Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-15
Williams, Ariz.

the past week were: S /. Perry OF
Garland Prairie, J. e. Stanton of Tuba
City, C. w. Howe of Garland Prairie,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Platten, Roy Ma
giller of Pitman Valley, f. l.. Payne
of Grand Canyon, Mrs. VIM Ruby, son
and daughter of Pittman Valley, Lefe
Boyette of Red Lake.
Tom Moss Of Red Lake has moved
his family to Williams, where they
will remain for the winter.
Judge X. n. sleeves was a Flagstaff
visitor Monday
Mr. and Mrs. F. f. Lowe were
obliged to defer their visit to Califor-
mia as Mr. Lowe has been suffering an
attack of influenza.
The Womau's club held a pleasant
meeting at the home of Mrs. It. e.
Wells, on Tuesday, December 8. This
will be the last meeting this year The
club will not meet again until March.
Two more Williams young men are
expected to return soon. Ed Miller
and John Morehead have been trans
ferred from Camp Upton, n Y, to
Camp Cody. n. NJ, where will be dis
charged.
Mrs. Lyons arrived Wednesday and
addressed the canteen members, also
the Red Cross, on the work of those
organizations.
Deputy Sheriff Charles Wade has
returned from a business and pleasure
trip Of two weeks, spent in Los An-
geles
Mrs. r A. Moore and sister. Mrs.
Cochrane, returned Sunday from Cali
fornia. In every place they visited
were evidences of the presence of
Spanish influenza, and the precautions
taken to prevent spreading the dis
ease.
The many friends of Mrs Edwin
Rabbit of Phoenix, were glad to see
her again in Williams She will re-
main only a few days with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs NJ Buggeln but eX-
poets TO return later for longer visit
Mrs. X. n. Sleeves entertained Mrs.
]. p. McConkey and daughter. Kath-
eryn, few days last week Mr.. Nc
Conkey arrived Sunday and accom-
panied them to their home in Flag
staff. They sold their residence here
to Mr.. Shuckhart, and expect to sell
their smaller house to Mr. Haight.
Rain fell constantly last Friday, and
during that night the weather turned
colder. on Saturday a gale came fol-
lowed by a snowstorm which lasted
only few hours, and did considerable
damage to telephone and telegraph
wires.
Harry MacDougal arrived Saturday
from Camp cody, n. NJ. where he was
mustered out. His many friends are
glad to see him back.
c. NJ. Proctor, former Santa Fe|
railway employe has returned from
Camp Cody, having been mustered
out.
Mr.. Jordan father in-law of Coun-
Gilman Ed Hamilton, is suffering from
second stroke of paralysis, with very
slight chances for recovery.
Mrs. l.. c. Kelly is entertaining Mrs.
Il. Il. Thornton of Winslow, who has
been at the Grand Canyon for a short
visit.
Harry Owens has recovered from a
severe cold and is again at work in
Kennedy's grocery store, after an abb
sence of several days
c. e. Ekipworth arrived in Williams
last week after an absence of several
months in oregon. Strange to say, he
reports that it rained in Oregon.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. D. Berry of Grand
View were the guests, of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Kennedy during the past week.
For many years they had charge of
on their way overland to San Gabriel,
Calf, where they expect to reside per-
manently.
Miss Nicholson has accepted a posi-
ton in Rabbits store until the New
Year
Lee Smith, Who is in the remoant
station at Camp Kearney visited the
Wolf boys for a few days this week.
The canteen service has arranged to
meet all passenger trains and to serve
refreshments to the returning soldiers.
From twenty-five to forty men have
passed through Williams daily, and
large numbers are expected soon.
Mrs Otis Kent has accepted a posi-
ton in Rabbits store, for the holt
days.
Mrs. Wagner, mother of the former
assistant postmistress, Mrs. Nora
Adams, is reported seriously ill., having
returned from Phoenix to see if the
Northern Arizona climate will assist
her recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. S NJ. Snyder have re-
covered from the influenza.
V. V. Stevenson, superintendent of
the Postal Telegraph company with
headquarters in Los Angeles, was
recent visitor to town. He is inspecting
the ulStflcL pursuant TO ORDERS from
Washington. In the interest of consol-
idation. He left on Monday for Gallup
and Albuquerque.
Miss l.. Owens has returned from
Oklahoma and is again at work in the
postoffice.
County and city officers made a
good haul of Illicit booze recently. The
bootleggers We're headed from the
California line, for Flagstaff via Will
liams. Flagstaff appears to be the
mecca for bad whisky men, since pro-
hibition went into effect. Near Supai
four miles west of town the bootleg
ging outfit broke down, and one of
the men was left in charge of the
auto while the other hurried to Will
liams for repairs, The officers had
been warned Of the approach of the
car, and their suspicious being aroused,
they left town few minutes after the
law breaker, with his repairs, had
started back for his machine, and
partner. The officers overlook him,
'camouflaged" themselves and asked
him to take ride. He gladly availed
himself of the opportunity and took
the officer directly to the broken
down car. and fifteen cases of booze
valued at prohibition prices at $4,000.
The men hurriedly surrendered when
ordered "hands up" With their car
they were brought to Williams. They
registered as Spanish Frenchman