Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-11-24

tion $i00.
 Fifty convicts are now employee
 on the State of Arizona Improve
 ment Company's canal at Yum
 and in a few days the force will b
 increased to twice that number. ! Mir. and Mrs. J. J. Fisher vii tmoYe into their new residence il
 East Prescott tomorrow. It is {
 very neat and cosy little brick
 cottage.
 Members of Prescott band are re
 euested to meet at hall st southeast corner of plaza, this evening at 7:3( o'clock. Business of importance CoREY WLBANKs.
 "Miue Host" Geo. Schuerman, of the Sherman House, announces a very elaborate bill of fare of very palatable articles of diet for Thanks giving.
 4 deed was filed for record today from \. 4. Staley to R. A. Tesgue and w. F. Hing for 160 acres of land on Agua Fria creek, known as the Staley ranch. Consideration, S450.
 The JOURNAL MINER goes to press every afternoon at four o'clock in order to catch the south bound mail. Parties having notices or advertise ments for publication should get them in early in the day.
 The freighting outfit belonging to the estate of the late ]. F. Bruce was sold yesterday by the adminis- tratriX, by order or the probate court, and was purchased by F. G. Brecht. Joe Mayer and George c. Rufner for S2.l90.
 The Phenix Herald announces the following appointments by Governor MeCord: 'Col. Epes Randolph, of Tucson, as chief engineer of the the territory, and Dr. Geo. Good fellow, of Tucson, health officer for the territory"
 Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Stillwell and Mrs. Albert Lesard, of Chaparral, are visiting Prescott today. They paid this ottice a pleasant call. aud expressed themselves delighted in witnessing the manner in which q paper is printed.
 Mrs. F. G. Brecht aud her niece Mrs. Lighthouse, left on Sunday mornings traiu for an extended visit to California. They went ts Oakland but expect to visit other portions of the state and expect to be absent aDout five months.
 Prescott Elks will hold sort of high carnival tonight. They have six or seven candidates to initiate, an occasion which is always of inter- est to members. All members of the order are requested to attend at z o'clock.
 C. H. k. Denton, of Prescott, who has been with the Development l Company at the Elkhart mill, | came to KiDgman Mon l day last and left last Thursday evening for Cedar, where he has ac- cep,ed a position as engineer in the Cedar Valley Company's mill.- Mohave Miner.
 Butcher St.Cisirc, of Gila Bend. i against whom there were strong of having had something | .o do with the murder of Druggist Pratt, hss been missing for several lays. Several hundred dollars ad- lanccd him by Mir. Gondolfo to buy 'sttle are also missing.
 The Prescott foot ball team will % to PheniX on tomorrow evenings rain at 4:25, to play the Indian cam on Thanksgiving. Parties de firing to attend can procure round rip tickets for $S.20 by applying to Tom Campbell, at the postofiee.
 The Christmas Ladies' Home Journal tells how the German Em- 'eror, with the Empress and the loyal family, spend Christmas Day Fith their children. The article is Fritten by MT. Nsgla von Brave, an ttache of the court, who was per nitted to be present at the cele ration last Christmas in order to Grite this article. The pictures Tere made lon the spot" and ap- 'roved by the Emperor.
 Helmets for the use of the United tates army in Texas, New Mexico, Irizona and other hot posts have cen submitted to the quartermas- CTS department. They are of ban oo and similar to those used by he British army in India. They re intended to replace the cork elmet now used by the troops. The quartermaster general was not svorably impressed with the new cad gear, and directed the return f the samples.
 The California Fruit and Confec- ionery Store, ou Cortez street, op- 'osite the postofice, today received n assortment of the finest candies yer imported into Prescott. There , now a good opportunity for candy Also a lot of excellent ,Alifornia table raisins. Tomorrow hey expect to receive a consignment f the highest grade of Ooloug, ,eylon, Gun Powder and English reakfast teas.
 TATE OF OHIo, CITY OF ToLEDo,I
 LUCAS COUNTY.
 Frank J. Cheney makes oath that @ is the senior partner of the firm f F. J. Cheney x Co.,, doing busi ess in the City of Toledo, County nd State aforesaid, and that the rm will pay the sum of ONE HUN RED DOLLARS for each and every ase Of Catarrh that cannot be cured V the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
 FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed l my presence, this 9th day of 'ecember, A. D., 1886.
 SEAL. A. W. GLEASON,
 Notary Public.