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Evening star., 1926-05-17
PRINTS 25,ODO,0DO
YEARS OLD FOUND.
Museum Here Gets Reptile
Marks Left on Sand in
Grand Canyon.

New finds Of footprints ol requires
left in soft sand ut least Zo,ooo'ooo
wears ago have just been mace III
sandstone 1,S00 feet down from the
rim of the Grand Canyon, ana nave
been brought TO this city. lhlS ~
the greatest depth in the canyon at
which such prints have been founo.
The prehistoric tracks were iouhu
hv charles W. Gilmore, curator OF
,artebrate paleontology of the Ma
,ional Museum. and viii he added 10
tbe Government fine collection OF
footnrintS of the Permian age. MT.
Gilmore. who has just returned 10
WASHINGTON. spent three weeks III
Arizona. and obtained from the can
Won a ton and a half of material con,
tanning fossil tracks % reptiles ana
prints of plants.
Determination OF Age.
These ancient prints can be used as
evidence to assist biologists III deter
mining more exactly the age OF the
beds of rock in which they were
found, said Mr. Gilmore today.
The fact that the prints were found
500 feet from the top OF the canyon
means that after these queer, long eA-
tinct reptiles impressed their Ieel III
what was then moist sand, almost
niled up in successive strata above
the prints" he explained. And this
does not take into account many addl.
,iona1 hundreds of feet of material
that have been eroded from the pres
ent TOP Of the canyon wall. So the
length of time required for the deep
CANYON to form was obviously STU
pendouS.'
precpded Dinosaurs
The level at which the fossil plants
and reptiles have been located be-
longs to the later part of the carbonif-
erous period. or the time when the
great coal beds of the world were be-
ing formed, and was a few million
years before the famous reign OF the
dinosaurs.
One specimen brought back by Mr..
Gilmore shows a row OF tracks very
much like mouse tracks, impressed IN
a small slab of red stone, and IN
among the tiny footprints is q wavy
line, which represents the track OF
the animals tail. Other exhibits show
prints larger than a mans hand, indi-
eating that some of the reptilian crea-
lures of this age may have become
as large as crocodiles. No bones of
these creatures have been found in
the Grand Canyon, though some bones
of reptiles making similar tracks have
been found elsewhere.
The plant specimens have not yet
been studied by a museum specialist,
but some of them are fernlike plants,
the prints of which are several feet
tall.
The Coconino sun., 1926-02-26
IN COCONINO COUNTY

farmers station and the next day
made calls at some of the Indian
homes in that section. Miss Dabb, a
school girl, acted as interpreter,
The Fonsica family moved this week
into the engineers cottage.
Misses Aldine Boudinot and Doro-
thy Christensen, teachers, made 4
business trip to Gallup over the week
end.
Several of the employees who en-
joy cards, met at the club rest room
Thursday evening and spent pleas
ant evening, and decided to make a
regular event of a similar nature once
in two weeks during the spring
months. Light refreshments were
| served.
Clarence Taptuka made a trip to
Tuba City the middle of last week.
The Washington's birthday follow
ing Sunday, made it possible for most
every employe to have little vaca-
tion one day or the other.
Mrs. Taptuka and Alice are still
quarantined in their rooms, although
Alice seems entirely recovered from
scallet fever, with no i'll results evi-
dent thus far The formers father
came over last week from Shimopoyi
village and joined them in quarantine,
seeking to give them assistance and
good cheer.
Great preparations had been made
and much interest shown by Leupp
people in the scheduled basketball
game with team from Tohatchi In
/ dian school, east of Ft. Defiance.
Refreshments and dance were plan
ned, with music to be furnished by
the visitors orchestra, but the bunch
failed to appear and our young peo-
pie were doomed to disappointment.
A company of some fifteen friends
of Mrs. Nora Taptuka and little Alice
planned and executed q rather novel
little affair in their honor last Friday
evening. After the school entertain
ment the visitors crept slyly up to
the back porch and broke out with
sketches of song and speech. which
took the victims so completely by sur
prise that it required time to figure
out Just what it was all about. De-
licious refreshments had been pre-
pared and while the guests Of honor
could not mingle at close range with
the company, they were greatly cheer
ed by the serenade, the object of
which was to (seemingly) shorten the
long drawn out term of their confine-
ment on account of quarantine.
Messrs. Ounce r. Gardner and c..
r. Fillerup of Snowflake, were calling
at Leupp Saturday. Mr.. Gardner
was formerly employed as stone
mason on the construction work here
and the many friends were pleased to
see him. Mr.. Fillerup is farm
agent for the counties of Navajo,
Apache and consulted Farmer Hol-
lem on subjects of mutual interest.
Misses Mamie Benton and Stella
Spurlin drove in to Flagstaff last
Saturday and remained over night.
A very nice n-Washington
program was put on by the Indian
The Coconino sun., 1926-02-26

