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Williams news., 1907-06-22
BOYCE.-PATTERSON

Last w edneSday afternoon, al the pretty home of the brides parents, Jesse L. Boyce and Miss Navie Patterson were quietly united in the holy bonds Of matrimony.
 The room in which the notable and happy event took place, was prettily arranged, and beneath a bower of pine twigs and amidst a few relatives and intimate and loving friends. Rev. Father Thos- Connolly conducted the beautiful Catholic ceremony which includes the passing of the ring of pure gold-symbolical of the obligations assumed.
 The bride entered the parlor leaning upon the arm of her father while the bridegroom escorted the mother. The bridesmaid was Miss Myrtle Patterson, a sister of the bride, and Ralph Morrow acted as best man. The wedding march was played by Miss Edith Sutherland.
 At the conclusion of the cere- mony and the profuse congratu- lations, all present repaired to the dining room, where a sumptuous wedding repast awaited them.
 The newly welded pair departed on No. 2 Wednesday evening for I'Flagstaff, which city they will make their future home. The deluge of rice and footwear was almost overwhelming.
 Few married lives have had a more suspicious beginning than this one. The bride is. the eldest daughter of Mir. and Mrs. w.. Patterson. an old and highly respected family of this city, and she IS of sweet, amia ble disposi- tion and is universally loved for her many other admirable graces of womanhood.
 The groom is one of Coconino county's most favored sons. having been chosen county recorder at the election last November by large ma joritv. and is one of our most promising young men. Possessing every trait of character that is found in manly self made mar who has gradually climbed from the bottom rung of the ladder O. success. he has made a lasting impression and won a warm place in the hearts of friends innumerah hle in this county in general ano Williams in particular.
 The NEWS joins a concourse o friends in their unlimited senti ments of we'll wishing for tn, happy couple May their live' ever be full of joy and surrounded | by prosperity.
Williams news., 1907-06-22
IT WILL BE
 THE BIGGEST EVER
Williams Big 4th of July CeIe-.
 bration
TWO DAYS OF FURIOUS
 MERRIMENT AND FROLIC

Just eleven more days and the boom, boom of the cannon will be heard in town and will reverberate from the distant hills, as a salute in honor of our big celebration of the day we gained our independence from the tyrannical reign of England.
 And what a good old time we are going to have. Everyone seems to he anxiously awaiting the dawn of the day that they may turn loose and let her rip"
 Our program of festivities for the two days is complete in, every detailt Nothing has been left undone by the different com mittees to fill out their part of the list of events and make the big time rhenemenal success.
 And it will be one long, scream ing, long to he remembered time in Willia ms, this Fourth of 1907 It will he one of the occasions which leaves everyone with a con tented feeling that duty has been done, true spirit was revived and justice meted to the honor of the fallen ancestors who laid down their lives in blaze of glory on that hill where now ma ajesticallv towers a white obelisk of stone in memory-the Bunker Hill monu- ment Or to those who. on thai hot morning in midsummer. bra ve~ " pulled their small craft to the schooner laden with tea on which King George had said must be- paid a tribute to him in support of his legions and his court Or to the boys who. in rags and scantv attire, spent those cold, cruel months at Valley Forge, where victory, progress and success was wrapped in the throes of terrible winter.
 Early in the morning of the third the two days sport will begin Nearly a thousand dollars alone will be accorded to those who have charge of the races. For two weeks active preparations for this part oi the ce!ebration's program has been going on. An entirely new track has practically been built at the fair grounds, assuring owners of horses which will enter, that good speed and comparative safety in running may he expected. A matinee on last Sunday afternoon demonstrated the improvement made by the committee appointed who will have charge over the Fourth.
 The baseball committee assures at least two and perhaps three games of ball Winslow and Jerome will be the combating hines and perhaps nine from this city will also enter into the contest A two hundred dollar purse has been hung up and the honors are to be carried off by the winner of the tournament or the team win ming two games out of three. Jerome has an exceptional II v . strong team of ball players, and while the Winslow aggregation has not been this far down the line this year, word comes from those
Williams news., 1907-06-22

