The Coconino sun., 1927-07-01


for over there they are opening up a keg of nails
every few minutes.-Nogaes Herald.
The Kansas prison convicts who shut them
selves in down 750 feet in coal mine and tele-
phoned up to the warden they were on a strike
just as sensible as the fellow who walked out
on limb and sawed it away from the tree. They
only went on hunger strike in effect which
showed conclusively their brains hadn't consulted
their stomachs. They gave up when they had
eaten up all the mules wild oats.
Governor Hunt on his return from the Colorado
river conference in Utah was very optimistic over
results obtained at the meeting of representatives
from other states. He was convinced that the
upper basin states were at last fully aroused to
the situation and would assist Arizona in her
fight for a more equitable division of water 81
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Flagstaff lost another pioneer Saturday when
Joseph Dent passed away. He was one of the
early builders who helped with the aid of his half
brother Fom Sayre, to lay the foundation of pros
per1ty for the coming generation. He belonged to
the old generation of real pioneers now rapidly
passing away.
Julian petroleum stock in Los Angeles must
have been somewhat Watered. The Indictment of
Julian and some forty prominent business men of
that city may result in their being "spudded in
behind several layers of shale in the public anti
cline.
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The habit of saving is itself an even greater as
set than the savings; for habit is for life and
sum of money or measure of any other valuable
thing is a mere incident replaceable once or
score of times by a habit of saving
Rich mining companies are good to have around
handy at times. The. United Verde of Jerome
through General Manager Talley, has agreed to
loan the state sufficient funds to raise the Apache
Trail above the flooded area
Railway baggagemen are said to be strong for
the modern woman because her baggage is be-
coming constantly lighter. Yes, if it wasn't for
these wide summer hats she could carry most of
it In a coin purse.
The idiotic auto horn honker should be classed
along with the drunk driver and dealt with ac-
cordingly Undoubtedly he is too lazy to look out
of the car to see the person he squawks SO nces-
sanity for
Perching UP on top of flag pole for ten or
twelve days is the latest nut idea of gaining
notoT1ety. Lord, a sparrow can do that and has
just as much brains as the other idiot who trys it.
new style of legal procedure has sprung up
recently in which persons charged with crime at
tack the judge direct and endeavor to prove he
and other court officials are malicious crooks.
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Ajo, reported as the most unmoist spot in south
ern Arizona, is advertising a bathing girls re-
view. The promoters of the "skin-game' evidently
want the girls to show what they are made of.
Miss Helen Disco of Draper, Wisconsin, Drained
crazy bear which rushed into her home, with a
rolling pin. She was making pie at the time and
evidently did not wish to be interrupted
Bathing beach cities are abandoning the CEN
sorship of bathing costumes. There is no par
tlcular reason why there should be any canlou-
flage at "see' shore.
Soviet officials blame their break with Great
Britain to the trouble in China. Well, what the
Reds have done in China ought to be sufficient
grounds for divorce.
That reported soviet plot in the Philippines is
only faint indication of what would happen to
the islanders If they were ever turned loose on
their own
We hope that aviators won't eventually prove
that there is only .sone-Way' air and the aviator
can only hop over to Europe but is unable to hop
back.
A writer in the New York Times proposes New
ton d. Baker for the democratic nomination for
president. Well, every fellow has his friends.
Remember the good old days when you used to
siggle behind your spelling book every time the
teache 5 beau came to visit the school?
1t seems that the Snyder-Gray trial was too
strong even for the sob-sisters
What makes the wild flowers wild? Now you