Mr. and Mrs. p ]. Burns are spend
ing two weeks vacation in San Ber-
nardino.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.,H. McLeese were
dinner guests of the Albert Lebschs
Monday evening.
Ben Havens and Ralph Woodruff,
OF Dewitt, Mich, were callers at the
Jack Butler home Monday evening.
Mr.. Woodruff, who is enroute to Los
Angeles, was a childhood friend of
Mrs. Butler. In company with Mr..
Butler, they left Tuesday morning
for trip to the Grand Canyon.
Friends of DIR. p. A. Melick are
welcoming him about town again.
r. J. Hook returned Monday from
a ten-day vacation spent in Nogales.
Mrs. w. B. Williams and children
have been quite i'll with the flu.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rutledge we're dinner
guests of the w. L.. Seabridges Sum
day evening.
The Spanish-American lodge held
an enjoyable dancing party at the /.
O. @. f. hall Sunday afternoon, the
McLeese orchestra playing.
+. j. Lamson has resigned his posi-
ton as manager of the mems cloth
ing department of the Babbitt COM
pany.
Eddie Hoffmeyer has joined forces
with the McLeese orchestra, playing
Z flat saxophone.
Lloyd Messimer, who has been quite
| i'll with relapse of the flu, is able
| to be at the bank again.
/ Tho hl1ilfIinu f1,nd cnY1aY,aif if+ap of the
Woman's club will hold another dance
Saturday, March 9th.
School Notes
The new high school gymnasium
was we'll christened last week with
two games, our Williams high girls
walking away with both games. Fri
| day night Holbrook high girls met our
town, the score being 80 to 8 in our
| favor. Saturday night Winslow high
school girls met defeat with a score
of "A to 4. Both Holbrook and
Winslow played hard, but were great
| ly outclassed by our girls III size.
| The new gymnasium is all that was
expected of it.. A substantial wire
netting curtain, while protecting the
players and spectators, does not OBJ
scure the vision from the. spacious
auditorium. A large crowd turned
out both night to witness the games
and encourage our girls, and pleased
comment was heard on all sides.
A carload of furniture for the new
building arrived last week, and Is
rapidly being hauled to the school.
Washington's birthday was OBJ
served in all the rooms at the school
| Monday, the last period of the day
being taken up with appropriate exer-
cises.
Mrs. Sam Sampson is the latest
victim of the pinkeye, having been
confined at home nearly all of last
week.
The Coconino sun., 1926-02-26