In broncho busting there hae already been several applicants who desire to demonstrate their ability in mastering the outlaw and the wild horse. Sufficient funds have been placed at the dis posal of the committee to make the purse or prize to he ridden for worth the while of any "buster." Three, who have been before the Williams public before this, have signified their intention to ride in the coming events. Others from towns along the line have also intimated being here.
 The little boy and his side partner. the burro, will also be in evidence during the doings, and burro races for purses will be an event we'll worth witnessing.
 Then the street will be the scene of many sports. The K. of P. band has been engaged to furnish music on the Fourth, which will add to the enjoyment of the day.
 A new venture for Williams eel ebra tion will be a gun shoot, some good purses to be hung up. H. A. Hicks is chairman of the commit tee which have this sport in charge and as such he promises to show Williams people a bit of good shooting at the hands of those who will participate.
 On next Sunday afternoon an other matinee will be held at the grounds, funds derived .therefrom to be placed to the credit of the Fourth of July committee. Posters announcing this event have been scattered over the city this week, and those who have the matter in charge assure every one that all of the numbers mentioned will be pulled off Two or three good run ming races besides broncho busting and some minor sports are prom ised. Don't fail to attend, for Ire. sides having good time for the afternoon you will also he adding to the big days on July Sd and 4th. A nominal fee will be charged for entrance to the grand stand. At last Sundays meet nearly two hundred people were in attend ance. Every one was welt satis- fled with the afternoon and seemed pleased to have been afforded a few moments of enjoyment from the usual Sunday afternoon mo- notony.
 The committee on grounds have determined that this year will mean. pay or stay out" A line of new fence is being built to the west of the grand stand ard ticket sellers will be posted in three diff ferent places, enabling any sized crowd to he handled expediently and with dispatch.
 Teams will be charged for as in other places, and the best thing to do is to be on deck early and get a seat in the grand stand, which is commodious and of sufficient size to accommodate as large crowd as will be present.
 The Williams Fourth of July is to be big thing. There are to be two days-the third and the Fourth-and every rancher. every cowboy. every lumberman and every sheepman is most cordially , and earnestly invited to be in Coconino's most progressive city ] on those days. No pains will he ] spared to make the time pleasant one. Everybody is to be treated alike. Hotel accommodations. and sleeping room will be provided for every body at reasonable rates. You may bring your ia mily. your friend or your best girl and the commit. tees in charge assure you that you will leave on the morning of the fifth contented, happy and read y to go back to work, honest with yourself that the Fourth of July,
Williams news., 1907-06-22
Notice 1!

The Williams Gun Club will hold tournament foI a. purse of $50July 5rd. Shoot be open at g o'clock a. m. .''
 H.. HICKS,
 J. H. HUDSON.
 P. A. .=MELIcK.
 Committee.
Williams news., 1907-06-22
Williams Gun Club Shoot

l he following IS the score made by the Williams Gun Club at a practice shoot Sunday June 9:
 SHOT GUN SHOOT.
 J. H Hudson ;. l0ifl llllo ololo 1Ooll lIiio-l7 A. D. Adams. :e1lOl OHIO loolo ol0oo l0llo-l2 D. Raudebaugh .lloll 1lllo 1llol ooili lloio-ls c. Resm ...-.... .ooolI ooool lOool ooooo ooooo- P. 4. Melick .s. i1Il1 11loo lIloo ollll oolIi-ls H D. Johnson. 010ll loIlo loloo elolo ooooo-l0 H. Hicks O0o1l 1loll 1lolo 10000 llolo-l3 Jas. Hogue.. .ellol llloo OHIO ooooi llllc-l4
 --fg- RIELE SHOOT.
 Fl. A. .Hicks,.,,.o. ! is 1s l2 20 B , s- as o. Ramey. ......:07 6 II 51h Is O. 6l H. D. Johnson: IA II Is g 5N- g ois o-I2s c. Button ...,s-l3 .l3 6 1 SIP Is 5 l2- go AL stris kiln. i 15 ls 12 l4' 8 A IT ls fs-lss V: H. ~Melick.:;;i. 6 Is Is Is oR l2 IS s-l.O W. seveir ...,.- Ia SIS ? 10 2l 21 0 2I l5-IA J. H. Hudson . 8 g 1e 17 6 IS 8 F 2l-I2s P. A: Melick :if.l4 14 l4 o g 10 IS Il ls-li7
 REVOLVER.
 P. A. Melick - 20 IS p II g g yNlsi J. H. Hudson. Il 10 10 P % q I7,lO T -ls7 Al. Stricklin. IF 2l II II l9 20 10 ls q -I3e H. A. Hicks. .lo 2l i5 ? 70 v ls-la3
Williams news., 1907-06-22
The following is general synopsis of the events to occur:

