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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-28

years ago, Mr.. Swan became an un-
dertaker and embalmer, an occupa-
ton which he followed as long as he
was able.
He leaves to mourn his loss: his
wife, Mrs. Annette E. Swan, his two
daughters, Mrs. Jessie Simon and
Mrs. Inez B. Schaffler, five grand
children and three great grandchild-
rem, one sister, Mrs. F. F. Simmons,
and one brother, E. E. Swan, Pase-
dena, California, nine nephews and
fifteen nieces, also other relatives and
friends Morton Enterprise.
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Church of Christ

IL I. NdUII0I, 4TIIIISICT.
Bible School at ------ 1000 A. NJ.
Communion Service at - 100 A. M.
Junior and Senior Endeavor 700 P. M.
Evening Service at --- 500 P. NJ.
Prayer meeting Thursday ev-
ening 7:30 p. NJ.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-28

The Ladies Aid will be entertained
by Mrs. Martin Matson Thursday
afternoon.
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James Parsons
Edmund Prosser
Evelyn Parsons
James Inglis
James Keefe
Dorothy Hessman
Wallace Lauterbacn
Rose Jackson
Harriet Knapp
Jack Lauterbach
Russell Lauterbacll
Florence Lauer
Madelyn Newman
Audrey Cole
John Finn
Erwin lander
Margaret Smith
Margaret Anderson
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The New Avon Evangelical Ladies
Aid viii give a chicken supper and
fancy work sale at Rowena, Friday
6. We have splendid assortment of
fancy work. Do your Christmas buy-
ing, now is your chance. Start serv-
ing supper at $500. Everybody wei
come. 16-2t:.
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Just the home you are looking for
may be advertised in the Want Ad
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Church neWs
ano Notes

Protestant Episcopal Church
Rev. E. C. Prosser, Rector
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First English Lutheran Church
Rev. E. A. Fretheim, Pastor
Sunday School at - TOO P. NJ.
Sunday Evening Services at
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The Paxton Farmers Club viii
meet Friday evening, October Both
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. w:
Wetmore. Refreshments win be ser
we'd.
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HONOR ROLL FOR SEPTEMBER
:, -, GRADES 1-6 /, l..

Phyllis Crane
Robert Tiffany :
Margaret French
Howard ,Melg,es
John OMeara
Robert Baldwin
Clarence .pischer
Inez Truesdell
Lucille Amberg
Joyce Carey
Walter Francois
Francis Griffith
Norbert Nell
Curtis Miller
Marjorie Pettis
Janice Pugt
Irene Truesdell
Neal Serkland
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TIE REDWOOD cAzEr7z. Redwood rA11s. anssnsorA
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Presbyterian Church.
A. w. Ross, Pastor.
st. Johns Lutheran Church

