Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-12-09
TERRITORIAL NEWS
YAYAPAI COUNTY.

4ANAPAI COUNTY.
 w R. Coats arrived in Prescott yes terday from Schenectady, New York to take the position of StenOgrapher in Geo. M- Sargent's office, recently vacated by E. W. Mitchell.--Journal- Miner.
 Howard +. Masterson, a nativeson of Prescott, son of Murat Masterson. was married in Los Angeles on Thurs day, December 9, to Miss Edna B. Bowe, of Los Angeles. Rev. Joseph Smale, minister recently of Prescott. performed the marriage ceremony Journal-Miner.
 The San Bernardino "Times Index says: 'The Santa Fe has promuIgat- ed an order instructing all passenger conductors that from this time on while passing through the coaches dur ing the night, their lanterns must be thoroughly concealed underneath their coats, so that the light may not dis turb the passengers. The order fur ther instructs conductors to be partic- ular in closing car doors, and under no circumstances to allow them to lslam.---Journal-Min
 Wm. Delashmutt. city marshall of Selma, Fresno county. California was arrested in Jerome the other day. He is wanted in Selma for getting away with city funds. A reward is on his head, and an officer is on the way from Selma to claim the prisoner.--Jo Miner.
 The United Verde Copper Company have made 6OO,O0O brick at the June tion. and are now burning them. in | order to begin work on their opera house and other buildings in Jerome
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 James Butler aged 76 years. died was a Lieutenant of the 2d U. s. In fantry in the late war. He leaves wife, three daughters, and four sons. His wife and daughters are visiting north and will reach here Monday Funeral services were heldunder the auspices of the local G. A R. post. Deceased was well known and highly respected
 Frank l.. Parrott and Miss Alice E. Ager were married in Prescott 1 Tuesday evening, December [. at the ] residence of Mrs. J. 4. Walden. The event was kept so quiet that the event eluded he local newspapers. NJ rPar- rot is train dispatcher on the night shift at the depot Miss Ager the bride, came from California.--JournaI Miner.
 One day some months ago the old dry washer disappeared from the pla- "a and the next day it rained and it kept on raining. The dry washer was finally located upon placer claim be longing to Jim Lowry. Lowry plead guilty. but said he had not been able to use the dry washer on account of rain Now that he has returned the washer 10 its old stall on the plaza we may look for a dry winter. The guar dianS of the washer. however. are not yet satisfied and still talk of damages Prescott Courier
 A wagon containing a giant block of onyx drawn by a long train of horses arrived in Prescott yesterday from the Big Bug quarries- The block of onyx filled the wagon bed and pro- jected out behind; the block weighed 13, 150 pounds and when it was driven ill a 2.000 pound wagon upon Levy's scales, there was q crackingOf timbers and just as the wagon was rolling off several large blanks of the platform broke in two. The wagon came near crashing through into the pit under the platform. The onyx block is main ly of the translucent sea green variety and one of the best specimens sent in from the quarries for shipment-PreS- colt Courier.
 Harry Smyther, a brakeman. was thrown from car at Jerome Junction on December 9th. breaking his left arIn- He was brought to the Sisters hospital. At first he refused to allow the physicians to amputate the ar1n This morning he esubmitted to the oper- atiOn- The shock was too much for him and he died shortly after ten O. clock Drs- Butler and AIcNally per formed the operation---Journa Miner
 The new time card which went into effect yesterday on the Santa F'e. pro- vides for three limited trains per week Travel on the above road has been so heavy that it has been found i'm possible to handle it except with heavy trains. with which they have been unable to make schedule time The west bound limited has veraged from sixty to one hundred passengers each, while regular daily trains had from eight to eleven coaches each JOurnal-AIiner