Williams news., 1906-04-28

Dero VIII De lOtS OI tnlIlSS uOlnS at the next meeting of the city council Monday.
 The government is having hard time securing men to work on their buildings at Canyon Diablo.
 David Babbitt, who has been in the east for the past two months, returned home Sunday night.
 Jack Wright, who has been con- nected with the Vail Cattle Go. for the past two years, is in the city.
 Bob Anderson. who has been em- ployed in Los Angeles during the past year, has returned and will re- main during the summer. Il
 John Chisholm left Wednesday for Canyon Diablo to gather some of his horses which have wintered on the range at that point.
 Dick Thompson, who wintered in the Salt River valley, has re- turned home, and will probably ac cept position in the local lumber camp.
 We regret to announce the death of MT. Herbert Freeman, brother of Mrs. T. E. Pulliam. who passed away at Berryville, Ark, on Mon- day last.
 Mrs. N. s. Bly, of Winslow, has ooftoro harn for tho mer Miss Forsythe, her sister, who has been attending the Normal, will make her home with Mrs. Bly.
 William Babbitt, who has been in Dodge City for the past seven months, returned Wednesday and will resume charge of the interests of the Rabbits on the local range.
 Sir Leonard Lyell. member of the English parliament, and a nephew of the eminent geologist, Sir Charles Lyell, was the guest of Forest Supervisor Breen for several days the past week.
 Al. Beasley, the prominent sheep man of this town, has returned from Phoenix, where his sheep win tered. He lambed about 13O per cent, and states that this is the big gest year he has ever had.
 1 Edward Poston has returned from Phoenix, where he has been with the Campbell-Francis sheep outfit, and left almost immediately for Utah to assist in the gathering of the sheep that will be purchased there for the range here.
 Bert Blair has resigned his posi- tion as deputy probate judge and has entered the Citizens bank, talk ing the position vacated by MT. Loutz, who left here some time ago for Douglas. Thomas A. Flynn is looking after the business of the probate judge for the present.
 Emerson hall was crowded on Wednesday night with the largest audience that ever greeted a per formance by home talent. "A Pair of Spectacles" was reproduced for the benefit of the San Francisco relief fund. Over $400 was added to the fund. During intermissions Miss O'Brien rendered several se- lections in her usual catchy manner and "Dearie" was encored to the echo.
 Our sidewalks are being rapidly put in state of repair, and great deal of the noted improvement. if not all of it, is due to the untiring efforts of c. c. Compton, the new supervisor of streets. Where the fifteen days of legal notice have ex- pired and no improvements have been made, he is doing the neces- sary work himself and requiring property owners to foot the bills.
 Pat O'Toole, who has been acting in the capacity of foreman for the Campbell Francis outfit, is suffer ing from a badly fractured leg. While on his way to Flagstaff with a burro train the horse which he was riding fell upon him and broke his left leg near the knee. The Campbell Francis people, who were waiting the arrival of O'Toole be- fore going into Utah, will be de- layed here several days.
 Nothing of particular interest took place at the informal meeting of the democnatic central committee last Saturday night. MT. Patton of Williams was here, but beyond a discussion of local conditions and possibilities no business of an off cial nature was transacted. A meet ing will be called for the latter part of May, and it is highly probable that at that time George Babbitt and E. T. McGonigle will be pre- 1 .,ai ilad tator, 10 fha Ia.