Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-01-13
FRox MoNpAY's DAILY.

. Call for "cherry" at the Sazera The electric light plant has score
 q failure for three successive nigh , now.
 Contractor Parker commenced tn erection of the frame for the Epi
 copal church to-day.
 The chief quartermaster adve
 tises in this issue for proposals f.
 forage, etc., for Whipple.
 The remains of the late W. \
 Kinds, of Kirkland valley, We,
 buried yesterday afternoon.
 < so-called spirit medium, callin
 himself Dr. Slade, is in Phenix.
 is a good 50 to wager that he is a
 impostor and not Dr. Slade who hs
 won world wide reputation.
 $. A. Davidson. the Big Bu,
 freighter, died last Saturday, Jan
 ua,y 9, at Big Bug, and was burie'
 yesterday. He was native of Hi
 nois, aged 6 years.
 The Prescott Chautauqua clul
 will hold its regular meeting ol
 Tuesday, January 18th at 2:30 p. m
 at the residence of Mrs. c. P. Dake All members are invited to be pres
 ent.
 The Phenix Gazette says that the Southern Pacific engineers were en. gagged in purchasing horses yester- day. It does look as though they meant business and are determined to get somewhere.
 County Treasurer Oliver has com menced the preparation of the upli- cate delinquent tax list for publica- tion. Parties who have not yet paid their taxes can save expense by doing so prior to its publication.
 John K. Masterson died st his home on Groom creek on Saturday night about midnight. His remains were brought to Prescott yesterday and were buried this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Deceased was a native of Ohio, aged 59 years.
 The city council met on Saturday night and canvassed the vote polled at the recent election. Councilmen Cornell and Hathaway, reelected, were sworn in. The new city off cers will all be qualified and induct- ed into office next Monday night.
 A. G. Oliver to-day transmitted to the Bank of California $l,0l0, in payment of the interest on the Yavapai county redemption. bonds. The annual interest on our bonds to $3O,OOO per year, or near y one-third of the entire expense of he county.
 A messenger came to town to-day O secure two more cofiins for the Hodges family, of Peoples valley, 'ne of the daughters dying last even- ng and another this morning. One ras aged about r years and the 'ther about 10 years. Other mem- 'ers of the family are said to be con- alescing.
 Revival services was commenced t the Baptist church last nj Int, at mich Rev, C. 4, Rice preached a cry sensible and practical sermon. he services will be continued dur az the week, with the exception of | night at the Baptist hurch, and next week will be held t the Congregational church.
 Petroleum has been discovered ear Coolidge, New Mexico, and lajor Donnelly, of the Atlantic & 'acific land office. states that the egotiations for the sale of these 'nds are progressing favorably, and le intending purchasers are fully luipped to prosecute development ork to the full extent deemed nec- ssary.
 Newton If. Mcfarland, who has cen employed as engineer at Cop ar Basin for some time, and who as brought into Prescott recently lffering from pneumonia, caused ' grippe, died on Saturday night. eceased was about 40 years old. e has two brothers in Maricops ,untv, who have autographed to old his remains awaiting the arri- Il of one of them. There was quite largo attend ice at yesterdays turkey shoot in ! lest Prescott. Quite number of nbitious marksmen paid for one or , ore turkeys without ever killing a i I'd, and the average price received 1T them was considerably above the Z arket price. The distance was l5O { Irds, the entire bird being exposed z ld the conditions being that to 'aw blood constituted a winning ot. Lieut.. Duncan, of Whipple, as the champion shat of the day, 'ttiDg five turkeys out of eight nts. Other winners were Chas. Malley and Johnny Coyle, ? each; eorge H. Curry 3, and Frank uehne1.