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CLIFF NEWS
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Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Deitzman
and family of Flagstaff were visi-
tors Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hall.
Mrs. Anna Kester is sick with the
lagrippe and has been confined to
the house for the past week.
Everett Mercer and his force are
camping at Right Clark ranch exter-
minating the prairie dog families
around the cliff section-the boys are
certainly doing good work.
George Campbell and r. H. Heck
ethorn came in to the Kester ranch
for neighborly chat with Jack on
Monday afternoon.
Owing to the rain on Saturday and
Sunday the ranchers in this section
were unable to start thrashing-the
thresher is set up at the Kester ranch
and if the weather dries up work will
begin on Thursday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Cram were
callers at the Kester ranch Sunday
afternoon.
Doc Sherman with some friends
spent Sunday at his ranch at the
cliffs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Erickson were
in the city shopping on Monday.
Jerry Fisher and Right Clark were
in the city Tuesday on business.
The two big road rollers Of the
highway department were having a
very playful time stuck in the mud
near the Cliffs old mill barn Mon
day after the big rain.
Our republican candidate for sher-
iff, Jack Kester, will leave on Sun
day morning for Fredonia, expecting
to visit with his old time lumber
men friends, Lorum and Ernest
Pratt.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Pierce, Mrs.
Sarah E. Jones and Captain Robson
were guests at dinner Tuesday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Erickson at the
Cliff Dwellings,.
A new 40 foot all steel lookout
tower is being packed up the many
hair pin curves to the top of Elden
mountain, H. Linn, the assistant ran
ger, being in charge of the work with
the help of Lewis Rice, VIM. Rudd
and Lookout Osborn.
Mrs. r. H. Heckethorn has moved
to the city for the winter.
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WILLIAMS DOINCS
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Last Thursday the Rotary boasted
a 100 per cent attendance, every
member of the organization being
present at the banquet. Several short
talks on topics of interest to the en-
tire community were given during
the meeting. In his talk on hunt
ing, George Kimball gave his opir-
ion of the practice of hunting during
the closed season. Geo. Baumgartner
gave short talk in which he point
ed out the dangers to which the
school children were exposed by the
motorist driving fast in the vicinity
of the schools. The necessity of some
sort of credit system whereby the
merchants of the town would be bet
ter protected from loss through bad
accounts was emphasized IN an ad-
dress by M. E. Duffy. T. H. Cure
ton gave a brief talk on the tourist
question. T. T. Muzzy was chairman
of the meeting and Mrs. Fitzsim-
mons assisted with the music.
Mrs. Julia Peet was the guest of
honor last Thursday the % at a
bridge luncheon given by Mrs. E. j.
Kirwan. The guest Of honor with
the Mesdames Nordyke, Butler, Kim
ball, Hook, Messimer, Scanlon, Duffy,
Jeffries, Morse, Kirwan and daugh-
ter made up three tables at bridge.
Mrs. R. J. Hook was awarded high
score.
Miss Helen Livingston spent the
week end at the Grand Canyon.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Kennedy
made a business trip to Flagstaff
last Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Val Robinson and Mrs. White
motored to Oak Greek last Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs. A. G. Rounsville left
Sunday for trip to Los Angeles and
other coast cities. They expect to be
gone about week.
First Friday devotions to be held
at St. Joseph's Mission, Friday morn
ing October /, at 1880.
Dr. A. j. Grain left this week for
an extended hunting trip along the
north rim of the Canyon.
w. c.. Rittenhouse, Tom and Doug
drove to Phoenix the early part of
the week to spend a few days with
their mother The boys were looking
forward to a visit to the 101 show
while there.
Mrs. E. Hamilton from the Can
yon spent last week with friends in
Williams.
Beginning Oct. 3 the evening serv-
ices at the st. Johns mission will be
held at 7:30 instead Of five o'clock
as in the past. This does not affect
the morning service which is held the
second Sunday of each month at II
a. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dial and
Harry Dial spent several days in
Phoenix the early part Of the week.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Vidal Cor
raj, boy, Sept. 25.
Miss Annie Jaggard and Mr.. and
Mrs. R. S. Chisholm motored to the
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TUBA CITY
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Miss Williams and Miss Hendricks,
Junior Red Cross workers, are spend
ing week at Tuba City, looking af-
ter Red Cross work at the Indian
school.
