Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-07-21

luIIHtT AnAu us iuADitAt ID utdE pl what was going on in the rest of the world, althI ugh in plain sight of Prescott.
 From Mondays Daily.
 Jerome has "Niblockn for jew eler and "Knoblock" for hotel keeper
 A note from Tia Juana, MeIico, to the JouRNAL-MINER says that MT. and Mrs. L.. F. Hale and their daughter Miss GeEtie, Ben Weaver, Jr. and Arthur Robinson had made a pesceabIe raid on the above place.
 4. E. Joscelyn, the Jerome editor, was married in Chicago recently to Miss Henrietta D. Flohr, of Chicago. The JouRNAL-MINER congratulate Mir, Joscelyn.
 Mir. and Mrs. !. I. Roberts have returned from their visit to San Diego. The former is greatly im- proved physically Sy his vacation.
 John s. Jones returned yesterday from his trip to Denver.
 Harry Tritle, assistant secretary of the territory, came up from Phe- nix on Saturday nights train to see his mother. whom he had not seon nnce her departure for the east in September last. He will return to Phenix again this evening.
 A gentleman ho arrived in Pres colt short time since from Europe and who is impressed with the beau tiful scenery in this section, ex- pressed surprise at the name given to Thumb Butte, as it is . misnomer, the projecting point of rocks having no resemblance tO a thumb. He says while watching IL the other evening just after the sun had set he became impr, ssed with its resom- blauce to a sphinx and the more he looked the moro clearly tho outline became defined. On looking at it from the west, this side of Iron Springs summit, the view presents a perfect form of a crouching lion, As the view from Prescott is the more common one had of it, why not call it Sphinx Butte.
 A correspondent at Whipple fur niShes the following item: Miss Hattie Freuler, of Whipple, leaves today for Jerome where she will re- main on visit to friends. We hope Miss Freulsr will enjoy her stay and will patiently await he pleasure of her return home. Miss Freuler will be missed by large circle of friends who all unite iR wishing her a happy time and speedy return.
 FIT. Aspinwall left for the south last evening.
 Phenix Coblentz, of the firm of Felix Coblentz & Co, of San Fran cisco, IS in town ou his periodical visit to take orders for his firm. Mir. Cobleutz Is one of the old time com mercial travellers, who travelled through Arizona in ante-railroad days.
 A special car will be chartered at Phenix, and a delegation of from fifty to seventy people, accompanied by the Phenix band, will go up to Ash Fork to meet Governor McCord on hts return from the east.
 Donald Campbell has applied for to the bar to practice as an attorney.
 La Mascotte at the opera house this evening,
 H. S. Van Slyck, general agont of the Santa Fe Pacific railroad, is in town.
 C. R. Watson, formerly employed ln the s. F., P. x P. machine shops in Prescott, has taken position m the machine shops at Jeromo. He IS frs, class mechanic.
 Mrs. Frances Wadsworth, of Ne braska, has been elected principal nf the Jerome schools.
 The Columbia Opera company twirty-two in number, arrived on the noon train today from California. There are about a dozen or if teen ladies in the troupe who are regular beauties.
 James Shirley came in this morn ing from the Etta mining camp. He reports the weather very warm there. He states that Mir. and Mrs. E. J. Austin's well known dog "Pe- dro" died there a few days since from tho effect of the heat,
 Rev. G. l.. Pearson preached to large audience at the Methodist church last evening on the question, @Is the World Growing Worsei" He answered the question in the mega tive, sustaining the proposition in very able manner backed up by