Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-07-31

tice Moore next week, and if guilty,
 as it seems he is, will pay dearly for
 his blackmailiug proclivities.
 The Prescott Telephone company
 finished setting the poles of the
 Chsparral line yesterday and string
 ing the wire was begun to-day.
 The line will be completed and
 open for business Tuesday both to
 Chaparral and McCabe. On We'd
 nesday the three gangs of men will
 be transferred to the Jerome branch
 and that will be rushed to com
 pletion as fast as possible. It is ex-
 pected to have it finished by the 20th of August.
 During the thunder storm yester- day afternoon a bolt of Tightening
 struck a tall pine tree in front of
 Lieut.. Emery's house at Fort Whip pie and shattered it from top to bottom. The report was deafening and many of the ladies were badly frightened until they found out what had happened. It was thought at first the powder magazine had blown up or a band of Apaches turned loose. but when it was found out 10 bo Only a gentle streak of Tightening things assumed their
 usual serenity at the post.
 F. s. Emmal is in receipt of let ter from Geo. H. Curry, at Playa Vicente, Mexico. The writer states that he is on the rapid road to pros perity, acquiring several thousand acres of land at that point which has been set out in rubber and coffee trees. Mir. Curry says that he and his partner have 1900 rub Der and 5000 coffee trees, the for mer yielding a profit annually of g per tree and the latter $400 per acre, American capital he says could there find an excellent field to | operate in. the land being naturally | rich but undeveloped. while in it is unexcelled. He is located on navigable river and loo | miles from Vera Cruz, and states that American money while hard to secure, nevertheless Is a medium that purchases twlce as many goods as any other.
 Among the pleasant social affairs to take place this week, was that of ''The Six Little Cooks" who enter tained the "Six Hungry Little Guests" The ladies composing the club and who officiated as the cooks are: Misses Annie and Marion Gaines, Gage, Wells, Wildman, Florence and Madge Gould. Their guests were Messrs. F. A. and Harr Tritle, Ellis, Williams, Brandon, Burmister and C. Hern- don. The above young ladies per sonally prepared the edibles for their friends, and in delicacy and taste, the boys say. the spread was Miss Madge Gould re- ceived the prize diploma in prepar- ing the salad. while F. A. 1ritle, Jr, took the cake as the heaviest gor- nand present. Hand-painted sou 7enirs, commemorative of recent so- ,ial events, were distributed by the adies to their guests, when the event ended pleasantly to all.
 Three hundred and twenty-five ax sale certificates have been filed with the county recorder, represent ng property that reverts to the ter 'itory for the non-payment of taxes. These documents represent, Tn the an amount that runs up nto the thousands of dollars, and n some instances, individual cases re shown in these instruments where he delinquency runs up as high $ $1 400, and as low as S1. The fil- ng of these papers in the recorders ,ffice is the first instance in over five l ears where such a course has been by the county treasurer,
 PERSONAL MENTION.
 Grant Carter, of Kirkland Valley, 5 visiting Prescott.
 Miss Lizzie Wildman of Tempe, 5 visiting Prescott the guest of the : Asses Gaines.
 J. E. Clark, foreman of the Jersey t .ily mine, is taking few days lay e fl in Prescott.
 Mir. and Mrs. F. l.. Wright ar f ived from Los Angeles yesterday ( nd will remain for some time. .
 MT. and Mrs. Hugh McCrum t ave returned from their eastern e our and are staying at the Burke. V c. LAyagnino, mining engineer nd expert for the French Copper company, owning the BOlleo mines u l Baja California, Republic of s Iexico, is registered at the Hotel s urke. I