From 1887 -- During Monday night last, a dastardly attempt
was made to set the town on fire. Fortunately the flames were quickly
discovered by Alfred Graham, who gave the alarm and seized a bucket of
water just as the flames began to take hold of the back part of Sun
Lee's Restaurant on Railroad Avenue. He was swiftly joined by others and
the fire subdued. A man was noticed moving swiftly away from that area
just before the flames were seen, but it was too dark for him to be
identified.
The Town Council has appointed two committees, one to
investigate who it may have been who poured and then lit the coal oil
that started the trouble and the other to approach the Atlantic &
Pacific Railroad to obtain permission to attach a hose to the company's
water tank at the depot and to make inquiries as to the cost of the
materials for building and equipping a Fire Department.
Ransom
Post Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), The Women's Relief Corps and
the Sons of Veterans held a campfire on Thursday evening at the G. A. R.
Hall. Two of the boys dished up pork and beans in regulation style,
some interesting speeches were made and the old campfire songs were
sung. A very enjoyable evening was had by all.
100 years ago
The
reports about our earthquake coming in from around the countryside
include black smoke arising and ash falling in the cinder country near
O'Leary Peak that were thought to be from a volcano.
A hand from
the Lockett Tank country came in saying that at the time of the
earthquake, a huge volume of black smoke and fire came out of a new rent
in the earth which is from a few inches to a foot wide and extends over
30 miles from Lockett Tanks to Coconino Mountain.
A shooting fray
occurred on Railroad Avenue Wednesday about noon between Mert Linton, a
bartender from Williams, and Emmet James a teamster. When the smoke
cleared James had received three bullet wounds, none of which are
considered to be of serious nature. They had quarreled over a small
debt. Witnesses state that, first, James drew his gun, then Linton
pulled his revolver and fired the three shots that lodged in the body of
James.
75 years ago
County Farm Agent C. G. Lueker says
tha,t with proper precautions, potatoes can restored as a successful
crop in this area. The psyllids that have ruined the crops can be
brought under control with a spray of one part lime sulphur and 40 parts
water, with 125 gallons being sprayed to the acre.
Although there
have been numerous lightning-caused fires this week, none has caused
concern, there being enough moisture to keep them from spreading
rapidly.
With plenty of summer rain and no immediate need for
reservoir water for lawns and gardens, the City Water Department has
discontinued summer water rates. There are slightly over 70 million
gallons in the city reservoirs.
50 years ago
Joe Green, an
ASC student and ground man with the Wright Flyte Service at the Airport
,who has just received his pilots license, took his lady friend Miss
Nanette Van Sickle up for a pleasure flight Sunday afternoon. They ran
into squally weather just west of the Peaks, were unable to gain
altitude fast enough and came crashing down into a grove of aspen on the
southwest flank of the Peaks shortly after 3:30 pm. They escaped
serious injury. (keep reading .... Azdailysun.com
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