Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-08-28
THB CITY AND COUNTY. EsVSV Items From Our Own Town and
 Surrounding Country.
wEDN ESDAY'S Daily. August 2I.

very rapidly with an excellent clas, of buildings.
 Prescott's public schools will oper on the second Monday of next month, September 9.
 A deed has been filed for record from w. H. Smith to the Arizona Water Storage company, for the Great Western mining claim in the Raw Hide mining district.
 Charley Yates has completed hi: contract for cleaning the city we'll on the north east corner of the ulaza. It was the first time it had been cleaned for about a dozen years.
 The board of supervisors are in session today as board of equali- xation. They will hold their final session next Monday. August 26 when the tax rate for the year will be fixed.
 The 0. k. hose company give a dance on the 18th of September The boys Of this organization have recently been to considerable eX- pense in purchasing new uniforms, and are desirous to pay for them, and at the same time pleasantly entertain the people.
 Henry Schuerman says not drop of rain has fallen this season at his place on Oak creek, while heavy rains have fallen on every side of him. A cloud burst in the noun tains above him, sent a torrent of water down the creek, but none of it reached his land.
 The JouRNAL-MINER is in receipt of a beautiful song entitled. De Massa of de Sheepfol." The words are by Mrs. $. r. Me Green, author Of Cape Cod Folks" of New England, and the music by John K. Reynolds, of San Diegr. California. Copies of this song can be had by sending 30 cents to MT. Reynolds.
 Negotiations were closed today by Judge Peery for the purchase of the Dougherty corner on Willis and Cortez streets. The purchase price as stated yesterday was 5000. The investment Is certainly an excellent one as the rentals amount to S9JO per year being Is per cent per an mum on the purchase price.
 George T. Johnson, a merchant, formerly Of Phenix, but who expects to locate in Prescott soon, IS enjoy ing lie immensely at Catalina, ac- co-ding to reports in the Los An geles Times. Mr. Johnson recently f,ll heir to a conside able fortune m England and l- having a royal good time, preparatory to settling down to business in Prescott.
 Our cantemp poIary is trying to work up we'll digging boom. It discovers gold now in ev-ry well that i, being su k. This Is very commendab!e as it does look as though Prescott would be compelled to depend on wells for her water supply, besides tine more wells that are dug the greater the number of men will be required 10 do the work.
 Mrs. Nellie Yauney and her as sistant, Mrs Hemphill, of the Niavi Company, will leave Prescott tenn porarily in a few days. The former will go to Albuquerque 10 establish the business there, while Mrs. HemphiIl will leave for California to morrow, with the excuIsionists to remain about a month. During their absence Mrs Woods will have charge of the bushes, here and on Mrs. Yauney's return she wIll es- tablish her headquarters here.
 An attache of the Cameo saloon Ia white man) named Watson, and a colored woman named Ruby Lee, were up before Judge Ling to-day, charged with violation of city ordinance in being on the street to- gether, and were fined S2O each. Two additional charges were pre- ferrod against the woman for dis orderly conduct, on each of which she was fined Sl0. Watson appealed his cas, to the district court, while the woman went to jail.
 The Railway Gazette has the fol- lowing to say of PrescOtts leading hotel: Prescott Is well supplied with hotels The leading one, the H tel Burke, is renowned among the travellers for the excellence of its accommodations. Naturally, the ac- cOmmndatiOns that sutiiced several years, are not ,utficient now, so a third story was added few months ago at cost of 5000, giving the hotel over a score of additional rooms, we'll lighted and heated and handsomely furnished"
 Col J. $. Noble. division superin- tendent of tha $. e. Railroad at Tucson. will be prom nted oa Sep tember to the supec.ntendAncy ot aCalifornIa division with headquar- ters at Los Angeles. Col. Noble Is one of the most popular railroad men Tn the country. He is not only popular with the employees under him, but is universally popular with the people also. Col. Noble has been located in Tucson for several years and he will be missed from Arizona but he cIn always be depended upor as being a true friend of our terri tory.
 PERSONAL MENTION.
 Herb. Pentland has returned from avisit to Camp Verde.
 J. A. Park came in today from hi mining camp at Rumble Bee.
 Supervisor Thomas Roach came il from Turkey Creek last evening.
 Sheriff Rulfner returned thi morning from an official trip t' Phenix.
 J.M. Aitken and F. D. Myers lief this morning to join the Flagstal bicycle club on its run to the Grant Canyon tomorrow.