Williams news., 1910-02-26


 among the class of candidates who crossed the burning sands in order to become a member of the Mystic Shriners in Phoenix this week. It is reported that Capt. Tom Rynning, superintendent of the Florence prison, was allotted the hardest stunt of any of the candidates. Wearing about as few clothess as the law would allow, he was forced to lay most of the afternoon in a local show window and take the part of hypnotic subject. Hun dreds saw him who actually be- lieven him to be in a hypnotic sleep. Rynning was abont the most thankful man in Phoenix when he was released from his trying posi- tion.
 A business session of the Ep- worth League was held Thursday evening at the parsonage. Election of officers occurred and the fol- lowing were elected: Mrs Perkins, president; M. Telin. first vice presi
 dent; Hallie Eisiminger, second vice president; Ora Ritter. third vice president; Florence Nellis, fourth vice president; Theresa Francisco. secretary; Mrs. Roberts, treasurer; Mrs. Dearing. superintendent of the Junior League.
 From the Los Angeles papers we note that license to marry was issued there this week to Ralph J. Arey, aged Al and Elizabeth Yager, aged 46, both of San Bernardino. MT. Arey is we'll and favorably known here, having lived in Will jams for several years. He was at one time principal of the local pub
 lie schools and is now chief engineer of the Santa Fe coast lines.
 A Mexican employed as a sheep herder by Campbell & Francis, was run over and killed by train at Ash Fork. Tuesday night, while the switching of cars was going on to the main track of the Santa Fe. Seventy cars were in the train, and the Mexican slipped from his foot ing while going from one car to the other. The unfortunate man isl said to have wife and two chill dren residing in Flagstaff.
 w. J. Parker of Supai was in the city Thursday. He was enroute to Hot Springs, Arkansas, where he went to bring home his son, J. B. Parker, who went there about two months ago to receive treatments for rheumatism He has not been benefited at the Hot Springs. The young man has been afflicted with rheumatism for over three years
 Delegate Cameron has introduced a bill in the house appropriating the sum of $11O,OOO for the con- struction of roads and other per- manent Improvements at or near Grand Canyon, within theCoconino national forest. The improvement, according to the bill, is to be made under the supervision of the de- partment of agriculture.
 c. c. Spaulding, the popular chief of the Indian Gardens at the Grand Canyon, was in Williams between trains Wednesday. He was enroute to Yuma to be present at the land opening on the Yuma h. dian reservation on March 1.
 s. c. Parker of Needles, travel ling auditor of the Harvey hotels and eating houses was in town the first of the week. To THE NFws reporter he said. "You have nice town, am in love with it and al- ways like to come here"
 Mrs. Wm. F. Dermont returned home yesterday morning from several weeks visit in Los Angeles Her daughter. Miss Margareth, who is attending school in the Angel City has fully recovered from her recent illness.
 The following is a very good mot to for all of us to paste under our hats: There's so much bad in the best of us, and so much good in the worst of us. It hardly behooves any of us, to speak ill of the rest of us."