The long looked for rain came on
Sunday, with utmost violence on
some portions of the reservation, and
as gentle showers to the east Of Red
Lake. Hail did much damage to ap-
pies and other fruit at the Indian
school, and showed white as snow for
some hours after the storm on the
hills and rocks north of Tuba some
damage was done to roads, but re-
pairs are already under way,
Superintendent Walker visited in
Shonto and other central points on
the reservation last week, looking
after stock and other matters.
Some very substantial improve
ments in the way of garbage recep-
tacles are being constructed at the
Western Navajo school. They are
being made of concrete and will be
absolutely sanitary and flyproof.
Such improvements have long been
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IN COCONIzNO COUNTY

Grand Canyon Saturday and return
ed Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Stevenson COM
pleted the purchase of the five lots
on the northwest corner of Taber
and Sheridan streets from Russell
Miller. They plan to start at once
the erection of a seven-room modern
home on the property.
Miss Ethel Perry, teacher in the
Spring Valley schools was in town
last Saturday.
Mrs. Jennie Lee Barnes and Mrs.
Geo. McDougal were visiting in Flag
staff last Saturday.
L. w. Cureton went to Phoenix
last Sunday where he will consult a
specialist. Mr.. Cureton has not felt
well for several months.
I. M. Black and family left last
Monday for Flagstaff where they ex-
pect to make their future home.
Mrs. Phillip Hoke returned to Los
Angeles last Sunday after spending
week here with her mother, Mrs.
Ritter.
Miss Julia Candy Superintendent
of schools at Clemenceau, spent the
week end with Miss Mildred Hickey.
Mrs. Maxwell, Mrs. Earl Mellick,
Helen Maxwell, Ruth Rennick, Albert
Hudson and Kenneth Poison visited
Sunset Mountain and the Ice Caves
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Alcorn, Miss
Bess Alcdrn and William and Ed
ward Oswald spent last Sunday in
locating few big fellows before the
opening of the deer season next Fri
day.
DR.. and Mrs. C. D. Jeffries, and
son, Clymer, were dinner guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Nordyke last
Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. McLeese drove
to Prescott last Sunday to join Mr..
and Mrs. Stanley Bay and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Raible on a picnic to
Senator Mountain.
A party of sportsmen, DR.. P. A.
Mellick, Rolla Reese, Charley Wade
and Mr.. Nickerson left last night for
weeks hunt in the turkey coun-
try. Later in the season the party ex-
pect to make trip for deer.
Following summer of inactivity
the choir of the st. Johns Mission
will meet at the Parish House next
Thursday evening, Sept. 80 at 7:30
o'clock for practice.
DR.. William Gillespie, dentist, will
move into his new offices in the Dial
building about the first of October.
The Williams Gun club held its
last shoot of the season at the local
grounds last Sunday afternoon. At
the beginning of the season it was
decided by the members to hold a
SO bird shoot every two weeks. After
the second shoot of the season was
held the members were divided into
two groups, Class A and class B. A
stiff wind blowing across the ground
Sunday afternoon made high aver
ages difficult.
In the so bird shoot to complete
the seasons program Clifford Ray
made high average in class A with
Mike Foster second. In class B John
Douros made high average with Jack
Tooker second. Prizes for this event
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needed and will greatly benefit the

needed and will greatly benefit the
school.
A box supper will be given on the
school campus Saturday, October q,
at six p. m. Ladies bring a box
men, bring your cash.
A. P. Docka, who is teaching at
Mormon Lake, was a Tuba visitor
over the weekend. With him was L.
w. Lewis Of the forest service.
Gust A. Seltz arrived Sunday to
take up the duties Of chief clerk.
Several Of the employees enjoyed
an informal dance at Shekayah ranch
last Saturday night.
Jack S. Peasants, popular resident
of Tuba City, created a great stir
when he brought home his bride Mrs.
Ida Morris. Mr.. and Mrs. Peasants
were married in Flagstaff Septem-
Der % and were greeted on their ar
rival by an outpouring of the entire
Indian school, which escorted them
to the extreme south end, and then
to the north end Of town, winding up
with a serenade from the Indian
school band. In the evening a
dance was given for them, which
most of Tuba attended.
Mrs. Peasants will take a position
in the agency office. Tuba extends
its Fluctuations to the young couple,
and wishes them a long and happy
life
Mr.. and Mrs. Deanes of Cedar
Ridge were Tuba visitors Saturday,
stormbound in town until Monday.
Miss Carol Reid has been working
in the office the past week.
On Monday, Mrs. Potter, mother of
Horace S. Potter, with Mrs. O'Farrell
drove down from Red Lake with Mr..
Wesson, who was a visitor from Kai-
beto.
Chas. Lake of Los Angeles, visited
Tuba Trading Post Sept. goth.
Superintendent and Mrs. Walker,
and son Floyd, Miss Hendricks, Miss
Williams, Miss Darby and Mrs. Hun
ter dined at Shekayah ranch Sunday
evening.
Mrs. Geo. H. Vawter and daughter
Betty, Porter Emerson Browne, Bert
Ward, Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Pleas
ants, and Miss Darby motored to
Red Lake Sunday. They had rather
q difficult time returning as the
roads were flooded by the storm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jot B. Stiles and fam
lily and DR.. Howard Battle made a
business trip to Flagstaff Saturday,
returning Sunday evening. They
were stalled by the storm at the foot
of Tuba hill, but were rescued" by
Mr.. Welsh and W. A. O'Brien.
Recent visitors at Shekayah Ranch
included Congressman James A.
Frear, Hudson, Wis; John Collier
and Charles Collier, San Francisco;
Miss Lydia Jessop, Charles F. Bull
len, Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs. T. A.
Painter and Dorothy Painter, Los An
geles; Neva Long, Lucille Odle, w.
A. Dorsey, Grand Canyon; Frank E.
Grath, Ell Tovar, Col Hughes Settle
and H. S. Richards of San Diego;
also Mr.. and Mrs. Neal S. Anderson
and Mr.. Anderson's mother, Mrs. A.
7. Anderson of Dallas, Tex. Neal
Anderson is automobile editor of the
Evening Tribune and San Diego
Union, and makes his scout trips with
much enthusiasm for the beauties of
the northern Arizona country, and
appreciating the attraction that it
holds for the motorist who loves the
open and the quiet to be found in
places remote from the beaten track.
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GRAND CANYON
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Mrs. S. G. Stephens and daughter
Miss Ruth were in Flagsaff S,atur-
day and Sunday for dental work and
shopping. Master Barry Coane Stu
art, who makes his home with them,
spent two days enjoyably with Mr..
and Mrs. j. E. Kintner.
j. D. D. Vigil and family are
enjoying a nice new Dodge coach
purchased from the Webber Bros.
garage at Flagstaff.
The ball game on Sunday after
noon between the married and single
men reversed the result of the one
on the previous Sunday. The married
men walked off with the honors by
Z to a score and showed real class
while doing so, Pitcher Dan Alley is
The Coconino sun., 1926-10-01
School Notes


Miss Shurtleff has organized a
dramatic club with fifteen members,
mostly girls. This club will form a
nucleus around which to build the
high school plays. Within the next
few weeks the club is planning to
put on play before the student boz
dy. Miss Electa Porter, newly cleo
ted head of the music department,
has started violin classes in the
grammer school.
An art club has been organized
with nine members, under the super
vision of Mrs. Edna Craig. The work
done by this club will be mostly along
the craft lines.
A Junior Red Cross has been or
ganized in both schools, with almost
a 100 per cent membership. A very
small membership fee was charged.
This fee will be applied on the sub
scription Of Junior Red Cross maga-
zines, of which it is hoped each room
will be able to have one The work
undertaken by the organization this
year is to be purely local and will
be under the supervision Of the var
ious teachers.
The girls Of the home economics
class assisted with the serving at
the luncheon given last Monday to
the wives of the visiting Rotarians.
Twenty-eight scouts and wood
landers made the trip Of camp loca-
ton last Saturday and this is the
report of the trip by Scout Master
Harry Shill.
Leaving the school house at lis
we slowly explored the canyon walls
above the Santa Fe dam, identifying
the trees, shrubs and strata forma-
ton. A sharp lookoutwas kept for
birds and insects, a few were found,
but most of our feathered friends
have gone south for the winter. We
arrived at Benham's about 3:39 and
enjoyed few moments of rest and
cool refreshing drink from the Rock
Well.
"Our next move was to locate the
Woodlanders' site. James Benham
led the way as he is well acquainted
with the woods in his vicinity. Down
past the pond we ran, tried out the
raft, saw the fish flop and on through
pine thicket to an ideal camp site.
Cali were busy for an hour clear
ing the open space of rocks, build
ing the fire circle and the story
tellers' pulpit and laying the path
from the grounds to the road. Cook
ing circles we're made of rocks large
enough for three boys. Supper was
begun at 5:15. Potatoes were roasted
Cor rather semi-roasted) likewise
weinies and steak, milk decked some
of the stone tables and when James
pulled out a quart of sparkling jelly
his camp became most popular. At
ter supper scraps were cleared away,
football was our pastime until dark.
When the shades heightened the large
council fire frightened the trees and
sky; games were played, stories told
and songs sung. At o'clock cars
from town came. The occupants of
these enjoyed the fire for short
time, we then covered the fires and
all left for home. We are thankful
to Messrs. Goss, Jeffries, Scanlon,
Muzzy and Roy for our transporta-
ton back to town, also to them for
the interest shown in our behalf.
"All of us wish to thank Mr.. and
Mrs. Benham for alloting US a camp
ing site. We will assure them that
after we have settled and some Of
our surplus energy exhausted, we
will not run the coyotes entirely out
of the community"
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Rough on Unbelievers

ATTENTION TO PROPERTY
OWNERS, where there is no city
sewer, use Hartford sceptic tank. Is
the same as city sewer.-Ad in a
Hartford paper.
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were given by the Gun club.
In the SO bird handicap Clifford
Ray was high man again with T. T.
Muzzy and John Boyd tied for Sec
ond, John Juhl third and John Dou-
ros in fourth place. The first and
second prizes in this event, a shoot
ing jacket and hunting coat, were
donated by DR.. p. A. Mellick. The
Babbitt Co., donated the third prize,
hunting knife and the fourth prize,
a shell bag, was given by John Boyd.
In the 100 bird special shoot for
visiting gunners, E. B. Raudebaugh
of Flagstaff carried off the honors
with Buster Raudebaugh, also of
Flagstaff making second high aver
age.
Prizes for this event were also do
mated by the gun club. Other visiting
shooters to take part in this event
were: F. NJ. Gold and Pete Solborg,
of Flagstaff and Claude Mellick from
the Canyon.
In the optional event Cliff Ray
again demonstrated his ability at
the traps by making high average.
Charlie Button made second high av-
erage in this event.
The work of Transforming Miss
Watson's home into duplex has been
completed with the exception of some
interior finishing. Miss Shurtleff and
Miss Wilson will occupy the new
apartment.
The Womans Club will hold its
first regular business meeting of the
club year Saturday afternoon, Oct. 2
in the Sunday school rooms Of the
Methodist church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-26
TRADING IS ACTIVE
IN BOND MARKET.
Most Interest Shown in For
eign Lists-GeneraI Range
Is Marrow.
BY GEORGE +. HUGHES

Special Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK. July 26.--The bond
marker today was somewhat more
active; yet as compared with the
standards Of month or so ago it
was still dull. More interest was
shown In the foreign section than in
any other part OF the list but the net
changes wkerc slight. French IS
we're dealt in most of the time at an
advance. of a quarter TO half point
over the Saturday final The, 7i2s
covered still narrower range
The French SIS did somewhat better
and Department OF the Seine Is we're
up at one time half point Paris.
Lyon and Mediterranean Is i'm,
proved fractionally. 1t did not appear,
however. that the latest developments
In the French situation. includinge the
unofficial outline OF the new tax
program, was having much effect.
Belgian Is. as compared with most
others in the foreign group. we're quite
active, with little change. All that
could have been said was that both
the as and 7i2s had slight impulse
toward higher figures.
Nothing of consequence happened
in the market for German Is. Among
the South Americans the Bolivia SIS
were off at one time half point.
Brazil SIS sold up 3s of point, then
eaSed off. Kingdom of Italy as We're
quite active again, but for the most
part at unchanged prices.
Liberty bonds were irregular. but
with only the slightest possible varia.-
ton in either direction. Among cor,
porate issues sugar bonds were quite
a feature. Some selling appeared in
the Warner Sugar issues and in the
Nertientcs Is. There was nothing
new in the sugar trade situation to
account for this decline. United States
Steel sinking fund IS at one time were
up a half point. High grade rail.
road bonds. like the Atchison general
4s. were little changed. 1nterboro
Rapid Transit Is came down frac.
ton and so did Bethlehem Steel
issues.
