Williams news., 1904-01-23

SKatlnS IS all the rage once IuOIe on the railroad dam.
 John Bixler spent Thursday in the city from his ranch IS miles north of Ash Fork.
 Hugh c. Topp. of Phoenix, spent Wednesday in the city in the in terests of the Remington type writer.
 Mrs. w. Patterson this week re- newed her subscription. The name of J. R. Ridge of Seligman was added to our list.
 Sleighriding has been all the go the past few days. Thursday morning the mercury registered six degrees below zero
 Dr. Munson, the optician, Dr. Pratt's successor, will be at the Grand Canyon hotel Feb. 18th and 18th. See lad" elsewhere.
 Ralph Cameron came in We'd nesday from Grand Canyon, re- turning again on Thursday. He informs us that he now has a com forta ble hotel building nearly com pleted near the railroad terminal, and can comfortably accommodate about twenty-five people.
 Wednesday, just befor supper, we saw two married men out sleigh riding with a couple of unmarried ladies. We thought nothing about it till one of the men called out: Say, Neal! Don't say anything about this in the NEWS p Of course we won't say anything. Wouldn't get them in trouble for the world.
 Dr. F. H. Waite departed We'd nesday on the limited for Winslow, expecting to be absent about a week attending the wants of his patrons at that point. During his absence J. H. Hudson will have charge of the 'auto" Wouldn't be surprised to see him have run ners on it and go ploughing through the snow before Docs return.
 BECAUSE WATER IS SCARCE. is no sign you cannot get bath; go to the Parlor Barber Shop, we will ac- commodate you. Our barber work unexcelled. Be up-to-date. Ask for domestic finish. Agency Im- perial Laundry Co.
 Thos. P. Carnes, brother of Mrs. Harry Pyle, after week pleasantly spent in Williams, departed We'd nesday for Kingman and Chloride on a business trip. Wednesday morning when Tom got up there were about five inches of snow on the ground. Padding around in it was quite treat to him, it being his first experience with snow, hay ing been raised in California.
 A party composed of Messrs. H M. Bates, Louis Maas, Todd C. Woodward, and Oliver Dix John the latter mining engineer, all oi Denver, and F. B. Keefer of Bos- ton, arrived here last Sunday and have been spending the wee k around the Anita copper fields. On Wednesday R. c. Gilmore of Rut- 1 land, Vt., joined the party. Indi- cations point toward renewed work whereabouts in the near future.
 On account of the recent snow | storm the Canyon Copper Company , found it necessary to lay off, temp orarily, part of it's force and pack train. A number of men, however have been kept on development , work. Those laid off came in yes terday and are as follows; P. M , Shafer, Porter Torey, Sam Douglas Geo. Hanlon, Joe McCann, Morris Wilson and one other. It is rum. ored that some time next montl , force will be put to work on tht asbestos property.
 Brand new house, brand new beds. Lodgings 25c.
 Cheap John Racket Annex ] Born-On Thursday, Jan. IA, a Gallup, N. M., to Mir. and Mrs Crawford Norman, daughter While the NEWS herewith extends congratulations, it must also relat' , a little hardluck story Crawford told us something over year ago At that time he was handling freight at the local depot, and thu day we have in mind something had gone wrong, making him dis gusted with everything. Says he "this is the doggondest job 1 eve held; seems like everything zoe wrong; been here in Williams sev eral years and haven't a thing t. show for it-not even a baby Guess he'll be in better humo now-or maybe worse.