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

JeIone JO ireScOlt Ou monudy, oi account of Labor Day.
 From Tuesdays Daily
 City council meets tonight. 1 R. R. Coleman came in from Wal nut Canyon yesterday to eelebrat, Labor Day and visit with his family
 Our Phenix visitors generally ex press themselves we'll pleased with Prescott. Several of them will re main for the full limit of their re turn tickets,
 Jacob Jost, a young business man of Guernville, California, accom-. compahied B. F. Murphy on his re- turn to Prescott. Mir. Jost has been sufferer from asthma and finds great relief here, hence he will lo- cate in Arizona, II he can get into suitable business. The ceremont connected with the consecration nf the len days old son of Mir and Mrs. EGrnn was per formed on Sunday morning in the presence Of few lrienls. The child was named Moses In accord ance with a custom of the members of the Hebrcw church, after the ! celebration was over a cuiiatIon was served to those present.
 John T. Jones was in from. tbe Little Jessie mine today. Prescott has been honored during the past two days with the presence of one real governor and three ex- governors. The tx governors are F. A. Tri1lr, Lewis Woiley and N. 0. Murphy.
 Daniel Dwyer yesterday purchased and took possession of the Peoples Supply House, formerly owned by Rothchild x WarzwiIcr.
 Tue lightning yesterday afternoon struck at ll. NJ, Hartson's Oak Park dairy, slivering a gate post, follow ing around the fence and killing two chickens.
 Miss Nay Roberts will return on Thursday from spending her vscs ton in California anu will again ,take her old place in the telephone office.
 F. R. Hntsenpiller is in town from his Cornucopia mining camp.
 The Scopel building, formerly occupied by 4. Averyt, has been leased by parties who will open a wholesale house m it.
 Mrs. E. w. Dutcher's two sisters, who have been visiting her for several weeks, left for their respect homes this afternoon, Mrs. Luke NJ. Moore and her two children going to Montpelier, Indiana, and Miss Alice Smith to Oakland, California.
 ]. NJ Aitken took advantage of the excursion to visit his old home and friends here.
 Judge W. II. Stillwell came up with the oxcursionists.
 Ex-Congressman II. l.. Mercy and Wm. Beardsley, both connected with the Agua Fria irrigation enterprise, at Frog Tanks, passed through Pres colt on yesterdays train, en route tu Phenix.
 The team attached to Beavers X Bunte's ice wagon ran away today. upsetting the wagon, The wagon top was considerably broken, but no other damage opptlfrpd
 c. C. Hall, the Albuquerque com. mercial man, dropped into Prescott for Labor day.
 There was a glorious rain yester- day afternoon. lt was a regular governors salute of a shower. lt always rains when Governor McCogd visits Prescott
 J. r. Osenburg returned Sunday from a four weeks visit with his family in California.
 Prescott public schools opened 10 day with good attendance.
 Governor R. c. Powers went out to Chaparral today, to do some sur waving
 Prescott Red Men will banquet their visiting brothers from Phenix, at Masonic hall, this evening.
 The rainfall in yesterdays storm amounted to .25 inches.
 On account of yesterdays storm there were no races m the track The bicycle races and one or two interesting horse races are coming off today,
 R. E. Burmister left for tho cast yesterday to buy fall stock of goods 1 for The Bashford- Burmister Com pany. He expects to be absent about three weeks.
 Ex-Governor N. O. Murphy came | np from Castle creek Saturday night. | He says that rapid progress Is being | made in the construction of the | wagon road to the hot springs, and | before the end of the month 1t will 1 be completed and good accommoda- tions will be provided at the springs 1 for guests.
 C. c. Randolph, editor of the Pie nix Republican, came m on Sunday | night, returHing to Phenix agaln on last evenings train.
 Jas. H. McClintock. the versatile | correspondent of Phenix, spent Labor Day m Prescott. While l here he visited the Senator mining camp.
 Judge Sloan opened court at 10 | o'clock on Sunday morning, and the jury in the Jordan -Schuerman case was called in, aud rendered their verdict, which was for the defend- ant, Sehuerman.
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