The Coconino sun., 1926-05-21

week, going out to the main line Tues
/ day morning and back here again that
evening.
"Curley" Ennis and "Wop" Ricca
/ went to Flagstaff Tuesday to unload
two new Packard straight eights for
the transportation department and
drove them back to the Canyon Three
more of this model are expected in
! the near future.
Nat Greer returned Tuesday from
Holbrook and St. Johns where he
went about week ago to attend the
funeral of his father. He was there
a few days afterward to assist in set
ting the estate.
The popular Cliff Dwellers orches-
ira gave themselves benefit dance
i on the evening of the 10Th at COM
munity hall. The boys have been lib
eral in donating services for many of
the benefit affairs and everyone
showed appreciation by turning out
and having rousing good time. The
money is for the purchase of new
music and general running expenses.
Attractive refreshments were served
H. L. Birmingham of Flagstaff
was here few days last week, work
ing on the installation of the refrig-
orator in the new Babbitt building.
He returned to Flagstaff Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hansen and
small son. Carl, Jr., have gone to
Jerome, where Mr. Hansen will be
employed.
Division Engineer Kline was here
a few days on business the first of
the week.
The ball game at amusement park
Sunday between the Santa Fe and
park service mines was the hottest"
game of the season so far, the score
being IA to 13 for the Santa Fe. An
extra inning was played to decide the
game and in all fairness it cannot be
said that either team outplayed the
other. The lineup of both teams was
the same used in previous games, but
steady practice Of the week before the
game developed speed, strength and
ability, making the game Sunday a
steady well-fought one free from
"bIow-ups" and one-sidedness. And
for a remarkable change, weather
conditions were favorable. Next Sun
day, the TRANSFORMATION and Santa Fe
teams will meet in their second bat
tie. The transportation nine not yet
losing game, their opponents next
week will be "out for their scalps." !"
The usual summer rush started off
with more than the customary clamor
on Tuesday morning at about 80
a. m. a big special arriving from Chi
cago, and the unusualness Of night
train at the Canyon made it's arrival
sensed in the most outlying dwellings,.
A small fire on Wednesday morn
ing partially destroyed a house be-
longing to the park service which the
John Cook family was occupying. 1t
evidently started from the stove pipe
when the fire was built for breakfast.
The timely arrival of plenty of fire
extinguishers saved the burning of
this and probably other nearby hous-
es, there being no fire-plug in this
neighborhood and consequently no
chance for control 1t is reported
this house had caught fire before in
the same spot. Carpenters were set
to work at once and in short time
the family again occupied the house.
F. c.. Spencer returned Sunday
from a short stay on the coast.
About half the population of the
Canyon went to Williams to attend
the class conducted by Bishop Gercke
of Tucson on Sunday. Most of them
went by car Saturday, returning
again Sunday or Monday.
Norma and Jason, Indians who
have for an extended time been in the
employ of r. Z. Burris, are happy
over the arrival of fine baby girl
on Friday.
Mrs. Charley Greening and small
son returned from a visit to friends
and relatives in Phoenix and the FAM
ily is now domiciled in the house re-
Gently purchased from Engineer Scud-
der.
The Ransome gang is busy laying
pipe to the septic tank on the hill near
amusement park. The water pipes
have been purchased and the tanks
located and these men will in all prob
ability be employed here all the COM
ing summer.
Jake Sturgill and party went to
Flagstaff via Tuba City on Tuesday,
The Mckee Construction Co. have