1884 — The bright new yellow cars of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad's fast freight line present a very neat appearance as they pass through town.

100 YEARS AGO

Mr. J. H. Page of lower Oak Creek was in with a load of apples on Tuesday, returning on Wednesday with lumber for a large barn he is building. Mr. Page says there was an immense crop of fruit this year and owing to a lack of transportation thousands of dollars worth was left on the ground. The proposed cold storage plant will save much of this and a big cannery would undoubtedly be a profitable investment.

The Fort Valley Ranger School closed last Saturday sending home about 20 husky young men capable of coping with any amount of hard work. The school will reopen next year and it is understood it will be on a larger scale.

E. E. Ball, Santa Fe civil engineer, came through town on Wednesday. He says the Santa Fe has appropriated $15,000 for a rustic bungalow station at the Grand Canyon patterned after the El Tovar. Construction work will soon commence.

The Fort Valley thermometer registered 20 below zero on Monday.

75 YEARS AGO

Prof. John C. McGregor felled a 17-point, 35-inch spread buck, a genuine old patriarch of the forest who must have lead many a hunter a merry chase. Joe Pyland exhibited equal finesse in bringing down a 23-pound turkey gobbler with whiskers longer than any goat. It's being perpetuated by Dean Eldridge's skillful taxidermy.

Thanks to federal funds, crushed rock is now being spread on the newly graded road between the North Beaver Street pavement and our new highway to the city reservoir.

Due to the new Arizona permanent registration law, approximately 1,217 voters in Coconino County will be canceled because of failure to vote in the past general election. Miss Zella Jones.

High, 67 Thursday, Friday, Sunday. Low 27, Thursday. Dry.

50 YEARS AGO

The City Council has voted unanimously approval of a six-month option guaranteeing the city's willingness to sell all available surplus waste water to a national pulp paper mill firm seeking to locate a plant here that will employ some 300 persons in our area.

The city has decided to take a calculated risk that we will have no major storms this winter. There is $23,000 in the water fund that could be used to lease equipment but this would leave us with nothing for much needed water improvement projects come spring.

Arrangements for the laying of a 12-inch pipe line from Highway 66 to the Country Club have been made with the Country Club paying for the pipe and the Southern Union & El Paso Natural Gas Co. laying the line.

High, 59 Thursday. Low 15, Saturday. Neither rain nor snow have fallen.

25 YEARS AGO

Although it is clear some concerns remain, the Planning and Zoning Commission has approved a conditional operation permit for the proposed building for the chronically mentally ill sought by the Coconino County Guidance Center & Prime Housing Inc. This is a non-profit organization formed as a borrowing entity specifically for this project. This property, located at 2820 N. Ellen St. is to be converted into a 12 resident plus a manager home.

To increase ridership, the Flagstaff Traffic Commission recommends that 22 new bus stops be added to the Pine County Transit plan of operation so that service may be expanded into Smokerise and Christmas Tree Estates. It currently serves an average of 200 persons daily.

The Civic Beauty Commission is planning to have its recommendations on how to initiate a program using trees to screen Santa Fe Avenue from the railroad tracks ready soon. Chairman Denny Carley envisions targeting several particular areas, then involving the businesses directly across the street in its planning and cost. Since APS is considering 69,000-volt line here as well, it may also become involved in the plan.

High, 61 Sunday and Monday. Low, 19 Monday. Dry.

Compiled from the files of the Coconino Sun and the Arizona Daily Sun by Susannah Carney.