Williams news., 1904-01-30

on No. l for California on a short business trip.
 House For Sale-Next door to the Jacob Salzman residence. h. quire of E. T. Phelan.
 Last Monday, Surveyor Wm. Lockridge, was engaged in setting grade stakes and getting levels for the foundation of the new Odd Eel lows opera house, which now ap- pears to be an assured fact.
 Major A. E. Macomber returned last Monday from an extended business visit in northern Califor- mia. As the major will now be To- cated here for a time his merry laugh will be heard ''far and wide."
 BECAUSE WATER IS SCARCE. is no sign you cannot get a 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 I'm perial Laundry Go.
 John Nellis arrived home We'd nesday evening from Prescott. He has been out around Mayer for some time, and, so report says, ac- quired good deal of experience. He'll be satisfied to stay near the family hearth for while now.
 Brockhart, the machinist, who has been experimenting the re- building of one of the Saginaw & Manistee Lumber. Company's en- zines, departed Tuesday, so we are informed, for Peru, South America, where he will build couple of en- zines for his firm.
 J. s. Owens spent the first of the week in the city from Seligman, north of which place he and his brother are successfully operating a cattle ranch. Before his return to Seligman his name was added to the rapidly increasing subscrip- tion list of the NEWS.
 Gus Reimer on Tuesday shipped four cars of sheep. purchased of the Perrin Land and Cattle Co.,, to San Bernardino, the headquarters of his packing company. Ed. Phe- Ian had charge of the shipment and will go on to Los Angeles, where he will locate and be joined by his family.
 A. H. Harrell, of the contracting firm of Harrell & Barney. arrived home last Saturday from Albu- querque, where he had just com pleted the installatio of another of the Santa Fe's mammoth turn tables. He has spent this week here, looking after his private busi- ness and will return to Albuquer- que in a few days, to begin moving the old Sante Fe hospital
 County School Superintendent, Conrard, was visitor in Williams on Wednesday, so we are informed. It IS the recognized thing for pros pective candidate to call at a news paper office and get friendly on the eve of a campaign, but as Harrison did not come around, we take it that he will not appear on the boards this fall. Or maybe he snubbed us intentionally (being swelled up over the notoriety he gained through the NEws' assistance last summer.)
 MT. F. E. Matthes, the civil en- gineer in charge of the geological survey which has been in progress in the Grand Canyon for over a year past, having completed the work outlined for him by the depart ment, came in Tuesday and depart ed that evening for Washington The other members of the party went overland to Flagstaff and from there continue down to Nogales overland. The coming fall, it is said, a map will be made of that section of the Canyon around Bass ferry and camp.
 Arthur Milling, gambler and all around sport and gentleman, re. turned to town Wednesday even- ing from somewhere. On Thurs day he called at this office and asked what the item was the NEWS had printed derogat tory to his char acter. We were at loss as to what he meant and as we had printed nothing about him, told him so. We have since learned that Billy Mccoy was "stringing' him, and we guess Arthur knew it all the time but thought it gooc way to have his return announced and get himself before the public This notice, Arthur will cost you 2 , years subscription to the NEWS