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The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
5WN-TOWN FLAGSTAFF is
GETTING MANY FINE NEW
BUSINESS BUILDINGS AND
MORE ARE COMING SOON

front viii be white stone to match
the bank building. N. 2. Agren IS
the contractor.
Jos. j. Waldhaus is getting along
rapidly with his new garage annex
building on Agassiz street, between
Aspen and Railroad avenues, across
the street from and facing the rear
of his present garage building. This
will be one story, the front 1o feet
high, so feet on the street ana 100
feet deep. The walls are native red
sandstone. The floors win be cement,
windows steel-sashed. There will be
two show rooms in front. Dan Ho-
gan is the contractor.
Work is going ahead fast on the
addition to the Kinlani apartment
building Mrs. L. r. Hill is erecting
for the Pay ana Take 1t grocery.
Contractor Agren expects to have
this handsome new structure finished
by August j. 1t will be brick, with
stucco front, 30x100 feet, one story,
an upper story to be built later as
an additional unit to the apartments.
Joe Blumberg, as soon as his sister,
Mrs. j. Herman arrives from Los An
geles. which will be about June /, eX-
poets to let the contract for their
new building or Front street, next
to the Pine hotel This will be one
story, brick, rs feet front, 140 feet
in depth, to be divided into -four
stores on Front street, each lSX15
feet. and two cement-floored garage
or storage rooms in the rear, each
35x65.
Wilson & Coffin hope soon to have
new building for their automobile
accessories, radio and "necessities"
store and plumbing business. The
growth Of their stock and business
necessitates more room and if they
do build, which it is practically GER
tain thew will this summer, the new
store viii have a 50-foot front, twice
the width of the present plant.
Charlie Lehr will very likely build
soon, perhaps this season, on his lots
east Of the Odd Fellows building,
northeast corner Aspen and Agasslz.
If he does it will be q handsome
structure for service station and au-
tomobile storage.
Going outside the downtown sec
ton in recapitulating Flagstaff S
present building activities;
The Flagstaff Lumber Co. soon
will build gur big dry kilns, and
make other extensive improvements
to their plant.
Frank Brooks has a new service
station and auto accessory store IN
the west end.
Ray DeLescaille has new grocery
in the west end.
/ The college gymnasium building is
being completed as far as the exter-
ior is concerned, the cost exceeding
S60,000
The Christian congregation IS
building a church on West Aspen av-
enue.
DR.. E. A. Miller is building a fine
| residence.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
EXTENSION WORK AND
EDUCATION THEMES AT
THIS WEEKS ROTARY

Spence Dingle was chairman of the
day at Rotary Tuesday and had a
good program in which there was a
lot that was interesting. President
Ed Miller called the meeting to order
and had former secretary George I.
Harrington read the financial report
for the past fiscal year, which showed
the club to be solvent and then some.
Then Ed demanded that the newly
elected mayor, T. B. Koch, stand, and
he got three cheers and a tiger just
to show how sore the gang was. Re
tiring Mayor Loren Cress was also
required to stand and get tumult
Of hand-pats.
Miss Rosa Bouton, home demon
stration agent for this and Navajo
and Apache counties, gave an inter-
esting resume of the important work
being done by the federal govern
ment in cooperation with the states
and counties in both farm and home
extension work.
John @. Thomas, city superinten-
dent of schools, spoke of his recent
attendance at the convention OF the
National Educational association in
the national capitol, briefly outlining
the purposes of the association and
its subdivisions; then spoke eloquent
ly of the inspiration to be derived
from visits to the national capitol
and the points of patriotic interest
there.
Mr.. Driscoll with violin, Mrs.
Driscoll at the piano and Phil Hall
with his educated ACCORDION followed
trio with an equally appreciated
encore.
Kim Kimball of Williams was the
only visiting Rotarian. Guests: Mr..
and Mrs. Driscoll, Miss Bouton, Mr..
Hall, Miss Elsa Myers, Clark Gram
ling, Dick Nelson, Grover Hutson,
Howard Marine, Orinn Compton, r.
E. Marsh of Albuquerque, v. Q: Wal
lingford of Phoenix, Frank G. w,
Pooler of Albuquerque.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28

