Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1889-12-11
Faon FslDAY's DAILY.

Gorham A. Blay left Ter Flagstan to
 day.
 District Attorney Ross has returned from flsgstsff.
 Mrs. \. J. Rubert has returned from her visit ts California.
 The weather has turned cooler this afternoon, and there are indications new of snow.
 The Phenix Herald says that Ari- sena warrants arc considered gilt edged
 investment in Los Angeles.
 Ed. l.. Mercy, who has been confined
 to his room for some time on account of sickness, is now improving.
 The Tombstone Epitaph has sus- pended ito daily publication. Cause, dull business. The weekly will be con. tinued.
 N. E. Joyce. . former residsnt of Tombstone. and known to many Ari- xonans. died in San Francisco, Satur- day. November s0th.
 The storm has caused no end of trouble te the owners of the electric light plant, as they are kept busy keeping wires in repair.
 Property owners of this county will cave money by paying taxes before the third Monday of this month, which will be December 16, when they will become delinquent and the penalty added.
 The Yavapai Pharmacy has pre- sented this office with an excllent panel picture of President and Mrs. Harrison. The pictures are as good as any we have seen of this worthy and promi- nent couple.
 Assistsnt engineer Brown, cf the Walnut Grove Water Storage Com pany, is in town. He says that two miles of Hume have been completed. and the stringers for three miles are laid. With favorable weather they hope to be able to commence hydraulic operations by February lst, 1890.
 Tickets for the firsmen's ball are printed and will Do placed on sale ct all the principal stores in town. The proceeds from the sale of these tickets will bs applied to the purchase of new hose cart for the O. K. hose company. and every property owner in town should patronizs the ball, to the extent of at least purchasing tickets
 The rush of water in Granite creek, today, washed away the heavy break water, constructed some years ago for the protection of the ice house and is undermining that building. should there be a much greater rise in the creek there is danger of the storage room. particularly, being dumped over the bank, as the water has already made an iaroad in the bank, nearly to it's center.
 Notwithstanding the shameful treat ment accorded to the visiting fireme1 1t Phsaix, by few friends of the Phe- nix fire department, which caused the visitors to lose the race, the Phenix company has gone ts work and had cham pienship badges manufactured which they gre wearing with unblush- ing effrontery. This, too, in the face of the fact that they have never even ieigned to notice challenge sent them by the Prescott firemen.
 The announcement of J. T. Shull, as \ candidate for city assessor and tax will be found in this issue. Mr. Shnll is one of the old residents of the place, is among its most enterpri- sing citizens, and among other things solicits the support of taxpayers gener- ally. on the ground that he is him self . heavy tax payer. and contributes about $20o per year to the support of the city government. As te his ability te fill the office or his integrity, he has resided hero too leng and is too we'll known for either to bs called in qnes- ton
 The present rain storm is without precedent in this section of Arizona,  for years, at least, if not since its settle msnt. It commenced on Saturday evening about dark, continuing all night and nearly all day Sunday. There was cessatien' during the day on Monday, but, commencing again on Monday evening it has rained with brt very few iatermissions since. The water in Granite creek today was above the point where ferding the stream was safe, the rain during the entire night falling in torrents.
 A thoroughbred tramp attracted at- tention this morning With his long hair gathered together by tow-string, his blankets slung diagonally across his back, . red syrup can tied tp his waist, he walked eastwardly down the Washington street railroad. As he stepped aside to let the train pass, his disgust became rage almost when he recognized the peaceful horse-car in- stead of the sncrting Southern Pacific exprcss. Some one said it was "Little Steve" going to meet Zulick on the Highland canal Herald.
 Robert Brew came in last night from tae lower Walnut Grove dam, which he save has been nearing completion very rapidly until the storm let in. He left the upper dam yesterday morning, when, he says, the Hassayampa and other etrsams tributary to the artificial lake were sending in large volumes of water. He has nc doubt but .he water from the present storm will fill the dam again to iA fullest limit, but thinks that the danger which threatened it last spring, from an overflow, can be averted. He is also of the opinion that