Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-11-30
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 Last night wssthe coldest of the season. "A
 James Shirley is in frop his min ing camp. ~ w W. A. Long, the miner. and typo, is in Phenix.
 T. G. Norris will take his family to PheniI to winter.
 H.H. Reeves was buried at Gila Bend on Tuesday afternoon.
 The democrats had big barbe- cue in Phenix under the auspices of c. Meyer Zulick.
 A deed from Mrs. F. A. Stevens to John Duke, for l60 acres of land, has been filed for record.
 Judge H. T. Andrews returned to-day from attending the demo- cratic barbecue at Phenix.
 Miss Ida Williams came in from Prescott Junction on Wednesday, to spend Thanksgiving with her rela- tives.
 A deed from Ole Peterson to the $. F., F. < P. railroad, for land for right of way for the railroad, for Sl50, has been filed for record.
 John Hutchins, of Groom creek, while cutting tagging for a mine, cut himself quite seriously in the knee by the glancing of his ax.
 The public seems to appreciate Erwin Baer's liberal offer. He says that he gives away many dczens of his views of Arizona every day.
 The three-year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. George A. Mintz, of Phenix, was burned to death last Monday night by upsetting lamp.
 A special agent of the fire insur- ance companies who was in Pres colt at the time of the Flagstaff fire has gone to adjust the losses there.
 Governor Murphy has offered reward of 1000 for the capture of the renegade Apache, "Kid," dead or alive. Rewards of $500 are offer ed also for each of his band.
 Col. H. A. Biglow arrived from Phenix yesterday, and is stopping at the Somnar House. He is suffer ing from dropsy, and is in a very critical condition.
 H. T. Andrews is in the field for appointment as register of the land office at Prescott and is re- ceiving a strong endorsement from democrats all over the territory.
 Two Williamson valley bear hun ters recently set trap for bear at Pine flat and few days ago fine large steer was found in the trap by neighbors. The whereabouts of the hunters was not known,
 Governor and Mrs. F. A. Tritle left on yesterday mornings train in response to a telegram announcing the seri ous illness Of their son, Frank H. Tritle. The latter is at Lynn, Massachusetts, and the tel egram, which was from his brother. Stewart, said there was little hopes of his recovery.
 Thanksgiving was observed in . very quiet manner in Prescott. Ser vices were held in the morning in the Congregational and Episcopal churches, which were we'll attended. In the afternoon the gun club had turkey shoot al their grounds in West Prescott.
 The funeral of the late E. A. Helm was largely attended yester- day. IL was under the auspices of the Knights of Pythias, Of which deceased was member. Interment was in the Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias' cemetery. De ceased was 31 years of age. He had resided here for about four years, and was we'll liked by all who knew him.
 c. Foster returned to Pres colt yesterdy from the east, after an absence since last March. During his visit it was his pleasure and good fortune to meet Grover Cleve- land, and become pretty well ac- quainted with him, and as the elec- ton has resulted in victory for Mir. Cleveland, the counsel and ad- vice of Mir. Foster will be sought by him in regard to Arizona affairs.
 The Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias was organized in Prescott last evening with thirty-one mem bers and the following officers: Sir Knight captain, George w. Sines; Sir Knight lieutenant, $. A. Logan; Sir Knight herald, John Ross; Sir Knight recorder, John Bourke; Sir Knight treasurer, J. M. Aitken; Sir Knight guard, Jacob Weber; Sir Knight sentinel, NJ. E. Morin.
 When the board of supervisors met this morning as a returning board, the district attorney an nouneed that he was not yet pre- pared to give his opinion Tn the matter of the Alexandra precinct, and announced that he would give his opinion at o'clock. The board was somewhat surprised however by being presented with the missing stubs from the above precinct. While the matter was under advise ment, Mir. roach proceeded to Alex andra, arriving there about II o'clock last night, and getting Ed. l.. Gobin, one of the officers of the election. to accompany him, they returned to Prescott, bringing with them the stubs, which had been carefully sealed and laid away The very flimsy and technical pre- text for refusing to count the vote of the precinct having the props knocked from under it by the pres ence of these stubs, the board pro ceeded with the count, and complet' ed their labors as a returning board The vote of the precinct being counted gave Thomas Roach ma iorrty of eight for supervisor, thi: being the only office affected by this precinct.