Downtown Flagstaff-the business
section-will do more building this
summer than before in any two or
three years combined. 1t is surpris-
| ing when the situation is canvassed
to find just how much really is doing
in the building line, how many and
what buildings are in process of cree
tion or very soon will be.
Here is a summary Of the building
program as far as known to date:
The new Flagstaff community ho-
tel will begin building in very short
time. That ground would be broken
for it next week is the assertion of
Clark Granting, construction superin-
tendent for H. l.. Stevens & Co. of
San Francisco, the architects. Mr..
Granting and his assistant, G.. r.
Nicholson, general foreman, arrived
from Bakersfield on Sunday in Mr..
Gramling's car. Mr.. Granting after
getting the preliminary work well un-
der way, left yesterday for a brief
trip to Texas. The carpenter fore
man will be here in a few Gays. A
frame building for the construction is
going up on the site of the new hotel.
The new home of The Coconino
Sun is now being built. 1t is on As
pen avenue directly across the street
from the present Sun building, the
site of which will be covered by part
of the new hotel, and will face north.
Contractor N. P. Agren is building
the basement. Architect v. 0. Wall
lingford hasn't completed all the de-
tails, but it is settled that it will be
one-story, of brick, with ornamental
brick and terra Gotta front and lots
of light, augmented by big sky
light. 1t will be so feet on the street,
II feet deep, with nine-foot 2oxll
basement along the east or alley side.
The newspaper press and news stock
will occupy the basement, which will
be connected by stairway and freight
elevator with the main floor. This
building1 giving considerable addi-
tional floor space, viii make possible
the installation Of an additional In
tertype machine, a power paper cut
ter and other additional equipment
The Sun has for some time needed
but did not have space for.
The new 7. X. Pollock Investment
Co. building on Leroux street, to oc-
cupy the vacant lot between the tele-
phone building and the present Pol
| lock office building, Is now under
way. Contractor Dan Hogan has men
cutting stone for the front, which will
be of native red sandstone to har-
monize with the buildings on either
side. Dr.. z. A. Miller will have the
new building for his dental offices.
| It will have II foot front and be 80
| feet deep.
Material IS being hauled for the
new building to be put up by BabbItt
Bros. for the Postal Telegraph 20.
| This will fill the vacant lot on San
Francisco street between the rear OF
the First National bank and Billy
Switzer's store. This building Will be
| 25 foot front and 42 feet oeep. The
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
GOLF FANS WILL WARM UP
AND DO A TOURNAMENT

The local golf course is exposed to
a tournament of local players next
Sunday and Monday. At least, such
a tournament among the members is
proposed, so we suppose the course
will be over-run with sod soakers
Sunday. As an incentive to niblick
boys, some of the merchants have
agreed to give prizes for those who
are not as bad as the worst. We
presume that axes, spades and
trenching tools will be given the men
players who succeed in tearing up the
course worst, while washtubs, wash
boards and nops will go to the la
dies who use the spoon hook the best.
Entrance fees viii be one dollar,
but nothing is said about how much
it will cost to exit. The club man.
agement. suggests these things not
wanted on the course during this
most exciting event: high heel
shoes on the green's; automobiles and
logging wagons driving over FAIR
ways; pups-they are always hunting
gophers at all hazards; very small
children. Bald headed members
should wear caps to prevent suns re-
Election in the eyes of contestants
Knickers are not absolutely required,
but something equivalent should be
worn.
Just to hibernate envy and super
ciliousness amidst the Is entrees
who've entreed, Joe Schmidt (y) Of
fers a silver amidships buckle, Billy
Switzer a dozen (12) golluf sphere
oids, and Babbitts' a driver (whethef
golluf or hearse Pres. Ed Haight
didn't elucidate.)
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
SPRlNCERVILLE ROUTES
AUTO TRAFFIC THIS WAY

Gustave Becker, pioneer merchant
of Springerville, and Tobias Younls,
merchant of Concho, immigration
commissioner Of Apache county, both
Of, them good roads enthusiasts, were
visitors at Wednesday nights meet
ing Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce.
Their principal mission here was to
set at rest the rumors that Springer
Vile is fighting the National Old
Trails highway and routing west
bound auto traffic through McNary
and Rice south.
The proof the gentlemen brought
was abundant and left no doubt Of
their sincerity and the thoroughness
with which they are cooperating with
the National Old Trails.
They are publishing a daily tourist
paper, of (which Mr.. Younis is edi-
tor, in which the National Old Trails
and Grand Canyon route is forcefully
advertised. Their stationery. carries
map of the Old Trails to Grand
Canyon.
It was pointed out by Mr.. Younis
that his town, Concho, being north
of Springerville, if tourists We're
routed south from Springerville they
would not go through Concho. Both
gentlemen asserted that they are vi
tally interested in seeing all the
traffic possible come north from
Springerville over the National Old
Trails and they are not interested al
all in the McNary- Rice route south
Mr.. Becker called attention to the
new roads from the east and south
centering at Socorro, N. NJ, which
when completed will make six big
feeder highways pouring traffic into
! Springerville and north to US. He
| said the HoIbrook-S -Springerville roat
is surfaced and drivers can without
| shifting gears average rs miles al
hour on It if they care to drive thai
! fast.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
JOHNSON TO BE TRIED
HERE ON WIFE MURDER
CHARGE WAS ON PAROLE

