Arizona republican., 1898-04-06
NEWS FROM WILLIAMS
The Small Pox Scare and Other h.
 teresting Happenings.


 teresting Happenings.
 Williams, April 4.-(Special cores pondence of The Republican.)- )-Wil- Hams and her sister city, Flagstaff, have had a small pox scare which has resulted in quite vaccination boom for the doctors and countless sore arms When the report reached here that Bellemont, located about twenty miles east, had been invaded by small pox the people were inclined to be skeptical They remembered the tout break" of about a year ago, when a Mexican family was quarantined be- cause of a suspected case in the fam fly. Yellow flags were foated and an officer placed on guard. Then the doc tors got out their rubber suits and disinfectants, visited the house, looked wise-and disagreed. While they were arguing over their diagnoses the child recovered.
 The Bellemont brand, however, proved to be the genuine, name-blown- in-the-bottle species of the malignant disease and the business men of this city at once adopted precautionary measures. Eight sanitary detectives were engaged to guard the east and west ends of the town, and all tie counters are now intercepted and com pelled to retreat or make long cir cuitous route away from town. They must not stop to argue the question: because the officers are armed with six-shCoters and have authority. Hobo camps and saloon loungers with no visible means of support are compelled to drift onward, and seek more hos pitable place than Williams is for them at present. Usually they find | this a very desirable place to visit molestation coming only for some fla grant act of outlawry.
 No uneasiness is felt locally over the existence of the small pox at Bellemont. There are only eight cases there at present and only one death has resulted. The little town is rig idly quarantined and the afflicted ones are in the care of a corps of railroad surgeons. The vigilance of the pest car guards, however, did not prevent carmel Garcia, convalescent patient from escaping Friday night The san ltary officers, as soon as they learned Of his departure, wired his complete description to various places along the line and they are in hopes of appre- hending him before he spreads the contagion. He is of the habftual Mex ican complexion, 35 years old, feet 10 inches tall, has a black mustache, and wore overalls, a canvas coat and an old white hat. Any one finding a man answering this description will please box him up and return him to Bellemont as perishable freight.
 With the approach of warm and pleasant weather come bright and hopeful anticipations of a very sub stantial boom in Williams Work up- on the Lombard, Goode & Co., smelter, that is to reduce the ore from the cop per mines near the. Grand canyon, is progressing favorably. J. c. McFar- land, who is directing operations, ex- poets to have the shelter completed about May 15. Work upon the Santa Fe & Grand Canyon railroad is ex- pected to continue upon the return of General Manager Gwynne Dennis, who is now at his boyhood home, George town, Ohio.
 These enterprises have induced lively interest among prospectors and no doubt many new claims will be To- cated before long. Several residents who have engaged in mining spasmod- ically contemplate an early trip to the field. The ore is rich and there is little doubt of its extent and depth. With the canyon railroad affording the means of shipment, and the smelter a home institution Williams will make big jump commercially not to speak of the tourist travel that the road will attract
 At least one April fool joke came near resulting tragically. A close friend of a prominent young attorney and politician sent him a decoy tele- gram dated Flagstaff" and signed ''E. S. Clark. district attorney" The telegram read: Come on first train; important" The attorney had re-