Williams news., 1905-07-29

The abstract of the assessment roll of this county for the present year shows that the total value of the property amounts to $3.S2S,- S05.9 According to this valua- tion Coconino county will remain first class county for another year at least. The value of the railroads is $66S,934. The value of cattle, sheep and goats amounts to $637,- 059 The number of cattle is 34,- 7O1, and the sheepnumbers 1 43, ,929.
 Buy your drinks, wines, liquors and cigars at the Cabinet and get your vote on the piano shown at Salzman's store:
 Last Friday morning, after the death of Cap. P. Smith, Herb Wood volunteered his services to ride to Black Tanks, the ranch of Smith & Lee, and notify Mir. William Lee of the sad affair. The ranch is located some fifty miles northwest of here. and leaving here at 10 o'clock a.m., Herb arrived there at 5:15 that afternoon, having changed horses three times en route. He found MT. Lee a very sick man himself and unable to make such trip. Herb returned Saturday.
 Soft drinks-soda water, ice cream soda, soda pop, ginger ale, unfer- mented Catawba grape juice, lem onade, etc, etc, will be served all the season at the Racket Store.
 Tuesday, just before noon, the team belonging to Expressman H. Copeland ran away on Williams avenue. At the same time John Doyle, driver for Babbitt Brothers, was driving up the street. The first thing he knew he was on the ground and Copeland's horses had taken possession of his wagon. one of them jumping into it and knock ing John off the seat to the ground. Little damage was sustained by either the wagon or the horses, but John is now carrying his right arm in a sling, having had that useful member disiocated at the elbow by the fall
 Millions in it," of finest roller patent grains of flour in our excel lent brands of Empress" and 'Club House. Hours. Let us sell you a sack BABBITT BROS.
 The Albuquerque Journal recent ly published story. taken from the Los Angeles Examiner, to the effect that Henry Ritter, with his wife and little child, had perished on the desert. They were supposed to have been en route from Williams to Goldfield, Nevada, and their water-famished bodies had been found by party of miners, sur rounded by their almost dead horses and dog. The Journal was not to blame for publishing the story, but there was nothing in it, for at the present time MT. Ritter is here in Williams, engaged on building under Contractor A. H. Harrell.
 For every 25c spent at the Par Tor Barber Shop for either tonsorial work. baths, pool, tobacco, cigars, laundry. etc. you get one vote on the piano to be given away Novem- Der 25, 1905. Why not patronize an up to-date place?
 Wednesday morning about g o'clock at his room in the Grand Canyon hotel the spirit of Teddy" Roberts passed to it's maker. He was one of the old and picturesque characters of the day and had lived for the past quarter of a century on the frontier. For many years past he had charge of the. we'll known Howard sheep ranch, on the Can yon road, eighteen miles north of Williams, and was we'll and favor ably known to host of friends Death resulted from cancer of the stomach. He had been ailing for some time and was brought to the city last week that he might secure medical attendance. He came to the territory at an early day, his home having been at St. Louis, where he had some relatives living. The funeral took place Thursday