Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-01-27

writers of the southwest. and st the same time one ol the mos; promi neatly known men in Arizona, came up from mud town -PheRiX last night to see the beautiful snow m the Prescott hills, and will prob ably locate here permanently, Mike says that YSvapal IS the banner bullion area of the universe, because she has the mines Co roll out the metals,
 Virgil Earp has recovered from the effect of his recent accident sufficiently to bc able to be around on crutches. His feet were both very badly mashed, his hip injured. and be was bruised all over, remain ing unconscious for several hours after the accident occurred. Mir. Earp has had two or three eX. periences iu his life which very few men would have lived through, this being one of them. He has been shot all to pieces, and crushed m this mine accident. but still has hopes as we'll as good prospects of living to ripe old age,
 "A recent Tucson CrdlnAnce, says the Citizen. ordering a record of all births, deaths aud marriages be kept by the cIty will work a revolution in the management of the cemetry and probably cOnduce much to the health of the city. Heretofore no burial permit has been required and the result has been to open the streets to funeral prOcessionS, regardless Of the cause of death. Under the new order of things q sexton will 6e in charge at the cemetary and burials must be made by permit. The application for same must be accompanied by certificate of attending physician aud in the absence ot a physician the city health officer must furnish the needlul certificate. By this means the cause of each death will be arrived al.
 From .. F. r. X r. railroad chan ne,s, the following interesting iufor- nation, ID the line of live stock news, is given publicity: During the year lS96, stock shipments on this railroad were aS follows: Cattle. 9iS car loads; horses, 2l car loads; sheep and hogs, 9S ear loads. Total, l.OS7 car loads. Total cattle. 29,OOO head. In the department handling the vast business shown above So sat s- factorily, a great deal of credit rests upon .. |. Behan. chief of tha live stock department of this road, as to his efforts and energy, the benefits derived to the shipper and his com pauy are So manifest through hls capabilities, much CT, dit Is due him. MT. Behan k familiar with range life, and seems to know the wants of patrons. and at the same time in the matter of transportation facili- ues, handles consignmeNts expedi- tiously and satisfactorily to al.
 Mrs. E. C. Woodruff gave q de lightful entertainment yesterday ai- ternoon to large number uf ladies'. A game was indulsed in which might make it appropriate tO call IL an afternoon T party-no; a regula- tioH pAs, but t-y te party, Or q tea test. This feature consisted uf number of phrases being gwen. and the guests were each provided with piece of paper and required Co guess a sing.e word ending n tv, which would express the same idea. for instance, The Mother of Invention" Necessity; Faithful Allegiance" Loyalty. This diversion afforded a fund of amusement and the exercise of the guessing qualities oi those present. There were twenty one of them, and Mrs. J. J. Fisher won the fIst prize by correctly guessing all of them. Mrs. l.. W. Butcher and Mrs. Philips tied for the second prize, and in drawing lots. the for mer won it. A sumptuous luncheon of most tempting and platable viauds was served during the alter noon, and, it Is needless to add, that the afternoon was very pleasantly spent by all.