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Williams news., 1911-02-25
FORMER WILLIAMS
 GIRL MARRIED

Borrowing a chum's hat, because ahe had gone bareheaded to scho~I, Marguerite Rawlin, a 15-year-old grammar school girl of Anaheim. eloped with Paul Golfer of Fuller ton. and was married at Santa Ana ny justice of the peace.
 When the couple applied for marriage license at the county clerks office in Santa Ana the young bride looked out coyly from under her borrowed hat and gave her age as IS The clerk took her word for it, the license was issued. and the ceremony quickly followed The elopers returned to Anaheim and told an older sister of the bride of the hasty wedding and then left for honeymoon for parts unknown.
 The elopement was we'll planned. The girls family had no suspicion of possible drawing in the lottery of love when she donned her best dress yesterday morning and left for school.
 At 10 o'clock the young groom called at the school house with horse and buggy. His fancee was waiting, but hatless With "rush" borrow from one of her schoolmates the girl jumped into the buggy and the pair speeded to Santa Ana.
 Miss Rawlin became acquainted with Gotter only three months ago. Her parents. although shocked at the unexpected wedding. state thai they will make no effort to have the marriage annulled, but will seek to have the young couple make the best of the situation.-Los An geles Examiner, Feb 13
 Miss Rawlins is we'll known in Williams, having lived here for sev. eral years. Her many friends here were greatly surprised to hear of her marriage. but all join in wish ing her and her husband a happy and prosperous married life.
Williams news., 1911-02-25
Cattle Shipment to Williams

George Rounseville, who left here February II for New Mexico on a cattle purchasing expedition, re- turned last Thursday with five car loads of bovines, and since ar. rival they have been undergoing the process of branding. prepara- tory to shipment to the Roun. e. vile ranch, IA miles from Will jams. The cattle were bought at Malaga, in Eddy county. and put on board the cars at Carlsbad. There had been a drouth in that region for two years past and the cattle were picked up at a bargain. Just about the time the purchase was completed, however. the rains descended as they had never fell before. George says, and this, added to the snow and sleet, made the trip a most disagreeable one.
 The cattle are of the Hereford breed. and while in poor condition at present, will soon grow fat on the succulent grasses of the Rounse- vile range.
Williams news., 1911-02-25
M. E. Church Notes

Last Sunday morning the pastor spoke on Mountain Top Exper- iences." In the evening, despite the falling snow, a fair audience heard Rev. s. J. Rogers of Phoenix.
 After the Sunday evening service Dr. Rogers held the second guar. terly conference. All reports show the church to be in better condition financially and otherwise than it has in long time.
 Tomorrow the pastor will preach both morning and evening.
 Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock the Junior Epworth League will give one of their famous socials, old folks grow young with them again. Admission, adults, 15c; children. 1Oc.
 He is comingl Rev. Sam Small, the famous Georgia evangelist and lecturer. will commence series of evangelistic meetings in the church, beginning March 26. You want your friends to hear him, 80 tell everybody.
Williams news., 1911-02-25
A FEW REMARKS
 ANENT STATEHOOD

The impression has heretofore obtained among those who had net given the subject care ful consideration, that the present delegate to congress from Arizona would retain his seat until his suc- cessor was elected. This, however. is not the 'aso. This territory will have no representation in congress after March 4. n
 Delegate Cameron thinks, al- though his views may be biased, that President Taft will never ap- prove the Arizona constitution as it has been adopted, being opposed to the recall of judges of state courts.
 F. w Perkins of Flagstaff. presi- dent of the Arizona Woolgrowers' association, who has just returned from Washington, where he went in the interest of the industry of which he is the head, was in Will jams Thursday. He told THE NEWS man that while in the na. tional capital he heard very little regarding Arizona or the proba- bilities for statehood. One con. eressman with whom MT. Perkins talked, remarked that the insig- nifiicapt vote on the constitution showed that large minority of Arizona's citizens were apathetic in the matter and did not particularly care whether statehood was granted or not.
 However. the committee from Arizona that arrived in Washington this week in the interest of the con stitution. may create such a furore on Pennsylvania avenue that even President Taft, as we'll as the most somnolent senator, will be com pelled to sit up and take notice.
Williams news., 1911-02-25
Death of Mrs. J. R. Treat