The following is general synopsis of the events 10 occur:
 July Third and Fourth
 Street Sports Music by band. x: :. g .. m, Parade. ....- :::.-..,9 9:3O sharp Indian Snake Dance ... .$1.O Creased Pole .-...-.-. ..,.... 200 Dance by the celebrated Indian girl Bessie at 10 a.m Squaw Race. ...... ..$1.o0 Buck Race -. 100 Mexican Chicken Race. ..... 100 One Leg Race. 100 Egg Race :. 100 Buck and squsw Dance .... LOO Indian Wrestle =. 100 Mexican and Indian Race =. 100 Wheel Barrow Race. 1.0o. Cracker Race 100 Running High Jump. ...... 100 Supai Ht,rdel Race. ........., 100 Potato Race 100 Sack Race j.. ........-.. 1.0Q Chief Charley, of. Supai. will be in charge of all Indian sports on streets. |. Indian Carnilliac will walk a tight rope for $500.
 Masks will given away to all for parade July-4,, by. calling at the Williams Drug Store. :
 AT THE TRAck.s Events July 3, 80 p. m..
 Pony Race, I mile, purse 5000 and $500
 Free-forall, 3 mile, purse 5000 and $25.OO.
 Relay Race, mile, purse s50.OO and $25.OO. Saddle Horse Race, | mile, purse $25OO and s10oO. Indian Race;@A mile, list purse $3.OO, I'd $2.O0, Sd $1.CO.
  Events July 4. fs90 p. m.-
 Indian Race, } mile, 1st puree $3 %, 2d $2OO, 3d $1.OO.-
 Freefor-all, mile, purse $135.O0 $5OOO, $500.
 Ladies' Saddle Horse Race. | mile, purse, $25.oO and 5000.
 Mule Race, } mile, purse 5000 and $500.
 Burro Race, ] mile, purse $500 and $200:
 The committee will be at A. G. Rounseville's drug storeson Tues day evening, July 2d, from 7:30 to 9:30 p. m to receive entries for all races.
 HARVEY HrcKs,
 FIR. NELLIs,
 D. H. RITTER,
 -st,..a Committee.
Williams news., 1907-06-22

life in this glorious, God favored, sunny west. - Bury your tomaha1k and get busy boosting Williams for July 4th. Write to your relatives. friends and acquaintances and tell them of the glorious old time we are going to have and invite them to come here and join us in ma king this the biggest celebration that will ever he recorded in Williams history for the year 1907;
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-04-13
A Criminal Attack

II. Il 0dVSfy
special Agent, U. S. Dept. Ayr.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-04-13
Why Not Be the Best?

To become the best at anything
you must be trained in the art of
that particular thing, and without
this training, you may expect to re-
ceive only the amount of pay for
your work that your skill demands.
So if you are only receiving $2.oo
day you may be sure that you are not
worth any more. Make yourself
worth more and you will receive it.
If you prepare yourself in book
keeping, typewriting and shorthand,
$500 to $500 each day is not too
much. and the best place to take the
above is Memphis Business College
This is the oldest and best equipped
business college in Memphis. was
established by Prof. T. a. Lcddin III
1864. and has now been organized
into a stock company with capital
stock Of 100000 and 1000 stockhold-
iers, which makes it the best in the
South.
Seven thousand graduates attest TO
| the merits Of this institution and if
you are interested in course OF this
kind, write for one Of their new cata-
llogues explaining everything fully.
| Address Memphis Business College.
50 North Main street Mempl1is.
Tenn. Tl,puz1 e ipelpsI
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-04-13
A coMMENDABLE ACT
The Reprimand of Maj.-Gen. Keesler
BY the Governor

