The weekly Arizona miner., 1884-08-22
THURSDAY.

Inc M. Deslhdgs, of St. Louis, Mo, is
 registered at the Williams House.
 Dr. F. K. Ainsworth, of our city is reg
 stered at the Palace, San Francisco.
 The United States Grand Jury began it's labors in earnest to-day.
 The brick work of the new City Hall will be finished early next week
 Capt. Fisher is home again and in quarters at the Cobweb, after few days of recrea- tion in Jerome.
 Telegrams for P. A. Craigue, W. H. Wilber and $. G. Hoffman remain uu- called for in the telegraph office
 Louis St. James and Mr. Pine, from the formers Chino Ranch, are op our streets.
 Jake Marks will pay visit to Pres colt during the coming week, we are in formed
 gay party of pic-nicers, well outftted with every luxury obtainsble, left this morn ing 10 spend the day in Groom Creek
 The name of Morgan R. Wise is of late mentioned by southern papers as being the probable candidate of the Democratic party of this Territory for delegate
 A mining deed, by \. Clue to J. NJ Vandeberg, for a one-eghth interest in the golden Terror, Golden Eagle, and Sierra Nevada lodes, was the only record filed to-day
 The bond, recently filed by Sheriff Henkle for the faithful performance of the duty of tax collector for the County, is one of the best ever filed by any off cial in Northern Arizona. The veal thiest men in the county are on 1t as sureties.
 During the past ten days we have noticed over thirty freight teams on our street. all heavily laden with merchandise, clothing, e'c. This goes to show to the ''chronics" that times cannot be so hard, but @hat our merchants feel justified in keeping a large and first class stock always oi hand
 The Democrats of Yavapai county hoped for a victory this year founded on Republi- can Uoloing, but It seems the tables have turned and now assertions from their own camp are going on at such rapid rate that Che waters of SalG River will be heavily stocked after the November returns come ill.,
 The annual target shoot of the military -.i i5rogress to-day at sT~fhtpple Thirty three men of the rank and file are eagerly coutssting for the handsome department medal, and tue usual interest manifested by of each company to carry away th's valuable prize to their respective quarters. The best average shot for the | three days, at distances from one hundred | to on- thousand yards, will entitIe the winner 50 bear away this token in triumph
 Mayor HaE is in receipt of late advices from Nr Ina,an at New York, who states that hIs erntendent and foreman will arrive in Prescott not later than Friday of this week, aud that he, himself, on account 0. business engagements, cannot accom- plny them but will certainly be here by tue 27th inst. From the tone of the letter 1t looks uo~ ;t o.jr water question was about to be settled and the work at once to be commenced upon the arrival of the parties, and pushed to completion as rapidly as pos sibls
 a la e5iue of Republicans was held last erc.ul a5 aowey's Hall for the purpose of selecJing candidates to be elected at the primaries next Saturday as delegates to the c'ru,y convention on the 8th day of Sep tulIber. r j Butler was chosen chairman and Sec. H. Tnker, secretary. The fol- lowing gentlemen were placed in nomination and elected Ed " Wells, c P Dake, w c Bashiord, Saml Hill, H W Fleury,l W C Pc, s, John Hartin. Il Lee. L Hall, l P Iugwerson, Dezell, Nj McIunernay, r A Williams, Chas Spencer, L Wollen- burg, J " Clay, Geo W Sines, A $ Haskell, \ c Shsckles. Geo 5 Porter Alter dis cussug other matters of interest to the party, the meeung adjourned.
 !. J Bennett. of the Valley Bank, Pheniz, and Charles Wurtb, of Los Angeles, arrived from Phenix yesterday afternoon by private conveyance. Mir, Bennett is renewing appropriateness, in his oli stamping ground, while Mir. Wurth is on his regular business tour for the pop uar liquor house of Los Angeles, Cal, of which he is the junior member.
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