The weekly Arizona miner., 1884-05-23
THE LOCAL PROSPECTOR.
TUESDAY.

tions of the Territory.
 Bell, the Granite street furniture man is having his shop repaired.
 Ellis & Whitney expect to occupy their new quarters by June 18th.
 Transactions in real estate have been lively during the last week or so.
 series of theatrical performances are contemplated by local amateurs
 Faro dealers say that Prescott is the the best gambling town in the West.
 Both the Milligans and Rifles will hold their regular weekly drill this evening. Joe Wilson to-day received large in voice of new goods-gents' clothing, etc. Hon. H. Nj. Van Arman-Arizona's pop ulAr Secretary is expected to arrive Sunday next.
 Uncle Jimmy More, leading citizen of Kirkland Valley is in town visiting his many friends
 It if rumored that one of Sheriff Henkle's most genial deputies will soon take unto himself wife.
 The weather continues anything but pleasant, with excellent prospects for heavy rain storms
 The Montezuma sidewalk cannot be re- paired too soon to please those who daily have to walk over it.
 A good dsiryman can find steady employ ment with J. H. Lee, of the American Ranch. See notice ip another column. JnO. Sorg, of the Granite Street Bit Saloon, Is having a new board awning placed in front of his business house.
 $. Draper, a weli-khoxn stockman of Tonto Springs, is in town. Mrs Draper accompanies him.
 The court house is fast improving in ap- pesrsnee under the brushes of the corps of artists who are decorating it.
 Prof. F. F. Hunt, who has been engaged for several weeks past in examining mining properties Tn this section left this morning for Globe.
 Wm B. Ingersoll left this morning for Kansas, to perfect arrangements for settling up the affairs of the late Placerita Mining Company.
 Jake Marks will leave next week for Phenix, where he will embark in the wholesale liquor business His family will accompany him.
 If not sold before, the furniture sdver- tised elsewhere in this issue by Jake Marks, will be sold at public suction on next Sat urday at Il A. M.
 Sheriff Henkle will leave tomorrow for the line of the Atlantic G Pacific. While absent be will visit Flagstaff and accept the new county jail, recently erected there.
 This morning at o'clock Chief Justice Simmer Howard duly qualified for the office to which he has been appointed, and confirmed. Governor Tritle administered the oath.
 Sam Bee, with corps of assistants, was to-day engaged in cleaning up several of the lots in the burnt district south of. the Plaza
 Gov. Tritle and Surveyor Barry left this morning for their contemplated trip of in specticn Of the Central R. R. route to Ash Fork.
 Several capitalists are expected to arrive during June, who will, if proper oppOrtu, mites are presented, invest in mines in the Turkey Creek and Hassayampa districts.
 The majority of the democratic papers are attempting to work up boom for Sammy Hlden, but it seems very difficult to get up any enthusiasm in the ranks this year.
 Major Riordan left this morning for the Atlantic & Pacific. When he returns ht will be accompanied by his family, and take up his residence permanently in Pres colt
 General Crook, Captain Roberts and Mr. Murray will leave early next week for tht East. On June 10th the General will de liver an address to the graduating class O Cadets at West Point
 Miss Jean Snyder will leave tomorrow for visit to Oberlen, Ohio. En-rout, she will visit her brother Carl Snyder, Esq. of Albuquerque, one of the most promis ing and prominent young attorneys of tn New Mexican bar.
 The MIlli gaDs expect to turn out sixt, strong on the Fourth of July. In thei natty new uniforms of scarlet and gray they will present an appearance that vii do old Prescott proud"
 The plaza at present in beautiful robe c green presents even a more beautiful ap pearAnce than the artist, O. J. Dyer, en dowed it with in kis recent excellent birds eye view of the city.
 Merchants predict that next month vii be one of the lveliest that Prescott Ia seen for a long while. The crowds present engaged in rodeoing and putin in crops will be in town in force for supplies etc.
 Chief Justice Howard, Attorney Generi Churchill and Mr. Foote owing to tn threatening condition of the weather abandoned the idea of starting for As Fork by private conveyance this afternoo and will leave by stage tomorrow morning