Williams news., 1904-01-09

Miss Bertha Beecher departed last evening for a visit at Flagstaff over Sunday.
 Mrs. Felix Fouchi, accompanied by her daughter and son, Louise and Bert, arrived home Thursday evening from Los Angeles where they have been some time.
 William Crowell was in the city Saturday from Peach Springs. "Bill" says he has what he believes will turn out to be one of the biggest mining propositions in the country.
 The new ware house being erect ed by Poison Bros, near the rail road track is rapidly nearing com pletion. This is the second large warehouse this enterprising firm now has.
 All persons who are interested in forming a reading circle, are re- quested to meet in the lecture room of the church at 7:30 p. m., Thurs day, Jan. IA, 1904, for the purpose of organization. c. F. PHILBRooK.
 James Stone, lumberman, passed to his last resting place Tuesday from pneumonia. The funeral oc
 cured Thursday from Buttons undertaking parlors and was well attended by friends of the deceased.
 The funeral of Mrs. John Skaggs occurred at Flagstaff last Tuesday,
 she having died at her home on
 Beaver creek a few days before.
 Mrs. Gertie Dunn, her daughter,
 went up from here to attend the funeral.
 About everyone in town has seen
 Dr. Waite riding his gasoline bicy-
 cle. We understand that a few
 days since he received brand new
 automobile but as yet it has not
 appeared on the street. Bring it
 out, Doc, we want to see 1t.
 Miss Alice Springfield, after spend- ing the holidays here, returned to her duties as teacher at Ash Fork Last Sunday. She was accompanied on the trip by Puis Fatic. Looks like we will have to give them a more extended notice in the near future
 D. B. Lyons and son, Willard, the latter having recovered from
 his attack of pneumonia, left on No. 3 Wednesday for their home at Des Moines, Iowa. We are glad there was no fatal termination to
 Willard's trip west though for a time the chances were excellent. MT. and Mrs. J. P. Parker came in last Friday night from Daggett, Cal, where J. P. has contract on the Salt Lake road. They were ac- companied from Seligman by Miss Bertha Coin, who will visit here for time. MT. Parker returned few days since to the scene of his duties. MT. and Mrs. O. c. Strait de- parted Wednesday for Tucson where they will reside for a time. For some time MT. Strait has had charge of the local hotel but because of
 failing health resigned his position which is now being ably filled by MT. Robert I. Steen, formerly con- nected with the Alvarado hotel at Albuquerque.
 MT. M. Salzman arrived from Los Angeles last Sunday on the
 limited. During the week he has been engaged in taking stock and looking after the interests of his
 stores at Rhoades, Ash Fork, and , Seligman. He says he has gotten in on the ground floor in suburb proposition near Los Angeles and
 expects to clear up nice bunch oi 3 money in the near future.
 MT. James Walsh spent several
 days here this week, coming in
 from Los Angeles. With some 3 other gentlemen, MT. Walsh has , acquired title to tract of land at 5 Mopoa, Nevada, on the Muddy
 river. This point will probably be Salt Lake railroad division point and the gentlemen will proceed to lay out a townsite there It is about
 40 miles north of Kingman and is
 good farming country.
 The Don c. Hall company played here this week to houses that were l. not at all encouraging to the per
 formers. From a financial stand ) point MT. Hall just about broke , even, or maybe lost some money by } stopping here. He and his wife are
 both artists in their profession and worthy of much better support I Their plays during the week were as follows: Rudolph the Cripple, ; "The Irishman's Home," "Davie
 Crockett" Serpent and Dove,' 2 "Enoch Arden" Tonight thecom: