Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-02-03
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There was a slight fall of rain 10 day. with indications that there will be more.
 F NJ. Murphy and R. E, Wells came up from the south this alter noon.
 Dr. W. F.. Pritchsri left on this afternoons tram for Los Angeles, after s weeks visit in Prescott.
 Today's south bound train did not reach Prescott til f o'clock this afternoon.
 Br,stols Equescurriculum or in plain English. Bristol's horse show, which was to appear m Prescott to night has postponed its appearance till February l9.
 Sheriff Ruffner returned last night from the south with Chss. Cansris, who is charged with the theft of about S5OO worth of mineral speci- mens He was captured near No gales.
 Mrs. M. H. Phillips, cousin of Mrs. W. (. BashfOrd, left this after noon for her home in Stockton, California. NIT. and Mrs. W. C. Bsshford sccompsnid her as far As Ash Fork
 Andrew Walsh, he conductor of the elevator al the Hotel Adams, was nearly crushed to death yester- day mnrning.-Phenix Republican. Where was the she" conductor of the machine. that she could not save her partner.
 JIG. Means, a druggis; of Natchez, Mississippi, came up on yesterdays train,ir1m the south, en route to Los Angeles. and remained over here till this afternoon. MT Means has spent several weeks, iu different parts of the territory, looking around with aview of locating here.
 Parties visiting Phenix will find nice place tO cal at L. H. DsMers' cafe and oyster p3rlors. MT. De Mers. who was formerly engaged in business in Prescott has opened a confectionery store on Washington street near tha postOtfice and has oyster Parlors and cafe attached.
 Our contemporary announces that ?. W. O'Suliiyan has been con frmed as register of the Prescott land office, in the face of energetic opposition by Delegate Murphy. IL may be a fact that Delegate Mur- phy opposed his confirmation but Il IS open to serious doubt.
 Prof. Schles>iuger has been unable to attend to any business for the past two months. and has been un- der 2 skilled doctors care for the past month. and Is in need of fnan- cial assistance. Some of our local musical talent. under the direction of Mrs. Cline and the Prescott Or chestra, are arranging for concert and dance to be given some time next week, for his benefit.
 The musical people of Prescott have decided to give ! concert ball at PattOn's opera house next Wed nssday evening for the benefit of Prof. SchlessInger. Tickets Sl.00. The professor has been quite sick for some time and is in straitened circumstances financially. The en- tertainment should receive liberal patronage.
 The railroad company has placed two work trains on the road, to try try and get 1t in repair again. The recent storm has been the worst in 1 the experience of the road. The 1 adobe earth used for grading be- [ tween Bells canyon and Date creek, | when IL becomes wet, permits the track to slide. This is particularly the case on curves, and m many | places they have been compelled to brace the track with additional ties, one end of which is placed against | the ties oi the road and other against adjacent rocks. The company has had big force of men at work ever since the storm, but 1t has been a [ difficult task to keep II in any sort of repair.
 Among the prominent members of the present legislature in the : lower house. Navapai county figures 1 conspicuously in such in the person ] of Billy" Mulvenon. From the day ] the session opened up to the pres ent time he has been lin the saddle on every measure with that vim and sincerity characteristic of him in or out oi office He IS not only loyal to the interests of the community he represents, but performs a duty which truly may be weighed in the sense of the greatest good to the greates,i number" permitting par tissnship to figure as insidious when the.brosd performance of a duty in which the interests of our people