Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-09-23
FRoM THURSDAYS DAILY.

evening has been pootPoneu'
 The Glee club will meet at tn, residence of R. H. Bu.'mister on Fri day evening.
 Read the auction ad of J. l Fisher, in this issue, and be on hanc the day of sale.
 Albert Behan leaves in a few days foI Globe, where he will an deavor tc reap fortune.
 John Ross is doing a very credit able piece of work kalsoming the in- terior of the court house.
 J. J. Williams, formerly connected with Phelps, Dodge & Co.,, i'll this section, is visiting Bisbee.
 John Kirwagen came up from his ranch, near Jerome, yesterday. He reports the copper camp as boom ing.
 Belcher. Cordiner X Mahan gave their patrons a reception last even ing in the new and elegant club rooms they have just finished.
 The Zacatecas military band of fifty pieces passed over the $. F. road Friday. bound for Portland, Oregon, to fill an engagement there.
 We are pleased to state that Mrs. c. w. Culver, an estimable lady of this city, who has been very i'll for some time, is greatly improved to- day.
 J. NJ. Dodson has returned from a fruitless hunt after Steen. He secured the country in the vicinity of Skull valley but was unable to glean any information of the where abouts of his man.
 On learning that Steen had jumped the country with Sl66, Shae X Stoney, of Jerome, who had entrusted this amount to him, simply remarked that they expected something like this long ago, and were d-d glad the amount was not any larger.
 Two hundred and sixty-seven tick cts were sold in Prescott for the AL buquerque fair, which, figured at the small sum of $50 each allowed each person for expenses, makes the neat sum of over Sl3,000 taken away from the town. And still we cry dull times"
 w. N. Kelly, secretary of the P. X A. c. railway, arrived yesterday from Phenix. During MT. Kelly's absence he satisfactorily arranged important matters connected with his com pany's future welfare in this section, and speaks in admirable terms of his treatment by Phenicians. Hotel Burke arrivals.-F W Floyd, San Francisco; H D Molten, St Joe, Mo; W T Johnston, Trinidad, Colo; Geo W Whiting, Congress, A T; W W Smith. Kansas City; John Kerri- gan, Jerome; John Spencer, Fl Paso.
 Hotel Burke arrivals:-R Della ven. San Francisco; c E Lazuoe, Williams: J Listen, Old Reliable; Edward Briggs, Senator; P McGin- his, Mt Pleasant, Ark; Ole Peterson, Point Rocks; T M Aver, St Pnul; w T Hand. Verde; Frank Baglev, Senator; Patrick Kelly, New York.
 The following instruments were filed for record to-day in the re- corder's office: J. B. $. Bishop to Dennis A. Bourke lots eight, ten and twelve, block four, Prescott, for s. 700. Sam Boblett to T. G. B. Mas sicks, mining property on Lynx creek for Sl50.
 Mrs. NJ. Fora Morgan is buildinga charming little conservatory, an at tractive addition to the Morgan Villa" A bouquet, excelling in frag- rance and beauty anything ever raised in Prescott, was presented to this office to-day as a production from her exquisite green house, for which We return thanks.
 Among the patents issued at Washington of late, is one of unique design, that for novelty in its make up and handiness in use cannot be beaten. It is from the genius brain of our townsman, Ben Belcher, in the shape of a match scratcher, and never fails to show its work plainly and at the same time effectively.
 The action of the Albuquerque hose team yesterday, in endeavoring to resort to unfair means to win the hose race, is disgraceful. On the other hand, the decision of the the judges in immediately ruling them out of the race, is commenda- ble. Prescott, in sending her team, only asked for fair play, and the ac- ton of the Albuquerque team, in using their own stronghold for thieving, will react to such an ex- tent in the future that not an out side team will ever agan visit that city.
 An hour can be profitably spent in listening to the discourse of Mrs. De Yelling, of w. C. T. U. fame, at present in our midst. The lady IS an ardent and industrious worker in the cause of temperance, and from many years of close observation to the usages of alcohol and tobacco and their effects, is fully capable f demonstrating to her fellow work CTS many means of ferreting out these evils. Mrs. De Yelling lays great stress on the influence of the young ladies that may be brought to bear on the young men, and the proper manipulation of same in consequence it behooves the young ladies of Prescott to take advantage of the opportunities now afforded them and attend these lectures. This evening, at the Congregational church, Mrs. De Selling will be pleased to meet all.
 W. W. Ross returned on to-day's train from his visit to the Grand Canyon and Albuquerque. While in the latter city he met the Pres cott contingent, who informed him that the treatment ex ended the hose and ball teams from this city was of very shoddy and envious character, and that during the ball game several of the Albuquerque nine acted very indecently toward their opponents, which called forth