Williams news., 1906-09-01
SOME LOCAL ITEMS

city Wednesday from Flagstaff.
 Little Miss Pauline Jones enter tained a number of her young friends Thursday afternooni in honor of her fifth birth day.
 Five applications for homesteads under the new forest reserve laws were prepared by U. s. Commis sioner Si!vernail within the past two weeks.
 Geo. Patterson, Thursday, bought out the express business of Harry Cargile and will continue to con duct same with the assistance of Vim. Donnelly.
 MT H. M. Stark, who went east some weeks since, returned Thurs day, having greatly enjoyed the trip. He visited with home folks at Saginaw.
 During the past month five ap- plications have been made by citi- zens of Williams for homesteads in the forest reserve, upon which they are entitled to file since the passage of the recent law by congress.
 Wednesday evening as the Can yon train came in over the flat just north of town the engine struck and killed a fine Jersey COW recently purchas sed by Mrs. J. M. Baumgart- ner; also COW belonging to Mrs. Wagner. and a heifer. the property of MT. Thos. Smith. The cattle were killed near the old Canyon freight house.
 MT. H. D. Johnson and family, MT. J. c. Simmons and family. and Mir. and Mrs. Peter Burns enjoyed a days outing at the McGeary dam northeast of town last Sunday. We judge, as the gentlemen of the party are old hunters, that they were do- ing little prospecting for game, so that they would know where to go when the season opened.
 MT. J. H. Goulding, who is en gagged in the banking business at Wilmington, Vermont, after weeks visit at the Canyon, returned east Thursday on the limited. He had been enjoying his outing at Grand view. where his son, Mr. J. M. Goulding, is assistant manager. This is MT. Goulding's second trip here, he having been out about five years ago.
 EngiLeer S. F. Cochran was in the city Thursday from his camp south of the mountain. He informed us that he would break camp next Monday and that the outfit would more than likely be shipped to Los Angeles. By that time they will have completed a map of the coun try south and between here and Meath station on the "peavine," which they were instructed to make.
 Rink will open soon.
 Mayor J. H. Atwood was fortu- nate this week in securing the ser vices of John Winton, an automo. bile expert, who was travelling thro' from St. Louis to the coast MT Atwood has converted his machine from steamer to gasoline burner. installing an engine of that charac- ter. He was having some trouble in changing engines until Winton showed up, but now everything is lovely.
 Misses Marie Poison and Geneva Wagner delightfully."- entertained number of their young friends Tues day evening at the home of the former. All the popular games were played, and a substantial luncheon served. Following were present: Misses Florence Nellis, Fife Elmer son, Ellen Attleson. Esther Carl son, Flora Wilson, Dora Wilson; Masters Harry Attleson, Chas. En- erson. Fred Ramey. Chester Field, Claude Poison, Clyde Poison, Carl Nelson. Paul 4oder, Charles and | Graydon Tillsbury, Dave Salzman
 A party of people visited at the Canyon last Sunday from the south ern part of the territory, an excur- sion having been run 'for the pur- pose. Among the number was MT. Frank P. Trott, who was accompa- nied by his daughter, Miss Nellie. The former returned to Phoenix, but the latter for several days past has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs A. R. Kilgore. Miss Trott, who is president of the Rebekah assembly, visited with the local lodge last night. Next week she will spend at Flagstaff and the week after at Kingman, with the orders at those