County Attorney Frank Harrison
was in Los Angeles and Bakersfield
last week investigating the record of
Granville w. Johnson, awaiting trial
here charged with the brutal murder
of his wife at camp-ground near
Williams on May 2. Mr.. Harrison
found that Johnson was implicated
in q robbery at Bakersfield in Jan
uary of last year. The district at
torney, however, changed the charge
to grand larceny, he pleaded guilty
and was given two years probation.
Leaving Bakersfield, johnson went
to Los Angeles, where a short time
ago he married the widow of man
named Paul. They bought a car, on
which she made payment, and start
ed east on a honeymoon trip, accom-
panied by her young son by her for
mer marriage. At midnight of the
day they arrived at the campground
near Williams, he pounded on the
aoor of cottage in which were 9TH
er tourists, and told them his wife
had been murdered. She had been
k1ibCu Will COAt&1SOil AtclSLti~Iy Wiil1tA
then had been hurled into the shrub
berry not far away. Johnson claims
innocence and that his wife must
have been murdered for the small
amount of money she had. He as
serted that he had been out tuning
up" his car and found her dead when
he returned.
Either johnson or Sloan Burgen
will be the first to come to trial be-
fore Judge ]. E. Jones when superior
court convenes on June IA. Probably
Burgen will be the first one tried.
He shot and killed another colored
man, Joe Cans, few weeks ago near
the Flagstaff Lumber Co. mill, ieal-
ousy of Cans attentions to his, Bur-
gems wife, being the motive.
1t is likely that Harry Indian)
Miller, for shooting Elmer Cundiff to
death at Canyon Diablo this spring
will not be tried until after the other
two cases are disposed of.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
THE WOMEN ARE
TICKLED

= Whiskers are growing all over
:. town. Not only Ell5s but many
!. other men are growing them, fa-
+ tuously, proudly, with great ex-
+ pectations of being able to prove
= their capability.
i Some are just lettin' 'em grow
!. wild. Others are doing bit of
:. landscape gardening. It's hard
!. to say which look worst. None
!. of 'em look better.
!. Wives all over town are will
X ingly going unkissed. These
!. modern cosmtics don't seem to
]. have deadened the facial nerves
!. of the women a-tall, and they
!. protest every time that the hor-
!. rid boards tickle sol Maybe
!. they're bluffin'. You never can
Z. tell about these women. They'll
:. kick when they're most pleased.
:. Secretly, probably, they're rath-
I. er proud of the he-evidence
!. sprouting on the phisiogs Of
!. their he-men.
!. But them wimmen as don't
!. like it might just as well endure
!. it. For we men folks are goin'
Z. through with it to the bitter end,
!. which will come close thereafter
:. the impending Fourth of July.
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The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
I.B. KOCH NEXT MAYOR
HOGAN, TISSAW, BABBITT
WALDHAUS, ,NACKARD AND
BEESON MEMBERS COUNCIL

Within five days the present coun-
ell will meet to canvass the vote.
Following that, as fast as the candi-
dates elected qualify, they clinch
their seats. The organization meet
ing, at which the old council hands
over the direction of city government
to the new, will be June IA.
Flagstaff again has fine council,
and the important work to be done
in the next two years will be well
done. The men elected are all busi-
ness men who have the best interests
of the city at heart.
Mr.. Koch's high vote is an ac-
acknowledgement of the splendid servi-
ces he has rendered Flagstaff and
also of the high esteem in which the
big company of which he is vice.
president and general manager-the
Arizona Lumber & Timber Co.'s
held in this community. Mr.. Koch
is a builder. He has done more in
the last two or three years to put
Flagstaff more prominently on the
map than any other man, and has
done it from motives of unadulter-
ated public spirit and love of Flag
staff and its people.
Mr.. Waldhaus, proprietor of big
garage and Studebaker agent, IN the
eight or ten years he has been in
business here has made his many
friends by being honest and progress
sive in business. He is showing his
faith in Flagstaff by doing extensive
building to care for the increase IN
his business.
Dan Hogan is one of the old-timers
here. He is a square-shootlng con-
tractor whose work has always stood
the test in every way.
Joe Tissaw, for years a valued en-
ploye of the Flagstaff Electric Light
Co, who read the meters so honestly
that while he was keeping acquainted
with everyone in town he was max
ing them friends, is now in the cleo
trical business on his own hook.
Mr.. Nackard is one of our most
prominent merchants and owns a
large amount of improved real estate
on which he mas himself made most
of the improvements. He has keen
business sense and plenty OF pubic
spirit.
Herb Babbitt, or Hub" as every
one calls him, was born and raised
here and is genuinely well liked.
Representing Rabbits big interests
on the council, he is personally lden-
titled with their live stock interests
as we'll as the management Of the
estate of his father, the late George
Babbitt.
Billv Beeson, one of the best coun-
ty assessors we ever had, is an ex-
tensive property owner here, man
whose good judgment and integrity
of character are too we'll known 10
need comment.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
S. P. RAILWAY PLANS
AUTO DETOUR THIS WAY

