Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-12-28

Rev. Father QletI will entertain his church choir st supper ttis evening
 Jerry Barton has purchased be O. K. saloon and lodging house ou south Moufgzuua street.
 Ms. Fishburn, of Walnut Grove, IS visiting Prescott.
 A. R. Burkdall left yesterday for Walnut Grove where hs is engaged in runningea steam shovel on placer gravel.
 Hotel Burke will give an elabor- ate Christmas dinner on Sunday.
 From Saturdays Daily.
 The exercises at the public schools and kindergarten yesterday were of a very interesting nature and bene- icial to the pupils of the school. They were attended by quite a nun Der of parents.
 The city council held a special meeting last evening to audit the regular monthly bills.
 John Duke came in from Jerome yesterday.
 Uncle Jimmy" More is up from his Kirkland Valley ranch.
 For a nice Christmas present buy handsome basket of candy at E. A. Kastner X Co. 1t
 Mrs. D. W. Pritchett arrived here recently from Chihuahua, Mexico, on a visit to her son and daughter, Ward Pritchett aud Mrs. C. Will banks.
 The Christmas display at the vari- ous stores and meat markets, in Prescott are unusually fine this year.
 Among the questions asked the little tots of the kindergarten yes terday, was, "Who were tbe first to know of the birth of ChristP The little ones had been taught that the shepherds were first apprized of the event, but a little five year old boy raised his hand and replied "his father and mother" 4 dead silence prevailed for afew moments when another question was propounded.
 For good msls, 90 to the Burke Fine cooks an the table supplied with the besfof everything to be found in the Tar ket.
 The WellFargo express office will be ope between s and 9I o'clock tomGow morning for the acconmodapn of those desiring to get their Chstmas packages.
 The JoUaL-MINER is in receipt of a very artiic and handsome cal endar, wit the com ailments of Samuel H. the hardware man.
 Con Clsy, the Ash Fork stock man, is inDwn.
 CaptaiJ. H. McClintock passed through Ash Fork yesterday CD route to alifornia.
 Fifteeper cent. of regular price for everhing in our store for the next 60iys. A. Effron & Co. nl0tf
 Geo. HI. Schuerman and bis daughL Miss Anna Schuerman, re- turnedome last evening.
 Chrmas entertainments were given, the Methodist and Congre SatioI churches last night, each pIaceeing beautifully decorated, and ,ong the decorations being 6 Chrinas tree.
 P, Barrett will open his new Ger saloon ID the old furniture stofoom ot J. L. Fisher this eve min His friends and acqusint- ant will be warmly welcomed.
 @ water question, which seems toI the main issue In the present micipal campaign, Is warming II 5ut not sufficiently so to keep twater in the pipes from freezing lu latest Misses and children's kets at the Peoples Store, l5 per it of regular price. A. Edron X L. N10xtf Italian Swiss Colony's famous bnoma and Madera cry and sweet ines at Hermann Voge's. nlltf MT. and Mrs. H. H. Helm came up rom Wickenburg this morning to pend Christmas with relatives. H. W. Heap of Phenix, is a guest )f Hotel Burke.
 Sam Lively and his brother, who nave been engaged in mining in this section, left yesterday for Glendale O spend the holidays with the 'ormer's family.
 R. E. Wells. who returned this morning from New York, reports hat there are 5000 cases ot la grippe there.
 J.F. Mcclure of McCluIe's mag azine of New York, is in Phenix to spend the winter.
 Handsome Christmas cards at the