Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-07-27

The board of equalization has been raising assessments all along the line in Prescott.
 MorFitz Rosenberger, of Phenix committed suicide Sunday by shoot ing himself through the head.
 West Prescott is building up very rapidly. There are four or five new houses there now in various stages of erection.
 Yesterdays game of base ball he tween the PreScotts and Whipples resulted in a score of 26 to 3, in favor of the former.
 The Prescott Choral Club will meet tonight at the residence oi Mrs. N. Levy. A full attendance of members is requested.
 The Prescott brass band has very kindly volunteered it's services to play for the troops at Whipple some evening this week at dress parade.
 Captain Mitchell of the 18th in- iautry is expected at Whipple on Thursday to take the position of major of the volunteers now sta tioned there.
 G. w. PIttock, the we'll known newspaper correspondent, is now writing letters to the Star from the outlying precincts of Pima county. PittOck is perfectly irrepressible.
 The residence of Mrs. Thomas Long was burglarized last Friday night, and ,$lS0 and a six shooter tolen. The burglars dropped a $20 bill on the floor, whichwas found by Mrs. Long.
 Harvey Lee, business manager of the Phenix Republican, rturned from his trip to Jerome Saturday evening and left for Phenix last evening.
 Chsuncey D. Clarke, tLe we'll known capitalist of Phenix, who is engaged in mining at Santa Maria came up on this mornings train on a flying visit returning south again on this afternoons train.
 A fire alarm was sounded this morning at a few minutes before six o'clock for another fire in the same stable where a fire occurred about a week agO. It was exiting guished without any serious dam age.
 Secretary c. H. Akers is up from Phenix for a brief visit to his family who are spending the summer here. He is incidentally enjoying our cool breezes. while his right arm is sore from shaking hands with his numerous friends hers.
 There was quite large numbsT of visitors at Whipple last evening 10 witness dress parade. The soldier boys make a fine appearance when the seven companies are all lined up on the parade grounds. Captain Russell makes a 6ue commanding officer.
 Johnny Burke, son of MT. and Mrs. D. A. Burke, had birthday on He had about fifteen or twenty of his young friends to assist him in the appropriate celebration of it and it is needless to add that they all had 2 good time and spent an afternoon of fun, frolic and pleasure.
 Thomas Butler, the JOURNAL MINER's faithful carrier left this for Walnut Grove to spend his vacation. During his absence bis place will be filled by Master Dewitt and subscribers failing to receive their papers should notify this office that the oversight may be promptly corrected.
 Miss Helen Wells sang solo last evening at the methodist church ln which she added greatly to her as a vocalist. The piece was an old one SO far as the words are concerned, "Nearer My God to Thee" but set to entirely new music, The solo is a very beautiful one and ,he rendered it in a faultless and very impressive manner.
 Armour & Company announce the opening of their new plant at South Omaha, Nebraska, for the packing sud manufacture of all the products of cattle, hogs and sheep. The build ngs cover twenty-two acres, and he daily capacity, limited only by eold storage is 10000 hogs. 2,OO0 cat -le;and 5, 100 sheep. It is claimed to Dethe most perfectly equipped pack ng house in the world, introducing many recent improvements and in 
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