Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-07-14

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 At meeting of the board of con trol yesterday morning, resolution was passed to proceed under an act of the last legislature to the com pletion of the reform school build ing at Flagstaff for its conversion into a branch insane asylum. The act makes an appropriation of three mills on the dollar for this purpose. That will amount to about $lS,O00. Besides this there is $7,335.0S in the reform school fund. Tho first step of the board will be to get plans and estimates.-Republican.
 c. M. Funston, one of the stslwart republicans of Cocouino county, and one of the best newspaper men in the territory, is in Prescott, serving his country as United States grand juror.
 Parties having girls to educate should send for a catalogue of Irving Institute. l036 Valencia street, San Francirco, California. This school is equipped with S good corps of instructors and has special facilities for the care of young la dies, where they are looked after and provided with all the comforts of 6 refined home. The next term of this school will open on Monday, August 2. About a dozen young ladies of Prescott have atteLded the institution, from all of whom the best of recommendations can be obtained.
 D. F. McGowan, of Cherry creek, won first money in yesterdays single hand drilling contest by sinking Q hole l7.5 inches in the fifteen min utes.
 In a fishing excursion, on the ocean, near San Diego recently, out of 6 party of eight, Miss lGertie Hale. of Prescott, did not get sea sick on the voyage. She succeeded in landing ten barracuda on the trIp, the largest of which weighed niue pounds.
 Fred Curtis, a boy, 10 or l2 years old residing on Lynx Creek was m town today to receive medical at tention for a wound m his face made by a bullet. The lad claims that Mexican rode up to within few feet of him and deliberately drew 6 gun and shot him. The wound IS slight.
 United States Attorney E. K. FL linwood came m on last nights train and will leave on this evenings trs in for Tucssn on official business.
 A. Yer Mehr and Judge J. k. Russell, of Kingman, are in town on United States court business.
 Deputy United States Attorney A. NJ. Franklin Is m town on court business.
 John NJ. Compton, a gentleman who has been connected with the United States maTshals office in Tennessee for ten years, has been employed by United States Marshal Griffith as his chief deputy.
 F,om Thursdays Daily.
 J. E. Wagoner, proprietor Ol the the Castle creek stage line, IS m town on court business.
 H. Lemon, the jeweler, went to California on today's excursion. I
 The steer tying contest between Johnny Stillwell and Thomas Thonpson came of st the race track yesterday. The contest was for $l00 8 side for roping aud tying five steers. No admission fec was charged and there was a very good attendance. Stillwell tIed his first steer in 1:l7i, being the best time. StilIwei. had troubls with his sec ond steer, as the animal played hide and seek with him by jumping from cue side of the fence to the other. It took hum 10 minutes and 4S sec onds to get this animal tied down. Each tied four steers, the total tune being as follows: Stillwell, 25:454; Thompson, 7:4la. A. A. Moore is up from his Wal knut Grove ranch.
 David Sinclair, of Yarnell, came in on this mornings seaside limited
 In the case of E. D. Parson, Jr. et al. vs. E. Besly, judgment for plain tiff was rendorod on Saturday.
 A. $. Clough will open one ot his store for the sale of his fruits to- morrow. It is located on the south side of the plaza, and will be Tn charge of Charles Crocker. He ex- poets to open another place in few days, ontMontezunla street, opposite the JOURNAL MINER office.
 Julius N. Rodenburg, who will be we'll remembered as Prescott raised boy, returned today from San Francisco to spend a short vacation after an absence of over two years. He has jumped into manhood and found it difficult for many of his former friends and acquaintances to recognize him.
 %. Moore, of Texas, is in Pres colt, for a visit to his brother, J. D. | Moore.
 Yesterday and today have been the warmest days of the season. There was a very slight sprinkle of