Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-04-29
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 J. F. Mccoy has purchased th, Keystone saloon and taken charge pf the same.
 Another fire is reported on the A & F., this time al Winslow, whict occurred yesterday. 4 half dOzel residences were burnt up.
 If you gre interested in irrigation sF fruit growing, send your address on a postal card, for a sample copy of Practical Irrigation, Roswell NM. Illustrated Monthly.
 Lesainne. the Jerome slug-er, had preliminary bout with Arizona Justice yesterday. and wa put tu Bleep with $50 bail he could not fur nish.
 Geo. NJ. Sargent and h,- 'amily will, about May 1. remove Pres eott. This change of headq .rters is decided upon because Of t.,. more central location, being near the niddle of the line Gazette.
 Doe Johnson. the man who shot Smith yesterday at the wood camp near ChapSrral, came in to- day and rave himself up. His victim Is but Rightly wounded and the trouble grew out of dispute and in which 4ohnson says he shot in Cnly self deiense.
 J. W. YOcum has employed ?. Il. Dayle to haul his 10-stamp mill tO Humbus. IL weighs Il5 tons. As Iarge quantities of ore are already on the dump at some of the mines fh that section the mill will be kept busy. One mine alone has ore Faiued aJ a quarter ot million dol iars ready to haul to the mill Gaz-tte.
 E. E. Hitler is located in Juneau. Aaska, and writes the Gazette that basineSs Is Grsi-class in tha, farming iand and the only hek he has eRainst the country Is tha; the sun shines euty hours out of tue tEeuty-tour and be don't hardly know when to go to bed What 8 lovely cline that must be for a man 3hat stays out Hate al the lodge"
 The board of supervisors today 9ppoin ed Leonard Brisiey justice o the peace for Prescott precinct, lo i'll the vacancy caused hy the Te- zFnation ol r. J. Farley. Jdga Hisley will make fair aud i'm ahrtial justice, if we judge his legal 4cts by the excellent weight he roeasures out goods in his store.
 The Gazette says that Pierce EEans came up from Pheni1 ;3 con 4nlt with the editor of this paper ou political business. This Is mother !. democratic lie, 8s MT. Martin was in California at the time NIT. Evans Nas in Prescott, while NIT. Morrison 1atly denies any association pOlit;- cally or otherwise with Evans.
 The Mining Exchange held au Important meeting last evening 8hen various matters were discussed Meeting the welfare of that institu- | tion. Many communications were fsceived on various mining matters 1 and when in fairly good working order the beneficial results sf the | Exchange will be at once apppe- ! riated.
 Father Alfred Quetu. of the Cath { olic church in this city, tireless . end indomitable worker in the cause . cf religion, and an earnest advocate !. 5n anything to build up the com ! 1nunity he laborS ID, will soon leave . for his cd home in France 70 re- !. cnperate. This reverend gentleman , bss made many friends among all . elassas in Prescott, who sincerely ' nope that on his return the benefits received by his vacation will be i. esadily felt.
 Conductor L. B. Miller, of the A. ! 6 F., is visiting Prescott to-day.
 Supervisor Wood came up from . lhe Verde yesterday So attend the . Deeting of the board. O
 Sheriff Ralph Cameron came in . this morning from the north. and .s 2 m route to Phenix to tske ID the ! fepublican convention. where he l eteks honors as a delegate io the S. i Louis convention.