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Williams news., 1909-09-11
TOURING U. 5. ON A WHEEL

Major Edward A. Weed. the old est international cycle tourist in the world, reached Williams Monday evening and spent several days in this vicinity visiting points of in terest. He started May 2S, 1908, from New York City, and rode 400 miles through the New England states to Portland, Maine, then south and west across the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific and up to time he reached this city has ridden in twenty-four sta tes 7OO1 miles.
 Major Weed was bor n at Derby, Conn. .,6S years ago in June last. His occupation is that of. a newspaper man, writer, lecturer and photog- rapher. He travels for the pure love of travel and adventure, not because he Cares for. notoriety or ooing some thing sensational. He is healthy looking a ud is a living lilustratioyl to the thin checked, yellow faced, cigarette smoking ooys of today, how strong and nsaithy man can be at nearly 70, who Fever uses liquor n or tobacco, nor indulges in dissip. .tion, and who can find enough wor,I Is in the language with which he is familiar to express his ideas fuently wit,H- out profanity, or vulgarity.
 Major Weed called at TIE NEws office and stated that he has read this paper during the past three weeks and thought that it is one of the best weekly newspapers in the southwest "I admire the sta nd you are taking in your paper to boost the schools and good roads. |" said Major Weed. "The roads ar, 3 bad around here and some money appropriated to fix them would be money we'll spent. Keep on boost- | Ing for better roads until you get 'hem," added the aged bicyclist. |
Williams news., 1909-09-11
TRAFFIC IS DEMORALIZED

The continued rains in the vicin- ity of Bluewater, fifty miles east of Gallup, caused the irrigation dam, belonging to the Bluewater Development Company, to over- flow to such an extent that the enormous pressure of water tore the dam away and flooded the Santa Fe tracks for over thirty miles on last Monday night. The reservoir is thirteen miles long and three miles wide and holds tremendous volume of water. For miles the railroad track was destroyed.
 The dam broke loose at about six o'clock Monday evening and in less than two hours there was about two feet of water in the Santa Fe depot, and after flashing the word to the train dispatcher to hold the eastbound limited No. 4. and eastbound passenger train No. at Gallup, the telegraph operator took to the hills as fast as he could notifying those he saw of the grow ing danger. No. 8 the westbound limited passed safely over five miles of the track submerged in foot of water shortly after the dam tore away.
 Couriers were sent out to notify the ranchers of the valley and the sheep and cattlemen were notified of the coming flood, and within a short period the entire population of the fertile Bluewater valley were camping upon the hill tops safe from being drowned. Not a single loss of human life has been re- ported
 The sheep and cattlemen drove their stock to the upper hills and It is not expected that any serious loss of stock will occur.
 Since the flood the traffic on the Santa Fe was demoralized. The trains No. 4, 2 and 8 of Monday were held at Gallup and Tuesday
Williams news., 1909-09-11
WOMANS' CLUB OFFICERS

The Woma ns' Club of this city held it's annual meeting at the home of Mrs. K. w. William last Monday evening at 7:3O o'clock. The officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: President, Mrs. H. F. Adams; vice president, Mrs. Mcdonald Robinson; recording secretary, Miss Harriet Tefft; cor responding secretary, Mrs. w. D. Finney; treasurer, Mrs. Bertha Kennedy. Mrs. K. w. Williams, the retiring president, was elected honorary president as reward for her untiring work for the success of the organization during her term as head of the Club.
 A most interesting literary pro- gram for the winter was adopted. The regular weekly meetings of the Club will begin on Tuesday even ing, October 5, at the home of Mrs. Mcdonald Robinson.
 The year book of 1909 10 is now in the hands of the printers and it will be out about October 1. The book gives a complete outline of the literary course and other work for the ensuing year as adopted by the meeting last Monday. A review of the past years work proved that the organization had accomplished a great deal. Among them were the city beautiful move me Ut, which resulted in the clea ming of the town of rubbish, old tin cans, etc. As a result of the enthusiastic efforts of the Woman's Club, Will ans i., enxe of the cleanest towns in north ern Arizona,
Williams news., 1909-09-11
APPOINTED POLICE JUDGE