Canyon about five years ago and has
had in all IA children, only four Of
whom survive her. These being Mar
vim Sandoval, Mrs. Guadalupe Mar
quez,f Mrs. Josefita Gutierrez all of
Grand Canyon and Mrs Maria Serna
of Williams. They were all present
at the funeral except Mrs. Serna who
was too i'll to get here. Beside these,
Jose T. Sandoval an older brother Of
the deceased from Santa Fe, N. NJ,
was present. He came several months
/ ago and remained with her until the
end. She also leaves 35 grand chii-
dren and five great grand children to
mourn her passing. Father Albouy
of Flagstaff was wired for but was
not able to be present, and regular
services were held at the grave. She
was buried at the local cemetery on
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The "Wop," otherwise known as
James Ricca returned Saturday from
Flagstaff after a few days wrestle
with the dentist.
Though apparently not intending
secrecy, but accomplishing it never
the-less, William Joseph Weaver and
Miss jeanette Mailer were married on
February 14th in the presence of a
few close friends. H. Edwards and
Mrs r. Bellou acted as witnesses and
Rev. White of Williams performed the
ceremony. Mr. Weaver was formerly
of New York city but has been for
some time past with the Harvey curio
and newsstand department. Mrs.
Weaver came from Milwaukee but
they have both made 50 many friends
since coming here, the Canyon feels
as though they may claim them both,
and heartiest congratulations are
theirs from everyone. Mrs. Weaver
left Wednesday for a short vacation
in Riverside, Calf, and they are then
planning on making the Canyon their
permanent home.
The Ways and Means committee of
the PIT. A. with Mrs. M. r. Tillotson
in charge are planning a card party
for Friday night to be held at the
community house.
The Coconino sun., 1926-02-26

school children Friday night, and was
attended by large crowd of specta-
tors.
Mesdames Locker and Marble and
Miss Mary Lou Henry drove in to
Winslow in the formers car Satur-
day.
A. C. Grant was in Flagstaff on
business Saturday last.
Emory Clark has returned to
Keams Canyon, after some weeks em-
ployment at Leupp.
DR.. Holt and Miss Reynolds, nurse,
are becoming acquainted with their
work by making visits on the res
ervation whenever possible
Rev. A. K. Locker had quite sorry
experience, while freighting cement
from Winslow Saturday. Tire trou-
BILE that could not be repaired, caused
him a walk Of six or eight miles,
from fuckers flat back to Winslow to
secure help. When he failed to reach
home Mr.. and Mrs. Penn and has.
Locker drove out to meet him. The
final arrival home was delayed by
about seven hours.
The Coconino sun., 1926-02-26

Frederick Harvey and wife visited
the Canyon several days last week
leaving Friday
Mrs. Carter returned Saturday from
Winsiow, where she visited friends.
Mrs. j. B. Tooker and small baby
daughter of Williams accompanied
, by Mrs. Shaffer were here Saturday
and Sunday and called on old neigh
bors and friends
Miss May Spiers left Wednesday
for Los Angeles. 1t has been pre-
dicted by many and denied by neither
that one Of our popular chauffeurs
will soon be vending his way coast
/ ward and that Miss Spiers will not
be ''missed" much longer.
James English has resigned from
/ the transportation department and
| plans on leaving the Canyon at an
early date.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E. Tillotson en-
tertained a number of friends at d
Dutch lunch on Saturday evening.
| On Monday night, the American
! Legion and Auxiliary entertained a
large crowd Of people at benefit
dance at community hall to commem-
crate the birthday Of the Father of
our Country" The affair was in
charge of committees headed by
James English for the Legion and
Mrs. E. Nelson for the Auxiliary. AS
special feature during the evening
each lady was presented balloon
and a prize of 81 given the lady who
kept her balloon from being broken
the longest. 1t was won by Mrs.
Clarkson. At late hour refresh
ments were served.
| Raymond Williams traded in his
! old Chevrolet on a bright new one
with lots Of paint. The trade was
made with the Pilkington Motor Co.
Of Flagstaff and he returned with the
new car on Sunday.
/ Post Commander VIM. Henry and
G. G.. Bolton attended the Legion con-
! ference at Phoenix on the 10Th and
goth Of this month. They report a
big attendance present and very
profitable "get together"
On Sunday, Reagan Carter went to
Winslow and purchased brand new
Ford, introducing it to the Canyon
and a few of our mud holes on Mon
| day.
Announcements are out for the next
reading room entertainment, which
will be put on at community hall on
March Sth. The Peerless Mixed Quar-
tctte of Wichita, Kan, will put on the
program and they come very highly
| recommended.
Ford Harvey spent short time
with us on Saturday.
Eddie Newman is sporting a spiffy
new Chevrolet sedan, purchased from
(, the Pilkington Motor Co. of Flag
staff. Mr.. Nelson made the deal.
The Legion and Auxiliary are plan
ming dance for April the first, to
which everyone is invited and assured
a rousing good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. +. Burris and chill
dren are at Springerville at the home
Of Mrs. Burris' uncle, Gus Becker, for
a short stay.
Monday being a legal holiday, the
school, the postoffice and various
places of business closed for the day.
On Saturday, at her home here, oc-
Cured the death Of Mrs. F. J. Mira
val. She had not been in good health
for several months, and owing to her
advanced age was not able to over
come the malady which had laid hold
of her. She was born at Santa Fe,
N NJ, 73 years ago, coming to the
The Coconino sun., 1926-02-26

