Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-03-18
FROM MONDAYS DAILY.
 Slight rainfall to-day.

Ju ge Abner Wade, oi Walnut Grove, is in town.
 Buy ticket for St. Pstrick's ball to- morrow night.
 Superintendent Murphy is in from the Congress.
 Charles Young has thrown up his Juniper mail contract. Judge E. W. Wells has withdrawn from the Bank of Arizona. Draymen are reaping harvest now after three weeks lay otf. Mir. and Mrs. T. W. Johnston re- turned from Phenix via California last evening.
 High Mass at the Catholic church at 10 o'clock a. m. tomorrow est. Pat rick's dAy).
 J.M. Morgan, of Kirkland Valley, returned on last nights train from a protracted visit to California. Mrs. G. D. Smiley, accompanied by her sister, Mise Frankie Cruiz, left on to-day.s train. for visit to San Fran. cisco.
 A private letter from one of the Pres cott contingent in Phenix, states that the entire delegation will leave there Friday next.
 There will be Episcopal services in the Methodist Church South, on Wednesday and Friday afternoons of this week, at ( o'clock. The remains of Mrs. Sophia Hicks, who died last Friday, at the home of her sister, Mrs. l.. Stephens, ip Black Canyon, were brought to Prescott this afternoon, for interment.
 Superintendent Williams says that trains on the Blackberry railroad are making two round tnps daily now, transporting ore to the smelter.
 S. Nusbaum, deputy internal revenue collector. left this afternoon for an off, clal trip over the entire length of his district along the Atlantic and Pacific railroad aud points contiguous thereto.
 The proceeds of St. Pstrick's ball will be donated to St. Joseph's Academy, while the proceeds of the supper to be given will go to the Catholic church building fund.
 A great many cattle have died re- gently on the ranges in the immediate vicinity of Prescott. John Simmons reports the loss of seven head out of his small band.
 The following score was made yester- day by the gun club: Waite i3, Piercy l3, Tritle $, Marks 2, Morgan 6. In shooting of the tie Piercy won the match. This places Waite in the lead for the season.
 Prescott has four good churches at present, and one more, and probably two, win be built this year The Cath olics have already arranged for the erection of a fine church building, while the Episcopalians have under consideration the question of building one.
 The Bible class, conducted by the Rev. K. w. Meany, will meet this even ing at o'clock, in the building known as the "Methodist Church South" This class is for the critical study of the Holy Scriptures. and Is not secta- rian. All persons are invited to attend it's meetings.
 In response to an inquiry from the Register and the Receiver of the land office at Salt Lake City, Commissioner Grof has expressed the opinion that land containing deposit of potter's clay is not subject to entry. under the mineral land laws.
 Rev. E. w. Meaney has had an offer made him of building-stone enough, free, for the building of an Episcopal church. Another gentleman has also offered him enough lime, free, delivered on the ground in Prescott ready for use, for the same purpose. These ot themselves afford quite good nucleus for the commencement of building operations.
 The Catholic church fair, for the bene. ! it of . building fund for the church, opened to-day at the city hall, and the
 attendance was quite good. The ladies
 have quite large display of goods, all of which ofcourse are for sale. Supper will be served in the hall this evening,
 and the fair will continue tomorrow. Refreshments will also be served to'
 morrow, and the ladies will serve sup
 per for St. Patrick's ball tomorrow
 evening.
 The train carrying mail and express
 left this afternoon at 4 o'clock, being
 the first since Friday morning. It wa,
 pulled by engine No. 3, and was ths
 last trip which this engine will make
 over this road, ss on its arrival at Pres
 colt Junction it will be dismantled and
 shipped to MT. Bullock's resd ir
 Mexico. Another engine has been or
 dered for use on this road, which vii
 equal this one in weight and pulling
 capacity, but which will be cou 1let
 shorter, ensbling it to move with greater
 ease and safety on the curves. Th'
 train will be returned to Prescott by No
 ,:snd it is expected to bring all de
 lsyed freight by it, there being only
 three car loads left.
 The democratic party, true to it's past
 history m this territory, has just let [
 printing contract to a partisan papel for more than double the price bid b.
 republican paper. The, democrati
 majority in the l4th legislature award