Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-03-10

leased his interests at that point and will engage in other pursuits IE the county. Frank Cxnowski, vel known Phenicisn, has established [ new hotel at this point, leasing q building from Judge Fall for ths purpose, and furnishing the ssIGs handsomely.
 The air IS cold and chilly. Every day, of late. We have had all kinds of weather.
 Trhius are running irregularly ol late again. The local road should have two systems of running gear with ana without iBclement weather foT instance.
 Plans and specifications of the annex Co tho county hospital have been drawn by F. G. Parker, and are to be seen al he board of supervis. oFs office.
 Dunn X Co. the reliable business agency, sends out circular in which the following Is stated: The tone of business is gradually but steadily improving. There afo unmistaksble signs of recupeTation in nearly all lines of business. The most marked upward impulse for the month has been ID the iron and steel irdustTy the breaking of the steel rail and other combinations m the iron busi- ness bringing out vast quantity of trade.
 Many prominent railroad men of the east are expected toreaeh Pres colt on Monday. Among them gre K F. Ripley, president of the Santa Fe system. A. q. Wells, of the Atian- tic X Pacific, aud Mr. Gibbs of N0w York. On Wednesday R. R. Gable, president of the Rock Island. with a party of capitalists, will also reach this city. They arc all bound for Phenix.
 Sheriff Ruifner left this morning to arrest John Marsh who fFightful- ly abused a span of horses belonging to Joseph Dougherty, on a trip the former made to Big Bug. The animals have been brought to Pres colt for treatment. and are in such a pitiable condition that their use- fulnsss in the future seems hopeless. A human that will 60 unmeEcifully abuse a dumb brute as this man Marsh is alleged to have done is deserving of the whipping post.
 The Sun Democrat says that Theodore R Comstock, ex-president of the University of Arizona, en- gagged now in extensive mining opeT- ations, stopped over there Sunday on his return to his home at Pres colt, after an extended trip to the finaneial cenlers of the east. Mir. Comstock has arranged for the put ting iE of several thousand dollars worth of machinery ID his mines ID Mohave county, between klugmAn and White Hills. lie reports times much worse in the east than in Ari- zona.
 John McNary, of Walnut Grove, came in yesterday on horseback, making the trip by the usually travelled road. He states that the country is SO soft at many points and the snow so deep in Copper Basin, that 1t was with much diff culty he reached Prescott. Not a vehicle has passed over this thor oughfare in over two months, and Mir. McNaTy says that he would not undertake to return on horseback over that route under any cireum- stAncee. The entire country Is soaked many feet in depth, and he predicts a good season for the range. He returns via the Jersey Lily favorite roUts nowadays for travel CTS to the south.
 From Mondays Daily.
 Spring rains are due.
 Yavapai gets no pie.
 The plaza is still oo hand.
 Statehood under McKinleyi
 Yuma temperature is hot stuff.
 Business seems to be picking up
 No more bills in the legislatasa after tomorrow.
 But thirteen days more remain for the nineteenth legislature.
 The railroad tax exemption law has passed the house. Now squirm.
 Tickets for St. Patrick's ball are for sale at the Corner drug store.
 Phenix is shipping wool to the east. Hurrah for Mckinley!
 Frank Myers returned today from his jaunt 10 California. He was alone.
 Mrs. E. W. French will sing 6 solo at the Leaf social tomorrow night at Howey hall.
 Will the entire delegation get backi If they GO it will be the first time in four years.
 Operator W. 5 Goldsworthy, of the Postal Telegraph Company, is on the sick list.
 Editor Joseelyn, of the news paper combine at Jerome, came in Saturday to pay his poll tax.
 Mrs. F. G. Brecht has gone to visit in Skull valley, the guest of Mrs. B. B. Grape and daughter.
 The winds gre drying up the mud and bringing the clouds together again. Look out for more mud.
 Every paper that one picks up nowadays seems a unit in favor of condemning Grover. It beats all.
 Dr. Barrett is confined to bis rooms, suffering with an attack of rheumatism.
 And now comes the latest, that Thumb Butte ought to be chnstened Mount Mckinley. Rut the butte ain't big enough yet for that.
 The Recorder at JerolLe says that Judge Hicks inspired an article in this paper recently. The Jerome mad a sroy,a is f,tll of o,,pnar inortS