Williams news., 1905-04-01

| turned nOulo ldSG Cuuudy lIoiL Flagstaff where he has been for a few days looking after his branch store at that point.
 V. H. Melick, of Horton, Mo-, brother of Dr. F. A. Melick, arrived in the city last Sunday and expects to locate here permanently. We are always glad to welcome new residents to Williams.
 Hugo Victor, late agent for the Santa Fe at Visalia, Cal, arrived here Tuesday and yesterday as- sumed the duties of agent at the local depot. Carl H. Brown, who has been acting agent for some time past. leaves for Gallup, where he accepts his old position as cashier.
 Operator Sands, of the local Vest ern Union offices, was tranferred Monday to Winslow as dispatcher. A MT. Signal, late of Mexico, has taken the position here. There are now two men on the local day shift, the other being G V. Hoopengarner. or "Hoopy," as his many friends persist in calling him.
 Mrs. B. H. Grove is enjoying a visit from her mother and sister, Mrs. J. A. McPherson and Miss Van Wormer, who arrived here re- gently from Fresno, Cal. The for mer has been visiting for the past five months on the coast and is on her way home to Michigan. The ladies will remain in the city for some time.
 Perry Owen and family departed last Tuesday for San Francisco. He has closed up all his affairs here and expects to shake the saw dust of Williams from his feet for good and all. but in leaving has a kindly feeling for his many friends here. AS yet he has not decided where he will locate, but it will probably be in Oregon or Washing ton.
 The duck season is opening and few of the quackers are beginning to come north. Last Saturday Ben Grove and J. c. Phelan returned from a days hunt at Red lake, bringing in a string of twenty five nice ones. The boys say their new steel boat, recently purchased by Phelan, Grove, Lebsch and Melick, is dandy, and materially lessens the labor of hunting.
 Messrs. Henry Haley and Jake Caufman. two wellknown ranchers from near Williams, went up the country the fore part of the week to purchase cattle, they returned here last evening and received 80 head of steers from w. J. Flake and Will Gibson. They also bought several other small herds which will be de- livered to them here about the 18th of next month.-Holbrook Argus.
 Last Friday evening the local Rebekah lodge took in two new members, Wm. H. Mccartney and Walter Goode. The lodge now has a membership of thirty-one, the majority of the Rebekahs, however, are gentlemen. After the initiatio a number of the ladies sprung a surprise in the shape of an excel lent lunch to which all did ample justice and they later attended the dance in the hall below in a body.
 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 poor fitting ready made suit when you can have a 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.
 Manager J. H. Hudson of the Grand Canyon Electric Light and Power Co.,, assisted by P. M. Sha- fer, has been busy the past week installing several new poles around town, from the tops of which arc lights will be suspended by the aid of an iron shaft running out over the center of the street. So far poles have been placed on Second street, one on the corner between Sweetwood & Smiths and J. B. Jones' places of business, and the other opposite the residence of Mayor Nellis. On Third street a pole has been placed opposite Pol son Bros. store and another oppo- site the Parker cottage at the corner of Sherman avenue.
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