Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-12-08
THB CITY AND COUNTY ,.,, I,sms From Our 0En fOEB an
 Surrounding Country.
From Wednesdays Daily

James Shirley and NICK Nalie9 left for the Cherry creek section to- day.
 The wind is enjoying an inninG today. As a result wry faces and foot racing after hats IS the order
 Today 8 deed from A. J. Head and wife to Frank E. Daggett for Iot I5 in block 6, Prescott, was filed for record.
 Citizens of the Verde valley are raising 8 subscription to build a wagon road to Flagstaff, via Munds trail.
 The Wood-Irvine Printing Com many. of Phenix, is not involved in tbe assignment of the Irvine Sta tionery company
 F NJ. Murphy and E. B. Gage -atrrnad from Phenix by special train yesterday. The former went to BIg Bug today to look after min- ing interests
 Cbas. H. Hayden, who is develop ;,Ga mining property at Stanton, wss in Prescott yesterday. He was accompanied by his superintendent Andrew Peterson.
 FEB. Welch-and NJ. E. Parks, rep resenting the Wrought Iron range company of St. Louis, are m town. They expect a couple of car loads of ranges within few days.
 c. L. Eschman, the well known Phenix druggist, is selling out his drug store with view of engaging in business in San Francisco. Mir. Eschman is one of the old timers of Phenix.
 Wallace Duncan, a grand nephew of General Lew Wallace. and grand son of William Wallace, one Ot Indiana's most noted lawyers, Is m jail in Pheuix charged with forgery. Wm. Partridge, one of the old time resid .nts of Stanton, Is Tn town. MT. Partridge lives in 8 stone cabin at the above place, which he erected in 1861. He has some very fine min ing properties there, which he has been developing for years.
 T. W. Otis, as guardian of the heirs of W. G. Oliver, has made final settlement with Jesse Penwell, who has become of age, and has been given authority to invest funds be- ionOiup 10 other heirs.
 Thomas McIver, q wealthy resi- dent of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, came iu on last evenings train for a brief visit to this section. He ac- companied Jules Baumann today out to the Swiss Girl mining camp.
 Deputy Sheriff Pete Boscha brought a man named Springer up from Congress yesterday to answer to a charge of making a gun play. He says that a quarrel arose over c game of cards, when the defendant arose. drew a gun and fired two shots. No one hurt.
 A special car IS attached to this evenings south bound train contain ing a party from Philadelphia en route 10 the Castle creek hot springs. The party consists of D. $. Newhall, assistant secretary of the Pennsyi- Vania railroad, Dr. Gerhard and r.. W. Morris. The latter IS the father of F. W. Morris Jr, secretary ot the Castle Creek Hot Springs Improve ment company.
 The following very explicit news item appears in our contemporary this morning: lowing to an accident to a taxless freight train south of Wickenburg. the south and north bound trains were unable tO pass, but steamed up 10 the scene of the taxless accident and transferred mail and passengers; one taxless train returning to Pheuix and the other taxless train returning to Prescott, the latter arriving m Pres colt at ? D. ID. yesterday. A freight car is said to have been dItched. This information was given by taxpayer who came iu on the tax less" Our contemporary missed one or two opportunities in the above m working in the word taXless, thereby somewhat damaging the item.
 From Thursdays Daily.
 Col. J. F. Wilson is in town.
 Winter has commenced in earnest. There are lot of suspicious char acters in Prescott at present.
 The north side of the Sierra Priets range is covered with snow. Mountain lions are destroying stock in the TontO Basin country.
 Dir. and Mrs. C. E. Warren left for Stanton last evening where they Gill reside.
 Eastern Star Chapter meets to- gut. Election of officers. Full attendance desired.
 Judge Hicks has appointed H. M. Hughes guardian of the five minor children of Robert Cartmell.
 The improved Order of Red Men will hold a three days re-unIon Tn Phenix commencing December Z5.
 Ben Crawford was recently con- victed of manslaughteT at Globe for the killing of a man named Bianchi.
 T. W. Johnston has returned from a visit to his old home in Mlssls- sippi,
 A. J. Doran has returned from a four months trip east on mining business.
 Attend the literary entertainment
 oi the public schools tomorrow
 evening. Prof. Charlton will be
 present
 A: J' Burmeister is in town from the lower Agua Fris, getting some wagons together prepara,ov to fill ing large wood contract at Rich inbar.
 Great Sa1oc prorsd by the statements oflesd- SotOS tng druggists everywhere. show
 thaf the peooIa have ar shfdf,v aoueHanr.