Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-09-08


 Miss Letitia Parker will open school in Lower Verde district No. 2i, September ..
 Mrs. May. Mcclure arrived in Prescott yesterday to tako charge of the Miller valley school.
 Commencing tomorrow, Friday, evening and continuing during tie remainder of the season, the con eerts at Whipple will commence al 7:30 D. m. The officers at Whipple feel quite gratiiied at the interest manifested by citizens of Prescott in their concerts and the appTecia- tiou shown of them by the large at tendance. No matter how dark the evening or how threatening of storms the weather may prove their concerts are we'll attended. It is partly in q ference to Prescott citizens and to accommodate them that the change in time is announced.
 D. w. Cross is in charge of C. R. Martindell's office during the latter's absence in California.
 r. A. Williams left on last even ing's train for Mesa to arrange for taking h family there agaIn D spend the winter, Miss Ida Vii iatns has been re-engaged to teach school there.
 There was another fine thunder storm last night about 9 o'clock, followed by showers during the night and portion of today. The tain at 9 o'clock seemed particularly heavy south of town, as 1t caused quite a rise in Granite creek.
 C. R Martindell left on today's excursion for a months trip to Cali fOrnia. It will be his first visit to that state, and the first time he has been outside of the territory for twenty years.
 Superintendent Treadwell, of the Buster mine, IS in town.
 Letters received here IL ently from Chris Linde show that he and his partners, Frank Krell aud Jasper l Fredericks, have not gone to the Klondyke country, as reported some tune since, but they expect to go m there next spring. They are all working at Sum Dun.
 Seversl Prescott people are ar ranging to attend the Albuquerque fair.
 Golden Rule Chapter, Order East ern Star, meets ;)nlght.
 4 telegram from San Francisco says: he cross examination of Dep uty SheiG M Se Rice, of Arizona, occupied the attention of Judge Campbell, when the Figel case was resumed today. Rice adm. ted that his expenses had been naid by a woman, out sand he wou go to jail before ne would disclose her name, and asked the court whethe or not hiS eXpef es would be paid by the state, as ne expected tu re4Cad the money he had borrowed .om a lady friend. The defense zen offered further testimony m support of the theory of an alibi.
 Mrs. G. A. Bray. Mrs. E. J. liar per and her mother, and John Steph- ems left on today's excursion for California.
 Sheriff Geo. Ruffner returned this morning from his visit to Tempe.
 Argument m the case or r. l.. | Jordan ct al vS, Geo. II. Schuerman has been in progress too v, and the case will probably go to the lry | this evening or early tomorrow.
 Lawrence Cittadini, a native of i Switzerland. was admitted to citi- zenship today in the district court. l
 John A. Rocketellow, A. M., of the ] University of Arizona, arrived m Prescott his morning, in the inter l es. O! that institution, and will be | pleased to meet any that wish to i mske enquiries regarding the instl-- l tuition. He IS stopping at Hotel | Burke.
 Miss Laura W. Sharpe, teacher | in the Tempe normal school, was a | passenger on last evenings south ! bound tra ., on route home, from | spenC ng her vacation in northern Arizona.
 Mrs. G. C. RuiTner returned this | morniug from her visit to California.
 The efforts to secure a match steer | tying contest on Labor Day between Doe. Goodin and Ed. Gatling have l proven failure. GOodiu's friends l do not seem to care tO back their | man against GatlinC.
 The lightning, during last nights storm, burned out the fuse n fifty | seven telephones of the Prescott Electric Company. They are all m repair and working order again to- day.
 Hon. N. O. Mui phy arrived this morning from the astle Creek hot springs and reports work on the new road going on as rapidly as "os- sible with prospects that It W be -,,,,,,i.,tsl ,,itbin Ina naNt ton Or