Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-12-15
From Tuesdays Daily.
R. BAEHR for house painting and paper hanging.

! R. BAEHR for house painting and paper hanging. Father Quetu is in Phenix. Oyster cocktails at the Winsor. ! HEINZ'S SAURKROUT in bulk at Gregory X Smiths.
 The Misses Van Buren have re- turned from a visit to Phenix. ! NJ. B. Hazeltine and wife went to JeIOme today on short visit.
 A. F. Kent of Jamestown, New York. Is a guest at the Hotel Burke.
 Isaac T. Stoddard is in town from his Copper mountain mining prop erty.
 W. Fl. Burbage of Winslow and J. H. Frisby of Holbrooz were arrivals by yesterdays train.
 Ed, Billings, advance agent of the Bittner Theatre company, left for Jerome this morning.
 Prescott stores will remain open till S:30 o'clock till after New Years, when the same closing system will be put in force again.
 County Treasurer Burke reports county taxes coming in rapidly. Taxes become delinquent one week from today.
 In the district court this forenoon the case of Thos. Carroll vs. Phenix Insurance company was argued and submitted this morning and went to the jury just before noon.
 The trial of John Riggs, Henry Steele and Eugene Daley, the three Mesa boys indicted for the murder of Alexander Grant, a tramp. some weeks ago, is in progress in Phenix.
 A red hot fight is reported to have occurred at the Pabst beer hall about midnight last night and the blood and beer is said to have flowed freely. TEe combatants were all from Whipple.
 Dr. David Stearns, refraction specialist, will examine eyes free during the rest of his stay in Pres colt. He can be found at the hotel Burke. decl0tf
 The funeral of the late Captain James Butler took place this after noon from the family residence in West Prescott. It was held under the auspices of the Grand Army of the Republic. of which deceased was an honored member.
 The body of Harry Smither, the railroad employe who died at the Sisters hospital yesterday, is at s. A. Logan's undertaking parlors for embalming and shipment to Fort Wayne, Indiana, where the mother of the deceased lives. The body will be shipped tomorrow morning.
 pr. David Stearns, refraction specialist, comes to Prescott with splendid recommendations from the Arizona press and prominent citi zens of the territory on his expert methods of fitting weak eyes with the right kind of glasses. Call and see him at the hotel Burke if you need new eyes. dec1Otf
 F. A. Tritle. Jr., register of the land office, is in receipt of a letter from $. J. Holsinger, special agent sent out by the general land office, to investigate cases of timber tres pass in the territory. Register Tritle is requested to inform him of any such trespass in northern Ari- zsna, and the same will receive MT. Holsingers prompt attention.
 Lieut.. Rice, the new Indian agent at San Carlos, contemplates making many improvements. The capacity of the fouring mill is to be in- creased, and better water supply provided. Also a new saw mill will probably be erected somewhere near headwaters of the San Carlos river. Lieut.. Rice seems to have taken hold with the determination to i'm prove the condition of the Indians on the San Carlos reservation, en- couraging industry among them and insuring a greater degree of pros perity.-Silver Belt.
 The local foot ball players will have to raise about S200 to meet the expenses of the Indian boys if a re-