Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-09-18
TuESnAY,S DallY. September I7.

| TUESDAYS Daily, SeptemDef lf'
 California has had heavy rain showers.
 There are only six prisoners in the county jail.
 Maximum temperature at Whip 1 pls yesterday, 9l; minimum, 53.
 The Commercial Club will give another of it's pleasant socials next Friday evening at Pattons opera house.
 The store of Goldwater Bros. will not be open on Thursday next, owing to that day being Jewish New Year.
 The engagement is announced of Miss Mary Smale, sister of Pastor Smale, to J. G. Van Houtum. Con- gratulations are now in order.
 The man brought in from Con gress has been turned loose. 1t proved to be case of too mnc h tarsntula juice instead of one of insanity.
 Suicides come in triplets, and attempts at suicide seem to be made in the same order. Three attempts have been made during the past few days, none of which were success | ful.
 The alley in the rear of the JOURNAL MINER office today did not present any hard times appearance, as there was a regular blockade of teams in it loading up at the Bash ford-Burmister Company's store.
 The picnic at Jerome Junction yesterday was a pronounced success. There was a large attendance from Prescott. and many of the prizes offered were taken in by Prescott people. All who attended report having had most enj able time.
 The Silver Knight is the name of a paper devoted to the silver inter ests published at Washington, D. C., with Wm. Nj. Stewart as its editor. It should receive liberal patronage from the friends of the white metal all over the great west.
 Chaparral parties gave a concert by telephone over the Sunset line this morning. Through the courtesy of Central" the JOURNAL MINER musical critic was permitted to listen to 1t and enjoy the sweet strains.
 Hon. Dennis A. Burke, of Prescott, bought last week fourteen lots ia Capitol addition to this city as shown by the records. He informed A. Redewill that he intended to build q number of elegant cottages to rent upon them.-Gazetle.
 The Phenix Gazette announces that the Republican of this morn ing was set with a Mergenthaler typesettIng machine, the first one introduced in the territory. As the Republical has not reached this office yet, the report cannot be veri- fled.
 If you need a good medicine to purify your blood, give nerve strength and build up your entire system, take Hoods Sarsaparilla. It prevents sickness by making pure blood. Hoods Pills cure nausea sick headache indigestion and bil-, iousness. 25c.
 Health Officer Cotton was around to-day spying out the disease breed ing spots in the city, and giving notice to property owners to clean up their premises. Dr. Cotton was accompanied by Councilman Ross, chairman of the committee on health. They found a number of places in very poor sanitary condi- tion. and parties were given twenty four hours to put the premises in proper condition and to disinfect them.
 The little child of MT. and Mrs. Cain, which was brought in from Lynx creek, suffering with diph- theria, died thIs morning. The child had been sick since last Thurs day, and it was apparent to the physician, when it was first brought to town, that it could not live. It was buried this afternoon. Health Officer Cotton has taken every pre- caution to prevent the disease from spreading, and has every reason to believe that no more cases will de- velop from this one.
 Congress station on the s. F, P. X P. railroad is an important shipping point. It is the railroad station for Congress, Harqua Hala, Bill Will liams' Fork, Santa Maria, Fools Gulch etc. Already the place boasts of a store, boarding house, two lodging houses, four saloons. black smith shop and a number of people living in rough board finished houses and tents. The above camps draw their supplies mostly from Prescott.
 Arizona statistics will show that there is a greater production of wealth per capita in Arizona than any state or territory in the United States. When this fact becomes generally known there will be flood tide of immigration 10 this Territo- " as nothing is more certain proof of the wealth of any given section than the amount of wealth produced per capita of the population. Ari- zona leads the United States.-Star.
 A printing office is usually consid- cred rather tough place, and the newspaper worker pretty bad man.