Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-08-15

The country in the immediate vicinity south of Prescott is dotted with campers.
 D. C. Thorne yesterday purcha, ed two Swedish blood hound pups of John McCarty.
 The Bon Ton barber shop was connected last evening with the electric light wires.
 Joseph Drew. of Walnut creek, is prominently mentioned for sheriff on the democratic ticket.
 Mrs. Sparre's five year old boy fell into we'll yesterday, but was res cued with slight injuries.
 The trial of Jesse Bell for battery against Mamie Hawkins. was com menced this afternoon before Justice l Moore.
 The city council yesterday aud tied the Examiners bill in accord ance with the judgment recently rendered.
 George Schuerman is furnishing the rooms recently added to his hotel, aud they will soon be ready for occupancy.
 A deed was filed for record today from Merrill x Mcguire to Mrs. h. R. Blaine for lots in Jerome, the consideration named being Sl,2O0.
 Redmond Toohey has taken a contract from B. Lantry X Sons tO freight hay and grain from the Salt river valley to their grading camps.
 The Skull valley train went out this morning with several car loads of material for track laying, and car load of men to put the material in place.
 W. w. Bass is making arrange ments to run excursions to the Grand Canyon to Phenix. \ road has recently been completed from Ash l Fork from the world greatest of wonders, and he will run his stages direct from there. MT. Bass is pos sessed of rustling qualities which know no such word as fail, and no grander view of the Grand Canyon can be obtained than from his trail.
 Geo. w. Hill and John Roark of Jerome are visiting Prescott to-day and leave tomorrow for Clear Springs on the Prescott road. Mir. Hill is an experienced locomotive engineer and will handle the throt- tie on the first engine to he run on the Jerome railroad, while Mr. ROark will be his fireman. Steel for this road is expected daily and on the arrival of the first carload steam will be got up and track laying pushed energetically. PERSONAL MENTION.
 D. NJ. Lynch left for Winslow to- day.
 Karl Snyder. the A. S P. attorney, is in town.
 Grant Carter was brought in from Kirkland valley yesterday for medi- cal treatment.
 W. W. Bass, the irrepressible | Grand Canyon stage man. with headquarters at Williams, is m town.
 G. w. Pitto,k, travelling cores pondent for the Albuquerque Citi- zen, will be here tomorrow or next day.
 J. D. Carter has gone to Phenix to look after some right of way business for the s. F., F. x F. rail road.
 Major Bradford. of Whipple, who has been a sufferer from rheumatism for some time, left to-day for Arkau- sas Hot Springs.
 James NJ. Cunningham, Parsons, Kansas, C. B. Brown, Seattle, and J E. Caplinger, Louisville, are regis tered at the Winsor.
 Sam Langdon, the s. F., P. X P. engineer, has returned from Cali fornia, and is again manipulating the throttle of his engine.
 E. q. Mayhew and Angus Caml bell, who have been engaged in put ting up the Red Buck mill at Wal nut Grove, left for Denver to-day.
 Mrs. Annie McGowan and her niece, Miss Ada DiefendoIf, and Miss Kate Heiser will leave in few days for the Grand Canyon via Williams.
 Father Quetu and Messrs. Morri- son aud Horne returned last even- ing from their trip to Ash Fork to meet Archbishop Salpointe and Bishop Bourgard, these gentlemen having failed to arrive.
 The following party will leave for the Grand Canyon via Williams in charge of W. W. Bass on Saturday morning: Mir. and Mrs. W. C. Bash ford, Mir. and Mrs. W. :. Morse, Miss Florence Gould, Mrs. Dake, Miss Agnes Lynch, H. D. Derwin, How ard Burmister and F. R. Stockton. |