Washington's birthday was cele-
brated at the boarding school as a
holiday In the afternoon there was
ball game. The school team played
pickup team of employees. The lat
ter walked off with the smoked meat
to the tune of 23-13.
The Painted Desert club met Il.
regular session February 18. After
the regular business period the mem
bers responded to roll call with cur
rent event. The program committee
composed Of Mrs. Reed and Mrs. Wal
lenburg provided the following pleas
ing program: Piano solo, selection
from Schubert by Mrs. Wells; an ex-
hibition Of Indian curios by Mrs.
Meyer. Mrs. Wells displayed much
ease Of technique and gave much ex-
preston in her Interpretation. Mrs.
Meyers lecture along with the display
of the Indian art was interesting and
instructive. Misses Darley and Hud-
loft were the hostes8es and served
dainty sandwiches with delicious hot
chocolate. The evening was another
happy event in the lives of the club
members.
The fossil tracks in the rocks near
Tuba City-dinosaur tracks, say the
experts--are three-toed with a spread
Of eight inches, and look rather sug-
gestive of giant chicken tracks. Two
colored tourists viewed them lately
and the following conversation ,en-
sued
"If I'd a lived in dose days, Nose,
| suah dom know what I'd done
with such big bids"
"Yo' simpleton, wha's yo' magma
ton? Why, in dose days dey allus
tuck along saddle an bridle."
Keith Warren and wife stopped in
Tuba City to visit friends enroute to
their home in Kayenta. Mrs. Warren
had been visiting in Nebraska for
several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Smith, Miss
Rosemary Standley and Mrs. Ishmael
spent the past weekend at Rel Lake,
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Johnny
O'Farrell.
Jeff Nelson and Carl Antelle came
in from the coal mihe this week for a
vacation.
| Miss Cleo Pehrson and sister have
treturned to their home in Bluff City,
| Utah.
A number Of Tuba City people are
planning on being in Flagstaff, Feb
ruary oath and 25th to see the pic
ture "The Vanishing American
which was filmed near here.
Tommy Tomilson of Flagstaff was
attending business in Tuba this week.
Betty Jean Stiles entertained a
few of her little girl friends Satur-
day, February 18th the occasion be-
ing her seventh birthday.
Hugh Smith is at Cameron this
week during the absence of Stan-
ton Borum,
The Coconino sun., 1926-02-26
LEUPP DEPARTMENT
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Mr.. and Mrs. Keith Warren left
Thursday morning for Flagstaff, aft
er a few days visit with relatives
here. From there they planned stay
ing over in Tuba City and making the
trip in easy stages to their home in
Kayenta.
DR. George Sampson of Winslow
who has been caring for the sick and
afflicted, while we had no regular
physician, made his farewell visit on
Tuesday to turn over the response
biiities to the new physician, DR.. X
d. Holt, who arrived the previous day
Mrs. Adeline Gruette, for some