W. G. Nickels, Pastor
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-03

about the water. Dogs are as nu-
merous as the sacked kittens and cats
in the age old riddle, GAS I went over
to Saint Els" All persons coming in
are given bowling welcome. Noise
echoes and re-echoes, bounces back
and forth between these walls, and the
early morning woodcutting makes
alarm clocks unnecessary. When one
dog barks, it starts all and if this
start takes place around bedtime, con-
tinue with the magazine article for by
the time the dogs cease barking, the
chickens will start growing, and pres
emily the wood chopping begins.
Three miles from Head Spring the
present agency is located. Continuing
down the trail from the agency the
next place of interest is the old fort.
Captain Borough, now SO years of age
and looking to be 1913, tells the follow
ing in regard to the fort. When he
was a little boy that the fort was
very, very old. That it was built as a
method of defense against the Tonto
Apache, who would come here and
take the Supai women captives. He
said that shortly before General
down the Walapi trail, the only way
in and out here then, attacked the
Supai and captured three women.
Women that were captured were
"plenty" slow and were usually will
ing to be taken as they were always
wives of mean men. Some of the Su-
pal had been to see the train road
coming, and learned a little twhite
man talk" and with this knowledge
they told General Crook of the Apache
raids. General Crook loaned the Su-
pai two muzzle leaders and taught
Captain Borough to use them. Cen
eral Crook gave the title of captain to
Captain Borough which he has proud
ly carried since The Apache return
ed. The Supai ran to the fort, which
is located on an outstanding rock with
but one way of approach. This rock
is about 100 feet high. Captain
Borough had the muzzle leaders
ready. He killed two Apaches and the
others ran. "White man gun spit fire
iron like hell-kill two Apaches |
no come back-Fort still here-no
good-no use 'em-I cut 'em Apache |
hair-hang 'em on tree-Supai holler
plenty long time-lots of big dance"
Other aged Indians tell the same
story.
Some two miles down the canyon is |
Navajo falls. The water of the river
to some 800 yards above this falls is
as clear as crystal, but almost tur-
quois blue color. Navajo falls is
really cascade, dashing over some so |
feet of rock This was once two falls |
as on each side can be plainly seen the
brown stalactite formation. The rest
less, dashing water goes down be-
tween these two formations, which |
look like water falls that have sud-
denly turned to rocks. Many of the
rocks in the cascade are covered with |
water moss. Maiden hair ferns grow |
profusely, reaching out from the |
brown icicles like stalactites. To see
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-03
SANTA BARBARA ROCKED
BY EARTHQUAKE; II DEAD;
DAMAGE OVER $lO,OOO,OOO

Ten million dollars damage, II
known dead and virtual destruction of
most business buildings on State
street resulted from an earthquake at
Santa Barbara, Calf, at GAS a. m.
Monday.
The injured were removed to the
Cottage hospital.
Naval reservists aided peace au-
thorities in establishing lines of con-
troll around the ruined area.
All traffic into Santa Barbara was
halted at the outskirts of the city.
The main scene Of destruction is
State street, the principal thorough
fare. The Sheffield water supply
reservoir dam burst and flooded the
east side, adding to the terror of the
inhabitants.
Buildings practically destroyed in
clude the Samarkand hotel, New Cali
fornia hotel, San Marcos building,
Elks building, First National bank,
American Legion hall, Presbyterian
church, public library, Moose hall,
Knights of Columbus hall, Hall of
Records, county Jail, El Nido hotel,
st. Francis hospital, st. Vincent or
phanage, the latter two new and costly
structures.
The main section of the Arlington
hotel came down.
In Los Angeles buildings swayed
and were badly shaken up though no
damage was reported.
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-03

put away They buried him without
extra clothes. They gave him no
horse to ride out of the canyon. In
life he was old and infirm, and so was
the spirit. In his young days he had
been good and kind to all living crea-
lures, and especially had he been kind
to the old and friendless. He had
killed many of his horses to give
someone starting out for the happy
hunting ground horse to ride out of
the canyon. This lost soul, wandering
around, appealed to the Great Spirit,
who took him home, returning all the
things he had given to other helpless
Supai Indians. The Great Spirit start
ed to punish the Supai by turning
their fertile valley into rock. He first
turned the bluffs into rock and rolled
plenty of rocks into the valley. He
started on the bed Of the canyon and
worked as far down as where the rock
man sleeps. This rock man was sick,
unable to flee, and as the bluffs and
valley land were turned to rock, so
was the sick man. The saved spirit
of the aged man cried out to the Great
Spirit and plead for the Supai. The
Great Spirit was moved when he saw
that to carry out his plan meant death
to all the Supai. He relented. To this
day the walls still stand, the rock man
lies weeping to tell the Supai to give
plenty to their dead starting out of
the canyon" Rest assured they do.
The trees bear fruit, the valley yields
abundantly to remind the Supai that
the Great Spirit still loves them and
to remind them to care for the sick
and aged and bury their dead"
Continuing down the walled trail
for some two miles you are suddenly
surprised by river flowing out of
the ground. The source of this river
is called Head Spring. In January
when everything, except the perpen-
dicular walls, is covered with snow, to
come onto river edged with the
greenest watercress makes you almost
refuse to believe your own eyes. A
flock of mallard ducks feeding here
rose and flew down the canyon. Ducks
live here the entire year and Cali
fornia quail are plentiful. At Head
Spring is where the old Indian agency
was located. 1t was washed away in
1J1O. IL 10 IC1C ClAelI SlAC cAOCAlA-
tendent and wife cut through the
roof to save their lives. The tree is
still standing. The Indians still tell
about it and all things are reckoned
as "before or after the flood" 1t is
interesting to live in place that can
boast Of flood all it's own"
You begin to see Indians whose GUS
toms and mode of life are as interest
ing as their own little world in which
they live. You see fruit trees and
learn that while one Indian owns the
land another Indian or Indians not in
any way connected with him own the
fruit trees growing thereon. You see
Indians taking sweat baths. This en-
ters into their lives as a pleasure, if
not necessity, in the same way the
club meeting or the barber shop con-
fab enters into the layman's life. From
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-03

