Williams news., 1908-11-14

remain for the winter. Too much credit cannot be given MT. John ston for his pluck and perseverance after the fire which destroyed his business block. Hardly were the ashes cold before he had force of men at work clearing away the debris, and this week the fine build ing occupied by the Palace was finished and reopened by the same firm. Further building operations in the burned block will probably be postponed until spring.
 Postmaster F. w. Smith left for Phoenix Saturday to join his wife and family. who have been down there for the past two months With sight seeing at the fair, at tendance at the convention of Ari- zona postm asters, grand lodge meet ing of the Knights of Pythias, help ing to celebrate the Cameron vic tory, looking after private business affairs. and several other important matters requiring his personal at tsntien, cur genial postmaster will have somewhat strenuous week.
 Forest Ranger R. L. Neill is cir culating . petition to be presented to the board of supervisors, asking for his appointment as clerk of the board. Mir. Neill has been con nected with the forest service for several years in this section, and has made good in every way. If the present clerk, Thos. A. Flynn, should decide to retire from the position, we know of no one who could fill the place better than "Rabe" Neill.
 "I am very grateful to you for bringing your company to sing for me-. said Admiral Bob Evans to the manager of Williams Jubilee Singers, while Fighting Bob was sick at Paso Robles. He added "When you get to Los Angeles go aboard my ship, the Connecticut, and tell them you sang for me" !" This company will appear here on the evening of December 4th and the performance should be we'll at tended
 Harry Sshlee, the popular Sagi
 nav Southern engineer. departed Saturday for the San Jaointo hot springs Harry has been greatly troubled for the past two months with rheumatism. and his stay at the springs will depend upon the curative qualities of the waters.
 G. M Graham, street supervisor, has been doing some geod work the past week in laying down sidewalks and repairing old. Kansas" is all right and when it comes to build ing sidewalks, he has them all tied ts post I,'s hard to beat Kan sas cyclone, anyway you try.
 In the case of E. H. Duffield vs Henry F. Ashurst, seeking to com pei suit against the Bright Angel trail owners, the court dismissed the petition for . writ of manda- mus, and a new complaint was i'm msdistsly filed, in the supreme
 court at Phoenix this week.
 A casual glance at the returns oi the late election throughout the territory will show there are few democrats left even if they did not vote for Mark Smith fer delegate Just take peep at the political
 complexion of the next legislature
 The many friends of Ed Liberty
 formerly conductor on the Canyon :, road. will be pained to learn tha'
 he was unfortunate enough to get 6
 leg broken in an accident at hiI
 home at Dos Palos, Cal. recently
 Particulars could not be learned. Supervisor elect L. D. Yaeser ar rived in the city Thsrsday eveniHl : from Phoenix. where he had beer l. attending the fair. Mir. Yaeger re ports the fair big succoss in every II department, and the attendance