months temporary boys matron, has
accepted the position of children's
cook at Tuba City and left for that
place Wednesday.
The first real snow of the season
for this vicinity, fell Tuesday night
but had thawed out by noon of the
following day. 1t must have beer
an exceedingly dry" brand of snow
for it left no moisture in its wake.
Dr. Russell D. Holt, is the name of
the new agency and school physician
appointed to Leupp. He came d.
rectly from Tennessee, his native
state, and where he has recently been
employed at the Cherokee Indian
school. The wife and three children
will remain there until the close of
public school and then come west by
automobile DR.. Holt has been many
years in the service and at one time
was physician at White River agency,
this state.
Very pretty in all its appointments
was the tea given Wednesday after
noon to number of the agency ladies
by Mrs. A. K Locker, complimentary
to Mrs. Keith Warren of Kayenta,
who was visiting here. Splendid re-
freshments, music and social conver-
sation served to pass the time very
pleasantly.
Little Alice Taptuka, the only scar
let fever victim to date, is entirely
well, in fact was never very ill, but
it is necessary for her to remain in
quarantine some little time yet.
A good sized company of the larger
school girls enjoyed a taffy pull on
Tuesday evening at the home of Rev.
and Mrs. A. K. Locker.
Mrs. Christie of Canyon Diablo and
her mother, Mrs McGrath of Belen,
N. NJ, were in Leupp, Friday looking
into the mysteries of a live Indian
school. They were accompanied by
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Rough of Los
Angeles, and the crowd were inter-
ested in each department, from power
plant to class room.
Superintendent H. P. Marble was
accompanied to Castle Butte, Sunday
by Mrs. Marble, Mrs. A. c. Grant,
Miss Della Fisher and Miss Bernice
Dabb also Principal and Mrs. Penn.
The company spent the night at the
The Coconino sun., 1926-02-26
BELLEMONT
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r. NJ Bryant returned from Phoe-
nix, Saturday, where he has been for
the past week on business,
Four of the Dent children have been
confined to their bed for ten days
with the flu.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Herring motored
to Winslow Sunday and will be gone
for several days.
Oscar Ryberg went to WinstoW to
accept position in dairy and will
move his family there as soon as
school is out.
j. r. Mills of Clarkdale, is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. d. Foreman.
Carl Herring has purchased nc"
Overland sedan.
Mrs. Inez Foreman left Wednesday
for Valentine where she will be as
sistant matron in Truxton Canyon IN
dian school.
j. G.. Shelton and family, and Mrs
Irene Bryant and children went 70
Flagstaff Thursday to see the Van
ishing American.
Safest place for woman to hide
her money from the children is in the
r.. INtl,i,
The Coconino sun., 1926-02-26
GRAND CANYON