The city dads held their regular monthly meeting Tuesday night. and accepted the resignation of Street Supervisor Owen.
 Among the most important tran sections was the appointment of Justice of the Peace M. J. Rounse- vile as police judge of the town. The appointment was made under the law passed by the territorial legislature last winter.
 Prior to the last legislative act, justice of the peace courts had no jurisdiction of offenses arising out of the violation of the town ordi- nances. Two years ago the present city attorney of Williams, George w. Glowner. was city attorney of Flagstaff and was directed by the city council of that town to sec ure passage of an act curing the bad defect in the statute. He did so but Governor Kibbey vetoed the bill. It was the opinion of the ablest attorneys in Arizona that he law was defective in that regard. This year the legislature again passed the bill, Governor Kibbey agair vetoed it. but the legislature passed it over his veto this time, a nd it be- came law.
 The city council. Tuesd ay night in appointing police ju .dee pavec the way for continued and mos vigorous prosecution of the scarle skirted demi monde Of. tn red ligh district, which Alto rney Glowne says will be conti' ,ued until tn putrid locality is 50 mewha tcleaned
 All the good people of William should encourage Attorney Glowne and City Marshal c, S. I 'atterso in the work cut out for the, n.
 Forest Ranger Willard Sevie returned home Thursday from three weeks official trim tn I 'resco
Williams news., 1909-09-11

Mr.. and Ms. Earl Vaughan left Thurs ,day evening for Grants, New Mexi, %, where he has accepted a positi on as agent for the Santa Fe. F. Ell dridge. of Los Angeles, sue ceede ] MT. Vaughan as secretary to Ro admaster Chas. Johnson.
Williams news., 1909-09-11
night were returned to Ash Fork
 and detoured by the way of Phoe- nix and Deninu fo Ralan TLo

night were returned to Ash Fork and detoured by the way of Phoe. nix and Deming to Belen. The through passengers going east from Belen over the cut off. It will be week or ten days before the traffic is resumed over the flooded tracks and all through passenger trains are being sent from Ash Fork by way of Phoenix and Demine to Belen. A "stub" train is being run between Ash Fork and Gallup to discharge mail and passengers between these points.
 Washout on the Southern Pacific at Gila river, between Phoenix and Maricopa, Tuesday delayed the trains detoured over the southern route about twenty hours.
 Washouts in the vicinity of Trin- idad, Colorado, washed away.the long Santa Fe steel bridge over the Canadian river just north of town and demoralized the traffic for several days.
 Another Santa Fe bridge washed out Sunday night at Bagdad, Cal, seventy-five miles east of Barstow, and the track between Goffs and Needles was washed out delaying the east bound trains twelve hours.
 The washouts along the Santa Fe have been worse than in four years. due to the exceptionally heavy rains of the past few weeks. The rainy season is about over and from now on very little delay is expected from floods.
 On account of heavy raips four years ago the Bluewater dam tore away and flooded the track. de. moralizing the traffic and it took then fourteen days before the trains were able to pass over the damaged track.
 Arthur c. Ringland, chief of the
Williams news., 1909-09-11

Arthur c. Ringland, chief of the United States Forest service with headquarters in Albuquerque was in Williams Tuesday and Wednes- day on official business.
Williams news., 1909-09-11

Forest Ranger Willard Sevier returned home Thursday from a three weeks official trip to Prescott and Humbold,
Williams news., 1909-09-11
DRESS GOODS

New line of Fancy Dress Goods, all the seasons latest shades and weaves; also some plain extra wide Serges and Broadcloths %x x
Williams news., 1909-09-11

Watch for Date of Our Millinery Opening
SERPENTINE CREPES

SERPEN TINE CREPES
 Serpentine Grepesin Oriental Pat terms for Kinonas and Tea Jack cts, in colors tan, green, lavender and lawn, at 25c per yard *e*
Williams news., 1909-09-11

WILLIAMS, ARIZ. Population, 1000
 Elevation, e,750 RESOURCES Lumbering Stockraisins ...Mining....
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-16
Lawns.
INDIA LINoN.

