Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1889-06-12
rnou rnrsnAy,s DAILY.

I ihaihaey
 Railroad tickets bought and so,i at
 A. Aitsens.
 Soda Water. with fruit juices. a,
 Coxe's pharmacy. l F.. II. Witherell, came in from the
 Verde this morning.
 Aiken hss the "boss' cigar--the
 l" Key West Bouquet"
 Oranges, Apples. Lemons, Figs.
 DStes, etc.. at Ford's.
 Oh, for sa,d smokei Aitken has
 the {" Key West Bouquet"
 Lomps St. Louis Keg Beer. from
 s''aosasrs. a. tas N,atsaam, Saioaa.
 Try the celebrated Milk Shake, at
 Coxe's pharmacy, most delicious drink.
 Peaches, Apricots, Cherries, Bananas.
 Pine Apples, Oranges and Limons al
 A. Aitkens. Buy your Louisiana State Lottery
 tickets oi A. Aiken, who has the agency or the ssme. m Prescott. l J. l.. Hall, an ex-mayor of this city
 now of Martinez district, is in attend
 aace at the present session of court. A quantity of corrugated iron pipes
 was received yesterday for the new
 drainage to be placed in the Bellevue hotel. | J. Striekler, cashier oi the Bank of !, Albuquerque, is among the visitors
 taking in A view ot our city and its sur |
 roundings. Among the arrivals to-day are no- | | ticed Messrs E.. M. Doe, J. SAlEman, l Thomas Milan and T. q. Norris, form ing the Flagstaff contingent oi Pres
 cott's welcome guests. Some idea of the value of alfalfa may | be conceived from she statement that, on the Vins rHncn in California, where there are .OO0 acres of that quality oi hay under cultivation, 1t yields 10 tons | l to the acre, worth $loo. k. Hornbeck, who won his suit for | the recovery of misappropriated wagon, proudly boasts that he came to town in a wagon drawn by fine team, nd now makes his exit on a borrowed | nurro. The committee on the Fourth of July celebration again met last even ing Ia complete the preparations Tor tho grand outburst of patriotism which will s,gnalize the .ventiui occasion with four days hilarity and enthusiasm. The city council passed an order a, its session last night providing for the placing oi lamps on each corner oi the plaza, at a cost not !o exceed $6o for each lamp.
 The early hours oi morning were en- hvened by slight breeze, which affect ed the nasal organ and optic nerves oi two combalauts, one oi whom has his "peepers" iR mourning.
 The stringing of the electric wires Is going on assiduously, and before the end of next week, the town will be meshed in network of threads. Al. Aitxen's premises were to-day invaded by the wire-pullers.
 The board of supervisors and citizens generally would be doing great service to this region If they would comply with the suggestions of U. 5. Engineer K. G. Houston, in preparing and present. ing facts regarding the necessity and advantages of srrigation in this locality. The city of San Francisco, up to date. hss raised $40,OOO for the bereaved people of Johnstown, and expect to ino5ease the amount to $5O,OOO. Asa coincidence, the people of Seattle were raislag generous contribution when the town WAS almost swept out of ex- istence by fire.
 Prof. D. A. Lambright was elected as the representative of the Sunday schools of this city, to the general convention ,o be held in London. He accepts the distinction conferred upon him, and promises to be present on the occasion unless insupersble obstacles should | intervene.
 | A war against barbed wire fences Is brewing. The injury inflicted upon animals lately has given rise to dis. l putes which will ultimately lead to law | sults So many fine horses are report ed as having been injured recently, | that an effort will be made to abolish | the use of these murderous pronged ! fences
 The county treasurer continued the | | sale for delinquent taxes this morning. | I Lot 25 block l6, lot p block IT. lot 29 block l7, lot 3l block l7, ou which there were taxes due of E.3S, were bought byC. H. Akers. Lots, 43 block l7, i | IS block 9, 20 block 23, on which were due $4.93, were bought by w. J. Null venom.
 A club, composed exclusively of fat men, weighing not less than 2Oo | pounds, has been organized in this city. They are votsries of base ball, and in the pride of their obesity offer | challenge to the Prescott public school | nine. A firm of business men will nay a handsome reward to the victors. | The "kids" have accepted the challenge and the contest will take place about the 2l of next month. | Deeds of conveyance have been re- corded, by Bennett Ellis to H. 4 sher, ! of lots $. 9, l6 and l7, block 13, Pres colt: condition $500. E Hoaglsnd to |
 J. Dougherty, I interest in the Idaho |
 mine, for $iOO; James Tipton to same,
 l interest, for $250; c. Wallace, to |
 same, i interest, for $lOO.
 Edward w. Reyes appeared for trial in the district court yesterday after l
 noon, charged with the murder of
 Mexican, at Walnut Grove, January
 last. He is young man of good ap-
 pearance, aud during the drawing of
 the panel watched intently each juror |
 as he was examined for qualifying ss one of the arbiiers to decide the ques- ton of life and death in his case.
 The intelligence that the workshops
 of the Atlantic X Pacific railroad com-
 pany were to be removed to Prescott
 Junction has elicited favorable com.
 ment. It Is generally conceded that
 the selection of that point is the most
 favorable and the best adapted to the
 purposes than any on the division.
 The difficulty of obtaining water will be
 obviated by taking measures which are
 still under consideration.
 This good town of ours presents many
 features that denote an antiquarian as
 we'll as a commendable leaning for the accumulation of the earth's treasures.
 We have number of avaria in which
 the plumed pets warble and coo, happy
 in their confinement. But a more , practical turn of mind is displayed by
 the more masculine taste for the ma i terial clements. There are here cabi- nets containing shells gathered from , | all pxrts uf the world specimens of ore