Excerpts from the Sun became a regular feature of The Saturday Evening Post, appearing in the magazine from 1920 until Hall's death in 1926.

[2] He left the university before graduation and worked briefly as a journalist and fireman on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.

[3] After seeing a display of Hopi artifacts during a fair in Omaha, Nebraska, Hall decided to visit Arizona Territory.

[3] Toward this end, he partnered with Charles H. Pratt to claim 1,500 acres (610 ha) of land near to where the Santa Fe Railroad was planning to build a new rail line.

[3] When they discovered that the initial estimate of where the railroad would build was incorrect, the town was then moved about 1 mile (1.6 km) to be closer to the new tracks.

[3] In 1909, Hall met Daysie Mae Sutton of Portland, Oregon during a business trip to Los Angeles.

"[9] Hall also began publishing a mimeographed newsletter, The Salome Sun, which he distributed to Laughing Gas' customers.

[7] Among the characters Hall developed on its pages were the Bald Barber, Sheep Dip Jim, Chloride Kate, and the Reptyle Kid.

[3] Back in Salome, Hall added the Blue Rock Inne and the Greasewood Golf Course to his portfolio of businesses.

[12] When writing about the course, Hall would warn of hazards such as bandits, Gila monsters, jumping cactus, and poison water holes.

The writer countered by pointing out that his writing career offered much greater financial opportunities than the gas station and that he was actually losing money by spending his time and effort advocating for the road.

His grave was marked by a cross composed of nuggets donated by area prospectors while a statue of a large frog with a canteen strapped across its back stands nearby.

[7] The Salome Lions Club hosts an annual "Dick Wick Hall Day" to commemorate the humorist.