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THE WILLIAMS NEWS LOCALS. A. E. Macomber was a passenger east on Thursday evening's No. 2. F. V. Watkins arrived in the city Thursday evening from Ash Fork. Mrs. Ed Crowe, of Ash Fork, has been visiting in the city with rela tives during the week. Mr. Wm. Smoot, Sr., left Thurs day for the canyon country where his son William is engaged in hauling ore for the Canyon Copper Co., having one of the numerous six-horse teams employ ed in this work. At a meeting of the democratic central committee held Thursday in Flagstaff, the following named were elected delegates to attend the statehood conference at Phoenix on the 20th: T. A. Riordan, George Babbitt and E. S. Gosney, of Flag staff; J. B. Jones and 11. F. Ash urst, of Williams. The following were elected alternates: Kotert J. Walker and J. W. Weatherford, of Flagstaff; James Walsh, J. Salz man and I). L. Cunningham, of Williams. The dance at Silvernail's ojera house last night was well attended and a most enjoyable time was had by all. The music by Profs. Watkins and Hahn was of the kind that rould not be excelled anywhere while vocal solos by Messrs. Hahn and Cashman whiled away the intervals letween dances and added greatly to the pleasure of the occasion. The elite were out in full force and may numlier the dance last night as one of the suc--esses of the season. Married At the home of the bride's parents in Redlands,CaI.,at8 o'clock last Friday evening. Edith A. Davenport and Robert S. Gra ham. This will be news to many of Bob's friends here who had no thought that he was of a matri monial turn. Robert is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Graham who recently removed from this -ity to Redlands, as they expected, to make a home for their son who has a good position there, but it appears that Bob had other plans. May they all work out well, is the wish of the News for the young and happy couple. Letter List. The following is the list of letters remaining uncalled for at the post office, Williams, Arizona, for the week ending October 19, 1901. These letters will be sent to the dead letter office November 9,1901, if not called for before that time: Holden. Miss Llllle Lobato. Alberto Malar. I. ii Is "I I Das. Rleardo Perea. Slnto K Pen-lla. BMel Rasbnrn. Mr L H. 1 Hammers. Anirust Tnnrda, Hlcenti WlD.or. MIm llattte Westorer. Mra O O Irmendaris, Areren Hara. Abel Brown, J S My-mea. O K 'artier. Sylvester fanjsa. Imnlnfo ' have. Joae K I'rns. Callelano UrnpHT. William Fowler. Ed. 3 utieres. Mariano arcia, Narclcla Persons calling for the above let ters should say "advertised." E. IL Smpsox, P. M. Mr. and Mrs. George Sarano re turned from Prescott and are visit ing with Mrs. M. C. Sharpneck this week. Sunday Meetings. There will be the regular meet ings at the Methodist Episcopal church tomorrow. Morning preach ing service at 11, and evening ser vice at 7:30. Junior league at 3 p. m. Parents are urged to send their children to the junior league meet ing. The public is cordially invited to all services. W. C. Geyer, Pastor. Imperial Land Company. Southern California is just devel oping the most extensive and im portant irrigation system to be found in Arid America. The loca tion of this enterprise is on the Colorado delta, and the water for the reclamation of that country is taken from the Colorado river. In extent, the land to be re claimed under this system includes about 500,000 acres in San Diego county, California, and about 300, 0O0 acres across the line in Lower California. The California Development Com pany has charge of this work, which is generally known as the Imperial Canal System. Although water for irri Rational purposes did not reach the Imperial settlements until the middle of June of this year, over two sections of land have been planted to crops. A large number of families are now moving into the settlements, taking in teams to work on the canal system for a while, after wards to be used in putting in crops and improving the lands of the settlers. A railroad is to be next on the program. The Los Angeles, Im perial and Arizona Railway com pany is being incorporated to build a standard guage railroad from Yuma through the Imperial settle ments in a northwesterly direction to Los Angeles, or to a connection with some other line of railroad that will give entrance to Los An geles under favorable conditions. On this line of railroad are located the towns of Imperial, Paringa and Calexico. This company also pro poses to construct a branch line from the town of Imperial in a northerly direction through the town of Ranchita to a connection with the Southern Pacific; also a branch line from the town of Calex ico in a southerly direction to the headM the Gulf of California; also a branch line from the town of Ran chita down through the Eastside settlement on the east side of Carter river through the towns of Eastside and Ganges, to a connection with the main line at Imperial, or some point on the main line south of that town. Work of grading the line from the Southern Pacific in a southerly direction through the towns of Ranchita, Imperial and Paringa to Calexico will be com menced in a few days, and this por tion of the road will be pushed to completion as soon as possible. From the best information ob- First Store Built and Occupied After the Fire Little Brick on the Corner Six and one-fourth pounds noun tain -grown Tomatoes Twenty-five Cents Arizona Cream Cheese Twenty Cents per pound 3 Three pounds for Fifty Cents CHEAP JOHN RACKET S. H. REA Building Contractor ESTiriATEA FURNISHED ALL WORK FIRST-CLASS I SOLICIT YOUR BUSINESS WILLIAflS, ARIZ. J tainable there will be 50,000 acres of land under the Imperial canal system put under cultivation dur ing the coming season. The towns of Calexico and Im perial are already platted and the lots in these towns are now on the market. The towns of Ranchita and Paringa will soon be platted, and the building operations therein commenced. Another season will probably see Eastside and Ganges commenced. All indications point to a rapid settlement and a rapid development of the resources of this country, and hence, there must be a rapid ad advance in prices, not only of ranch property, but of town property also. Prices of water stock were started at $8.75 per share or acre, with lib eral concessions to those who pur chased the first 50,000 shares. The price was then advanced to f 11.25, and on the first of Octoler, 1901, the price was again advanced to $ 15, and by the first of January next, the prospects are that the price will go to $20 a share. This will be cheap, for the price of such land, with such a good water right and so cheap water will not stop until it reaches $50, $75 or $100 an acre, and the advance under pres ent conditions must be very rapid. The price of the land will still re main the same $1.25 per acre. The prices of water stock will be advanced so that it will keep pace with the price of land and water combined. The speculation is not in the land, but in the water. Oldest Bank In Northern Arizona FstsMrehad. !7I The Arizona Central Bank of Flagstaff, Arizona Pars Interest on Time Deposit Sell Exchange on Foreign Countries Transmits Money by Telegraph T. E. Pollock. T. i. Pollock, President Vice-President C. H. Edwum, c. O. Robinson, Cashier Asst. Cashier H. H. Wats: ins, Agt., Kingman, Arizona. H. Prut, Mgr., Williams. Arizona. GOOD nusic EVERY EVENING YOURS FOR THE BEST "THE CLUB" HARRY rtlNER, Proprietor NEW HOUSED NEW FURNISHINGS Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars