Williams news. [microfilm reel], November 23, 1901, Image 1

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VTLLIAMS, ARIZ.
Population, 2,500
Elevation, 6,750
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VoL 10 WILLIAMS, ARIZONA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1901 No. 17
INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS.
Change in the Letting of Star Route
Malt Delivery Contracts.
No bid submitted under this ad
vertisement will be considered un
less the bidder shall agree in his
bid that in the event of the service
being awarded to him he will give
his personal supervision to the per
formance of the same, and will re
side on or contiguous to the route.
MAIL CARRIERS TO DEPOSIT MAIL
ALONG THE ROUTES.
In addition to carrying the mails
to the various postoffices on the
star routes covered by this adver
tisement, the carrier on each route
(except where otherwise specifically
stated) will be also required to de
liver mail into all boxes and hang
small bags or satchels containing
mail on cranes or posts that may
be erected along the route, under
the following conditions:
Any person living on or near
any star route herein described,
and not within the corporate lim
its of any town or within eighty
rods of any postofh'ce, who desires
his mail deposited at a given
point on the line of the route by
the carrier on said route may pro
vide and erect a suitable box or
crane on the roadside, located in
such a manner as to be reached as
conveniently as practicable by the
carrier without dismounting from
the vehicle or horse, and such jer
son shall file with the postmaster
at the postoflice to which his mail
is addressed (which shall be one of
the two uUfficr on the route on
either side of and next to the 1hx
or crane) a request in writing for
the delivery of his mail to the car
rier on the route for deposit at the
designated point, at the risk of the
addressee. The small bag or satchel
above described, as well as the box
or crane, must W provided by the
person for whose use it is intended
without ex'iise to the department.
It shall be the duty of the post master
at every such ptntofiiee,uion a writ
ten I order from any peion living on
or near the star route, to deliver to
the proper mail carrier for that
route any mail matter placing in
the respective satchels, where such
are used, the mail for the persona to
whom such satchels belong with
instructions as to the proper mail
box or crane at which said mail
matter shall be deposited; but reg
istered mail shall not be so delivered
unless expressly requested by the
addressee in his written order. No
mail matter so delivered to a. car
rier shall be carried past another
postoflice on the route before being
deposited into a mail box or hung
on a crane or post.
The carrier on the star route will
be required to receive from any
postmaster on the route any mail
matter or private mail satchel that
may be entrusted to him, outside of
the usual mail bag, and shall carry
such mail matter or private mail
satchel to and deposit it into the
proper mail box or hang it on the
proper mail crane placed on the
line of the route for this purpose';
such service by the carrier to be
without charge to the addressees.
The mail carriers must be of good
character and of sufficient intelli
gence to properly handle and de
posit the mail along the routes.
The department does not describe
any particular design of box or
satchel to be used for this service,
but the person providing either
should see that it is of such char
acter as to afford ample protection
to his mail. If there is a lock at
tached to the box, a key is not to
be held by the carrier, as he is ex
pected to deposit the mail without
the necessity of unlocking the box.
The box or crane should be so lo
cated on the roadside that the car
rier can deposit the mail without
leaving his vehicle or horse, and
yet not where it will obstruct pub
lic travel.
The carrier is not required to col
lect mail from the boxes, but there
is no objection to his doing so if it
does not interfere with his making
the schedule time. The law pro
vides that every carrier of the mail
shall receive any mail matter pre
sented to him if properly prepaid
by stamps, and deliver the same
for mailing at the next postoflice at
which he arrives, but that no fees
shall be allowed him therefor.
Delivery of mail by star-route
carriers will not be permitted over
such portions of star routes as
may have in operation the rural
free-delivery service, except as an
additional or supplemental service
when shown to be necessary and
practicable.
Proposals will be received at the
office of the second assistant post
master general, postoffice depart
ment, Washington, D. C, until 4
p. m., December 3, 1901, for carry
ing the mails of the United States
on the routes and by the schedules
of departures and arrivals, as
shown by the advertisement to be
found at all postoffices in New
Mexico and Arizona.
STAR ROUTES, COCONINO COUNTY.
Seligman to Supai, seventy miles
and back, twice a week. Present
contract pays 1979. Bond 13,000.
Flagstaff to Tuba, 100 miles and
back, three times a week. Present
contract pays $990 for service twice
a week. Bond 16,000.
Algert to Tuba, twenty miles and
back, once a week. Present con
tract pays $104. Bond $400.
Lees Ferry by Butte Valley
(no.) to Tuba, eighty miles and
back, once a week. Present con
tract pays $419. Sub-contract
pays $312. Bond $1,600.
Arizona Products.
J. II. Cummings, of Tempe, has
brought to the board of trade room
a sweet potato that weighs twenty
three pounds and it all grew in one
season and on one vine. It is
probable that there are larger ones,
but this is the biggest one brought
into court. Mr. Cummings has an
other potato that weighs twenty
one pounds, on which he expects to
keep his family this winter. Phoe
nix Republican.
This is a big potato, but it does
not come up to the one that was
exhibited in front of the postoffice
yesterday morning by a rancher
from the Rillito. It weighed
twenty-seven pounds, and the
bunch taken from the hill weighed
fifty-three pounds. You can't beat
Tucson. Tucson Star.
You get the best job printing at
the News office.
BOLD EN'S RIFLE EXPLODED
And as a Consequence He Lost His
Right Thumb Instantly.
The first accident of the hunting
season occurred last Tuesday about
twelve miles southwest of Williams
by which one young man might
have lost his life and resulted in
his being badly maimed.
On Monday evening a party of
three: S. II. Rea, George Wagner
and Ben Bolden, drove out west of
Coleman's lake and camped near
M. Clancy's cabin. They arose
early Tuesday morning and began
their search for game. About 10
a. m. Wagner came across some
deer and began shooting; he suc
ceeded in wounding a buck, which
ran in the direction young Bolden
had taken, and shortly there was
heard the report of a gun and then
a shout. Rea and Wagner climbed
upon a divide in order to locate, as
they supposed, the fortunate hunter,
and shot off a six-shooter several
times in order to ascertain his
whereabouts. Receiving no answer
they thought he had possibly struck
out for camp to secure a horse to
bring in the deer, and after hunting
some while longer they turned their
footsteps that way. Upon nearing
camp they saw the team already
hitched up and Bolden sitting in
the carriage, while Clancy was
waving his arms as though some
thing was wrong. Hurrying for
ward they learned of the accident
and lost no time in starting for
town as Ben was suffering greatly
from the wound he had received.
It appears that when the deer
Wagner had wounded came in
sight Bolden fired at jt, the gun ex
ploding right at the breech. His
right hand was badly lascerated
and upon their arrival here Drs.
Rounseville and Tyroler were com
pelled to remove the entire thumb
bone.
The rifle was of the 38-56 Marlin
pattern and was a comparatively
new gun. What caused it to burst
can only be guessed at as that style
of rifle is supposed to be absolutely
safe.
Bolden showed considerable grit
and walked into camp alone after