Mayor Riley of Clifton, this state,
in a recent letter to The Sun, ad-
vised that the Southern Pacific rail-
way company contemplates putting
into effect an optional automobile de-
tour for west-bound passengers on
that line, taking them from the tram
at Lordsburg, N. M, thence by au-
tomobiIe to Springerville, Flagstaff,
Grand Canyon, Prescott and back TO
the railroad at Phoenix.
Between June 20 and July | some
of the officials of the Southern Pa
c;fic will leave Lordsburg for an au-
tomobile survey trip over the coun-
trv it is hoped to detour. Mayor
Riley will accompany the officials to
Springerville, from whence Gustave
Becker will bring them to Flagstaff.
At the Chamber of Commerce meet
ing Wednesday night it was decided
that when the party reaches rag
staff, cars and pilots will be turn
ished to take them. to Grand canyon
ana if desired, to Prescott.
If, this detour plan is put into ell
feet it will mean much to northern
Arizona. 1t also will give transconti-
mental travellers much better con-
ception of the resources, diversified
scenery and other advantages OF Arl-
zona than they possibly could get
from following the railway deser1
route across the southern part OF the
state.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
MEMORIAL SERVICES
MONDAY AT 0RPHEUM

Memorial day will be observed py
appropriate exercises at the Orpheum
theatre on Monday, Nav 81.
The program includes Call to or
der by Howard Marine, Spanish war
veteran; invocation by Rev. q. =.
Softley; America" by the audience
with accompaniment by Orpheum or
chestra; Lincoln's Gettysburg Adj
dress, by Captain J. B. Wright, COM
mander local post American Legion;
song, pupils st. Anthony's school;
Address, Grady Gammage, vlce,pres-
ident Flagstaff Teachers college;
songs, Flagstaff male quartet; read !,
ing. Margaret Matson Of Flagstaff
high school; "Star Spangled Banner,
by audience; benediction, Rev. I'd
ward /. Freeland. :
Bow Scouts viii be ushers. l.. y
Prochnow, adiutant American Le-
gion. will be marshal of the day. 4,
: Scout Executive Waldrayen VIII
have the Boy Scouts in a body at tne
Orpheum and a troop Of scouts Will
be guard of honor during the decora-
ton Of the graves at the cemetery.
There are only two civil war vet
erans still living here-W. II. Peirce
and Ben Doney.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
EDITOR GIRAGI ACCIDENPLY
VISITS FLAGSTAFF FRIDAY

Editor C. L. Giragi of the Winslow
Mail was an accidental visitor in the
city Friday. C. L. started out from
Winslow in perfectly good automo-
bile on his way to Phoenix. We do
not know of any particular reason
why he should go to Phoenix at this
time Of the year and the auto seemed
to feel the same way about It. Any,
how the bus pied some OF its internal
makeup about half way between Flag
staff and Winslow thus completely
busting up his schedule. just Tor
that Editor Giragi stopped here accl-
IDENTIFY for couple hours then cap
turned Santa Fe train for Phoenix
which shows he's determined cuss'
Nothing can stop him when ne gets
started.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28

Struck out: By Etter 2, by Turner
G, by Schmidt /. Two base hits, Wal
son (2), Kirkbude. Errors, Flagstaff
/, Ashfork 4.
Flagstaff plays at Williams next
Sunday, at Seligman Sunday after
next and on June 13 plays here at
home against Seligman.
There was meeting Of baseball
managers at Prescott Wednesday
evening, Seligman, Williams, Flag
staff, Mayer, Prescott and Jerome
Miners being represented. A schedule
will be worked out whereby games
will be at home alternating Sundays.
The first game of the series Will be
nlayed Sunday. June 6 with Jerome
st Flagstaff. A purse Of $500 will
be deposited. winners Of the series
receiving $500 and second team 500.
Flagstaff plays at Williams this
Sunday.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
GETTING READY

