Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-12-30
Fnom AoSoAr's DAILY.
Masonic instaIlation to.night.


 E. F. Kirkland has fled his stock
 brand, ". G., for roeoId.
 A bill of sale from Henry Spauld-
 ing to Henry Brinkmeyer, has been
 filed for record.
 |. F. Daggs has a force of men at
 work sinking a we'll on his ranch
 north of Prescott Junction. They
 expect to find water at the depth of
 20O feet.
 Orders for New Year calling cards
 have commenced to come into this
 office. Parties desirins to make New
 Year calls should place their order
 early for cards.
 RE. l.. Robinson, who was Dr.
 Hughes late assistant editor of the
 Gazette, has purchased an interest
 in the Arizona Mining Report, pub
 lished in Phenix.
 The weather during the last few days past has been excellent for ice making, the only thing lacking being water. The lattor comm di- ty has been scarce in the ice ponds. |
 John Ayers left Flagstaff several weeks ago with his horses to return to Phenix, and has been over due here for two weeks. His friends | cannot hear from him and fear foul | play.-Phenix Herald. !
 The Prescott gun club made the | following score yesterday: Waite 15, Porter l2. Marks I2, Morin II, J. NJ. Aitken 10, Andrews 9, Stewart 9, Goldwater s, Piercy s, H. D. Ait ken, 6.
 Chief of Police Tackitt killed a dog yesterday in front of Bones store that was acting gqucer.' While | 1t had some symptoms of hydro phobia it was probably only asfmpie case of poisoning.
 Joseph Dougherty's store in west Prescott was burglariZed on Satur- day night. The burglar effected an entrance by prying open the front doors. A few groceries were the only things missed.
 A. s. Clough presented this office today with some samples of sherry wine made by him. The JOURNAL MINER force sampled it and pro- nounced it of superior quality. Mir. Clough has had excellent success in wine making.
 The following were elected off cers of Aztlan Lodge, No. l, F. x A. NJ. at it's meeting on Saturday night: $. E. Bright, w. M.; Nathan Levy, s. w.; John c. Herndon, J. w.; David Levy was reelected treasurer, and k. N. Fredericks was reelected secretary.
 Martin Maier has changed the name of his Granite street lodging house and saloon to the Golden Eagle hotel. He has about twenty nicely furnished rooms with which he can furnish good accommodations either to transient or permanent guests. As there is good restaur- ant in connection with the building parties will find every convenience to be had as in any place in Prescott.
 The city council held special meeting on Saturday evening, at which all the members were present, and the bid in the sum of Sl4,OOO, made by the trustees of School Dis trict No. l, for the purchase of the City Hall and certain land adjoin- ing, was accepted and the city attor ney directed to prepare the neces- sary deed transferring the property.
 The JouRNAL-MNER man took a look through Sam Hills store to-day and it is without doubt the finest and largest hardware establishment iu Arizona. His display of lamps is particularly fine and prices are Nois low. He makes a speciality of the Keystone burner which possesses all the advantages of the Rochester burner and in many of its points is superior to the latter.
 The highest wages are paid to printers in Prescott of any town in the United States. The money re- ceived by printers here is again put in circulation in the town and is kept .. here. Their wages in Prescott are ! from fftyto 100 per ceat. higher , than in Phenix and at the same time ] the rates for job work are about the ! same. As Prescott publishers aim to make little profit on their work, it will be seen that the job printing concern which is sending out its se- | ductive circulars from Phenix, ex- c poets to realize a big profit from his a work. Merchants and business men | will find that it will be more to their s advantage to patronize home offices which will not only do their work as o we'll and about as cheap, but Tn il addition are working to build up p the town through the newspapers h connected with them. V
 40. Elliott's residence on Groom :, crock was destroyed by fire on !, Christmas night. Mir. Elliott was | away from home, and Mrs. Elliott h had narrow escape from being n burned to death. When she was ' awakened by the cracking of the flames the roof was just about to o fall in and encircle her in the fire. x The origin of the fire is not known. Il but 1t Is suppOseu to nave orlglnateu N from an open fireplace. Mrs. FL u liott had barely time to pick up b pair of slippers and escape from the t, burning building, their furniture I and clothing being all lost. She F walked in the cold night air. with h the thermometer below zero, in her W night clothes and slippers to John ] Masterson's place, from one-quarter to one-half mile down the creek, c where she was kindly cared for un t til morning. when she came to town. IT The loss is estimated at 5000. No n insurance; W
 The Christmas exercises at the Congregational church yesterday, . both morning and evening, were ex- ;;' ceptionally interesting. The morp- {. ing service consisted ofa Christmas v carol service, entitled "The Holy . Child" consisting of music recita tions and responsive readings The :, music was well rendered by the :. choir, the members seeming to en- :