Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-02-20
THE CITY AND COUNTY.
EsVT Items From Our Own TOED and
 Surrounding Country.
WEDNESDAYS Daily, Feb. 1s.

WEDNESDAY - Dallys feD. l0s
 Whooping cough is in town anC several little ones are said to b' "whoopiug it up"
 Do not fail to attend the opening of the New Catholic Church nex Sunday morning at l0:l5.
 Reserved seats for the Catholic entertainment for sale tomorrow morning at the Corner drug store
 It is stated that Hon. G. W. Hull of Jerome has bonded his mining properties in the above camp fol $l60,OOO.
 Advices to-day received at the Prescott office of the company say that this morning 10 passenger cars and 6 caboOses were shipped from Chicago, and that they will arrive in Prescott some tune next week.
 The Baptist Church Evangelistic meetings will be held next Thurs day, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:3O D. m. All seats free. No collections. Conducted by James Holt and Ali. Schofeld, of the Amer ican Society.
 The residences of Dick Tea and Sergeant Me Glaughlin of Whipple, were destroyed by fire this morning at about 2 o'clock. The fire depart ment at the post was called out ', but their services were useless as the flames had gained to much headway. Each loser was insured for $500. but this amount will not cover their losses, as nothing was saved.
 Three soldiers attempted to mon key with Herb Pentland this morn ing after the fire at Whipple, by persuading him to load them up with fire water. Herb persuaded the other way, however, and was assisted admirably with a cooling instrument that carried an ounce of lead. The boys in blue seem to have it in for the Corner drug store, and get left as often as they attempt to "fank" it.
 The Ryland mine and mill on Minnehaha Flat is daily in opera tion. and the fact of its being so, is the best argument that Mir. Ritchie is making a success of it.. Heretofore under every manage ment it has proven a failure. The reason for this can be easily proven, Theory may be all right on top of of the ground, but when you go down into an Arizona mine, the only assistance you need is a little practical judgment.
 Jake Rees. the architect and builder, arrived fast night from Kirkland Valley, where he went to make au estimate in moving the residencrs Of E1. Kirkland and Sol. Jackson, to ground that will afford better protection against these houses being swallowed up by the liver that threatens to be in exist ence there soon. He says that water Is daily forcing itself to the surface bf the ground near the above homes, while the immense crevice below Is kewise creeping rapidly though the valley. Mir. and Mrs. Kirkland lave abandoned their old home and Iaoved into another portion Of the falley. not deeming 1t sale to re- nain as every indication points to n early collapse of the ground on
 mich their house at present stands well as the ground adjacent. Un-
 ss immediate consideration is
 Even this matter of moving, NIT. Bees says, it will be impossible for bese people to save their property.
 PERSONAL MENTION.
 Zoe Mayer came up yesterday Ifom the Henrietta mine.
 J. E. Barchard, a prominent com i ssiOn merchant of Tempe, Is in 4e city.
 BOm Elrnhart, who Is running a fbre at the RgI and mine, is visiting
 town to-day on business.