Williams news., 1903-07-25
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It has been suggested by Col. J. F. Wilson that the people of Ari- zona arrange to hold a statehood convention in this territory during the fall and before the meeting of congress. The object of this con- vention is to make public protest against the proposition which is gaining strength in republican cir cles to admit Arizona and New Mexico as one state into the union during the approaching session of congress.
 The Santa Fe railroad will offer a round-trip to the Grand Canyon on Saturday, August 1st, for $5. It is provided, however, that fifty tick cts are sold. Those desiring to go on this trip can obtain full particu- lars by consulting Prof. A. N. Fay Tor. A special car will be furnished from Flagstaff on the trip to the Canyon, and the tickets will be good for ten days: allowing return on any train within the ten days mit.-Flagstaff Sun.
 Wednesday night J. s. Cook, a freight brakeman, was stabbed by Mexican. The Mexican was sec tion man employed at Cliffs, and with companion they tried to beat their way to Flagstaff. They were ordered off the train, but re- fused to go. Cook tried to put them off, when one of them, Ed uarado Madaleno, stabbed Cook, one knife thrust taking effect in the right arm and another in the shoul- der and back. Madaleno was ar rested Thursday morning by Dep uty Sheriff Walker and was exam ined before Justice of the Peace Quinlan and held to appear before the next grand jury in the sum of $500, in default of which he was committed to the county jail.- Flagstaff Sun, July IS.
 It is reported that w. c. Greene has sold out his interests in the Greene Consolidated Copper Mines at Cananea, Sonora, Mexico, to John D. Rockefeller, who, it is ex- pected, will at once proceed to run the works on a more firm basis of economy by chopping down in a wholesale manner the wages of most of the high-salaried men now employed there. The cause of Mr. Greene's selling out is said to be on account of the big inroad into his bank account, caused by his un- lucky Wall-street deals on his last trip to New York. It is also talked that the company was considerably in debt to the Union Iron Works of San Francisco, of which Rockefel- Ter is principal stockholder, and shares were foreclosed on to settle this indebtedness-M -Morenci Stand ard.
 Tom Weedin, editor of the Flor ence Blade, has been in Washing ton City for the past month trying to sidetrack the Tonto Basin reser- voir proposition and secure the right of way for the construction of the San Carlos dam as the first work to be undertaken by the gov ernment under the Newland irriga- ton law providing for the reelama- tion of the desert land at the eX- pense of the government or by it's aid. The mention of Weedin's name calls to mind the fact that he and "Buckv" O'Neil came to Arizona together as printers hunt ing work. They first struck Pres colt, where they worked 'on the case" for Uncle John Marion, long since gone to his reward. After wards "Bucky" O'Neil proved him. self to be one of the most brilliant writers who ever came to the terri tory, writing many stories of Ari- zona and pioneer life which at tracted wide attention. MT. Weedin has lived in Pinal county for twenty years and has been in the newspa- per business most of the time He is an able writer and one of the best practical printers that ever