Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-12-01


 into which their children are likely to be drawn if not given proper in structiou and protection.
 A man giving the name of Jesse Dives and claiming to hail from Prescott was arrested in Phenix on Saturday and sent to the insane asylum. He claims to he possessed of divine attributes and able to fly whenever he wants to. but he has never yet wanted to. He is said to have been prospector.
 At meeting of the \. O. U. w. lodge, held on Saturday night, the following officers were elected: Mas ter Workman. Patric& J. Farley; Foreman, T. F.. Fitzsimmons; Over seer, Lee D. Blackford; Recorder, Jno. G. Tinker; Financier, Wilson :. Goldsworthy: Receiver, Henry D. Ross; Guide, Harry Campbell; h. side Watchman, Will. D. Tinker; Outside Watchman, Wm. Williams; {; Trustee, Jos. $. Gales.
 Preparations are being made for an interesting turf event which will take place on the afternoon of Dec emi 20, on the new track lately b. .t near Nichols stone house in the Verde valley. TLe race IS for a swecpstake of S50 each entrance. The horses already entered are Old Sorrel Tarr, owned by Jas. Meadows; Fox, owned by Chas. Hollingshead; {; Nellie Gray, owned by A. J. Wing ingham.
 In the injunction case of Yavapai county agaInst the territorial audi tor to restrain from paying the r. < A. C. railroad bonds passed on by the loan commission, Judge Street Saturday withheld the decision, giv- ing until next Wednesday for the defense to file answer to the com plaint, and giving two weeks more for the plaintiffs to file answer to defendants reply. The case will come up for final adjudication on December lS.-Gazette.
 A telegram from Bisbee states that three men, supposed to be members of Black Jacks gang, who robbed the train recently at Grants, have been arrested at Fronteras, Mexico. They entered the town on Thanksgiving day, got drunk, and commenced shooting up the place, when the authorities captured them. They had 5000 O. them when arrested. The governor has ordered them held, to be turned over to the United States authorities.
 The Christmas number of the Irving Echo, published at Irving Institute, San Francisco will be a beautiful magazine full of interest to all of the pas. and present pupils and patrons o( Irving InStithte It will represent all ages and all in- terests in any way belonging to the school. Prose and poetry, the grave and the gay, irolic aud fun, music, athletics, etc, etc, will all have their appropriate places. Send in order for the number of copies wanted as soon as possible. Price, ten cents a copy, payable in postage stamps il desired. Address all communica tions to, The Editor of The Irving Echo" lo36 Valencia St., San Fran cisco, Cal.
 Mark Twain's new book, Follow ing the Equator" will be ready for delivery about the 9th or Ssh of December. This Is said to be one of the best books written by Mir. Clemens. Mrs. Mary A. Gardner Is taking orders for the book in Pres colt. Some busy body, with more enterprise than conscience, recently published what purported to be a letter from Mark Twain, saving Le had made SS2,000, paid all his debts and that his family was well pro vided for. It was a pure fabrlca- ton, apparently intended to dis suade sympathizers from purchasing MT. Clemens book. When the al. legged letter was called to the atten- ton of the author, he immediately cabled a denial 10 his publishers as follows: Lie, wrote no such letter. Still deep in debt. CLEMENS" Mark Twain is still in debt about S50.000.
 w. G. Ashton, mention of whose serious illness was made in Satur- days issue died on Saturday night about 10 o'clock. Deceased was a native of Columbus, Ohio, aged B years. He has resided in Prescott for three or four years and was we'll liked. He leaves a wife and little child. The funeral took place this afternoon from the residence of his wife's parents, MT. and Mrs. NJ. Me Cullach, on MOntezuma street, at 2 o'clock, under the auspices of the Elks lodge of which he was a mem Der. The remains were followed to their last resting place by large number of friends of deceased and family.
 From Tuesdays Daily.