Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-03-06
MONDAYS Daily. March 1.

MONDAYS Daily, March |.
 Born, in Prescott, March 8, 1895 10 Mir. anu Ms. l.. \. Strothers, son.
 The adjourned term of the dis, trict court commenced today. Chic Justice Baker ? -esidilg.
 The Jerome Chronicle has made its appearance. lt Is substantia looking and com out independent in politics.
 The Tip Top posiollice has gone he way ot the wLile metal, depre ciated to nothing aud finally closed up for repairs.
 \ lively runaway took place this afternoon down Cortez street. The services of this team ought to be received to pull the penitentiary into position at Prescott. Articles of incorporation of the Congress gold company are pub lished today. c. D. Arms, E.. B. Gage and r. NJ. Murphy are the principals and Sl,0OO,OOO is the caPi- tai stock.
 The Board of Supervisors today awarded two contracts. One to pr. Cotton a. the County physician and the other to Harvey and Haisly, for building a bridge across upper Granite Creek for S2O9.
 The copartnership of Sheppard and Kastner is announced today. The firm occupies the stand vacated by Jim Bones, and deals in fruits. confectionery, tobacco, cigars and the like. Their store Is as neat as a pin, while the goods they show are fresh and pure. Ed. Kastner, of the Winsor is the junior member of the fl m.
 T. $. Bullock, whose name will be familiarly recalled as the person. to first give Prescott the benefits of railroad communication, Is mingling again among the scenes that he knew away back in the eos. While all kinds of railroad rumors neces- sarily attach themselves to him in ming to Prescott, nothing however could be learned, either as far as the operation again of the old P. < 4. C. or its extension south.
 The run of "coons" with which Prescott has been afflicted lately .-,-..f4-l E e. {, ,fs.rr7.,,, , v, fv,sg .,f f ba black knights of the brush coming together in the prize ring. They are rival bootblacks and have been casting slurs at each other for several days and have talked so much about who was the best slug ger that some of he sporting men about town arranged a mill. The fight took place in a hollow on the reservation and was attended by about two hundred of Prescott's most prominent citizens and "hobos". After due preliminaries and a good four fingers of courage the two "cOons' began to thump each other in the most approved fashion but IL was a rather tame affair one of the participants being about three feet shorter than his oppo ent who used him for a chop ping block: The short man got all he wanted in two rounds aud the fight was declared of until further sotice. Sheriff Ruffner and his deputies witnessed the affair but as if was on the reservation they were powerless to stop It. lt IS under stood however that warrants have been issued fer all who were pre- sent and that wholesale arrests will be made tonight.
 PERSONAL MENTION.
 Harry Brisley left for Phenix to- day on a short vacation.
 Chief Justice \. c. Baker arrived last night from PheniX.
 Miss Helen Wells is home after a delightful visit to the capital city.
 J.L Coleman. the Tonto Basin mining man left today for Payson,
 Judge J. H. Wright is back again from the south, after a lengthy visit.
 General Traffic Agent White of he Santa Fe, left today for Phenix at I2 o'clock in his special.
 Charles O'Malley is again visiting Prescott, coming from his bonanza properties in Mohave county.
 Major Vaughn went up to Ash Fork today to meet his family who are to arrive from the east tonight
 Thos. $. Bullock, accompanied by two sisters, is paying Prescott a visit. being the guests of Mir. and Mrs. W. N. Kelly.
 Hon. Johu s. Jones arrived Sat urday night and left again yesterday for the Capital City. In conversa- ton with Prescott people, Mir. Jones said that the more he sees of the garden city and its people, the more ! deeply attached does he become to each. If he continues to become inpoculated with southern scenes o beauty and thrift, it will only he short time at the rate he is going or until the Little Jessie mine will be moved down to that locality, body and soul.
 Awarded
 Highest Honors-WOrld'S Fair.
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