Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-03-04
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY.

FROM TUESDAYS DAILY.
 George Schuerman continues to ado
 Improvements to his Schuerman Hous
 proi erty on South Montezuma street.
 Skull valley and vicinity was wei
 represented in Prescott to-day by citi
 zens summoned to testify in the Mick, Green case.
 The city council met yesterday anS
 discussed the situation along Granit,
 creek, but adjourned without taking
 any action.
 Mail and express were started out
 this morning, being the first since Feb.
 ruary 2lst Mail was received on the
 latter date, but no express. Mir. Carrigan proposes 10 drop the track at ihe Verde river and carry it over that stream almost on level with the river bed until tho brldgc can be repaired.
 John Roberts was in town to-day
 from Kirkland valley. He says the
 ranch owned by Mir. Morgan there was damaged but slightly by the recent flood.
 Samuel Bayless has accepted posi- ton as head salesman in J. l.. Fisher's store. Joseph Huber, who formerly occupied the position, left for California this morning.
 A number of saloons have already commenced to patronize the cigar factory, recently started in Prescott. The cigars are made of Havana filters and Connecticut wrappers. and are free smokers and of a pleasant flavor. The enterprise is one deserving of encour- sgement
 The body of the late Diamond Jo Reynolds was shipped east to-day. Messrs. Pierce and Morton accompa- nied it. Before his death, deceased re- quested Superintendent Murphy of the Congress mine to also accompany his body east, but on account of pressing business he only went as far as Prescott Junction with it. The remains will be buried in Mount Hope cemetery, Chi cago, beside those of his son.
 Martin Maier, with his usual enter prise, is making repairs to his property damaged by the recent food. Mir. Maier has had a series of misfortInes by fire and flood during the past year, besides having been sick good DOT ton of the time. A man with less nerve would have become disheartened long since, but he takes the situation philosophically and goes right ahead 1 and repairing.
 A very handsome card receiver, made ! from onyx from the Big Bug mine, is on exhibition in the window of J. W. Wilson's store. MT. Wilson shipped a piece of the onyx some time since to | Vermont, where it was cut | into its present shape and very highly | polished It is eight inches in night, | and nine inches across the top of the | The colors are of very deli- cate shades and, blending 80 perfectly | as they do, form a very beaut iful and | unique article.
 William Simmons. of Williamson valley, has recently received advices rom Joseph Robinson, an attorney of Olympia, Washington, and brother ,f Dr. R. K. Robinson, of Prescott, that town lots owned by hin in Olym. oia and land adjacent to the town have become very valuable. Mr. Simmons the land several years ago md has retained it ever since, and now | has appreciated in value until it will Iflord him acompetence for the remain Ter of his days. He thinks of taking q rip to Olympia soon, and may possi- ny reside there in the future.
 Mrs. A. Akers and her sons moved to the house formerly occu- 'ied by MT. Spaulding and family. They have decided to abandon their esidence in West Prescott, which was 0 badly injured by the recent high vater. The channel of the creek is low within few feet of their back loor. The waters washed the entire ard away from the next place to it, I wned by Geo. H. Curry. The former gill purchase lot to move their house m, while Mir. Curry thinks of moving lis house to lots already owne d by him Iear Mrs. Bowen's hospital. |!