Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-09-07

EVUWhH Awarded
 Highest Honors, Worlds Fair Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair Mrs. H. D. Ross gave one of the most elaborate receptions yesterday which has been given ID Prescott for a long time. Over two hundred in- vitation were out nearly all of which were accepted. Refreshments were served and the afternoon was pleasantly spent by all present.
 The Hook & Ladder company meets tonight. All members are re- quested to be present as important business will be transacted.
 The Phenix Herald has been greatly improved of late in its ap- pearance. The Herald is one of the best papers published in the south west.
 From Saturdays Daily.
 George W. P. Hunt, of Gila coun- ty, is a candidate for the council in the next legislature. Mir Hunt has represented his county two or three terms in the assembly and one term in the council. He is a natural born legislator.
 Quite a pleasant surprise party was given Mrs. W. H. Love last evening by a number of her friends. Games were indulged by the gu. s and refreshments were served.
 W. 4. Clark, superintendent e.. the Planet-Saturn mine at Fools Gulch, was in town today.
 N. c. Shekels and his son Harry Shekels returned yesterday from their visit to Californis.
 One more excursion to California for the season. It will be given next Friday.
 J. G. Campbell is putting in a restaurant addition to his depot house.
 Major BrodIe has been promoted to be lieutenant colonel.
 The Prescott Electric company is laying underground wires.
 The temperature these nights gets down pretty close to the frost belt.
 L. A. Judkins, of Keysburgh, Ken lucky, returned to Phenix yesterday. MT. Judkins is a mail contractor who has a number of star routes in this territory and his business here is to look after them.
 Several of the eastern mail con- tractors in this territory have got ten pretty badly niFped by taking them at starvation pnces. The con- tracts on a number of routes have been sublet at prices ranging from S3OO to $l,0O0 per year more than the original contract called for.
 A. H. Wallace, a member of the late Captain O'Neill's company, died a few days ago at St Peters hospital Brooklyn. Mir. Wallace was fine specimen of physical man. hood. He was a miner by occupa- ton and left here after the departure of the Arizona volunteers and joined the company at San Antonio. He has a brother living at Los Angeles.
 On Monday, August g. just after the arrival of the south bound train the following names appeared on the register of Hotel Burke: Il. L. Lyon, Denver; Miss Helen V. Her zog, New York city" On Tuesday afternoon the couple left for Con- gress, MT. Lyon being a commercial traveller. The Albuquerque Citizen of recent date gives an account of the engagement of the lady to be married to a postoffice clerk at Las Vegas, but instead of doing so left in company with Lyon.
 MT. and Mrs. c. O. Ellis have moved into the residence on Pleas ant avenue, formerly occupied by Rev. E. W. Meany and family.
 Work is progressing on the con- struction of the round house on the site of the old one, which was re gently destroyed by the explosion. It will contain one stall more than the old structure did.
 Thomas Brown returned yester- day from attending school at On tario, California.
 c. 4. Helms and MT. Edwards, of Springfield, Tennessee, who are in terested in mining in this section, came in on yesterdays train.
 Frank Hodecker was sdjudged ins sane today. and ordered committed to the insane asylum at Phenix. He seems to be 6 professional tramp, claims to have been born at Roches ter, New York, and says that he was sent to the insane asylum from Co- coniuo county some time since. He was brought in from Ash Fork.
 O. F. (Shorty) Rickard. the ex- railroad conductor of the s. F., P. & P. railway, has returned to Needles, where he is employed in railroad ing.
 Misses Rhoda, Edna and Maud, daughters of D. J. Msrr, of Camp Verde, arrived in the city on Thurs day, and will attend school at St. Joseph's Academy.
 Mrs. Chas. Rice, former resident of Prescott, but who, with her hus- band, now resides in Los Angeles, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Thos. Long, at the Half Way House.
 Jimmy Boyd returned yesterday | from the Big Bug distuct, where he | located an extension to the Swindler | mine.
 Jacob Henkle is in town from the | Bradshaw mining camp.
 F. E. Culbertson has gone east.