlds
greatest lady and men performers
and they are featuring 4 Wild West
show which In very good.
A street parade was given shortly
after one o'clock this afternoon.
, 1925-05-21
Studebaker Burned
Accessories Stolen
Covered by Insurance

a Studobaker owned by @. =. Ste
wart was destroyed by fire last week
and n disc wheel. tire. cover and
lock were stolen from I. VI. Desonia'a
ear while 1t was standing in front OF
the high school building. Both the
car and the accessories stolen were
covered by insurance with the Dlns-
more Realty company. The checks
for the destroyed and stolen articles
were in the hands OF the owners with
In n few days after the events oc-
Cured,