Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-16
R. E. Morrison left lor Pheni1

this afternoon.
 Geo. W. Hance is in from the Verde valley.
 Attend the performance tonight at the opera house.
 J.E. Wagoner is up from Walnut Grove on business.
 Larry Dugan is in town from the Agua Fria valley. F. c. Earle, the Et Paso ore buyer, is in town.
 The city council will meet in special session tonight.
 Nathan W. Tarr and Helen A. Holman of Kingman were married recently.
 District Attorney E. 5. Clark of Coconino county came in on last nights .raiu.
 DeDuty Sheriff Pete Boseha, of Congress, has been appointed deputy assessor.
 Skull valley will have a rousing old time patriotic Fourth of July celebration on Monday, Jgiy 3.
 NJ. c. Orton came in from the east last evening and has gone out to his Minnehaha mining camp.
 The Fourth of July finance com mitteo is meeting with good success and the funds for the celebration are now assured.
 Prof. c. D. Ostrom left for Phe- nix on Saturday. He will also visit Tucson bafors returning to Pres colt.
 Harry Tri.ie went to Phenix on this sf, rucon's train to take posi- t.el s ssistant secretary with Sec rrtsy II AkeTs.
 Pleux Gt Hes are organizing an art cIl ar-tt,, society. The mem CTS vii absolutely refuse to recog nizs aay young man who is addicted to the peruicious habit.
 HID. Aitken took a run down to Pheuix on Saturday evenings train to speud Sunday. He returned this morning. Fl, says the weather is delightful iu Phenix.
 C. H. Akers received his commis- sion as secretary of the territory last evening. Accompanying the commission were orders to proceed to PhenIx at once and take charge of the office aud in pursuance with these instructions be left on this evenings trair.
 H. D. Aiken and Paul Hastings, of Prescott, and J. M. Aitken, RI. E. Morin and Mont Chubb, of Phe- nix, spent several hours yesterday shooting Sonora pigeous near Phe nix. They bagged about POO birds during the day.
 The beautiful team of white ponies belonging to the Pearson company was on the streets today and attracted great attention. This team will appear on the stage at the opera house. They are trained and know their cue as well as the actors. The team is hitched up on the stage in front of the audience in just loua and half seconds.
 The firemen of Phenix held picnic yesterday at Mesa City. On the re- turn trip a number of young men were standing on the steps of the passenger coach swinging outward and snapping the heads oif sunhow- CTS growing near the track. Among the number engaged in this pas time a young Mexican in the em- ploy of drug store in Phenix, had his back to the front of the,train aud as he reached out little too far, his head came in contact with a tele- graph pole near the track, killing him inst antly.
 i Governor Franklin has offered a reward of $500 for the apprehension of Chacon, the Graham county mur- derer, who escaped from jail at Sol- omonville recently. The Phenix Re- publican very aptly says that cit is by no means likely that either the county of Graham or the territory will ever have cause to regret the generous rewards offered, for the chances are a thousand to one that they will not have to be paid. Cha con is no doubt in Mexico, but if be is not hs is in concealment by his friends. k reward is often sufficient 10 induce Americans to denounee friends fOr the sake of getting it. For one reason or another Mexicans are not SD easily induced to be- trsyal."
 The Episcopal Sunday school will give 6 pIcnic Wednesday at Wings G anite Dells ranch. Team will start from the church at 9:30 sharp. 1t is hoped as many parents as pos sible will accompany their children, also owing to the number who ex- p. ct to attend, it will be we'll for those who have conveyance of their own to use them if possible.
 Parties intending to take advan- tags of the excursion rates to the Graud Canyon July and 8, should send their names to the stage agent Geo. A. Wood, prior to that date. The name should be accompanied by deposit of s as a matter of good faith. The company is able to accommodate all who may want to go, but wants to be able to approxi- mate the number in advance SO that they may arrange accordingly.
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