Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-03-05
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY,

| Frank R. Raymond Is in town.
 Basc bali meeting tomorrow night. Alb. Mefford returned Ia Prescott to-day
 This section IS enjoying fine spring weather.
 Ralph Cameron, of Flagstaf, was in tewn today.
 W. k. Hailetine and family have gene 10 California, on sisit. n. A. Owens tChloride ysek) is back again from the Hsrqua Hsis country. Prescott will soon have lots of street railroads, if all those contemplated are built
 Elmer Hoxworth, ai Fisgstan, died last week, from ihe effects os his roceat accident
 Teams wanted to frcignt te and frcm the the Congress mine. Apply Co caiyer X | EdNards mhSu | Three Indians visited the pahsic schools to-day, and seemed quite interested tn the exercises.
 Several survivors oi the walnnt Grove dam disaster are in town Ali are willing 10 work
 There wero no applicants fer to-sher.'eer- tibcates yesterday, the date of the qasr- terly examination.
 The Isoeos high water ia the Verde valley destroyed ihs rsssr power ei F. F, Jordan's mill.
 A. c. Churchill. nephew of Hon Clark Churchill. died near phcnix last week, of eonsaraPsieai aged 2 yrars. <.
 Fine supply of Oranges. Lemons. Figs, Dates, Candies, Nais, Smokers' Supplies. Novels, etc, at ford's.
 The fuaeral services held in the Catholic church. yesterday. Tor victims Of tse late aSsd, were well attended.
 J. ". Sullivan left for his upper ranch today, te ship lot of beef cattle aod sheep to ,hs Los Angeles market.
 Wan. Morris hss rsigned a. justice of the peace of FlAgstaH, and the board of supervisors have accepted his resignation.
 The pipe Of the oity water works is being cxpnsej vest on Gariey street, aud hydraut will bo pu, in on the hill.
 Mr aud Mrs c. X. Bray have rented t'se elegant brick reeidence of c. II. SchuiiS. sna were busy this week pre- pafiag to enter Il Champion.
 The successful bidder ior the care of the indigsnt sick having failed la furnish the required bond. proposals wiil be received and opened March isth, and the contract se-lct.
 Owing to the stormy westhss last week. the meeting of the Chaatauqua reading club wss postponed until to- morrow, when it sill be held al the residence of Mrs. Rebs,oek.
 C. 4. Bush, of the Verde valley. was in town to-day. He says he heard that 1t was rumored that he sas drowned by the recent high water, but he denies 1t mos, emphAtieally.
 j. W. Wilson ia reported to have killed seven ducks at one shot yesterday at Skull valley, with a revolver This story sounds a little of color, but the statement can be verified by Chloride Jsck,
 Re sure io get Hood's Sarsaparilla If you want sn honest, reliable medicine. Do not take any ether which is alleged te be- "abont the same CT "just as good" Insist upon having Hoods ssrsapariila, which is peculiar ts itself. soli by all druggists. Try 1t.
 4 dispatch from Sioux Falls, s. D., says that Catholic Indian 'sionary, the Rev. Father Jersmc. sf the Bene- dictine order. has compiled s prayer book for the Sioux. IL will he pub lished hy Bishop Marty. and will be l printed in the Sioux language. Be. sides tho ordinary Catholic prayers, the book will contain "a estechism of l Christian doctrine and Catholic hymns with appropriate music. Five ihos- sand copies of the prayer book will be published.
 The most appalling disasters are ire- quently accompanied by incidents more or less comic. One of this kind occur red during the Walnut Grove disaster, 1 and one which resulted in saving sew eral lives. An occupant of one os the | bunk houses had been drinking the l
  day previous to the fiosd, to connteraet l the in influence of excessive moisture in tho atmosphere. He had bottle 1 cached in ihe bunk house. Awaking in the night and feeling thirsty he arose to take drink, and just as he pulled the cork from the bottle he heard the mighty roar Of the feed descending on them. "My God hoys, the dam has broken" he yelled. Run fer your hvesl" ana sui,ing the action to the word, he started fer high gronnd, fol lowed by several others whom he had awakened On reaching the safety line, the cork oi the bottle was still tightly ciutehed ia his hand. but he failed 10 get his drink, AS he dropped the h .,llo in his raee for lie