Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-10-03
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 The A. & P. road is dmug a rush tug business. The Los Angeles overland is from one 10 hree hours late nearly every day on account ot having from one to three extra coaches daily.
 The Methodist conference meets in Tucson next Thursday, when it is confidently expected ths Rev. c. J. Chase will be returned to Pres cott, where he has made q host of friends in and out of the church.
 Misses Conlon, Day and Dewitt aud Messrs. Baer. Morrison, Bau- mann and Father Quetu have re. turned from their trip to he Grand Canyon, being the first party to make the trip by way Of Ash Fork. Hereafter, W W. Bass, the guide take parties from that point.
 The Jerome railroad, otherwise known as the United Verde and Pacific, has Is miles of track laid. Only one engine is running at pres ent, but n a few days the paint will be blistered on the second engine, which is ready for busi. ness.
 The El Paso Tribune says: 'Hon, John C. Herndon has been nom- mated for congress by the democracy of Arizona. Mir. Herndon is one among the most prominent lawyers in southern Arizona, and resides at Tombstone, Cochise county" Such Is fame.
 Bat Holland was quito seriously injured at the Congress mine last week by being caught in the ma chiuery of d dump car, when he was dumping the rock and going over with 1t. He was tumblei down high, steep dump, and wll be laid up for some time. No bones were broken.
 The democratic convention held at Flagstaff last Saturday, nom mated the following ticket. For the House-M. Salzman; For the Council-E. ]. Rabbit; District At- torney-J. E. Jones; Probate Judge John Worries; Recorder-T. L Pullman; Treasurer-A. T. Cornish; Sheriff - Hugh Campbell; Super visors-W. Fl. Shoot, T. II. McMil- Ian.
 Joe McPheTson, who has the con tract for hauling concentrates aud supplies between the Congress mine and the railroad. is in Tombstone. As the time approaches for the com pletion of the railroad to the mine he is looking for a new field for employment of his big teams. SIX teen mules and two wagons arc now on the way from Congress to Tomb stone.
 4 Prescott railroad man, who recently returned from a trip over the A. x F., gives his experience as follows; "I met but few old friends, nearly all being new faces. Many a good railroad man has gone to seek pastures new, where grass is longer and enemies of the A. R. U. are muzzled. I noticed quite number of civ railroad men whose socks had DO feet, and who were compelled to wear a rubber band around their ankles to prevent said socks from creeping up.
 It is now definitely announced that Patton's opera house will be opened the first week in November by the Eunice Goodrich Comedy Company, one of the best iroup5s on the road. 4 J. NJ. reporter to- day visited the new temple of Thespis, and found a found full force of carpenters and plasterers at work on the finishing touches to the building, The auditorium will comfortably seat 600 people, while the stage is 25 by 4S feet and go feet high, with dressing rooms under meath. The scenery is being painted by Thos. G. Moses, one of the best known scenic artists of the country, and will be shipped from Chicago on the 12th inst. Altogether it will be very neat opera house and a credit to the city.
 PERSONAL MENTION.
 George Cook is sojourning in Williams.
 Hon. T. G. Norris has gone to St. Johns to attend court.
 Tom Ward. who was recently bit ten by centipede, has about recov- cred.
 A. T. Marsh, Minnehaha; Mark Boston, Chaparral; X. 4. Randall, Solano, and W. L. York, Seligman, are at the Winsor,
 A. B. Boyle. conductor on the north and south road, who has been taking a lay of on account of illness, started to work to-day.