Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-08-29
FROM MONDAYS DAILY.

1 Slight rain yesterday
 l J. R Walker IS in town. See that your neighbors all register Fresh fish and oysters have appeared $. A. Wilson has rente4 the Aims
 worth cottage.
 A. l.. Kerr and J. NJ. Vandeburg ST up from Weaver.
 Seth Ii. Dodge has sold 160 acres 0 and to w. F. Quit, for $lOO. Eugene Barnett, former livery mar of Pr scott, came m from the South oi Saturday.
 The Atlantic < Pacific railroad ha com pleted its water works system a, Flagstaff.
 J. Nj Nandeburg was bitten recently
 on tie hand by tarantula, causing .
 very painful wound
 John c. Fredericks returned from hi
 visit to California yesterday, greatly
 improved in health
 Work on the new Catholic church a
 Flagstaff is progressing finely, tn,
 Champion reports.
 \ meeting of the Liberals will b'
 held at the Sazerac saloon or Wednes
 day evening, August 29th, at o'clock
 J. " Eddy, of the Mineral Belt "a H. road. has gone east, and says the d bt against the road will be pa by the
 10th ot september.
 4 \. Moore came ID last evenlnE
 rom his Walnut Grove ranch. He vii remain over for the democratic conven
 ton, on Wednesday.
 Geo. D. Roberts and F. W. Blake re- turned Saturday evening from the Hill side. The former was we'll pleased with the mine. He left for New Mexico yes ierday
 On Saturday last Samuel E. Bright was elected clerk of the executive con- mittee of the board of direC torsof the Prescott x Arizona Central Railroad company.
 A vocal and instrumental concert will be gwen about the 10th of Septem- Der, at the opera house, under the man. agement oi Mrs. F.. W French and Miss Nellie Osenburg.
 Martin Maer and d lot of his friends had a picnic at Point of Rocks yester- day. The amusement programme con- sisted of singing and target and dove shooting, while an excellent lunch was also partaken of.
 LII. Marion was discharged from custody on his preliminary examlna- ton at Phenix, and NJ. k. Slater, the au thor of the article, was bound over to answer before the grand jGry, in the sum of $3,0OO.
 II. B. Crouch returned to Prescott to-day. He had got as far asCamp Verde with his family en route to thelr home in Tonto hasin, but hearing that the weather was pretty hot out there, con ciuded to return to Prescott and remain for few weeks
 The JoURNAL-MINER extends its con- eratulations to MT. and Mrs. D J. ; eaman on their embarEatlon on the matrimonial sea, and wishes them hap ,iness and prosperity. The recept of complement of champagne at this office is also gratefully acknowledged
 Judge G oree Jackson, of Walnut c rove, one among the earliest pioneers of this section, died yesterday morning at Walnut Grove. Judge Jackson was the proprietor oi d Prescott hotel in early days.
 The Chammon suggests the follow in names of prominent cit'zens ol n orthern Arizona for the legs atlve .i ckct: W. r.. Ashurst, D. M. Rlor- dan, ]. II. Hoskins, Jr., R. II. Cameron, Harry Fulton. C. F. Boyce, ThoS. Me Milan, $. $ Acker, Wm NJ. Munds, ]. F. Dag gs, P. J. Brannen, J R. kilpat- rick aad Al Doyle.
 Ed. Hewins, II. B St. lair, Chas. F. Hart and J. F. Bland came in on Sat urday night from Phenix. They started from the latter place for the Grand Can yon, but bad changed their minds and win return to Phenix via Tonto basin, taking in the sight of the natural bridge there.
 The Flagstaff and Williams contin- gent to the democratic convention came in today, consi ting Of the lol- lowing: J. F. Daggs, II D. Ross, W. W Bass. II Campbell, J. W. Francis, Charles Odell and James Manning Two of the party will 50 before the for a nomination, Mir. DaggS tor place on the legislative ticket, md Mir. Ross for district attorney. In a letter to the JoURNAL-MINER, -efering to the recent item winch ap- Deared in these columns stating that ]. E. Tappan, of Williams, had been mentioned as probable before the democratic con- ;ention for the nomination on the leg slative ticket, MT. Tappan says he will not allow his name to come before 1 he conven ion as a candidate for any l pfsice. He says his business is such hat il would be impossible for inn to erve in any official capacity. if he were ,lected Mr. Tappan is democrat, but thoroughly honest and conscientious gentleman.
 Dan Conn CTS and Tom Hennessey 1 igned articles of agreement, on Satur- lay night, for fight to finish with kin tight gloves, within one hundred niles of Prescott. on the 2oth day of | for purse of $500. The l winner Is to have slxty-tive per cent. of | he purse and gate money, and the loser hirty-tive per cent Connors will go l nto training at Castle creek hot springs, l lnder Mike Connors, and Johnny | )'Donnell, while Hennessey goes to ! Walnut Grove to train. Connors stated ! a the JoURNAL-MINER man, on Satur- lay evening, that after this fight was 1 ,ver challenge would be issued to l ight any middle weight on the Pacific 1 0ast, by either himself or Mike Con- TOTS.
 Saturday evenings production of the ! ,peletta of the Prince of the Flaming | Star" was better than the first. Those | aking part in it seemed more at ease md showed more confidence, and the l singing throughout was excellent, while | ,ome alterations to the stage decora- ions produced splendid effect. The music rendered by Professor Thomas orchestra also elicited great applause. While the entertainment, so far as the 5roduction of the operetta itself Is con- 'erned was a complete success, from , financial stand point, such cannot be aid of it. as the audience was small, he hail not being half full The pros ,ect for dividend for expenses Of those anticipating in it are exceedingly slim, < tho net nrotits were not enOuch tp