Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-03-10

We hold our hresth Tor that prison bill
 l De. J. c. Coleman, of Denver, Is . recent arrival iR Prescott and may locate permanently. He is a brother of the we'll known mining man of Tonto Basin.
 Greece is taking the place of Cuba in local war discussions. After l Mckinley Hswipes" several office hunters in this city, two engage ments will be open for them.
 Tho board of supervisors will probably set soon on the question of beautifying the plaza. The un- certainty of our climate keeps the improvements back.
 Johnny Kinney. the rustling Chap arralite. was . visitor to Prescott yesterday. He says that section is grinding out gold as usual, and gives a pretty pen picture of it's future.
 Mrs. c. H. Akers returned yester- day from her visit to California, ac- companied by her son. Bryan. They were met at Ash Fork by the @sec- retary."
 The Kansas legislature has passed a law prohibiting the use of type setting machines in that state. Here is . cue for the Arizona moraiizers tO protect the prints.
 Jake Reese, the architect, left yes- terday for Kirkland, where he will move the business houses of IT. M. Earnhart further down the railroad track.
 The Burke register today shows the following guests; M. E. Morin, Phenix; ]. E. Clark, Jersey Liiyi Martin Bugeln, Williams, and Frank Raymond, Chapsrral.
 The Grand CsnyoE of the Colo Fado, the Frisco peaks and YavRpai's matehless climate should be annexed Co the south. Thea they will have the shooting match.
 W. E. Hall of Jerome Is visiting Prescott today on business. He says shat the snow On Minges noun tain near that place is At least six feet in depth.
 The deepest hole in the world has been bored in Silesla, 6.420 feet. This is only equalled bT the hole bored into the peoples pockets by the Arizona legislature, 
 The attention of the city council is called to Paradise alley, back of this office. and the health officer is asked to get his X-EaY apparatus and size it up. It's 6 daisy.
 c. H. Cheverton, for many years an attachs of the First National Bank of Chicago, and a friend of James Shirley, is visiting Prescott, and will remain for some time.
 In addition to tbe plans for an annex to the county hospital, on ile with the board of supervisors, there are also plans for q new resi- dence ia the vest pocket of the clerk ] of the board. Particulars later. The city council is somewhat 1 worked up on the electric light l proposition, and say they will light 1 up the plaza for the house of lords, anyway. Many taxpayers want the | city illuminated, and the council IS unit on the proposition.
 T. F. Carson, the well known min 1 ing operator. left yesterday for the ! State of Coahilla, Mexico, on min | ing business. He expects to be I absent few weeks, and is called to | that country to look at many claims that are said to be showing up well. |
 Prof. Schlessinger and wife left | yesterday for Denver. The health | of MT. Schlessipger is said to con- tiuue poorly aud his friends believe \ that the attacks of neuralgia he is subject to are affecting bis brain.
 While passing through the alley | in the rear of this office today, Mike | Hickey pointed a. the knee deep mud in this theroughfare and said ! in tTna Hibernisn tones, "If this was hack of the Burke we all would be arrested" And Mike is right. Asit is the city should be run in.
 A very important transfer of real estate was made Saturday, by which | Mary J. Foster transfers to John | Lawler 325 feet of lots in block 15 l for S1550. The property sold h To- cated on Cortez street in office row and the price at which it is sold is very low.
 There is one good feature about the present legislature. Propositions involving 6 few hundred dollars are 'inde6nitely postponed" and those running into the thousands of dol lars, are made the special order" There is nothing cheap about the | 18th, and the tax payers will find it out soon.
 The Tucson Star thinks that Pres colt would be an ideal place for a summer capitol. The Star, as usual is fair and squarefon all territorial questions, but how dare you, Gov ernor, make such an assertion, are you not afraid of being slugged | from behind again when you go to Phenix.
 Several Prescott people are going to Carson to take in the big 6ght. Why would it not be good idea to train our future Legislators and send them to take pointers from the slIggers for effective work in behalf of their constituency. We have tried meE, money aud brains, and can lose nothing by resorting to Queens bury tactics.
 The present legislature has taught US an object lesson, ia this, work for Prescott and Prescott enter prises, make known her grand mineral resources, aud by all means spend your money where you get it, which is Prescott. If you are him- damned by outsiders when you can secure the same here, it serves you