Arizona republican., 1898-07-02
COCONINO COUNTY.


 Miss Ray Hayward returned to Will Hams from Winslow recently.
 L. S. Strickler of Albuquerque was in Williams Wednesday.
 w. P. Herman, the forestry agent, returned to Williams from Prescott Wednesday.
 Mrs. James Gounude and children of Williams left Thursday for Los An geles.
 Will Tillotson is now working for the Arizona Timber and Lumber con- pany at Flagstaff.
 Hon. Joe Spitz of Poison Spring reg istered at the Grand Canyon hotel i'll Williams Wednesday.
 J. H. Connolly of Pilot Grove, Mo, registered at the Hayward house in Williams Wednesday.
 There has been more travel to the Grand canyon this year from Flagstaff than in any previous year.
 The Needles band has accepted an invitation to discourse patriotic music at Winslow the coming Fourth.
 Mr. Altenberg and wife are at Will Hams to spend the Fourth of July hol- idays. MT. Altenberg was formerly a photographer in Phoenix.
 Chief Clerk Westlake of Superinten- dent John Denair's office has resigned and will be succeeded by Agent Hig- ginson of the Western Union office at Needles.
 Recent accesslons to the Williams band have made of it very credit able musical organization. The new 4I,1 a1 1,,- onet respectively.
 The little Gray boys Of Williams, not to be behind in expressing their patriotic sentiment. raised a flagpoie and crowned it with flag in the par ental yard Wednesday.
 Officer Hardesty returned to Will Hams Wednesday from Flagstaff whither he transported Francisco Chaves for stealing Francisco Sanchez best suit of clothes. The sentence is twenty days.
 Mrs. J. X. Mcdonald of Williams gave a dinner in honor of Miss Kate O'Donnell of St. Louis Monday evening The dinner was prepared in the best skill of the hostess and was keenly en- Joyed by the participants.
 A strange early-in-t morning sigh; Wednesday at Williams was one man pursuing another with a lariat, which he finally threw dexterously enough tc rope his man. The victim had bottle of whiskey concealed about his person and that was the object of the pursuit
 At Williams meeting Tuesday night the Fourth of July committee on arrangements turned over all arrange. ments for music and the dance to the music committee. The purse for the base ball game was also raised from $50 to $75 and the committee agreed tc have the diamond at the race track 1T fine condition for the players.
 Pete Berry, who owns a trail and hotel at the Grand canyon, twelve miles from ROwe's well, came to Will Hams for his mail and provisions thi: week. MT. Berry says there is a cavt near his trail which exceeds in magni tude and interest the famous Mammoth cave Of Kentucky. He has conducted many tourists through its labrynthiar curves
 Mrs. James Gayler, the old lady frou RidgewOod, N. J., who became lost il the Grand canyon of the Colorado las iiooy HUI hihS, NdS lOullu OdIul Qd. morning, having been out twenty seven hours without food or water She started to walk from the river III out of the canyon alone Friday morn ing and got off the trail. Several mel searched for her all Friday withou success. Friday night two men wer searching for her with a lantern ant received a response to their shout from her at the top of a cliff 1,5OO 0 more feet above them. She called t them to bring her some water The tried to reach her, but found it impos; sible to do so in the darkness. The then told her to remain where she va until morning and that they woul then come to her. At ' o'clock Satur day morning the men succeeded i reaching the top of the cliff, wher