Word was received in Williams Thursday of the death of Mrs. J. R. Treat, wife of the treasurer of Coco nino county, at Flagstaff. Ptomaine poison, caused from eating canned oysters, resulted in her death.
 Mrs. Treat, nee Clara Lamport, was married to J R. Treat in Flag staff in 1890 She was a sister to Mrs. c. A Greenlaw and County Surveyor James Lamport of Flag staff Two children, a girl and boy, besides her husband, are left to mourn a loving mother and wife. The deceased was born in Peoria, Illinois. and was 52 years of age at the time of death.
 Mrs. Treat was one of the pioneer women of Coconino county and universally beloved. The large circle of friends that she drew around her in life will grieve to learn of her death
 THE NEWS, with the many other Williams friends of MT. and Mrs. Treat, extends it's profound sym pathy to the bereaved husband and in this sad hour of their affliction.
Williams news., 1911-02-25
NEWS ITEMS FROM ANITA

The wolves are getting so thick out this way that the teamsters are obliged to carry guns on their wagons. Last week Jack Gilbert killed a large lobo wolf. The ani mal had followed Gilbert's tear several times, instinctively know ing that he carried no death-dea ing weapon. The wolf at times would approach within thirty feet of his wagon. Gilbert got himself rifle and prepared for action On the day in question, MT, Wolf came trotting along, and when within a short distance of the wagon, Jacks gun parked out, and subsequent proceedings interested that particu- lar lobo no more. He was splen did specimen of his species, being one of the largest that has ever been killed in this section. The deep snow in the mountains has driven these animals to the foot hills and valleys and quite num- Der have been killed in this vicin- ity within the past two weeks. Other large game abounds in this section, and if that mighty nimrod, Colonel Roosevelt, when he comes to Arizona next month, will pay Anita a visit, he can find hunting that will equal any he had on his African trip.
 The Arizona Consolidated Min ing & Smelling company have tenn porarilv suspended operations at Emerson's camp, where force of men has been getting out ore for shipment to Humboldt. The recent heavy storms is the cause of the suspension. but operations will be resumed as soon as the weather permits.
 Babbitt Bros. shipped a car of range cattle to Flagstaff last week.
 Mrs Ed Ged des left here last week for visit to friends in Will- jams and Flagstaff.
Williams news., 1911-02-25

and typographical feature of the country included in the bill, MT. Bass, in his memorial to Congress, says:
 1.-The region is already protected by three reserves, and all danger of any encroachment upon this vast region of natural scenic attraction, to the detriment or destruction of any portion of it, is absurd and ridiculous.
 t'The people of Arizona paturally expected Senator Flint to take up the statehood fight in our behalf, rather than to lend his name and assistance to any effort to deprive us of large portion of our most valuable resources.
 "Mr. Shoots amendment to the statehood bill is far more reaching than is the Flint bill, and is simply an effort to get this vast slice of Arizona's possessions without any compensation whatever.
 Ut may be we'll to remind your honorable body that quite large area of Utah lies on the oppsite side of the Colorado river, and if this river is to be made the boundary f'r part of the way, why not con tinue it for the entire distance, if any changes are to be consummated at that time.
 ''So far as my present informa- tion goes, I believe that a vast majority of the people of Arizona are satisfied with the present boun- baries and conditions, and I am confident that our representative, MT. Cameron, will verify the state ments contained here to your entire satisfe ction.
 We do not want statehood on any compromise of this kind, be- cause we must insist upon the re. tention of the vast resources of wealth that are included within the two measures, herein referred to, that they may be developed so as to supply their proportion of the expenses, that must necessarily be required to enable us to maintain local self government with ho or and credit"
Williams news., 1911-02-25
PASSENGERS HAD
 NARROW ESCAPE

