Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-23
From Tuesdays Daily.
Jerome has three lawyers now.

Jerome mas three lawyers now.
 Abe Thompson was arraigned yes terday on charge of train robbery, and today pleaded not guilty.
 Jos. Tiernan and Miss Jennie Craven were married last night at the Catholic church by Father Quetu in the presence of large audience. Harry Campbell and Miss Agnes Conlon offciated as groomsmaa and bridesmaid respec- lively. Alter the ceremony at the church reception and wedding dinner was given by them at Hotel Burke, the wedding patty being serenaded there by the Prescott Citizens band. The happy couple were the recipients of very many useful and costly presents from their many friends. The groom is a native Arizonan, having been born il Tucson, but his parents moved to Prescott when ho was a small boy and he has lived and grown to manhood he-e. The bride arrived here re. enIly from Albuquerque and is spoken of as an excellent ln- dustrious woman. The couple has the JOURNAL MINERS best wishes for happiness and prosperity.
 At a meeting of the directors of the 4Ih of July celebration last night it was decided to offer $400 to the drilling contesi, S150 to the best steer tyer and $50 to the second best; $50 to the best broncho rider and S25 for the second best; also $50 for a three-eighths mile run ming race, a gold watch for a bicycle race and $50 for COW boy obstacle race. The COW boy obstacle race will be the most amusing and inter- esting feature of the whole pro gFamme as each contestant is to dismount at the quarter pole, un- saddle, rsmount and carry his saddle on his arm to within fifty yards of the outcome when he shall dismount carry his saddle and lead his horse to the outcome.
 John Rhoadhamer, the we'll known railroad contractor, has been in town for several years. He has charge of the Walnut Canyon stor- age dam for the Santa Fe railroad.
 Texas fever has broken out m Globe. It is type of the disease confined to bipeds of the genus homo, and the only symptoms are very pleasant, the patient indul- ging in dreams of suddenly acquired wealth.-Silver Belt.
 Misses Grace and Gertrude Wyckoff, just returned from a ten years stay in China, are spending a few days with Rev, E. D. Wyckoff and family.
 Cearlie Meadows arrived yester- day afternoon from Los Angeles with his Wild West paraphernalia and several members of his com- pany. Today the bill boards are covered with flaming Autographs the like of which was never before seen in Prescott. Miss Mae Mel bourne, the queen equestrienne and daring chariotteer of California is | quartered at the Burke. Miss Mel bourne is a native of Santa Cruz, Cal, and is one of the few Amer ican ladies who have won honors iu hurdle racing and steeple chasing Besides being a thorough horse. " oman she is crack rife shot and spends the greater part of her sum- mer months in her mountain home near Santa Cruz, hunting and fish. ing. It is said of her that when riding her favorite horse she seldom ever stops to open a gate, but clear: fences and ditches as though gates and bridges were an unknown quan tity. Miss Melbourne will ride { half mile dash and drive half mile chariot race against Miss Higginl of Denver at the 4th of July carni val at the Prescott driving track,
 Miss Mae Melbourne of Los Ange let is registered at Hotel Burhe,