The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24
IN COCONINO COUNTY


sudden death of her mother.
: Mrs. Carl Hansen and Carl Jr. left
Saturday for few days in Phoenix
which may develop into longer visit
if the weather behaves.
A change in the time of the moor
train is causing some confusion. The
former time was 12:45 and now is
1905. The change is not enough tc
call it sharply to the attention of resi-
dents and many have missed trains
during the last week.
Elaborate plans are being made tc
hold rip-roaring Fourth celebration
at community amusement park. I,
/ A. Story has complete charge OF
children's games and races and the
other duties are divided among q
large number. This plan was devel-
oped to avoid giving one person a
lions share of work and responsible
ity. Bills are being circulated assur-
ing everyone that there will be plenty
of races, roping, steer riding, broncho
busting and the younger generation
of would-be cowboys will enter calf
] riding contest. A big dance at COM
munity building will top off the day
and the proceeds will be used to i'm
prove the field.
Word has been received from j. f.
Shirley in Los Angeles that he I'M
| derwent a serious operation on Thurs
day and since is showing marked i'm
/ provement. The operation was per-
| formed to relieve pressure from the
/ fracture of the skull bone. 1t was at
! first hoped it would not be necessary
to perform any operation, but Mr..
/ Shirley was suffering so intensely
that he requested it as possible
means of reducing the pain, which had
/ become unbearable. Last reports state
! he may be able to leave the hospital
1 in six weeks.
| School closed Friday morning after
an unusually successful year. Thurs
/ day the teachers gave the children a
picnic and Friday, with the exception
1 of short time in the morning, when
report cards were given out, they had
! holiday. 1t is not known at this
time who will constitute the teaching
staff next year but the present teach
ers, Miss Rosa White and Miss Gala
! Trick, do not plan returning.
| The American Legion Auxiliary
gave a cooked food sale at the Babbitt
! store Tuesday to raise funds to send
| delegates to the state convention at
Springerville the latter part of the
month.
Bert Lauzon and family and Mr..
| Lauzon's brother and family from
Kingman left Sunday for Flagstaff
and Mormon Lake for an outing and
fishing trip.
Claude Melick of Williams is with
the transportation department during
summer vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Story drove to
Flagstaff Saturday to attend the
graduating exercises at Teachers col
lege. Their niece, Miss Katherine
Shirley, was graduate.
Mrs. Robert Francy who had been
at their ranch in Apache county for
several months, returned Monday.
They have obtained the services Of a
man to run the ranch fer them and
Mr.. Francy's father and mother will
go there soon.
Stanton Carr graduated from Will
liams high school last week and re-
turned to his home here. Mr.. and
Mrs. Carr and the latter's mother
went down for the exercises.
A special dance was given by the
Community club to raise funds to put
on the Fourth of July celebration,
with an unusually large and jolly
crowd.
Miss Gala Trick, popular teacher
during the past year, formerly OF
Ada, Okla, was married to Frank
Givens of Oklahoma at Flagstaff Sat-
urday. They returned to the Canyon,
received the congratulations OF their
many friends and will leave the last
Of the week for an extended tour OF
the national parks before returning
to Oklahoma to make their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Bradford Of
Camden. Ark, arrived by car Friday
for a few days with Mr.. and Mrs. j..
M. Reed. They left Tuesday for Colo
RADIO.
Mrs. Wayne Honnicut, former resi-
dent of the Canyon, accompanied by
her sister and the latter's family
drove from her home at Payson to
spend a few days with the parents of
the two ladies, Mr.. and Mrs. Childres.
Mrs. ]. w. Shirley went to Flag
staff and Mr.. Shirley will leave We'd
nesday for the same place to attend
the graduation exercises at Teachers
college when their daughter, Miss
Katherine, will finish.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Tugwell Of Long
Beach arrived by motor Saturday to
visit the aunt Of the latter, Mrs. j.
M. Reed, and family.
Mark Tracy, brother of Heber
Tracy and himself former resident,
died at the Prescott hospital the first
of last week. Heber Tracy received
word that his brother had been
thrown from a horse on to large
pile of rock and was so seriously in
jured that he was taken to the hos
pital. He left at once to join him but
arrived too late. Mark never recov-
cred consciousness. The body was
brought here for burial, which took
place Friday at the late hour OF 6:15,
that his old friends and co-workers
might all be off duty and able to at
tend. The pail bearers were previous
companions who knew and though
well of him during his residence here
year ago. Prominent among the
out-of-town people here to attend the
funeral were "Lone Wolf" and his
wife, who was sister Of the deceased.