Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-04-17
THE CITY AND COUNTY.
EsTa Items From Our Own Town aDd
 Surrounding Country.
WEDNESDAYS Daily, April 10.

A. h. AkSES AaNOiAbS bAN NAS t'
 laid up for repairs.
 Pomona, California, is selling
 strawberrles at seven cents per box
 Inouirers for McInnernSy's bike
 store are forcibly reminded to apply
 next door.
 The city council should not stop
 the leak in the main near the tele-
 graph office.
 NJ. Pagan has filed his oath and
 bond as overseer of the Prescott
 road district.
 A man has to take out license
 now to post up advertising dodgers
 in Prescott.
 The rooms of the Prescott Con-
 msrcial Club furnish a pleasant resort for visitors.
 The alfalfa spots on the plaza give 2ae the impression that 1t is a long time between drinks.
 On leaving town this evening. Jim Dodson pathetically remarked. Good bye, Pn going to-Yums. '
 Phenix has just voted to have a union high school under the pro- visions of the law passed by the last legislature.
 The proposition to start a shelter in Prescott is assuming shape and the prospects are excellent now for its consummatiOn.
 Lincoln Fowler advertises in this issue to exchange improved or unim- proved alfalfa land in the Salt river valley for cattle.
 Dr. Cotton reports the birth of a young pugilist today to Mir. and Mrs. Billy Mehan. Weight, ten pounds.
 A large number of Saturdays issue of the JOURNAL MINER will be sent to Los Angeles, to be distributed among the visitors to the Fiesta.
 The Pheuix Gazette announces the serious illness of Mrs. J. J. Gardner and says that grave doubts are entertained for her recovery.
 NOTICE. - Comrades of Barrett Post, No. 8, G. A. R., are requested to meet at their hall on Tuesday, April Is, 1895, at 2 p. m. sharp. s. c. RES, Commander.
 The improvement to the Johnson house now under headway will con sist of an additional story, and a handsome mansard roof. Architect Reese has charge of the work.
 The big lathe used for turning car wheels, in the s. F., r. & P. l machine shops. was started up a l day or two since. It is a fine piece 1 of machinery.
 The -four manufactured by the Capitol Mills, at Phenix. is becom- ing quite popular in Prescott since its introduction. When in need of | flour ask your dealer for it and try 1t.
 Ed. Voigtlander is nightly trying to conquer a safety. He says the machine cuts out all kind of patterns not on the fashion plate, and is the worst misft he has yet had to work on.
 The beautiful hide of the jaguar killed by P. F. White, will be disposed of to some one this evening at the Owl saloon. A bear skin will also be awarded to some one at the same place.
 Phenix ditches seem to be dan gorous places for blacksmiths' children. Last Sunday a daughter of Blacksmith Marshall fell into a ditch and was nearly drowned and on the same day little son of Black smith Gilmore fell into a ditch and broke its arm.
 Governor L. c. Hughes, Auditor c. P. Leitch and Hon. W. Fl. Me Cord, constituting the board Of con- trol, are expected to pass through Prescott tomorrow morning en route to Flagstaff to take charge of the reform school there.
 A very quiet rumor was heard yesterday to the effect that a syndicate of eastern capitalists had purchased the Goldman block on the corner of Center and Washing ton streets and would tear down the present structure aud erect on the site a commodious hotel with all modern improyements.-Phenix Ga Eetts.
 The following officers of the Grand Lodge, l. O. O. F., have been Grand Master, E. P. Van Buren, of Tucson; deputy grand master, A. s. Coon, of Williams; grand warden, w. D. Morton, of Mesa City; grand secretary, Judge Eb. Williams. of Nogales; grand Lewis Williams, of Bisbee; to the Sovereign Grand Lodge, N. A. Morford, of Phenix.
 Saturday night the s. F., P. & P road brought m quite a delegation. of home seekers to Phenix from ChristianbuIg, Virginia, consisting of the following persons: William and E. A. Lafayette, Denton, Price, Alice and Eva Queensberry and Jackson. Ella, Eula, Roscoe and Ila Wade. These families will endeaVor to secure land in a body as near as and work on the colony theory as near as possible. This, we think, is one of the best plans for eastern people to consider in coming to a place like this, or, in fact, any new place. The reason of a great many people failing who come west, aud who go back dis coursged and financial losers, is because they settlein a strange land, among strangers and get homesick. -Phenix Herald.
 PERSONAL MENTION.
 H. J. Allen, of Jerome, is in towu.
 E. B. Wager, of Chapsrrsl, is in town.