flowing out of the ground as a spring.
walled IN by sandstone and red rock
cliffs hundreds of feet high to it's
dashing off of three cliffs, one of
them making fall higher than Mag
ara, it is land that makes one won
der at it, fear its mercilessness, and
love its marvellous beauty. The Di-
vine architect surely must have touch
ed this place with kindly hand and
then told nature to do her best. On
visiting this place it would be readily
seen how artists, musicians, and writ
ers would be inspired by its wonders.
1t is the scene of Cadman's "From the
Land of the Sky-blue Water" Re
nowned artists have painted here, the
best writers of the day have visited
here, noted scientists have "scienced"
here, archaeologists have studied the
antiquities of the place, miners have
prospected, fugitives have been shell
tered, and preachers have prayed; so
the place abounds in history, both
written and unwritten. Along with
the above travellers are no small num-
Der of fools, freaks, and failures, who
come to gaze and be gazed upon.
After travelling west from Grand
Canyon some SO miles one arrives at
Hill Top, where the Indian service
warehouse is located. Here you view
Cataract canyon with Lees canyon en-
tering into it. While not as large in
scope as the view at Grand Canyon it
is just as awesome and majestic Here
you start down the trail that leads to
the bottom of the canyon. The first
half mile is almost straight down.
Some ride down and call themselves
brave, others walk and call themselves
sane There are very few places on
this first half mile that two horses
could pass and "horse sense" would
surely make both animals want the
inside track. To slip on this trail
means to fall into eternity. On reach
ing the bottom one feels that some
friend to humanity should have
placed sign: "All We who enter here
leave hope behind" at the head of
the trail The trail, after the
first half mile, while it continues to
go down, down, down, does so at a
sensible slope.
Travelling about six miles down
Lees canyon, passing wall after wall
of rock, you reach Cataract canyon.
On the walls of Cataract canyon at
this point are many of the ancient
photographs or hieroglyphics. Science
tells US that it takes at least thou
sand years for desert varnish Ga smut
ty colored covering) to form on rocks.
This being true these pictures were
put on the rocks at least thousand
years ago, for they were covered with
desert varnish. They are intensely in
teresting. No doubt it is written
page of Supai history that remains to
be deciphered.
About two miles from these pic
tured rocks down Cataract canyon
there is a fissure in the wall. This
rock lacks about degrees of being
perpendicular. The lower plane slopes
tives to see that he was properly !
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-03

the dashing water, the green moss
and ferns, the brown hanging rock
falls, the sky-blue pool at the foot of
the cascade edged in greenest water
cress, the red rock walls splotched
with desert varnish, the higher yell
low and orange sandstone walls, and
where the warmth of the river plays
out the deep snow (January) is
feast of color for the eyes. 1t looks
to be more than forms of water, plant
life and rock thrown together. 1t
looks like it might have a soul. Near
this falls is where Lee lived who gave
it the name of Navajo falls. Lees
career rivals that of Jesse James.
This canyon sheltered him from the
law and Lees canyon was named for
him.
Passing down the trail to Bridal
Veil falls you are impressed with the
myriads of fossils seen. Almost every
rock laid at the side of trail has leaf
impressions on it. Plant life, shells
and fish fins have been noted. The
water in the river is so mineralized
that it forms rock around the roots of
trees and other plant life. If the
plant grows sufficiently to overcome
this formation from time to time it
lives; if not it dies. Thousands of root
systems that were overcome are on
the river banks. Lift your eyes to
the walls of the canyon and you will
see little mason cliff houses. They are
the storehouses of the Supai. The
archaelogist says that some of them
date to prehistoric times.
Bridal Veil falls is where the river
goes over a precipice about $50 feet
high. For about 80 feet to the right
and left of Bridal Veil are the rich,
brown colored, overhanging stalac-
tites. Bridal Veil is a good name for
this falls as it looks like innumer-
able remnants of tulle waving over a
strip of sky. Standing on the rock
near where the river falls, you can
look some 800 yards from the right
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-03