/ The following editorial from the
Jackson Clarion-Leiger was reproa
duced in a recent issue of the Column
bus Commercial, which paper has for
years been a strong anti-Vardamn
publication. This change of heart of
| Editor Senter is indicative of the
growing popularity OF Gov Varda-
man.
The Clarion-Ledger has been much
| impressed by the reprimand delivered
to Gen. Keesler by Gov. Vardaman.
1t IS manly and striking document,
and one that this paper commends,
and which should be endorsed by the
people of the state, regardless of per-
sonal bias of feeling 1t breathes the
right spirit; it is along correct lines,
and has about if an air of perfect
earnestness and entire sincerity
timely and to the point rejecting
credit on the author and the state.
The suggestion has already been
made by the ungenerous that this
court martial finding was agreed to
in advance-that the court should ex-
oneratc Keesler and the Governor
reprimand him; that the members of
the court were personal appointees
OF the Governor and would decide
anything he might desire The sug-
gestion is an unworthy one, and the
Clarion-Ledger takes no stock in
such idle, not to say offensive, talk.
True. the members of the court
are personal friends of the Governor,
but they are gentlemen nevertheless,
and would hesitate long time be-
fore consenting to do a dishonorablc
action. Men who know Walter
Waiver, Robert Rachford, Samuel Nc
Giants, James Hays, Virgin Jones,
Will Lockwood and John Mcfarland
will never believe that they would
do other than the right thing, as they
saw it, even to benefit political and
personal associate. The fact that
they are good friends, and perhaps
supporters of the Governor in his
Viewed from theother side of the
View from the other side of the
fence they are awfully fine fellows,
the same could doubtless be said of
them from any viewpoint. Because
man happens to disagree with you
in political matters does not argue
or prove that he is a rascal.
Then it has been said that the
Governor is playing to the CALLER
les in reprimanding Keesler as there
are more "privates" than colonies
and generals votes from the
men in ranks than from the men in
Line. That is an unworthy assump-
ton; but wether true or false, does
not lessen the reprimand, or destroy
the force of the language employed.
The offense committed by Gen.
Keesler can not be condoned, if it
may be defended on the ground that
he did not know the man he struck
was a soldier He had no right, if
dressed in all the pomp and splendor
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-04-13
ABOUT THE HARROW
Sound Advice Given by United States
Special Agent

! One of the most valuable impIe-
ments on a farm is the harrow and
every farmer should be well supplied
with this implement The fourteen
tooth harrow, the U-Bar harrow, and
the Disc harrow will all prove profit
able implements on every Delta plan
tation.
With the land breaking cloddy like
it has everywhere in the Delta this
spring, it is almost impossible to
prepare land in shape that is fit
for seed bed without the use of the
harrow.
Some of the uses the more pro-
gressive farmers make of the harrow
are, to follow the plows Immediately
after breaking, to run over the seed
bed before planting, to break the
crust on the seed bed in the case of
heavy rains before the seed are up, to
harrow the crop Immediately after
the seed are up and again in about
one week or ten days before the
plant is large enough to cultivate
with the plow
Now, I have been told more than
once, that a man might ride whole
day in places in the Delta without
finding a harrow. Whether this be
true or not | am not able to say, but
| am sure OF this one thing, if you
propose to do good farming in the
Delta you will need harrows and
plenty of them.
| am free to say that many of the
Delta plantations are sadly in need Of
more farm machinery of the right
kind The use of more harrows, bet
ter plows, and more cultivators, will
without doubt, cut down the expense
of making the crops and increasing
the earning capacity of each farm
1aborer.
H. E. Savely,
Special Agent, U. S. Dept. Ayr
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-04-13
NEGROES IN POSTAL SERVICE
Are Rapidly Displacing White Men
The Outlook

