The weekly Arizona miner., 1885-04-24
TUESDAYS DAILY

Farmers are engaged in flanting corr extensively.
 Guifsrd Hs:h-way left this mornins with seven pas,-ngers for Phenix
 Oakes Murphy Is e1pec,eI to arrive m Prescott by the ,. .th ii.st.
 Joe wason Is expected back during the present week.
 Cnder Sheris Mike Lx~ler left this mcrn- ins on an assessing trip to Chiso Valley.
 General Crook ha< returned, after accom- panyIng Mrs. Crook as far as Hoibrook or aer say East
 The skating rink IS fast becoming the mosi popular resort ill the city, for bo;h ladies and gentleurrz.
 Wizard Oil concerts s;iIi serve .. the chef entertainment of tae nuscally in ciIned portion of Prcscotr's population.
 News items are scarce, and the labor of making an interesting local paper cores pondinglyhArd-
 Stage Superintendent Stewart returned last evening from tour of inspection over she stage line between this place and Ash Fork.
 Tim Casey the popular major demo of Councils hquor emporium, $ confined to his bed by severe attack of chicken pox, contracted from visitors from the Verde
 Notwithstanding the fact that Phenix is ta h1 . employment, the emigration to that poin. a steadily increasing.
 Mir. and Mrs. Tuthill left this morning by private conveyance for PheniK, to wh ch place the Pro.e...r Soes tC til a profes- slona engagement.
 Charles kieine lei this morning by stage for Phenix, while Sue Sing. son If the Flowery Kingdom, alone patronized the Ash Fork coach. Harry Darlington IS corducting the Half Way House during the absence ca Tommy Long, who IS supposed to be attending a Dynamite Congress in New York. Outside Of the race between the two hose companies It is said that there will be con test between local runners of note for purse contributed by the Driving Park As sociation. The sale Of Liquors, furniture, etc, of the Eclipse saloon yesterday, realized only S450, being less than twenty i've Der cent of the value of the articles sold.
  The entertainment of the Prescott Old Fellows on the 2-th instant, will, it Is said, 5e che Of the most recherche afAirs of its kind ever witnessed in our city. John Chart, the cattle king of Thompson Valley, Is in town purchasing supplies. He reports stock as beIng in excellent condition ID that section. George Muir, lhe telegraph operator, is slowly recovering from the rheumatism, although he is still forced to travel with -crutches. large number of insurance policies OF property in Prescott were cancelled yester- day by local agents n compliance with or ders from the companies represented by them Under the editorial management. of Tom Wand. wort, our esteemed contemporary, the Journal, has greatly improved in crisp and sparkling newsiness during ths ab- sence of its proprietor in the East. Theodore F. White has been recon mended to Governor Tritle by the Territo- ,sI S1~ ha afi General Quarantine Inspector of Arizona. He sill no doubt be appointed. Mr. ". Nj Gr5ve, who for long time past hss been keeping hotel and lodging house at Jerome, has leased the Flagstaff Hotel and will take possession on the 1st of next month.
 George Beckers, an old presccttite who hss located in Phenix, returned from that place this morning for the purpose of drir. ing from his ranch on the Agua Fria one hundred head of COWS, which he will ll4ce ca his stock farm in the Salt River Ta;.ey for breeding purposes. fhe work of repairing the boilers of the Aver mill at Flagstaff, is progress. ng as rapidly as possible. At the far,hss: the enill will commence running by the 1jth of next month Tomorrow afternoon sthe skating rink will he given up entirely .c the ladies, in erder that the dear ones may perfect them selves in the latest and most approved styles of falling. 1 The ''S,ifs" is the name of new orcsl- ! iz .tion composed of a number of feather- weights wto believe t,Eey Can gi.e the Dudes and Tougl,s both several points aad then beat them " race.
 | Father LeBreton, pastor of the Catholic congregatiou of this place, Is expected ,o arrive in Prescott tonight He has been tsngaged during he last two weeks In vls,;- ing pArishioners along the in. of tA- At, l.o:ic & Paclic.
 1 4 false alarm cf fire was occas lied last itEening by several persons ln.st4klus a l-gilt ltnd f-tcy cloud for a column Of sul,ke IAe IougAs. Dadcs and Hooks all made lsood lime in getting out oa the street fil:Pped and ready for service. MArshal Dol>on and willa:j Rice lyt,