Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-08-18
WORLDS FAIR. CHICAGO, 1893


 nieces of Mir. and Mrs. F. B. Gage, gave most delightful dancing party m the fine barn belonging to Mir. Gage, on Saturday night. The barn floor is highly polished, and with the addition of being waxe1, hatie an ideal dancing floor. Quito a large number of young people were Tn attendance. Music was furnished from stringed instruments from Prof. La Guardia's orchestra at Whipple. The company tripped the light fantastic till about II: go, when refreshments were announced, beiug served in she elegant mansion of Mr. and Mrs. E. B Gage. After partak ng of this feature of the entertainment. the guests bade their charming hostesses good night with many expressions of the pleasure they had afforded them during the evening.
 J. P. Fuller, superintendent of outside circulation of the Denver Republican, paid brief visit to Prescott on Saturday. By recent change of time on the Santa Fe railroad Denver papers now reach Prescott about eighteen hours in advance of San Francisco papers and only siy hours later than Los Angeles papers of the same date.
 E. W. Gillett. general agent of the s. F., P. X r. railroad at Phoenix, has gone east with his family to spend thirty days vacation given him by the company. Mir. Gillett has worked continuously for the company ever since it's completion to Phoenix.
 J. V. Shepard returned on Satur- day evening from his visit to Colo rado. He says that business is im- proving in that state.
 F. W. Morris. Jr., secretary of the Castle Creek Hot Springs Improve ment company, is up from Castle Creek, where he has been engaged with x. O. Murphy in the improve meut of that famous health and pleasure resort. MT. Morris expects to leave for his home m Philadel- phia tomorrow, and after . months visit will return to remain for year at least in this section.
 Ed Block, who, during two or three years residence in Prescott, has, by fair dealing and by tue in troduction of low prices in clothing w.-., SD kk, f,raU,Dut rapL In tha clothing business, IS just now mak' ing slaughter of his goods prepar- atory to laying in his fall stock. His goods are all fresh and new and as he buys for cash exclusively and sells ou the same terms, he IS ena- bled to offer extraordinary bargains in every line carried by him. Mir. Block uses half page in the JoUR- NAL MINER in this issue to tell what he has for sale and to tell of the prices which he offers them at.
 A Chinaman named Long Took, who had been sick for about six months, died on Saturday Right and was buried this afternoon.
 Horace Barker is a recent arrival from Park City, Utah. He says that the two big silver mines at that place, the Ontario and tho Daly, have closed down on account of the low price of silver, and that in con- sequence thereof, the town is being rapidly depopulated. Mir. Barker was formerly engaged at the Silver King mine in this territory, and came here expecting to meet his old friend, c. o. Allen.
 Antonio Suagasti, sheep herder on the Smith ranch, near Bellemont. was shot in the back and killed last Saturday morning. David Russell, who lives near the place of the shooting, is under arrest, accused of having committed the deed.
 Mir. and Mrs. c. 4. Dake returned from California on yesterdays train and have been receiving the con- grltulations of their numerous friends since their arrival.
 J.D. Smiley is in town.
 JIM. (Uncle Jimmy More is up from his ranch in Kirkland.
 Ed Barden, recent arrival from Maricopa county, fell down a winze in the Gold Note mine on Saturday, resulting in his death. lie had just placed shot in the mite and lighted tho fuse when he started for the surface, but fell with the above result.
 Al. McCann and Miss Sadie Tboma came in from Minnehaha on c4n-d.v Tho latlar ia the guest