Williams news., 1903-05-16

in the night he joined the Braganza excursion, homeward-bound for Chi cago. and went on east We are in formed that he took with him the data in the case of the Bri ght An gel trail and will wire a decision when he reaches a conclusion in the matter.
 A. H. Sain, president of the Nal achite Copper Company, arrived last Sunday from Los Angeles. On Wednesday two teams were sent out to the mines to load a car of ore which will be shipped to- day to the smelter at Val Verde. As an inducement to others, the smelter people and the railroad have offered exceptionally low rates.
 A wreck occurred about 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in a gulch a mile and a half west of Mcclellan, which delayed traffic for about twelve hours. A number of large bridge girders, 100 feet in length, loaded on three fat-cars, bound for Azusa, Cal, have been going through lately, and Wednesday, while round- ing curve at the point mentioned, one of them toppled over, blocking the right of way. A shoo-fy had to be built, with considerable diff culty, around the wreck before traf- fic was resumed.
 John H. Page, who came in from the Canyon Wednesday, reports that about eleven of the old employees of the Canyon Copper Co. have been put to work and the force is being increased as applicants show up. While in the east recently MT. Page was also appointed manager for the Hance Asbestos Company, on whose properties in the Canyon work will be commenced in the near future. Some things are about to happen in that section shortly that will be of great importance, mention of which will be made later.
 w. J. Wilsey, president of Aerie lodge, Eagles, of Prescott, was here last Sunday getting together num- Der of applicants for membership, William Williams has been ably assisting Mir. Wilsey, Tomorrow a \ degree team will come up from Prescott to Ash Fork to initiate a class made up of citizens of that town, Seligman and Williams. Those going from here are Bud Emory, Ed D. Potter, Harry Miner John McWilliams, Pat Grove, Billy Mccoy, Frank Adams, Charley Demick and Dr. Rounseville.
 The little child of Mir. and Mrs. Harry Van Alen, which had been very ill at Ash Fork for several days, died Tuesday evening of cholera infantum, aged IA months and 10 days. Dr. Sawyer was called up from Prescott to consult with Dr. Tyroler, who had been at tending the little sufferer, and everything possible within human power was done. The members of the Prescott lodge of Eagles sent up beautiful floral tributes on We'd nesday's train, in time for the fu- neral, which was conducted by Rev. John Oliver of this city.
 Last Saturday morning at the Grand Canyon the 1O-year- old son of Mir. and Mrs. B. B. Ellinwood of Prescott was kicked in the fore head, just over the left eye, by a mule. The accident happened just as the train was ready to start for Williams and the little fellow was placed aboard and brought to Dr. Melick's hospital, where every at tention was given him. MT. Ellin- wood, on being wired of the acci- dent, came up from Prescott to Ash Fork on the regular train and from there here on a special engine. Several stitches were required to close the wound on the boys head, but we are glad to state that he is now beyond any danger.