Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-30
THE CITY AND COUNTY I,vy Items From Our Own Town an
 Surrounding Country.
From Wednesdays Daily.

to teach the Thumb Butte school The Adams Hotel, Phenix, has closed for the summer
 Major R. Allyn Lewis, the agent of the New York Life Insurance Company, is in town.
 W. W. Ross returned this morn- ing from a flying trip to Phenlx on business.
 Abe Thompson plead guilty this afternoon to the charge of train robbery against him.
 James W. Ehle, son of John Ehle of Skull Valley, is recovering from sn attack of pneumonia. He IS be ing cared for at the home oi hls grand father, Joseph Ehle.
 The offices of the Mining and Scientific Press have been removed from 320 to S30 Market Street, San Francisco, Cal, the finest business location in that city.
 A deed has been flAd for record from G. w. Hull to K. D. Todd Tor two lots on the east side of Rich Street, Jerome. the consideration being $120.
 Attachments were issued today from the district court for Captain Hardy and Hiawaths, defaulting Indian witnesses in the train robbery case.
 Hon. William Jennings Bryan will speak at Fiesta Park, Los Angeles, on Monday, July 5th, at p. m. Parties desiring to hear the great orator, should take the s. F., F. & P, excursion train tomorrow, Thurs dsy, morning, June 24th, arriving Los Angeles the following morning. Mrs. Wm. Thomas and son, How ard, will leave for San Diego on to- morrow's excursion.
 Deputy Fairchilds, when on the witness stand in the Miller case, gave some testimony which would not be beneficial to Woody in the matter of getting the territorial re- ward offered for Miller. He stated that when he and Miller's sister were out hunting for Miller, they met Woody and asked him if he knew where Miller was. He replied: SI do not, aud if did, l would not tell you for $5,OOO."
 Mrs. M. A. Dougherty, mother of ]. w. and Jos. Dougherty, will go to California on tomorrow's excur- sion, accompanied by her nephew, R. M. Dougherty. the well known mining man of the Bradshaw noun tains
 J. V. Faryel., the wealthy Chi cago merchant, has been m Prescott for three or four days. He Is in- arrested in the Sun Dance Mining Company. Hr lei; for Chicago this afternoon.
 Col. Bob Groom, a pillar of the Hassayampers, and of the same genial characteristics as in pioneer days, is once again mingling with us, coming from his mines in Black z Rock district. In 1861 Mr. Groom made a survey of and laid out tho sOwnsite of Prescott, aud the lines be ran are to this day regarded with the same degree of accuracy as II of modern execution. In looking over the old and familiar scenes Mir. Groom knew so long ago, he says nothing remains for him to trace the old except possibly here and there an occasional landmark or Hassayamper ediice. Groom creek was christened after this early pioneer, he being among the first to stake out a claim and become per naneptly identified with 1t. MT Groom has met many old timers du- nng his visit, and naturally notices likewise how the ravagcs Of time has taken his former com anions over the divide. Considering the manner ofliying in early d4ys-the priva' tiUus and hardships of the pioneer Mr. Groom, though nearly three score snd ten, carries himself erec' physically and IS of the same vigo intellectually. He pins his faith or YAvapai mines, and in a phllosophl cal manner says this section has future which the generation follow ing him will reap in prosperity an' plenty.
 k slugger from the Antipodes an' apuncher from the Green Isle haI c big audience last night in the Pal ace, and with their twelve poun' pillows showed how Corbett an' Fitz did not slug each other. Tn kinetscope of Bob Brow failed t work.
 Geo. s. Porter, a former residen of Prescott, came m on today's trai from Los Angeles, where he ha been residing for the past two year and half.
 Some people have queer idea o newspaper. They seem to think II doesn't require any money and wil run itself.-E1.
 Tom S. HubbelI Of Albuquerqu' is in Prescott to attend the com meneement exercises of St. Joseph academy.
 A letter was received at the shel ig's office yesterday from a Chlcag woman, with an associated press te egram clipping from a Chicago p' per giving an account of the col victiOn of Parker The woma stated that her husband, Jam' Parker, had left hone four yea M E HA