While running at speed of 50 miles an hour, Santa Fe train No. 2. the east-bound tourist express train. struck a broken rail at Garcia, N. M., 45 miles west of Albu querque, Wednesday afternoon at 8 o'clock and, derailed the entire train. The engine after running off the rails, dragged the baggage, express and mail cars for half a mile before the engineer could stop the train. Four Pullman cars were almost demolished, seriously in turing about fifteen of the occu- pants. Pullman Conductor Collins of Chicago sustained a broken arm and J H. Taylor of Terre Haute, Ind. was badly cut about the face. The train was running at terrific speed, endeavoring to make up lost time, and it is mystery that there were not some of the passengers killed. It was ne- essarY to cut some of them out of the cars with axes, as the doors and vestibules were damned together and the win dows were smashed to pieces.
 After three hours delay, the crippled train pulled into Albu- querque at p. DO.
Williams news., 1911-02-25

Mir. and Mrs. J. J. Gilson and family returned to their home at Buckeye last Saturday. MT. Gilson reports that section of the country as exceedingly prosperous, and stated that he had all he could do to keep up with his work. MT. Gilson still retains his large prop erty interests in Williams, but .ex- poets to make his home perma- nently at Buckeye.
Williams news., 1911-02-25
BREWERY SOON
 TO BE REBUILT

In conversation this week with John Bauder, representing the interests of the Ma,er Brewing Go of Los Angeles, in Arizona, THE NEWS learned that the insurance on the Williams brewery building, destroyed by fire Feb. II, had been satisfactorily adjusted. The loss of the Maier Brewing Co. which owned the local brewery, amounted to between $6OOO and $7OOO,
 Jo Atwood. former manager of the brewery, whose return from his holdings in Texas was expected this week, lost heavily, but in what amount could not be definitely determined-probably $5000, mak ing the aggregate loss by the fire about $11. .5O0
 MT. Bauder stated that the brew cry will be rebuilt, and that con struction work will begin on it in a short time. It will be a large and modern structure. with all the appliances necessary to carrying on work in an up to date manner, and will probably be cated some distance nearer the main track of the railroad than where the old one stood.
Williams news., 1911-02-25
ARIZONAN PROTESTS
 AGAINST LAND GRAB
The following is taken from Mon- days Los Angeles Examiner:

The following is taken from Mon- days Los Angeles Examiner:
 There is feeling among lot of ,Arizonans that, through certain bills now before congress pertain ing to a National Park, tor be formed by the Federal accession of land in the Territory of Arizona, now known as the Grand Canyon National Monument and Coconino National Forest, they will be einjured as citizens and deprived of rights as settlers and miners.
 W. w. Bass, who for more than a quarter of century has blazed trails and made history in the dis puted locality, is now in Los An geles and says that while Senate bill 10,138, introduced February 16, 1910, by Frank P. Flint, and House bill 18,166. amended by Senator Shoot on the same date, are now, having been referred by committees, in the hands of the Department of the Interior. he be lieves, that in the last days of the present session of Congress these bills may be called out, presumably by interested parties, and passed in the hurly burly of the closing days of Congress without proper con- sideration.
 The statements now repeated by MT. Bass are those in which he memorialized Congress on Febru, ary "A. 1910. In effect he says that the passage of this bill will give to the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railway a monopoly of valuable lands and privileges Those privileges, MT. Bass says. will delay for all time the development or Wnatls now an important portion of the Territory of Arizona.
 Mr Bass does not mince matters. He says: "I am positive that the measure was framed by persons not in the slightest degree ia millar with the topograp phy of the region involved.
 e"It would seem extremely prob able that it was drawn in the inter ests of the Santa Fe railroad, for the purpose of shutting off all com peting interests in the Territory, thus making it possible for them to exact high tributes for all time. from both passenger and freight traffic"
 After recounting the geographical
Williams news., 1911-02-25

Sharp & Fellows are now build- ing a combination concrete reser- voir for oil and water at Supai to supply their locomotives as soon as their work commences on the big cut at that station, which will be early in March.
Williams news., 1911-02-25