1500 yards White India Linon-a good, smooth, sheer, nice cloth, a grade that will appeal to you; worth regular 10c. Special for 7H this sale the yard. ...........
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-16
BROWN LINEN.

500 yards Brown Blouse Linen the quantity is limited and the quail ity the kind that is serviceable, come early for this; worth 15c. i'd Special for Monday, yard. =. .uY
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-16
UNION LINEN CAMBRIC

600 yards 38 inch pure white Union Linen Cambric, soft finished and free from dressing. These goods sell regular at 25c. Special fE price while lot last, yard. =. 1OY
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-16
White Lawn
 LINEN sUTTING.

LINEN SUTTING.
 800 yards Union Linen Suitings. Comes in stripes and solid colors; same with side bands, all colors, sells every day at 20c and 25c. Special for Monday the 17h ydFu ss.s...sess.'s
 LONG CLOTH.
 150 pieces Long Cloth, full 36 inches wide. Comes 12 yards to piece, soft finished, fine for nice un- derwear and genuine bar 70N gain snap. Monday, bolt. ivy
 LINEN CRASH.
 All Linen Crash, splendid bleach ed glass crash, worth 10c; also Union Linen bleached heavy huck Crash, worth regular 15c. Special for Monday the yard Sc l0N ana .s.ss..s..sss.s. sOT
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-16
Checked Nainsook'
IMPORTED crNcHAMs.

Silk Ginghams and Anderson s Scotch Ginghams is big assortment of styles-for tub dresses as we'll as other purposes these goods will give best wear--worth f0h 25c yard .... .............sTY
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-16
INDIA LINoN.

2O0O yards White India Linon- very fine cloth. We venture to say that you cannot match it elsewhere under 15c, for it's good lfN value at that price-yard. ..uY
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-16
pRTNTED RATIsTE.

5000 yards Dainty, Sheer, Printed Batiste; also some very fine Muslins, big assortment of new, clean and crisp merchandise, 10c and F 1-2e grades. Special the 2R yard. :. =. .. ......s..... "
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-03
PRIZE ESSAYS.

The approaching completion of the
High School buildings will soon neces-
state the grading and arrangement of
the school property grounds. No one is
more interested in having this work
properly done than the pupils who are
to use them, and no landscape gardener
should attempt the task without con-
sulting them. In order to stimulate
suggestion on this point THE CITIZEN
offers the scholars of the High School
two prizes of 81 90 each for the best two
essays on "The Best Way to Arrange
the New School House Grounds" the
competition to close April LIST. The ar
ticles, which must not exceed two hun
dred words in length, are not to be
signed, but the name of the writer must
be written on separate slip, and en-
closed in an envelope with the essay.
The contributions will be numbered and
submitted to competent judges who will
decide on their respective merits. The
winning essays with the names of the
authors will appear in the first number
of THE CITIZEN following the award.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-03

Mrs. Harriet Paul has been appoint
Cd clerk Of the committee ON corpora
tions and railroads in the ColoradS
assembly.
Mrs. Frederick w. Upham, a well
known society woman Of Chicago, ha,
been elected president OF the WON
ans Athletic club.
Lettie Baldwin, a colOred woman oi
Ashboro, n. c., presented herself fol
a license for her fourth marriage. Sht
stated that she professed religion sew
en- years before the civil war and Al
the close of the war had nine chill
dren.
Mrs. Mary Mcclellan, who Is now
LOG years old, has lived on oatmeal al
her life and works about the farm a
Brockagh, Donegal, Ireland, with hei
children and grandchildren. She Il
the widow Of a tenant farmer, and heI
faculties are practically unimpaired.
Nine Guadalupe de HarO. a Mexi
can and a descendant Of the MonteEu
mas, is In New York studying domes
tic science as practiced I'm the Unitet
States. She will carry 1t back will
her to Mexico and at the Kidding O
her government introduce It in tina
country.
Champion pants patcher Of thu
United States" is the unique title VOL
during the National Corn exposition a
Omaha last year by Miss Selma Ere
deem of Aurora, Neb-, who. in competi
ton with girls and women from TWEEN
ty states, beat them all for neatness
In addition to the title the champion
ship carries with 1t $50 I'm gold Mis-
Fredeen In only seventeen years old
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-03
Sporting Notes.