The present negro assault on the
years ago, just after the 1ndianola
and Booker Washington episodes.
There had been previously few nc
groes here and there in the postal
very few in the railway mail branch.
Whether Mr. Roosevelt intended it
or not-and we believe he did not IN
tend 1.-THE Indianola incident start
ed the ball rolling. 1t put into the
minds of the negroes the idea OF
seeking positions in the postal serv-
ice where they were under the pro-
tecting agents of the United States
and where they would receive higher
pay than was possible in any other
work open to them.
The Booker Washington lsj1ch epi-
sode stimulated this idea. The Book
er Washington system contemplates
the education of the negro SO as to
Dust the whites as far as possible
from government or industrial posi-
tons The triumph of Tuskegee and
its ideas would be to get rid of all
white carpenters, bricklayers and
other mechanics and to fill their
places with negroes. Hence when
the suggestion came that the post
office department. was in the hands of
men who would rather have negro
letter carriers and mail clerks than
white ones, Tuskegce seized on the
idea and established post office
course especially to equip negroes
for postal positions. Since then 4
very vigorous campaign against the
post office has been inaugurated
among the blacks. Every negro pa
per teens with the advertisements Of
Prof. Black and DR. sambo. who will
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-04-13

post office department, and every
negro school has a postal branch for
the same purpose. The result has
been to make such inroads in COM
paratively few years as to threaten
three-fourths of the letter carriers in
New Orleans are negroes, and we
hear that all but one or two in Mobile
are of the inferior race The railway
mail service has been SO invaded by
this African swarm that many of the
white men are leaving it; and in
some parts of the South it is al
ready so per cent. negro.-New Or
leans Times-Democrat.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-04-13
CAR LOAD OF BABIES
From New York City Find Home s
In Louisiana

A car load OF children passed
through Winona Thursday Ell route
to Louisiana where they will find
| homes. The car was attached 10
train No 3, and the chubby laughing
| faces OF the children peered through:
the windows of the car and attract
ed much attention, for il IS seldom
that a car load of small children IS
seen except on Sunday School picnic
occasions.
There were exactly 81 chuldren
in the car, 49 Of whom were boys and
nine girls. They were in charge OF
G Whiting Swayne, agent for the
New York Orphans Asylum. Two
sisters OF charity and two traiH@-l
nurses accompanied Mr.. Swayne. The
children were all from New York
City and ranged in age from 3 to 8
years Many, in fact nearly all the
children, had been placed with the
New York Orphans Asylum when
they were wee little tots of human
ity and the appearance of the chill
dren showed that they had been well
cared for. They were neatly dressed,
their faces clean and their hair nice
ly brushed, except two or three little
girls who had their hair in curl pa
pers.
Several weeks ago Mr.. Swayne Wis
tied Louisiana and found many
81 Il 10 f1,1 TO
make a visit These homes wanted
the merry prattle and the innocent
laughter of children Other homes
wanted more children and Mr..
the demand and asked the people to
describe just the kind of baby
wanted and he could fill the order to
dot Therefore, in the car that
passed here today there were blondes
and brunettes and two were red-head-
ed youngsters. Mr. Swayne stated
that very few people wanted red
headed children-that they were
afraid of the temper of children
whose heads look like danger sig
nails However, he had some special
orders for red-heads, principally in
families where the parents were red
headed children and who did not
want to disturb the harmony OF the
color-schepe. He said, further, that
red-heads were not so bad; that usu-
ally they were bright, but that they
always contended for their rights.
Friday the car will arrive in Ope-
lonses, ST Landry Parish, and it will
be day when they give babies away.
must be able. to take care of it and
send it to school, Contracts of this
kind are drawn up and signed.
Every six months the people who
take these children must file a re-
port as to how the child is thriving.
The orphans home never loses sight
of them and holds itself responsible
for them until they become of age.
being carried home and frequently
exclaimed, Il am gong to see papa
and mama They were looking for
! ward to meeting their new parents
with all the fervor of childish de-
| light The New York institution
| from which they came spends $425.-
600 a year looking after children and
babies.
Mr.. Swayne stated that in three
weeks he would pass through Vino
ma with another installment of chill
dren, So in number, for Louisiana
homes He says his institution has
found homes for more than 10000
orphans and they now have 1000 on
hand-Winona Times.
Il IL
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-04-13

|of Major General" As the senior
commander of the State National
Guard, to strike . private or citizen,
and deserved the reprimand at the
hands of the Governor Clarion
Ledger
We are very grateful to see the
spirit manifested by the gentiem n
who heretofore could see no good in
nor speak a good word for the Gov
ernor.-Starkville News.