The largest piece OF new financing
at the start of the week was the Sl2,-
800 900 Gatineau Power Co. per cent
sinking fund gold debentures. The is
sue was offered hY syndicate headed
By tile Bankers Trust 10. at 99i2, and
accrued interest TO yield 6.56 per cent.
and WAS promptly orersubseribed. 1t
was also ANNOUNCED that the Offering
Of 81 $50 900 Uberfalg Electric Power
Corporation first mort gage I per cent
bonds By =, w Chapman & Go. and
4. NJ, I.ampoa't & Co.. Inc. had been
sold and the books closed,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-26
WHEAT SCORES GAINS
ON DRY, HOT WEATHER
Unfavorable Condition in Canadian
Spring Crop Area Sends
Prices Soaring.
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, July 26.-Buying rushes
carried the wheat market up quickly
today in the early dealings. Dry, hot
weather over the Spring crop region
of Canada gave unusual breadth to
wheat buying here. Starting Ia to
2ls cents higher, wheat scored further
gains before beginning to react. Corn,
oats and provisions were firmer, with
corn opening Is to rs up, but later
easing back somewhat.
Higher quotations at Liverpool, as
we'll as fear OF Canadian crop dam
age from bought and excessive tenn
peratare, did much TO encourage at
times today enlarged demand for
future deliveries OF wheat in Chicago.
Liverpool messages told OF decreasing
stocks of wheat there, smallness of
world g shipments and OF nervousness
over adverse crop reports from Canada
Besides, a wet harvest in portions of
Europe was noted, and 100000
bushels falling off in the worlds wish
Bile supply as compared with last
year.
Enormous receipts OF wheat at do
mestic primary points today had but
little immediate influence toward
checking the upward swing Of the
market. Kansas City especially re-
ported huge arrivals, 2,121 cars today
as against 695 a year ago. Stocks OF
wheat today at Kansas City showed
an increase Of 100000 bushels for
fha Weak
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-26
WALL STREET BRIEFS

NEW YORK, July 2e UP).-Business
enters latter half Of the year with the
domestic situation in general sounder
than was anticipated six months ago,
says the Guaranty Trust Co of New
York. Developments in most of the
leading branches Of industry and
trade have been reassuring.
Prices of membership on the New
York Produce Exchange have made
sharp advances in the last week, pre-
liminary to the opening of a grain fu-
lures market on August 2. One seat
was bought at a new high figure of
$3.50. Memberships recently have
been bought by Winnipeg operators,
millers in Baltimore, Duluth. Buffalo,
Kansas City. Chicago and in Liver
pool. either to trade actively in the
market here or hedge here against
purchases in the other markets.
The effect of the general strike on
the British iron and steel industry
was to cause most of the 147 furnaces
in blast at the end of april 10 be
dampsd down or blown ont, says the
Bankers Trust Co. of New York. At
the end of May only % furnaces were
in operation. Pig iron production
fell from 5391 tons in April to
$4,000 tons in May. Steel production
fell from 661 900 tons in April to
45.700 tons in May. These f1gures
compare with monthly averages Of
$4,000 tons of pig iron in 1918 and
$4,000 in 1925. The 1913 monthly
average Of steel production was $685.
coo tons and 400 tons in 1928.
The export OF Polish coal is develop
ing favorably showing continued
rise. the American Polish Chamber of
Commerce and Industry in the tinted
States reports. In the first half of
June 427, 900 tons OF coal were ex.
ported. a gain of $4,000 tons over
the first half Of May Increased pur.
chases were made by England. Aus
tria, Czechoslovakia. Denmark and
Hungary.
The New York security holders com
mittee for a fair return for the North
western railroads. organized by Roose-
welt Son, is mailing a letter to all
who supported the committee, stating
that the railroad executives will be
asked Immediately TO take steps to
correct improper rate relations in the
Northwestern territory. The commit
tee has declared that the failure of
the railroad executives to agitate for
rate relief was largely responsible for
the commission 8 refusal to grant the
increase requested. "a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-26
GRAIN EXPORTS DROP.
Fall to 4,119, 900 Bushels for Week
Ending July "a.

Exports of grains from the United
States for the week ending July "a
totaled 4,119,0o0 bushels as against
$4,000 the previous week.
Figures announced today by the
Commerce Department gave the fol
lowing export totals for last week and
the week before:
Barley. 100000 bushels. against 1885,
000 corn. $4,000. against $4,000,
oats. $4,000. against $4,000; rye. 123,-
900 against, 906 5000; wheat, 3,195,00o,
against 5.25S,000.
Canadian grains in transit from the
United States totaled ] $751; 600, against
100000, while wheat -four, United
States and Canadian, in transit
amount to $4,000 barrels. against
255 900.