vVaIs'f EapRsEhllts has .Won
npaEly sg1 90 ~ tES sealeIi auee y
the last four years.
Fl. T. Blackstaffe of England, Olym-
pic sculling champion, In twenty-five
years of river work won 215 prizes.
There are now Eve Georges on the
Detroit American league team-Mul-
lin, Suggs, Winter, Cockill and Mori-
arity.
Major Delmar, 1:59%. has been re-
tired from the turf by his owner,
William Bradley, owner Of Ardmaier
farm, Raritan, n. ].
Oiseau has been sold for $40. The
great race horse for which Diamond
Jim Brady once paid $4,000 was
knocked down for this paltry sum at
an auction in Kentucky recently.
Tim Murnane has invented a batters'
box that cannot be erased. 1t is made
of hard rubber and will save the um-
pires the trouble of chalking the lines
repeatedly. as they have to do now.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-03

A comprehensive plan for the ex-
tension Of the city. he said, has been
outlined by the commissioners. This
includes provisions for parks, circles
and other breathing spaces, such as
have added much to the beauty Of
that part OF the city laid out by Major
L'Enfant- AS the city grows. he said.
the land required for parks in the
newer sections increases rapidly In
price, and q good sized appropriation
now would enable the commissioners
to get land for much less than It will
cost when the city limits reach to or
beyond It. CARL SCHOFIELD.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-03

by declaring that the cardinal defect
OF the English schools h failure to
teach aesthetics or the elements OF
good taste. Sir william says. 'Tt is the
ineptitude of imagination that is at
FAULT in every great period"
A diver Is working lnde6atigabIy In
from sixteen to twenty-f0ur feet Of
water putting in a new underpinning
for winchester cathedral In Engiand,
and 1t has been suggested that when
he completes his work room should be
found somewhere for q statue OF him,
minus his helmet, he being one Of the
eathedrars greatest benefaetors-
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-03
ANNOUNC

The Ladies' Circle of the g. A. r. viii
hold their regular meeting on Friday,
March 5th, at 2:3O p. N.
Our contract with HUMAN
LIFE COMPANY expires on March
Is, 19O9-consequently if you
wish it for yourself of the Op-
pOrtunity of getting this maya
zine free by subscribing for the
THE CITIZEN, do so quick. -
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-03

The sad death of Watson Z. Beach, of
Niianville, was briefly mentioned in THE
CITIZEN of February 24th. To what
was then said of his exceptionally genial
disposition, polite department and gen.
erous heart, as exemplified in all of his
intercourse with his large circle of ac-
quaintances, a few facts as to the de-
tails of his personal and business career
should be made a matter of record. He
was born at Cairo, Green county, N. ",
March 25th, 1850, and died February 10th,
1909. His parents were Eli and Mary
Ann Gay Beach, both of New England
origin, and always of high social posi-
ton. When the subject of this notice
was of tender years the family removed
to Damascus township, this county,
where, later on, Watson E. attended the
district school and the Damascus Union
Academy, afterward entering the High
School at Monticello, N. Y, where he
graduated with honors. He then COM
pleted his business education by a course
in the Eastman Commercial College, at
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. On his return to
his home at Milanville he began work in
the store of his father and brother (the
firm of E. Beach & SOM of which he
later became by purchase the proprietor.
After doing a successful business fer
some years, he disposed of the store and
| xranf 10 Moth platta Nahrasiyo v,bana
he bought an interest in the cattle ranch
owned by his father and brother (the
latter the late Hon. J. Howard Beach,
and the late Ira Nichols. While in North
Platte he purchased the North Platte
National Bank and conducted the same
for several years. While thus engaged
he came east and was united in marriage
with Miss Helen, daughter of the late
David Mccullough, of Cochecton, N. Y,
whom he took back with him to his Ne
braska home. After a prosperous bust
ness career of several years in North
Platte, he returned to COchecton, N. Y,
where he lived until the death of his wife
He then returned to Milanville, where
heSsspent the remainder of his days. Fol
over thirty years he was a prominent
member of Delaware Lodge No. 56l
Free and Accepted MAsons, and was mos
highly esteemed by his brethren in thA
fraternity. His death is mOurned by hiI
daughter, Mrs. Romaine Beach Carpen
! ter, Of Burlington, Vermont three sis
ters, Mrs. Matilda II. Connor, Mrs
Mary A. Appley, and Mrs. AdeliA 8
Nichols, and brother, Charles e. Beach
al. of Milanville. The funeral service
were held on Friday. February l9th. q
II A. NJ, Rev. Joseph A. Coleman. o
. the M. z. church, in charge, assisted b!
Rev. J. +. Bell, OF the Presbyterian
. church. NJ. L. Skinner had charge o
the arrangements. The attendance wa
the largest ever known in Milanvilli
since the death OF the father and brothe
| Of the deceased, several years ago.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-03
German GIeanings.

