100 years ago
1925: Because someone was driving a band of horses without headlights of lights of any kind about nine o’clock Thursday night, two autos were damaged, a horse had a broken leg and one person was knocked unconscious and sent to the hospital. While driving from the west in their car, F.A. Balesifer, accompanied by Ed Gavin, topped the hill at Riordan just in time to find themselves in the midst of a band of four horses. The head of one of these went through the windshield, striking Ed Gavin in the middle and rendering him unconscious. The car dove off a 10-foot embankment, being badly jammed in the process. A Packard car en route to Flagstaff from the Canyon driven by Mr. Denger, a Phoenix rancher, accompanied by a party of ladies, was right behind and took a turn at the horses, one of which lunged over the engine, smashing the lights and bending the fenders. The latter car took the wounded man and his companion to town, with Mr. Gavin entering Mercy hospital until the next day.
Editor Chris Etling takes you behind the scenes of just one example of how we look through archives for information used in the Flagstaff History column.
Gallery: Having a blast at the Special Olympics Color Run at Flagstaff High School
Special Olympics Color Run
Eli Gurley, 5, runs through clouds of colored chalk Saturday morning during the second annual Special Olympics Color Run at Flagstaff High School.
Special Olympics Color Run
Jesse Mcgirl runs through a cloud of colored chalk Saturday morning during the second annual Special Olympics Color Run at Flagstaff High School.
Special Olympics Color Run
Demi Archulea, 16, jumps through clouds of colored chalk Saturday morning during the second annual Special Olympics Color Run at Flagstaff High School. The event supports Special Olympics and offers a day of activities for athletes with intellectual disabilities.
Special Olympics Color Run
Members of the Flagstaff High School Student Council throw colored chalk into the air Saturday morning while waiting for runners during the second annual Special Olympics Color Run at Flagstaff High School.
Special Olympics Color Run
Grace Muller braces herself in a cloud of colored chalk Saturday morning during the second annual Special Olympics Color Run at Flagstaff High School.
Special Olympics Color Run
Runners get blasted with colored chalk powder Saturday morning during the second annual Special Olympics Color Run at Flagstaff High School.
