Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-05-30

day, which is pretty conclusive evi dence that he takes no stock in thu
 small-pox scare. He has been at Je . rome for several weeks, and he inform
 us that there is nothing whatever II
 the canard.
 By this time J. L. Fisher is we'll on his way to Chicago, where he goes or business. Fisher is . successful mer
 chant and prominent citizen. Ht takes an interest in everything pro
 gressive, and is . good friend of the } country. He hes succeeded ct mining
 e we'll e merchandising, and the ac'
 quaintances he makes in Chicago will
 find him representative Arisonan, and
 jolly good fellow.
 l Verde junction, eight miles north of
 Prescott, IS full of hustle and activity.
 The departure of coke for the mine, the
 arrival of bullion, tho stors and forward
 ing house of E. H. Witherell, who is
 wide awake ell over for business, the
 saloon of Geo. W. 8ines, etc., etc., pre-
 sent very lively scene. If anybody
 thinks there is nothing going on in the
 county, let them take trip down there.
 FROM SATURDAYS DAILY.
 Fresh candies ct Bsumann's.
 The wind still keeps up its lick.
 Rather cold for this season of the year.
 A gun club has been organized at Flagstaff.
 MT. May will open . saloon ct Chino valley soon.
 Read the redemption of Warrant no tice in this issue. J. L. Fisher is en route east, having left Winslow yesterday. Verde station presents . very lively appearance these days. Con Burns and J. W. McGowan re- turned yesterday from the Hassay- ampa.
 The snow is rapidly disappearing from the peaks of the San Francisco mountains.
 A great deal of freight is arriving these days, by way of tho Prescott & Ariozna Central. Two car loads of merchandise, one of coke and sixteen passengers were brought in by rail to-day.
 Judge Richard De Kuhn denies that there is at present or has been g single case of smallpox in Cherry creek dis trict.
 The Fourth of July is not % far dis tant that some active movements to- ward its proper obseEvance should not be made.
 Robert Kennedy, after an absence of several months at San Diego, returned to Prescott to-day, to remain here per manently.
 Several Flagstaff people are very sick from the effects of drinking buttermilk, 90 says the Signal. Rev. Guthrie is among the number.
 H. w. Elliott arrived from New York yesterday. to take . position e locomo- tive engineer on the Prescott & Arizona Central railroad.
 Owing to the illness of the pastor, the evening services at the First Con- church have been tempora. rily suspended. Services e usual at II 6. m. tomorrow.
 The Signal says that Phil Armour, the great Chicago meat-packer, has in the construction of a establishment at Flag 'taf. The proximity of large cattle, sheep and hog ranches and superior make Flsgstaff . desira- ole point for such industry.
 It is rumored along the line of the !, 'ailroad that the order has been signed or the change of the railroad division rom Williams to Prescott Junction, and hat the Peach Springs division will be making two instead of three reight divisions, as at present, between NinslOw and The Needles.
 The Prescott delegation of Knights of q 'ythias returned to-day from attending he session of the grand lodge ct Wins f ow. They all express themselves we'll 'leased with their trip, and speak in nigh terms of praise of their hospitable by the citizens of Winslow. The session of the grand lodge was har- nonious throughout, and business of reat importance to the order was trans- 4 cted. The newly elected officers, as in our last issue, were duly t installed yesterday afternoon.