Williams news., 1905-03-25

| the N0WS IlTl dG GIlc OptTd IlOuSe last Monday evening" While the play was not of very deep order there were many situations of a mirthful character so that it was we'll received.
 The NEWS editor and wife arrived home last Sunday afternoon from Phoenix. Henry F. Ashurst and wife stopped over for few days at Prescott. R. H. Cameron and k. NJ. Doe, who had also been at the capital, went on to Flagstaff.
 Dancing seems to be all the rage in Williams once again. Wednes- day evening a large crowd attended the practice dance at the Odd Eel lows opera house and again last night large crowd was present. These little events are called "prac- tice" dances but the name seems to be misplaced as they certainly ap- pear to be the genuine article.
 Onions, in fact all seeds will grow this year. Be sure to buy your seeds at Mathews Racket Store, he has just received a large amount of good onion sets, garden and flower seeds.
 Prof. J. H. Gerard and brother, R. D., who is the dry goods man at Salzman's have rented the Frank Jones cottage east of the M. E. church and are getting it ready for occupancy. They will be joined here next month by their mother and sister, Mary: also their sister Mrs. J. H. Gentry. and her two children Juliet and Walter, all of Mesa, Ariz.
 If you need new suit go at once and see Walker the Tailor. He has just received his spring samples. They are beauties and at prices as low as ready made. Don't kick about a poor fitting ready made suit when you can have perfect fitting suit made to your measure for the same price. Walker will also clean your hat or that old suit and make them look like new. Prices low, work first class. Walsh building, opposite J. Salzman.
 Don't go dirty because water is scarce. You can always get first class bath at The Parlor Barber Shop. Everything up to date. First class baths; sea salt baths; shampooing; face massage. Agency Imperial Laun. dry Co.,. Albuquerque, N. M. Do- mestic finish speciality.
 M. Judson Rounseville departed Thursday for Goldfields, New. on an extended prospecting trip. He had expected to be accompanied by Fred Twitty but at the last moment Fred backed out, evidently thinking that his Prescott job was worth more than he could see, from here, at Goldfields. Jud will layover for a few days at Needles, where he will be joined by John E. Gilson who will accompany him to the gold seekers Mecca.
 On Friday night, March 18th, the local lodge of Rathbone Sisters gave a grand ball in the opera house. The crowd was large and the music good, 80 all who attended enjoyed themselves as they seldom have in Williams. About twelve o'clock supper was announced, and fifty couples repaired to the ban nnof roovoo o hox,o o,,I opiorod on elegant supper, while about thirty hungry couples were left to enjoy? themselves in the ballroom, and wish the more fortunate people would hurry. The ball was pro- nounced one of the greatest success ses ever given in Williams, and the Rathbone Sisters are to be compli- mented on it.
 A disputed strip of ground, a bone of contention between two families gives rise to the name of Devils Lane," and it is the title of play | with plot founded on that fact. While the older members of the families wrangle bitterly in grim determination to keep up the an- cestlal feud, the young people inn prove the time by falling in love, and there is a merry war of cross | purposes and mistakes all around. Excellent specialties are introduced in natural manner so as to form a part of the play instead of an inter- ruption to it, and elegant scenery gives it an appropriate setting This splendid attraction will ap- pear at the opera house on Friday, March 31st.
 The Santa Fe is making exten- sive improvements at the Canyon