bank and see where the melting snow
is running from a small canyon and
falling from cliff into box canyon.
making huge icicles, layer upon layer,
overlapping each other. The snow
looks deep, and a scene taken of this
could easily be mistaken for an Arc,
tic landscape. Some hundred yards
from the left bank are about two
acres which receive the maximum
amount of sunshine. Varieties of
cacti flourish here, and it looks like a
piece of Arizona's southern desert
land. Looking down around the edge
of the pool made by the falls and fol-
lowing the river it is so green that it
looks as if it might have been trans
planted from some of the southern
states. Going down to the foot of
Bridal Veil and crossing the river to
the right bank one can climb up about
80 feet to a room formed by the
stalactites. This is Bridal Chamber.
1t would be fitting retreat for fair
les. Natures sparkling chandeliers,
her awnings of thin sheets of brown
rock, the falls almost in reach, the
walled in river and valley below, and
the chambers name make the con-
firmed old bachelors grow romantic.
Following the trail about mile you
come to Mooney falls. 1t is the high
est of the falls. Some think it is the
prettiest. 1t exceeds Niagara in
height, being 1876 feet. A horse can
be used no further on the journey as
you go through tunnels, on ladders,
crawl, hold to pegs and the like to
get to the bottom of the cliff oven
which the river runs. 1t has the same
formations as both Navajo and Bridal
Veil. Attempting to go over this cliff
by ropes, before the present passage
way was constructed, Mooney fell to
his death. It is said that Mr.. Doheny,
the oil magnate, was in this party.
Mooney laid unburied for 18 months,
until at least part of the present
passageway was constructed. The
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-03
THE OLD LOG BENCH

In the City park at Flagstaff,
Where the tourists stop to eat,
There's an old log bench that's
withered
From the water and the heat.
Around it stands its brothers,
Their green tops pointing up
They know not when their time will
come
To drink the bitter cup.
God numbers every tree as he swings
His mighty wand,
And, it seems a shame to cut them
And spoil their beauty grand.
Each year we pay an awful price
BY forest fire and axe;
We have laws and rules to protect,
But somehow they seem so lax.
Let each one make a promise
That nature we will not cheat,
AS we think of the old log bench
Withered from the water and the
heat.
JAMES c.. HOFFMAN,
Detroit, Mich.
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-03

toward the trail and on this plane is a
rock man CD. Some say petrified
man, others say freak of nature. If
it was not a human being at one time,
nature, as sculptor, surely knows
the human anatomy. 1t looks like a
man lying face downward with his
head resting on his forearm. Only
the body from the calves of the leg
up to the head and shoulder show.
The other arm and shoulder are bur-
led in the rock. Be it rock or petrified
man makes little difference with the
legend of the Indians of Havasupai.
The legend is: "Many SHOWS ago
plenty long time one poor, aged Su-
pal man died. He had no near rela-
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-03
CATARACT CANYON - HOME 0 The SUPAI

lime in the water and cold mists of the
falls kept his body in almost perfect
state of preservation. He was buried
near the foot of the falls that bears
his name. Two brush tops were tied
together over his grave, and the
bushes that were bended when they
were young have grown SO and are
the graves only mark. He was a
prospector, and besides the falls
which are grander than any monu-
ment that human hands could build,
there is ladder over half as high as
Washington's monument going up the
wall of the canyon to a vanadium
mine The ore from this mine was
packed out by men on their backs up
the passageway to the top of Mooney
cliff. Modern prophets say that some
day the largest lead and vanadium
mine that the world has ever known
will be operated here. Mooney was
one of those pioneer souls that pressed
on with ardor of hope and blazed the
path that man enjoys today.
The Supai river winds on for eight
miles before joining the Colorado.
The majestic, awesome, stupendous
sights, ever-changing, amply pay for
the hardships of the walk, the little
rest as you camp all night on the
Colorado, the hunger endured, and the
cold of the water-for the river has
to be waded four times.
Stand on the banks of the Colorado
and think it over-one would not want
to put up the sign first mentioned
but instead put up one pointing to
"The land of the sky-blue water" say
ing, Come and see the works of
God"
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-03
BOY MOTOR DRIVER KILLS
BABY GIRL AT BISBEE

Patricia Mertaugh, five years old,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mer-
taugh, was knocked down and almost
instantly killed by an automobile
driven by John Gilmer, IA, at Bisbee.
The little girl started across the street
ahead of her mother and young Gil
mer, driving at more than Is miles an
hour, did not see the child until within
Is feet of her. Police say that marks
on the pavement showed that one
wheel slid 90 feet, about Ia before the
child was struck and Is feet after
ward.
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-03
TROTT TAKES OFFICE OF
STATE WATER COMMISSION

Frank P. Trott, former U. S. land
receiver and pioneer of the Salt River
valley, officially became the water
commissioner of Arizona, July /, sue
ceeding Vernon Vaughn, state land
commissioner and eX-officio water
commissioner.
Mr.. Trott was appointed to the po-
sftion of water commissioner by Gov
ernor Hunt shortly after the Seventh
legislature closed, the appointment to
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-03

six to dozen men clothed in sunshine
and atmosphere, basl<ing around a
small dirt-covered, oval hut which has
a small opening or entrance, taking
their turns at going in and staying
for some Is or 20 minutes, and COM
ing out somewhat exhausted and drip
ping with sweat, is a sight that is
worth the mental agony of coming
down Topocobo trail. Hot rocks are
put into the hut to make the heat.
This is an all day affair and each par
ticipant goes in from six to dozen
times during the day.
An article about Supai and not men,
tioning the dogs would be like writing
about the ocean and saying nothing
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-03
By JEAN X. STACY
(In Native American)

"F'rom the land of the sky-bIue water,
They brought a captive maid;
And her eyes they are lit with light
nings,
Her heart is not afraid.
"But | steal to her lodge at dawning,
| WOO her with my flute;
She is sick for the sky-blue water,
The captive maid is mute"
In Cataract canyon it seems that
nature crowded old mother earth's
best displays of golden sunshine,
balmy air, flowers and fruits, and
wonderful scenery. From Supai river,
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-03
CLARKDALE SLAMMERS
SHOWED US NO RESPECT

Joe P. Wilson, who kept the score
of yesterdays ball game between the
Flagstaff and Clarkdale league teams,
remarks, ''The less said, the better"
Clarkdale 80, Flagstaff 10.
Tolson started pitching for Flag
staff, and was replaced by Parks.
Hickey was on the mound for Clark
dale.
Obeying Joe's injunction, 'nuffsed.
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-03
AFTER BUSINESS HOURS

There was a terrible ado in the
Busy Bee restaurant.
Whats all the fuss here" asked
an incoming patron.
"Oh," replied the proprietor, "the
fire eater from the circus was in here
and he burned his mouth on the soup"
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-03

become effective on July 1. Mr. Trott
has filed his oath of office and his
bond with the secretary of state.
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-03
CHANCE OF A LIFETIME

The 80-pound husband was the de-
fendant and the 200-pound wife was
the plaintiff.
"And why did you slap your wife's
face instead of helping her when the
automobile knocked her down ?" in
quired the judge.
"Well, your honor" replied the
diminutive husband, opportunity
knocks but once"
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-03
SPOILING THEM

Lady Diana Manners said on dis
embarking from the Mauretania:
II love America; only think that
American children are little spoiled" !"
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-03

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