Williams news., 1906-09-29

ter. The delay is caused on account of being unable to secure steel for reinforcement until it will be too cold for cement work, which is lia- ble to freeze and spoil. Building steel IS scarce on account of the large amount being used in build ing at San Francisco and other points. The Willia ms building will be handsome structure. and will have thirty-six rooms. It is to he built 600 west of the present depot site on the north side of the tracks. Two new passenger tracks are to be built alongside, and the present main line and yards will be used exclusively for freights The pres- ent freight house is to remain. The work will probabl be rushed thro' in the spring.
 A. H. Harrell has finished his S1O0OO contract for grading the new road to Rowe's point. The grades on this road have been re- luced from 15 and 20 per cent to s per cent. It is probable that MT. farrell will use the men he had .mployed there on the Williams round house and school house, hus insuring the early completion 'f the latter. The Italian rock men are considered among the best in the territory. The septic tank and filter beds are fast nearing comple- ion. the result being great saving If water at the Canyon. The Cam ron Tank Co. are the designers, while MT. Harrell has the contract nr the work As result pure -nals. washing buggies. engine boil CTS, steam heat, etc.
 Hugo Victor, local Santa Fe ,gent, his brother, Royal Victor, from New York, Fred Wolfe and Omar Ramey, who have been cut on hunting trip for the past ten days, returned Thursday. The party only succeeded in killing one deer, but say they saw over 100. sixteen being in one bunch. Mr. Royal Victor was the lucky man who killed the deer. Although the party returned minus the large number hey intended to bring in, most pleasant outing is reported. Royal Victor left for the coast upon his return for a short visit. and goes thence again to his home in New York City.
 Engineer J. H. Lumsden, of the Canyon run, accompanied by his wife. left for Flagstaff Thursday evening. where they will visit for a lay with their daughter, Mrs. Ed gar A. Brown. From there they go 10 Kingston, Canada, for a short stay. and will then tour Illinois and Michigan, winding up at Excelsior. Iowa, Mrs. Lumsden's old home, where they will visit until return ing home. Mir. Lumsden has se- cured a forty day lay off from his duties. and proposes that his wife and himself will enjoy every min ute of the time.
 MT. A R. Kilgore and ia mily will depart in few days for Seattle, Wash, where they expect to locate. MT. and Mrs. Kilgore are old resi- dents, having arrived here in 1892. Finding no newspaper here. MT. K. brought in the first plant and estah- lished the WILLIAMS NEWS, with F. w. Michels as editor. During their long residence in Williams Mr. and Mrs. Kilgore have gathered around them many warm friends, who l deeply regret their departure; and one and all join in wishing them happiness and prosperity in their new home.
 The new scales which the Santa Fe have been installing in the yards here for some time, under the su- pervision of MT. John Powell, fore man of the bridge gang for that road, were finished Tuesday even- ing The scales have a capacity of 100 tons, with a 46 foot deck, and an automatic registering beam, and are considered by those informed on such matters to be the best scales on the market MT. Powell and his gang will go from here to Ash Fork, where they will be engaged for some time on similar work.
 Hon. Mark A. Smith, democratic nominee for delegate to congress, addressed a large audience at the opera house here on Thursday evening He spoke altogether on the single statehood question. leav- ing politics out of his ble address, Mir Smith handled the question in his usual masterful way, and held the close attention of his large aud-