Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-29
Williams, Ariz.

Mrs. Richard Kennerdell of Cedar
Glade, was a Williams visitor for a
few days this week
An enjoyable dance vas given at
the Sultana theater last Saturday
night by Messrs. Proctor and Smith
Mrs, James Morehead left Saturday
for California where she will visit
relatives in Bakersfield and San Fran
cisco.
Il. A. Nickerson, manager of the
Saginaw and Manistee Lumber Co...
has been called east on business
AnenG the names of visitors during
the past week were j. D. Jackson and
G. b. Wilson of Flagstaff
A soldier who jumped from a train
near Ashfork Sunday night was Sc
Verely injured an was unconscious
for several days. He entered the
Harvey house at Ashfork for "a meal,
and when he left the hotel saw a train
leaving the yard. Thinking it was the
one he arrived on he ran and caught
Ii. ard when he discovered his mis-
take n" jumped off. The porter saw
him fall ard word was sent back to
Ashfork Officer Patterson and Harry
Wilson went out to look for him and
found him quarter of a mile out
and unconscious He was taken to
Ashfork and a doctor summoned
from Williams. The Red Cross chap
ter at Williams and the Masons gave
all possible assistance. The injured
soldier was removed to the base hos
pital at Prescott and on Wednesday
word was received that there were
signs of Ietllrning consC iousness, and
complete recovery assured.
Miss Dockstader of Los Angeles, is
the guest of her sistc.', Hiss G, Dock
stader, one of the Williams school
teachers.
Mrs James Kennedy left Monday
noon for Phoenix, where she will
spend Christmas with relatives and
lie present at her son James birth
day party on Christmas.
Last week was conservation week
The message Of Mr.. Hoover and the
pledge was read in lodges and the
churches and all residents asked to
keep the pledge.
All workers for Red Cross week re-
port a successful campaign. Final
returns have not yet been received.
The municipal tree was the center
of attraction Tuesday afternoon, the
cath. The school children marched
in a body to the Sultana theater, at
which place a large beautifully dec
Grated tree was aglow with colored
lights. After the children sang a
number of Christmas songs and
hymns in a very spirited manner,
they filed out of the building Be
fore they left the theater each child
received a generous sized bag of cam
dies, nuts and oranges and the re-
mainder were taken to the homes of
MeXicanS who were unable to be pres
ent. In this way some Christmas
oh. 1zV4sFR Ia i h. L .Nf
child in Williams.
Christmas was celebrated here in
a quiet way. No large society affairs
are reported Christmas exercises
We're held in several Of the grades of
the school. and Christmas decorations
were in the windows of the primary
departments. There will be only
three days holiday vacation. owing to
the long enforced closing of the
schools during the influenza epidemic.
All trains from the east were delay
ed by snow storms in Colorado and
Kansas and many Christmas packages
will not be received until after Christ
mas.
Harry MacDougal has accepted
position in the grocery department of
Rabbit Poison and Company; Levi
Montgomery is again at work in the
hardware department of Rabbits;
Pete Campbell is again to be found
with w. {. Rittenhouse, gents fur
nishings. and Jay Montgomery resum-
ed his work for the Forestry service
All these young men were recently
with Uncle Sam and are still wearing
their uniforms
Those in charge decided to post
pone indefinitely the Spanish-Ameri-
can dance to be given by Messrs
Klock and Dial, at the Williams OPP
era house Christmas night A case orI
two of influenza in town is given as
the reason.