Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-06-19


 colt will remember this act of gen erosity on the part of her neighbor and will. as on a former occasion, assist that contemplating and hospit- able town, again in N hopping CT up some time ID the future.
 The bicycle races promise to be one of the drawing cards of the celebration. Wheelmen are coming from towns in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
 Even from Southern California word has been received, of intending visitors to our six days celebration.
 The executive committee met last night again for the consideration of business connected with the arrange ments.
 4 new hydrant is being placed on the west side of the plaza for use in the hose race. This will give all an opportunity of seeing the race from start to finish. The big prize of S750 has not had the effect of att tracting as many hose teams as was expected. but those which will par ticlpate will do some lively work.
 Geo. Schuerman of the Schuer- man House has agreed to take one or two of the big tents and furnish them comfortably with cots so he can take care of 300 or 4O0 visitors. He will place the tents in the yard in rear of his hotel.
 The Fourth of July committees are still hard at work, completing arrangements for what promises to | be the greatest event in the history l of Arizona -Preseott's big Fourth of July celebration. The Prescott Driving Park association has ar ranged to have base ball grounds laid out and fixed up on their park. These will be of a permanent nature and will be used for base ball games in the future
 The question of accommodating the visitors which at first somewhat puzzled the committee has been about solved and there is now no doubt but ample and comfortable accommodation will be furnished for all who attend. The officers at Whipple have very generously ten dered the use of large number of tents, and the railroad company aud | B Lantry X Sons have done the same and what cannot be accomUo- dated in hotels or private families | will be comfortably cared for in these tents.
 A very gratifying feature of the | celebration is the harmonious man ner in which the officers at Whipple and the citizens of Prescott are working together in the matter. The officers stationed at Whipple are taking as lively an interest in the celebration as our own citizens and are working as enthusiastically l for it's success and their services are invaluable too. In addition toeth amusements offered in the day time during the week, there will be two balls on different nights. The fire department will give their custom ary Fourth of July ball and the Comercial club will also give ball | for the entertainment of visitors one night. Both promise to be very grand affairs.
 Thomas Brown, of Hotel Winsor who is chairman of the committee on the miners drilling contest de- sires all persons wishing to compete in the contest to forward their names to him before June 29 as no applications received after that date will be entered. The prize for the double-handed drilling contest is Sl25, for the ngle-handed, $50. There is no entrance fee required.
 The Phenix band is expected here during the celebration which will make three bands in attendance during the celebration.
 The advance guard of Preseott's big patriotic Fourth of July carnival arrived this morning from Phenix, in the persons of-W. B. KIbbey and J. NJ. Long of the bicycle club. Trainer Eugene Thomas and J. NJ. Kelly were due to arrive also but missed the train and will be here tomorrow. Two or three other wheel men from Phenix will put in an appearance later. Thess young men state that the Phenix hose team will come up on Monday night and will engage in practice here.
 The prizes for the bicycle races are beautifully displayed in J. NJ. Aitken's show window and are at tracing considerable attention.
 J. E. Jones. who came in from Flagstaff this morning says that the information that Flagstaff had de- l cided not to celebrate was erroneous. and that the people there would un- bottle their pent up patriotism and l permit 1t to efervesce at home.
 The Atlantic < Pacific railroad | advertises to sell tickets over its entire line to Prescott and return from June 2S to July inclusive | with return limit till July 20 at the lowest first class one fare for the | round trip.
 Murray McInernay the bicycle man has set good example to all organizations in regard to furnishing accommodations to visitors. Mir. Me Inernay has constituted himself a committee of one to look after and provide accommodations for members of the L. A. w., and if other socie- ties and organizations will follow bis exemple the problem of provid- ing for all visitors will be easy of solution.
 Hon. Frank Cox of Phenix, one of Arizona's most eloquent speakers, has accepted the invitation to de- liver the oration on the Fourth. This will be one of the attractive features of the occasion.
 The committee on literary exer-