Carl Mayhem came up Tuesday
NIGHT from Oak Greek lodge, where
he has been most of the time for sew
eral weeks getting ready for the big
business impending. The vast I'M
proyements will be completed IN time
for the opening Of the season. Many
have wanted accommodations during
the last few weeks, but they are be-
inc held off until everything is ready.
when it is expected vacationists will
be there BY the hundreds.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
KOLB BUILDS TWO AIR
LANDINGS GRAND CANYON

Emory Kolb Of Kolb brothers, the
celebrated Grand Canyon photograph
ers, has cleared off land on either
side Of the big gorge, making two
fine airplane lanuing fields. The
south field is next to the Bill Dom
elson mining claim, four miles south
of the canyon, and the other is Is
miles north. Just what plans are un-
der way for the. use Of these fields
IS not known to The Sun; but it may
be taken for granted that they will
be used. Probably it will not be
long before sightseeing airplanes
will fly to the canyon on regular
Schedule
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
NORTHERN ARIZONA LAMSON
BUSINESS COLLEGE NOTES

The first student to enroll and ac-
tually begin work is Miss Peggy Neff
of Clovis, N. NJ, now employed by
Babbitt Bros. She is taking the book
keeping-accounting course.
MANY Flagstaff business men are
encouraging their employees to take
advantage of this summer business
college, to improve or perfect them
selves in some particular branch,
Miss Jessie l. McClaughry, head OF
the shorthand department OF the
Lamson Business college of PhoenlS
will this week arrange to leave hei
work in Phoenix in the hands of 9th,
ers so as to be ready to handle al
phases of shorthand work here begin
ming Tuesday, June !
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
SAM THOMPSON LEAVES
FOR WORK IN CALIFORNIA

sam Thompson, former undersher-
iff here, leaves today for San Fran
cisco, Calf, to begin on his new du-
ties as special representative Of the
California Marketing association
There had been a great deal of ef-
fort to get him to run for sheriff
on The republican ticket this fall, but
while he is deeply grateful to his
friends for the-ssupport they wanted
to give him, he will not be q candl-
date. Mrs. Thompson will join nm
ii California about June IS. Flag
staff and Coconino county people will
regret losing Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson
and hope they may soon decide tc
return to this state.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
DIED AT ROAD CAMP

Mic Huss, 65, a laborer at Downer
& Mero's road camp, was found dead
in bed at the camp early Tuesday
morning. The following we're called
as coroner's jury by Police Magis-
trate F. M. Gold: DR.. Felix Man
ming, d. L. Mckinney, Bill Smith, w.
B. Raudebaugh, Charles Kelly and
Charles Coe. A verdict Of natural
death was returned. Mr.. Huss had
been around Flagstaff for the past
six years. He began work at the
road camp last Monday.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
TO "SHOOT" THE WILD
BUFFALO HERD AT
HOUSE ROCK VALLEY

!. Lee Doyle was advised yester-
:. day that the Metropolitan movie
!. people would have a party Of
!. about thirty men here Monday
!. and instructed him to make ar
I. rangements for their transpor-
:. tation to House Rock valley,
!. north of the COLORADO river.
!. The Metropolitan had intend
I. ed to make a number of pictures
!. of the buffalo herd at House
!. Rock valley when the filming of
I. 'The Last Frontier" was COM
!. pleted, but~Were prevented from
I. doing so at that time.
!. "Uncle Jimmy Owen has
/. been rounding up the wild buff
!. falo, the only wild hero now in
I. existence, ready for the camera
!. men when they arrive. 1t is
!. expected it will take week or
!. ten days to get the pictures
i. wanted to fit in with ''The Last
!. Frontier movie story.
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The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
NO ONE SERIOUSLY HURT

a family quarrel at canyon Dlablo
Tuesday night led to the arrest of A.
NJ. Price, the station agent there, and
his wife and Harry Minnick, section
foreman. Mrs. Prices hand was hurt
in struggling with her husband over
q pistol. 1t was decided not to pros
ecute after Mr.. and Mrs. Price had
talked the matter over. She is stay
ING ia Flagstaff and says she will
ask for divorce. Price and Mlnn1ck
appeared before their superiors at
the railway division office at Wins
low yesterday to explain to them
what it was all about.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
AT THE TRAPS

Flagstaff Gun club members de-
cided Sunday, when they shot at the
local traps, to have a couple more
shoots between now and June 20, to
keep in trim for the state shoot at
Prescott. The merchandise winners
in the prize shoot on Sunday were Ed
Raudebaugh (three prizes), Pete Sol
berg (three prizes), Ray Babbitt, Pat
Morgan and Wild Raudebaugh.