Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-07-29
From Fridays Daily.

A deed has been filed for record from Nancy Stephens to Josephine Potts for lots 3 and f, block H., Prescott, the consideration being nominal, Sl.00.
 T. A. Hawkins has deeded so acres ot land in the Verde valley to k. A. Windes for S400.
 Railroad officials received word today that Phenix was experiencing the heaviest raiu of the season at noon. The rainfall extended north as far as Skull valley.
 Prof. Ford is meeting with good success with his dancing school.
 According to the bulletins from St. Louis there are l9S union sol diers, Is confederates and f Mexican veterans in the populist convention.
 The Prescott Bryan democratic free silver club will hold its first meeting tonight in its new quarters in the old Sazerac saloon building. James A. Guild aud Tim Fell have been engaged to-day iR decorating the place.
 The Prescott band meets tonight for practice.
 Attend Patton's opera house this evening.
 Governor Franklin has commuted the death sentence of Jesus Larez, convicted of the murder of the Doll family, in Pinal county, to imprison- ment for life.
 The court house is being repaired from the damage sustained by the recent fire.
 Sheriff Rutner left for Crowned King this morning on license col lecting tour.
 Abovt forty-fve excursionists left on yesterday afternoons train for California.
 Col. and Mrs. A. O. Brodie's little child still remains in a critical con- dition. IL has been lowering be- tween life and death for several days. A number of times during that period it has seemed to be entering the very shadows of the dark valley. Everything which med ical skill and the care and nursing of devoted parents could suggest has been done for the little sufferer, and it is the sincere hope of sympathizing friends that its life may be spared. The fever was re ported to be broken this afternoon, and danger was feared that the ex- haustion produced by 1t might be too great for it to rally, but slight hopes were entertained that 1t may yet recover.
 All of the track of the old r. & 4. c. railroad, except about ten miles, has been taken up. They are shipping them into Prescott June ton now. MT. Bullock has made definite arrangements to build a line of road into the Yosemite val ley, in California, and these rails will be used for that purpose.
 T. G. Norris, who has just re- turned from Flagstaff, says that never during the entire period of his residence iu Arizona, has he seen such a growth of grass aud other vegetation as there has been during the past few weeks all over the northern part of the territory. Rains have been abundant in Coconino county. and stock of all kinds is looking well.
 Mrs. C. D. Reppy, wife of Editor Reppy. of the Florence Tribune, arrived in Prescott yesterday for a brief visit. She is the guest of Mrs. E. E. Gage.
 John H. Fricke, Colorado miner, is looking over the mining resources of this section, with a view of To- eating here permanently and engag- ing jn the mining business.
 Mrs. Rothchild left last evening for San Francisco, with her sonWal- ter, where the latter will enter the high school.
 J. Mulholland, of Prescott, Ariz., is in Los Angeles on business visit. Los Angeles Times.