Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-05-06
TIE CITY AND COUNTY. LsVSJ Items From Our OEn TQSB ard
 Surrounding COuntIj.
From Meanesdsys Daily.

Lotus Frank, a subject or llail' was admitted to citizenseip today. The preliminary examination of Jim Abshire will take place on Fri day before Judge Brisley. John W. Francis was elected mayor by the common council Sat urday.-Flsgstaf Democrat.
 Chicken thieves are abroad in the land and have pulled several of the perch belonging to U. Wragovich, lately. MT. W. feels very chicken hearted" over the loss of his trained birds.
 Southern towns are anxious for Congress to permit them to issue water bonds in amounts running from SS0,0OO to $lOO,OOO. Prescott recently decided to have the water problem settle itself, consequently we will soon be high and dry.
 Among the changes in official life ot the local road Is the retirement of Trainmaster Albert and the sue cession of A. D. Gillis, which goes into effect on May l. Mir. GillIs was formerly an engine man on this road, and is said to be thoroughly capable to handle the duties of his new position.
 Harry Elliott has resigned as sn engineer on the :. F. P. S r. and will take charge of an engine on the Congress beeline road. NIT. Elliott IS one of the best enginemen in any country and has many friends among all classes who regret to see hIm change stations. Sam LandOn Is now the pioneer engine man on this road, snd like Mir. Elliott is ranked high in railroad circles.
 skinny" the Chlnaman, who seems to have secured the hatred of his eountrymen from being con- stSnlly is the association of white men. was pulled last night for carrying a 45-culibre SIX shooter. He says that he was -heele i' only for the purpose of protecting him self m case he was assaulted, just . same Melican man.
 Chief Prince and Officer Potts . cleaned up the hobo element yes ter ay by running in two profession . al daisys. One was blind beggsr ! and was handled by big and sleek . looking steerer, while the other . had a running sore on his leg caused . by generous application of flesh '. eating acid. They were an unhOly . set and should be lsshed out of . town. Record smashing continues on . the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phenix . Ry., Hnd if the boys persist in their . speedy work, the cannon ball route . will soon supersede that whiSh Is . Commonly known as a railroad. The . latest run that IS worthy of mention . was that made Monday afternoon on | Conductor GetSey's train, with Jack . Detwiler at the throttle and Captain Mason in the ireman's box. between Skull valley and Ash Fork. The run was accomplished in just two hours and thirty minutes, the dis lance being s miles. Over twenty miles of this grade was uphill of a Three per cent character. the only Admirable feature of the trip being in a light train. This feat takes the bakeTy m raI roading, and con eideripg every, ling reflects hand eomely on the crew that accom- pliShed Il, and proves Likewise the Excellent condition of the road bed. The :. F. P. X P. certainly has able and yet careful men to handle its polling stock. and in praise of the system one fact should not be over booked in credit 10 its equipment and management in this, not per bon has been injured so far along the line who can trace 1t to any neglect or misconduct on the part af any official CT employee of the company.
 Rev. Father Quetu left to-day for France.
 B. NJ. Goldwater left this morn- ing for Pheni1.
 Judge J. J. Hawkins arrived to- day from Los Angeles.
 Mir. W. P. Covillaud, has gone to xisit relatives and friends in Will Iams. Justin Robert Rice, the Cow Boy Ffeacher, wife and family, arrived thls morning from Los Angeles. ID. B. Gillette aud Lester Jackson departed | day for Mexico. where tbey go io look at mIulng property. F. D. Barnhart, ;he well known aathOTIty on mIues 8ud mining. comv ID this morning from the east.
 Mrs E. J. Austin, 0 very r>timabie sod charming iaiv, left today for a Tisit tO lrieadS dnd relatives ID Albany, New York. Mrs. B. B. CrapO was passenger oR the south bound train this morn iag en route 10 her home m Skull ]