Joe Reed returned from the Santa
Fe hospital in Los Angeles on Satur-
day. He is very mucn improved in
health but specialists informed him
that to be permanently well he would
have to undergo an operation and he
will rest up for month here and
then take try at it.
The Coconino sun., 1926-02-26
TUBA CITY
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Luke d. Smith Of Cow Springs was
a visitor here carly in last week.
Mrs. Katherine Hunter, teacher at
the Boarding School, received mes
sage Monday telling of the serious i'll
ness of her mother Mrs. Hunter &C.
parted for Phoenix, where her mother
lives, Tuesday. Mrs. Hunters sister,
Mrs. John Dodson went also.
The Coconino sun., 1926-02-26

Safest place for woman to hide
her money from the children Is in the
family bible,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-03
Mrs. Brewster Was
Bismarck Resident
For Several Years

Mrs. J. o. Brewster. former Bis
rtarck resident who died in u Mime
apolis private hospital Monday night,
was born in st. Ansgar, Iowa, in
1867. Her maiden name was
Jessie Owen. She was married at
Sanborn. n. d., about 35 years ago,
and after living there for several
years she and her husband went to
Fargo. From there they went to
Harvey. where Mr.. Brewster engaged
in the banking business Later he
was appointed to the state board of
administration and the family moved
to bismarck. Mr. Brewster passed
away about 10 years ago, and Mrs.
brewster lived here until IA year or
So ago, being employed 1T the capi-
toll
She is survived by two half broth
ers, Charles Owen OF San Francisco.
and Harold Owen Of Bismarck, and
two half sisters, Mrs. Chester Mills
Of Pittsburgh, Pa, and Mrs. Rurbagc
Of Seattle, Wash. ID. +. Owen Of
Minneapolis was Il cousin.
The body w"s crematcd md The
ashes taken to st. Ansgar, where they
we're deposited IN tn grave 81 nvf
mother.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-03
Editorial Comment

Chicago Tribune)


Rumania has expelled the correspondent of the
United Press in Bucharest He is the second to be
forced Of the country the correspondent of the
New York Times having been asked to leave on
twentyfour hours notice a short time ago. The
Rumanian government has also placed gags ma
tive newspapers. The reason for the action, says
espondent-wh2 may be ousted at any time
is that correspondents and the native press have
been commenting the gorgeousness of Queen
Mare's American tour and Prince Carols potico-
amatory escapades. This is not good reading mate
rial for people subsistng largely on black bread
The degree to which free press is permitted to
exist is of the best tests Of national progress
The Tribune has not maintained correspondents in
Russia for several years because it would not agree
that its dispatches should be censored and garbed
by the soviet autocracy. Tribune correspondents
have been jailed and thrown out of Italy and Spain
They told unpleasant truths about the methods of
dictatorship in these countries. There is no such
thing freedom Of the press in Rumania Russia,
Italy and Spain, and by that same token here are
four If the st backward countries of Europe ruled
by reactionary governments their people for the
most part poe. and ignorant.
Every country enjoying free press has cause
for qualification. The free press of the world
where 1t exists. should make common cause: for il
represents enlightenment education and progress
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-03

military organizations in the history VI the world
During 80 Of the years Of its existence the Marine
Corps has been in action against the foes IF the
nation.
From the battle Of Trenton to the Argonne forest
the marines have foremost honors in war and
in the long periods Of peace at home have main
tanned constant vigilance that has served to still
further promote that peace and tranquility.
The nation has always been perhaps excessively
proud of its Marine Corps, but its every action has
deserved that loyalty Of thought and admiration
that has characterized the attitude Of the average
citizen toward the splendid organization.
The future can be no less commendable than the
past and thus the Marine Corps will continue for
many more birthdays to pile up honor and glory
for itself in the eyes of America. "Semper fides"
is the motto inscribed on the marine insignia. al
ways faithful il means and it is motto the Marine
Corps has always well deserved.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-03
ELTINGE THEATRE

II you missed the circus this sum
mer. You needn't mind just sec
THE Unknown Cavalier at the 81.
tinge today or Saturday.
For in this picture you will not
only see former Ringing Brothers
circus star. Ken Maynard. now star
Of the screen, but you will see one
OF the most exciting Roman rides
that YOU ever witnessed.
In one sequence Of the picture
Maynard, as the hero, Tom Drury,
offers to do some Roman riding for
four ruffians whom he wishes to
shake" He starts stunt riding one
horse, adding another to his team at
each turn of the course, until he is
standing on the outside stccds OF
four horses abreast.
Then. with "Yip-p-p-c-e-e-e-ecc'
in his best cowboy style, he rides
off across the desert to the rescue
Of the heroine. leaving the thick
headed bandits gaping at each other,
with only ''shanks' mare" to use i'm
pursuit.
These scenes were taken on the
edge of the far-famcd (for heat and
thirst Death Valley, and if it had
no: been for the August heat, Ken
would have enjoyed the riding thor
oughly, as it took him back to the
days Of the ''big top" and the cheer
ing throngs to which he used to play
lin person"