Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-08-26
THE CITY AND COUNTY E,VSy Items From Our 0Sa TOEB sBd
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 The sage" oI Sleepy Gulch Is
 ssid Co have ! legislative bee buz-
 ring in his bonnet.
 Born. on Sunday night, August
 Is in Prescott, to Mir and Mrs.
 Hammond, daughter.
 The populist delegation left for
 Phenix this morning to attend their territorial convention, which meets tomorrow
 A deed has been filed for record from W. Q. Harrell to James May and others for q house and lot ln Congress for Sl,5OO.
 The supervisors meet to morrow as a board of equalization. 4 meet ing will also be held on the 25th for the same purpose.
 Dennis A. Burke and J. q. Camp bell addressed the members of the Bryan club last nighton the politi- cal issues of the day.
 There was quite heavy rainfall last night, the precipitation being .55 of au inch at Whipple. The total rainfall for the month has been l.95 inches, and for July and August, up 10 date, 6-65 inches.
 IL seems that a mistake Eas made in the arrest of Charles Rogers, at Phenix. for the pOstoffice robbery here. The Republican says that he was quickly released, as a telegram from Prescott stated that be was m DO wise implicated"
 An exchange says it takes a rich man 10 draw a check. q pretty girl 10 draw attention. q horse to draw the cart, porous plaster to draw the skin, tOper 10 draw a cork. a free lunch to draw a crowd, an ad- vertisement in your home paper 10 draw trade.
 4 Colorado editor. who has evil dently formed a not very exalted 1 opinion of the verscity of his con temporaries, has hoisted at the head i of his paper the following: The l Only Truthful Paper in Colorado He IS now known among his brother l editors aS ''Old Truthful"
 As 80 illustration of the political l situstIOn here, the attention Of the ] jOURNAL-MINER has been called 10 1 he fact that one precinct il the l county elected the same man as | delegate to the republican county | then to the pOpulist md again to the democratic couven- | ton.
 Mrs. E. W. Dntcher gave a very | pleasant party last night to a mum Der of her lady friends The prin- eipal amusement of the evening was cards, interspersed with social con verse Elegant refreshments were l served during the evening. and the time was pleasantly spent. Evening | parties for ladies exclusively are just now the popular thing.
 The announcement of J. D.i,Moore Ss s indidate for county recorder, subject to the action of the county l convention, appears in this issue. Mir. Moore is a demo cTat of the staunch. uncompromis- ing stripe. has resided here for a number of years, and all of his in- terests are in Arizona, and he Is entitled to- the favorable considers- fiOn of his party.
 An Oklahoma editor made the I foliuwiug announcement in the col umns of his paper: Yesterday We were married. IL will be remem- bered that both our former wives eloped with the foreman ol our office. To avoid any further incOn- venience of this kind. We have this time married a lady who IS herself a compOsitor. and she will set type while we hustle for the ducks who are keeping their goods on the shelf because they do not advertise.
 McClure'S Magazine for Septem- her will contain a paper on Dr. W. T. C. Morton, the discoverer of lnRsthesiS, by his wife. pr. Nor su's discovery established painless surgery. anI Mrs. MortOn's paper is the intimate personal history of heroic battls for a new idea. IL has special interest a; this time, because ID October there Is 10 be . public jubilee in honor of pr. Morton's priceless service to humanity. The f,,r,..r mill Ina fullv i1lrstrztat