Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-02-24
From Mondays Daily Firemen's ball tonight. VyAshington's birthday.

D. E. Gillette and Lester Jackson
 returned y-s erdsy from a visit 10
 the Santa Maria country. | Today has been observed as a
 holiday by the banks, the pOstohice
 and public offices generally. Ed. Block, Prescott's popular one
 price clothier, has q new business
 talk in this issue. Read it. Henry Hols,r, confidential man
 for B. LsntTy X Sons, left for the
 east this afternoon.
 Robert Rouise. a Nohsye county miner, a native of Utah, committed suicide al kiuEmln last week,
 Hon. W q. Nulvenon came up from PheniX ou Saturday, aud will return again tonight.
 Detective Slyey, ot the A. x P. railroad, came a yesterda ay to attend the preliminary examination uf i'm Parker, the alleged train robher.
 Knights of Pythias lodgo meets tonight. All members are requested to attend. as ,mp1r, ant business Will be transacted
 pr. Dutcher has filed his rcp1rt of births for rcco-', twentyIou. in number, there belag thirteen females and eleven males.
 The snow fall during the recent storm amounted to eight and half inches. The total precipitation in rainfall WAS one inch.
 C. H. Akers and John Robinson went down on last nights train to take in the sights of the Capital City.
 R. E. Burmister was able to be down town today, being his first appearance since his return from Mexico.
 This morning was the coldest of the season, the thermometer at WhiPple registering three degrees below zero.
 Arthur H. Wallace. of San Fran cisco, a representative of the Haggin < Hearst mining firm. Is m Prescott in consultation with D. B. Gillette.
 Frank BettmaD, the genial com mercial traveller, pulled out for San Francisco yesterday. Accompany ing him was crate labeled "Gila Monsters" with q half dozen or more precautionary warnings on II.
 Marvin and Thompson, charged with being accessories to the Peach Springs train robbery, were brought down from Flagstaff on Saturday alght. aud lodged in jail, pending their preliminary examination.
 NIT and Mrs. j. Y Shspdri enter tained a large uumber ot their friends % Saturday night, with du- pllcate whist Despite the indictment weather SIX tables were occupied by players anu a vsry enjoyable evening was spent.
 Miller's store at the NcCabe mine was burglariz-i last Friday night and S5O was stolen. One Mexican was captured iI the act aud another was arrested ater by Deputy Sheriff Hubbard. chargei with being par ticipant.
 Don't fail t1 buy a ticket to the hramen's bal, and help the boys whether you attend or not. Every property ovspr i- interested m the fremen and saould aid them.
 Wm. Daze, veteran rsilroader of the 4. & T. y.irad, Is in Prescott. to attend the preliminary examiua- ton ot the Peach Springs train rob- bers. Mir. Dag was manipulating the throttle Ol the engine ot the train which was robbed.
 The preliminary examination of Jim Parker. the alleged train robber was postpousI o3sy til tomorrow at ten o'clocb It will take place before Justice J H. W. Moore. The examination wi.i Oe held in the court house. District Attorney H. D. Ross will conduct the prosecu- tion.
 Edwin F. Green, who wilt be re- membered by may of our people as horse trainer. actor and Sdver- tisiug schemer, Is in jail in Los Angeles. California, ci arged with having committed rape on a tweive-year-old girl, who was a ward of his family. He wife swore to the complaint which lodged him in jail.
 Acting Foreman Joseph Geimer, of the .. E, r. X r. shops, had a narrow escape yesterday from losing one of his hands. He was engaged in putting a brake shoe ou an engine standing in the yards, when the ar was accidentally turned on. and his hand was accidentally caught be- tween the brake shoe aud the wheel. 1 Three fingers were pretty badly l mashed, the bones Tn one of them l being broken.
 Mrs. R. T. Tustin gave a delight 1 ful entertainment on Saturday | afternoon Co a number of ladies, at her east Prescott residence. The ! fascinating game of whist formed l one of the chief features of the | afternoons entertainment. although | the elegant rcfreshments served | were discussed with zest and relish | by those present.
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