Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-08-18

Ex-Delegate N. O. Murphy, presi- dent and general manager of the Castle Creek Improvement Com pany, came up from Castle creek on Sunday morning, coming via Phenix. He says that there are loo mon at work building a wagon road from the $. F., F. X P. railroad into the springs. They expect 10 have it completed early in September, and soon afterwards a daily line of stages will be placed on the road to the springs.
 Mrs; Bertha Ward has sold lot 3l block 9, Jerome, to c. W. Bennett and August Thorbeke for $l50 August Thorbeke has deeded lots 34 aud B block 9, Jerome, to c. W. Bennett for Sl0.
 Two deeds were filed for record today from G. w. Hull to Allen Johnson. One conveys title to lot of block z, Jerome, the considera- ion being $75. The other transfers title to a thirty-three foot lot in block 6, Jerome, for $266.
 There was a slight rain shower in Prescott on Sunday afternoon, with heavy storms in the vicinity of Gran ite mountain, Lynx creek and other points. Lightning played singu- lAT freak, though, during the light shower in Prescott. It struck a tree just south of town cutting it con- pletely in twain, about midway from the top to the ground. The force of the electric current knocked sliv- CTS of the tree fully two hundred feet. The top of the tree dropped vertically, lighting on the ground and standing upright against the tall stump. The top was not touched by the lightning, the cur rent apparently coming from a southwesterly direction, horizontal with the earth and striking the tree as indicated above,
 Phoenix has broom factory.
 Tho JouRNAL-M MINER was the recir- feat of call today from 4. G. Out toI, J. E. Fitzpatrick and w. H. Curshing, all prominent citizens of Chicago. They were accompanied by Hon. Nick Gales of Prescott.
 Masonic lodge meets tonight for work in the first degree.
 Hon. Nick Gales returned Satur- day from his Santa Maria mines.
 Mir. and Mrs. II. P. Anewalt were gladdened today by the arrival at their home today of a fine young boy.
 From Tuesdays Daily.
 Rev. G. L. Pearson, pastor of the Methodist church at this place, is making preparations to leave for Honolulu early in September, to take charge of the Methodist church at that place. He has been selected for the place by the superintendent of missions and all arrangements have been completed for the trans fer except the approval of the bishop, and it is not expected that iiQ hiAl AhACi ROoC 0by pblSSNlOuos Rev. Pearson has been engaged in the ministry in Arizona for about fourteen years, having been twice stationed at Prescott during that period. He has also had charge of the church at both Tombstone and Phenix, and he is we'll liked wher- ever he has beea and by all who know him. His departure from Ari zona will be regretted, not only by his church people but by people generally who know him. He ex- poets to preach his farewell sermon in Prescott on Sunday evening, August 29,
 4 man of indomitable energy and push, civil and mining engineer by profession, we'll verSed in all prac- tical mining operations, and who is also we'll acquainted with the Yaqui reservation and its rich placeros, would like to meet party or par ties willing to advance money that would enable him to go there and select a good claim for the benefit of all therein concerned. Good returns assured. For particulars address this office. Sl7x3 Very few people have an idea of the different kinds of merchandise