The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1910-03-24
HON. ". ". WILLIAMS BIRTHDAY
Occurs Last Saturday at Which
Time He Reaches list
Milestone.

fOfmef state senator w. w. Williams
had birthday last Saturday On this
date he reached the list milestone in
bis useful career, and in honor of the
event, his family rendered him dinner,
to which were invited number of his
I intimate friends. The dinner.
which was marked by proverbial
Williams hospitality. consisted of the
choicest viands and they were served
in q manner that allowed interspersion
Of inimitable story telling by the host
and the other two members of the old
time triumyirate, J. w. Richards and
Lem Allen. The turkey on the festal
board looked like one of the senator's
big ewes, roasted whole, while chicken
augmented the meats of the bill of
fare, and other eatables too numerous
to mention, constituted the dinner
course.
Those present drank to the health of
the host. who in turn gave some in
teres ing family history. He told of
how, as a boy, he pulled weeds for two
bits day back near North New Port
land, Maine, the place of his birth; Of
how the land was cleared of stone be-
fore it was made to produce and of
bloody fingers resulting from handling
the rough rocks. In those days school
ing was luxury hardly obtainabe by
even the wealthy as facilities were not
TO be had and eight weeks in the win
ter and similar period in midsummer
constituted years course
Born March 10Th, 1859, the sub
iect Of this sketch found himself wend-
ing his way across the plains when in
his twenty-frst year, and in the year
1850 he packed mules for Colonel Orms-
by along the Nevada immigrant trail.
Later he went to California, where he
was buffeted about, tackling various
tasks and finally in 1871, he came over
to this section, where his natural execu-
tive ability and industry, quickly
brought financial reward First, he
mined and later he engaged in the stock
business.
Mr.. Williams has aquired fortune
bull. in the main during the past decade,
which he modestly admits totals half
million dollars, but his friends and busi-
ness associates aver that million dol
lars is nearer the correct amount, and
his financial rating is generally based
on around this sum. OF the Williams
family, a number are well known
to Churchill county people, A. p, the
eldest of the seven boys, is wealthy
San Francisco capitalist, worth seve-
raj million dollars and served his state
as United States Senator for one term;
w. W., ex-state senator from Chur-
chill county and recipient of numerous
honors at the hands of his fellows, the
subject of this sketch is the second son.
Ward S. the third son served several
terms in the California state legislature
and later went to Minnesota, where he
passed away several years ago; O. j.,
the fourth so1, served in the Wiscon-
sin state legislature and was for seve-
raj years the mayor of his home town;
John P, the fifth son, was the only
brother who received college educa-
ton, his older brothers contributing to
his schooling expenses. Graduating
the law course, he was elected judge
and state railroad commissioner in
Minnesota, and in the latter capacity
strictly enforced the state laws to the
George B., the sixth son, is promin-
ent sheepman and identified with w. w.
in the ownership of stock and plants,
while E. L., the youngest and seventh
soa, is practicing attorney in Reno.
Surely, it was good, virile blood that
courses in the Williams viens, for it is
seldom family affords an example of
ability to do so uniform as has the Will
liams family.
And the after dinner talk brought
out the fact that j. w. Richards and
Lem Allen were running Mr.. Williams
close race in point of age. Mr.
Richards will be II November 3rd,
while Mr.. Allen will be II on the 18th
of next month. w. R. Lee, another
old settler was present. He is in his
18th year and was the first of those
present to locate in Churchill county,
having come here in 1861, while Messrs.
Richards and Allen came one year later.
The guests present were: Messrs. w.
R. Lee, J.. w. Richards, Lem Allen,
M D. Fairchild, Sam Rosenberg, C. w.
Foote, Earl Danielson, w. A. Keddie.
E. j. Freeman and w. c. Black; Mes