Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-07-19

SS<TSTslSSS<EtsASSS s sS pleasure. The selection of teachers has not given eminent satisfaction. The fact that two teachers are to be imported, while one who has been tried, and who has given eminent satisfaction, has been rejected, is one of the greatest causes of com plaint. Miss Gould, who has been employed for two or three years. has, as far as known, given excellent satisfaction as a teacher. She was an applican. for reelection, but for some reason unexplained, the apph- cation was rejected, and two teach CTS from abroad have been em- ployed. If not too late, the trustees could please lot of the patrons of the public school. by giving Miss Gould her former position.
 THURSDAYS DAILY.
 Judge Rouse arrived on last nights train.
 Cochise County has two rival boards of supervisors.
 The Williams House at Phenix was destroyed by fire recently.
 Mrs. DeRussey has returned to Whipple from her visit to California.
 Judge Sloan has granted a change of venue to Tucson for the trial of the Tewksbury case.
 Vice President Stevenson passed west to-day over the A. X P. road en route to Los Angeles.
 About sixty ladies and gentlemen of Phenix left on last Mondays excursion to the sea shore.
 Lester Foley, the five-year-old son of Mir. and Mrs. NJ. ]. Foley, was buried at Ash Fork yesterday.
 An order was issued yesterday for United States grand jury to con- vene at ? o'clock p. m. July r..
 The McCabe Mining Company wants 300 0cords of wood. See adver- tisement for proposals in this issue.
 Lieut.. Loveridge arrived at Whip. pie few days since and Is now m command of Company C, Huh In fantry
 August Marx and wife have sold the south one half of Lot 22 and all of Lot A. block 2S, Prescott, to $. E. Bright for Sl00.
 Parties indebted to the recent firm of Merritt & Cook are re quested to read the notice in this issue of call and settle.
 The five-year-old child of NIT. and Mrs. Nellis, of Ash Fork, mention of whose serious illness was made yesterday, died last evening.
 The Epworth League of the NJ. E. Church gave a very pleasant social last evening at the residence of MT. and Mrs. Thos. Schultz.
 Lieut.. Aver, of Whipple, is acting adjutant of the 1lth Infantry dur ing the absence of Lieutenant Travis who is adiutant of the regiment.
 Grant Randal, formerly of Pres colt, and a recent graduate of Oberlin college, has been appointed secretary of the Young Mems Chris tian Association of Phenix.
 Dress parade at Whipple Tues day and Friday evenings at : o'clock Concert every Monday and Friday evening, on the hill, and every Wednesday evening in the lower garrison.
 Miss Jean Crothers arrived from Phenix on Monday last, and left this morning for her home in Flag staff. She has been the guest of MT. and Mrs. F. B. Jacobs during her brief visit in Prescott.
 I.P. Orme threshed an average of 1900 sacks a day during all last week, and on Friday he turned out 1850 sacks. He says the crop in the lower part of the valley is light this year. not running over 1000 pounds to the acre.-Phenix Gazette.
 The board of supervisors has ap pointed an expert to visit Jerome to determine the value of the plant of the United Verde Copper Com pany with a view Of having the same listed on the assessment roll at a proper valuation.
 James R. Liston came in yester- day from the Old Reliable mine. He says that during the forest fire there last Sunday, large snake was frightened from its hiding place. From the trail 1t left in the dust and the size of the curves made in travelling, it was estimated to be about eight or ten inches in diane ter, and fifteen or twenty feet long.
 In speakingo the fast time made on the New York Central road, says the St. Louis Globe Democrat, an expert railroad man remarked re- gently: "The New York Central has the best natural grade in the coun- try. It is practically water grade from Buffalo to New York, which explains how the company Is able to operate the line on so small a per cent. of its gross earnings"
 Terrence J. Connolly, a private soldier recently discharged from Captain Maklin's company at Whip pie, attempted to commit suicide yesterday morning, by cutting his throat. Since being discharged from the army, Connolly has lived life of dissipation, and wound up by breaking into the canteen at Whip pie and stealing a lot of beer. 1t was on account of having been dis | covered in this act, that he conclud-