Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-11-28

! near Wickenburg, from where they will be driven to their destination
 City Tax Collector Fredericks sold the property to-day on which city taxes were delinquent. Diphtheria is epidemic in Nogales ] The public schools have been closed on account Of the disease.
 W. c. Archer and Miss Lillie Reeta Boulden were married yester- day afternoon by Justice J. M. W. Moore.
 There will be no preaching ser vices at the Baptist church to- morrow, the pastor being absent Sunday school at l2 o'clock.
 A daughter of Orlando Marshall. aged about f years, died yesterday in this city. Funeral tomorrow. from the family residence, at 7 o'clock.
 The social gwen last evening by the Ladies Aid society of the M. E. church was q success Financially, and a pleasant event socially. The shadow pantomime proved quite an amusing feature of the evening s entertainment.
 Six ear loads of matte from the United Verde mine over the new Jerome railroad arrived at Jerome Junction this morning, being the first shipment made ovor the road.
 The army post canteen at Whipple has developed into . full aedged general march andise store aud IS now kuown as the Exchange instead of Canteen. No civilians arc al- lowed the privilege of purchasing anything at 1t.
 The board of supervisors have had a double set Of steel bars made for the windows of the county jail, and the man who escapes through them wilt be compelled to put in some good, lively work.
 4 man named Hamilton has ar ranged for building a Touring mill at Carroilton. on the Verde river. He expects to have it built in time to grind the corn crop this winter, and will arrange to grind wheat n ext season.
 The residence of John Simmons, on Willow creek, was destroyed by fire some time during Tuesday night. The origin of the fire is not known. NIT. Simmons and two other men left the place late on Tuesday after nooa to So tO the Coyote ranch, aud so far as known there was no one on the promises from that time until after the fire occurred. There were five tons of potato, in the cellar. which arc also a total loss. Loss not known.
 PERSONAL MENTION.
 Mir. and Mrs. F. M. Murphy will leave for the east tomorrow, where the former goes on railroad busi- ness.
 F. A. Healy, general freight and passenger agent of the S. F., P. * P. railroad, left to-day for Phenix on railroad business, going via Los Angeles.
 H. D. Aitken returned last night from his six weeks vacation, spent in California and Oregon. He is greatly improved in health by his trip.
 G. W. Hull, of Jerome, oue of the legislators-elect from this county, came in on the noon train to-day. It was his first trip by rail to Pres colt.
 G. NJ. Willard, of Cottonwood, is in town.
 MONDAYS Daily, November 26.
 Governor Tritle has been appoint ed a notary public.
 The bo ard of supervisors went out to-day to inspect the Jerome rail road.
 Charles H. Akers has a new resi- dence nearly completed in West | Prescott.
 The Prescott brass band will give a ball at Fatton's opera house on Thanksgiving night.
 G. B. McGowan, who is in jail here on charge of forgery. is wanted at Phenix on a similar charge.
 An excursion party went out to Jerome to-day over the new narrow guage railroad. Several ladies were in the party.
 Union services Will be held at the Congregational Church on Thanks giving, at II o'clock a. m. The ser mon will be preached by Rev. c. J 1 Chase.
 c. H. Akers, clerk of the board oi supervisors. is busily engaged lr making out certificates of election for the successful candidates at the recent election.
 The Prescott Commercial Cut will give its first dance in PattOn'' opera house December l2. It will be confined exclusively to members of the club, no invitations being given.
 Engine No. has been placed ir charge of Engineer Harry Elliott who has heretofore had No. 1. He took the new engine out to Skull Valley yesterday on her trial trip