Arizona weekly miner., 1874-12-31


 Wm. M Bufum has secured the services oi Mark Garrett, estimable gentleman, who is sure to please Billy's old and new customers.
 Donald Ross has started for his place, in Brad shaw district.
 Sam Weir is going to spend few months in Bradshaw.
 A. O. Moves Is the author of Registry Act, which he tried to pass, at last Session We have copy of it, and think it iirst-rate.
 We will have weekly mail service to Wcken- burg, via the Hassayampa, Bradshaw and Wal nut Grove pretty soon after the first of January next. One MINER point gained.
 Mir Miner has used MINER material to good and striking advantage on printing for the Odd Fellows Ball, which is to come off this evening. BKIDGE.-A great many citizens have urged us to request the village government to have a bridge built across Granite Creek as soon as pos sible, which we do, knowing full well that one will be needed very soon. Judge Fleury has a plan, which he says is good one.
 Subscribers who have been iu the habit of get ting their Weekly MINERS from of the post office counter, will hereafter receive their papers from the hands of Postmaster Giles, who has very kindly consented to take charge of the pile The fact that papers belonging to subscribers have frequently disappeared, led us 10 make this new arrangement, which, we hope, will prove satisfactory to all concerned.
 BALL-The Odd Fellows Installation Ball is announced to come oil on New Years Eve; Hatz' hall is the place selected. A. o. Moves and l.. B. Jewell are named floor managers. A ticket, admitting one gentleman and lady, to the rights and privileges of ball and supper, will cost just ten dollars. Knowing that our Odd Fellows have never yet failed in giving good entertain meDts, we predict that the coming one will be first class.
 The snow, scarcity of help, the fact of our having had to settle the business of the Trcasu- rer's office, end other drawbacks, too numerous to mention, arc responsible for this diminutive sheet.
 NEW YEAR CALLs.-We hear that great many ladies Of Prescott, Fort Whipple, Depart ment Headquarters and of the country around are making preparations 10 receive callers on New Years Day, and we now tell them that it is well tney arc doing so, as the gentlemen are sure 10 cal on them in great force
 J. W. Roberts who arrived here recently from California, Is an old Arizonan, and used to re- side ou Big Bug creek. We welcome him back. COUNTY MATTERS. Sheriff and Tax Collector H. M. Herbert and the County Treasurer have just got through settling with the Board of Su- pervisors.
 PosTPoNED.-The sale Of property belonging to O. Allen, elsewhere advertised, is postponed until Saturday next, at II a. m., when it will be offered for sale in front of c. T. Rogers meat market, north side of the plaza.
 Messrs Price Behan, John Hance and J. W. Johnson, arrived here from Verde day before yesterday. MT Behan informs Us that the con tract of Mir Geo Hancc, to deliver 900 tons of hay at Camp Verde, has been fulfilled. NEW YEAR GIFT ENTERPRIsE.-The under signed, managers of the above-named Enterprise, exceedingly sorry to be under the necessity of posiponinG the day fixed for drawing prizes to another day and date to be hereafter given in the MINER; yet, they feel assured that their fellow citizens of Prescott and vicinity will not object to the pOstponoment, when informed, as We now propose to inform them, that the shortness of the time between the announcement of the enterprise; the bad weather that has prevailed since then and the great dis tances between points in the Territory, have made 1t utterly impossible for ourselves and our agents to transact the necessary work of dispos- ing of tickets, making up and receiving returns, etc, etc. Very Respectfully
 J. L. FISHER
 D. C. THoRNE. Prescott, A. T.. Dec 9l, 1874.