Owing to the heavy snowfall in Kansas, Colorado. and northern New Mexico, all Santa Fe passen- ger trains were running over twelve hours late Tuesday.
 Frank Murdock of the Santa Fe carpenter crew, spent several days in town this week. visiting with relativ and friends.
Williams news., 1911-02-25

w. F. Dermont, Martin Buggeln and O. H. Preysz went to Phoenix on Monday to attend the annual meeting of the Mystic Shrine. Some forty new members will be initiated into the order at this meeting. Among the number we notice the name of our old friend, H. J. Gray. There was hot time in Phoenix this week for members of the Mys- tic Shrine.
Williams news., 1911-02-25
AN OPPORTUNITY
 FOR INVESTMENT


 The following notice has been posted up in the postoffice by Post master Smith, and although it is an advertisement, THE NEWS copies and publishes it gratis, hoping that the suggestions following the notice will not only be needed but prompt. ly acted upon:
 WILLIAMS. Ariz.. February 21. 1911.-The undersigned will receive sealed proposals for lease of suit able room for use of -postofice at Williams. Lease to be for a term of five or ten years. and to include light. heat, water and all necessary equipment, furniture, boxes. etc. Room must be approximately 20 feet by 50 feet. in safe and suitable building Blank proposals can be secured from the postmaster, and persons desiring to submit pro- posals will be shown form of lease used by the United States in such cases. Sealed proposals must be addressed to the undersigned at San Francisco, Cal, and be in my hands not later than March 5, 1911.
 "G. w SWAIN.
 "Postoffice Inspector"
 Here is good opportunity for some of our Co ,,italists to invest . few thousand dollars in Williams They cannot claim that the ouIio- ing is not needed and that it would remain idle when erected, for the states positively that it stands ready 10 take lease for five or ten years and the builder would be sure of drawing down his rent money regularly, no matter what happens. And, while the en- terprising investor is about it, why not make the prospective building large enough for one or two com modious store rooms? There is not the least doubt in the world about being able to find tenants if only a reasonable rent is asked. Inquiries are being received every week in Williams regarding the rental of store buildings and resi- dences and the same answer must be returned to all-"Not 6 vacant store or residence in town"
 With climate unsurpassed in the southwest and the grandest scenery to be found in the world, with prosperous and constantly growing country surrounding us and ideal opportunities for invest ment offered to capital. there is no reason why Williams should not go forward at a rapid gait and in a few years outstrip every town along the Santa Fe from Albu- querque to Los Angeles All that is needed is for the business men of the town to get together. work har- moniously for the general welfare, and strive. collectively and indi- vidually, for the upbuilding of Williams.
 The lack of protection from fire in the past has hindered building in great measure, but this is be- ing remedied. At the present time the town has fairly good water system and the plant is being con- stantly improved. In a compara- lively short time an adequate water supply will be furnished, and pros- pective investors can build business houses and residences secure in the knowledge that ample protec- ton from fire will be afforded. There's good money h it to the en- man or men who take the lead.
 Let us all get together, organize a "Ginger club," eliminate the croakers and knockers, and all pull together for a Greater Williams already recognized as one of the very best towns along the line of the Santa Fe railroad.
 
 w. F. Dermont, Martin Buggeln and O. H. Preysz went to Phoenix
Williams news., 1911-02-25

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The Appeal., 1911-02-18
WONDERFUL NATURAL BRIDGE
Perhaps the Largest in the Whole
~ World Is Located In South
western Utah.

Salt Lake City, Utah-The largest
natural bridge in America, if not, in
deed, in the whole world, is the
George Natural Bridge in southwest
ern Utah, not far from the state
boundary line. It's total length be-
tween the huge natural abutments is
about 200 feet;' the width of the
roadway" Is some IS feet, while the
span in the clear is about 80 feet.
From the bed up the span is 16O feet.
At the bottom flows small water
course. "-...
Just what produced this work of ma.
ture has for some time puzzled the
leading scientists of the country. It
could scarcely have been created nv
the wear of the water, unless there
was very large and swife current
flowing where the little brook is now.
The general explanation is that vol
canic action at some distant period of
the worlds history, was the active
agency. The existence of the bridge
is Of comparatively recent knowledge
to the public, though the Indians oft.
en- spoke of it to the early settlers
Of that part of Utah. Little credence
however, was given to their stories
until about 10 or IL years ago it was
discovered by some mining prospec.
tors. It is located in the heart of q
very rugged region that is difficult OF
access.
The span is composed of dark
brown sandstone of an unusually hard
quality, and is 20 feet or more in
thickness. Engineers who have made
careful examination of this bridge
pronounce 1t perfectly SAFE
The Appeal., 1911-02-18
Type of Abandoned Church.

church. In the early pioneer days of
the west when the Sunday school in
the country schoolhouse grew big
enough the people would arrange for
preaching and then little church
would form. All over the west a
quarter of a century ago or more
these little organizations were busy
putting the white frame buildings on
convenient farm cornersin the neigh
borhoods remote from the towns and
villages. That meeting house"
served really as meeting house" as
we'll as a house of worship. 1t was
the center around which the social
built. If fixed standards for the
young men and the young women of
the community. Half the courtships
of the country people of the now out
going generation began in these coun-
try meeting houses" The marriages
were often solemnized there. In
those churches where infant baptism
is practiced the children were brought
to be "christened," and slowly in the
rear Of every country church the
graves accumulated. The intimate
association Of the country church was
second only to the family relation it.
self.
Whatever social or economic condi-
tions may have decreed it's decay
there is unmistakable evidence that
in the older counties of this state
the country church is of less i'm
portance today than ten years ago.
The bare fact that in one county it is
possible to name ten churches that
have been wholly or partly abandoned
in the last ten years is a matter of
no small Importance to the commun-
tiles involved or to- the state as a
whole.
The Appeal., 1911-02-18
GAVE WAR IS SONS
Aged Mother Will Soon Be III
Years Old.
Mrs. Brandon, Who Has Been Honored
by Uncle Sam and Her Native
State, Still Does Own House.
.. - work. y

Moundsville, w. Va.-Mrs. Sarah
Brandon of Moundsville, whose pic,
ture the government placed in the Ma.
tional gallery at Washington, in rec
ognition of the fact that she gave
more sons to the Civil war than any
other woman of her country, will
soon be one hundred and eleven years
old. She was the mother of % chill
dren, all boys but one. Sixteen of the
boys served in the war, II with the
Union and two with the Confederacy.
Her native state of Ohio also honored
her by placing her likeness on the
wall of the State gallery at Colum-
bus.
Mrs. Brandon is hale and hearty.
She does all her own housework and
cultivates a small garden patch in
the rear of her home. She smokes a
pipe constantly, favoring only the
strongest tobacco. Without the pipe,
she says she grows nervous and lone
some.
The little house in which she re-
sides snuggles against a hill within
few yards of the city limits of the
Ohio River town, and every week
Mrs. Brandon can be seen vending her
way to the city for supplies for her
Sunday dinner.
She has but one deformity. A hun
dred years ago, while playing with
her brother, the lad accidentally shot
an arrow from his miniature bow at
her, the dart piercing her right eye,
destroying the sight.
Fifteen of her sons are living. The
| oldest is Hiram Brandon of Bellaire,
Ohio, eighty-nine years old, who works
every day at hot furnace in a steel
mill and boasts that he was never
sick day in his life Her youngest
son, Evan Brandon, of Moundsville, is
seventy years old, and digs coal. He
carries scars from bullet and saber
wounds received while fighting for the
The Appeal., 1911-02-18
Czung to His. Queue

Speaking of WI TingFang's published announce
ment that he would part with his queue in the near
future, former resident of New England manu-
featuring town said: 'Times have certainly
changed Twenty years ago Chinese youth who
had learned to speak English fairly well and who
sick of the laundry applied for work In my
our town, and after talking the matter over con
cluded to give him trial. Fearing that the queue
might be a source OF danger near machinery sug
gested that he have 1t cut off. After two weeks
deliberation he came to me and said Stay In laun
dry few weeks later he left town and never
saw him again, but heard that his having consid
cred my proposition made him unpopular that he
had to leave the place."