There are only fifty-five female ply
sicians in the German empire.
Nine-tenths of Germany's population
can be fed by products Of her own
soil
Experiments are under way In Ger
many with more than thirty different
processes for removing iron from
drinking water, most of them forms Of
filtration.
A remarkable piece of work was re-
Gently shown at a German exhibition
in the shape Of a well executed land
scape made of colonies of different col
ored bacteria thriving in gelatin and
meat extract
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-03
Church and Clergy.

Cardinal Vanutelli is the tallest or
the Roman ecclesiastics.
The Lutherans are to place a field
missionary in Canada for exclusive
work In that section
In the shadow Of a volcano at Pc
non. Mexico, is what is probably the
smallest church in the world The
building is about eleven feet high and
twelve feet wide.
The Rev. Hannah NJ. Mulleneaux Of
SOmerville is the only Congregational
woman minister in the vicinity OF BOs-
ton. She has had pastorates In Min
Aesota, Iowa and Wisconsin.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-03

On Saturday morning last local SEN
sation was sprung in Honesdsle by the
arrest Of ex-District Attorney Herman
Harmes, one Of the most highly esteemed
members of the Wayne county bar, on
charge of criminal libel, preferred by
Horace E. Williams, of West street. The
arrest Was made by detective u. j. Gar
rahan, of Scranton, under direction Of
Attorney Thomas D. Shea, of the Lu-
zerne county bar. Mr.. Harmes was At
once taken before Judge George 8. Purdy,
who was asked to put him under 81 coo
bonds for his appearance at court. After
. preliminary hearing in which Mr..
Harmes was represented by Attorneys
A. T. Searle and F. P. Kimble, Judge
Purdy accepted Mr.. Harness personal
recognizance in 500 for his appearance
when required.
The libel charge against Attorney
Harmes is alleged to be contained in the
following letter. written to Mr.. Williams
nearly five months ago:
Office of Herman Harmes,
District Attorney,
Honeedale, Pa, Oct. Is, '08.
Mr.. Horare f. Williams:
Dear Sir: Information has been made
to me that you have for some time been
using towards your wife profane, in
decent and vile language, ana have
threatened to drive her and your two
children from your home; and that your
conduct towards your wife has been dis
reputable in every respect.
Now unless this conduct or your part
ceases at once, and you treat your wife
and children as you should, legal meas
ures will be taken on the part of her
friends and neighbors 10 bring you to
justice. Yours truly,
(Signed) HERMAN HARMEs.
Instead of finding anything ibeIlous
in the foregoing letter of the then dis
trict attorney, the ordinary layman, ac-
customed to regarding MIR. Harmes az
reliable in his statements and conserya.
tive in his actions, will be likely to re.
gard the communication as another in.
stance of the former district attorneys
forbearance and disposition to avert do.
mestic scandal among his townspeople
On the other hand it is only justice to
Mr.. Williams to say that he is also re-
garded as worthy and law-abiding citi'
zen, and that the suggestions embodied
in the letter quoted will be a great sur
prise to = large circle of friends.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-03

The day and hour for the regular
meetings of the Council during the en-
suing year were fixed on the first Thurs-
day evening of each month, at half past
seven O'Clock, sharp.
The meeting then adjourned.