Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-06-29


 He will be a valuable acquisition tC
 the band, as well as to the musica circles generally of the town. Mrs
 Browning Is also a musician, beins
 au accomplished pianist.
 From Thursdsy's Daily
 Frank Biffar, of Cherry crock. i.
 Tn town.
 J. W. Stewart. of Williamson val,
 ley, Is in town.
 $. J. Holzinger, special sgent of
 the Interior Department, came up
 from Phenix this morning. The trial of John Eckles. on 2
 charge of stage robbery, has been in
 progress today in the district court. C. D. Wingfeld, of the firm of
 Rodgers X Wingfeld, merchants of Camp Verde, IS m town today. County Surveyor W. 4. McGinnis. of Pheuix. has been taken into custody charged with being insane.
 Sam Webb, ex-collector of GUS toms at Nogales, and a prominent democratic PoliticIan, Is in Pres colt.
 Reports or insinuations to the con- trary, the assessment of the Santa te Pacific railroad Is just the same sit has been for several years.
 Mrs. c. H. Akers, wife of Secre- tary Akers, Is in town for a few weeks visit. She Is the guest of Mrs. J.J Wragovich.
 w. H. Ferguson and his son. G. $. Ferguson. returned yesterday from a trIp to the Grand Canyon coun-- trv, where they had been looking after d mining property.
 The jury in the case of Wm. Taught brought in a verdict last evening of murder in the second de gree. Taught killed a man named Carter at Seligman last December.
 Recent raia storms are said to have caused considerable damage to the grade of the Big Bug railroad. As 1t IS vet m charge of the con tractors, the loss will fall on them.
 Iu it's failure to abolish the terri torIal board of uonirol, the grand jury did not come up 10 the expec- tation of some people. A supple 1. mental report, giving au explanation for this failure, might be m order.
 Tom Hallahan, erstwhile a resi- dent Of Prescott, according to the Tucson Star took two shots at d crap dealer named Roberts in Tue ] son the other day. Neitae shot took effect in its intended victim.
 pr. E. W. Dutcher entertained a few of his gentlemen friends last evening at his reside lee with a series of games ot progressive whist. Ele- gant refreshments were also served during the evening. The doctor is a royal entertainer.
 W. L. Garden has resigned his position as chief clerk for President Murphy, of the $. F.. P. tS P. rail- .oad, 10 take effect July 1. Mir. Carden's health will not permit of he confinement attending the posi> .ion, and m order to get out in the open air, where he will have more ,xercise, has accepted a position as lime keeper on the Big Bug road. 
 Louis Mel, the fire insurance spe- nal agent and adjuster, left this morning for Los Angeles. He came | lere some time ago to adjust the oss, by fire, of Mrs. Bones residence. )wing to hitch in the negotiations 7 or settlement, Mr. Mel left with ut adjusting the loss. He made an 'uer of compromise, which was moi accepted, and afterwards he with V lrew It. The case will probably 20 I O the courts for adjustment s
 This morning, Messrs. Garden. Nragovich, Jaeger, Webster and V jarter were standing near the depot c ,usily talking, when a lady and iit- le boy came up behind them. The ,, title chap evidently thought he : ecognized family likeness in some De of the group, and exclaimed. Papa. An observer states that t be only one in the crowd who did e ot start and blush afterwards was | ,arter.
 Paul Guetke, well known archi- | get, formerly a resident of Pres | ott, died at the county hospital in U 'henix on Tuesday afternoon. Mir. b Tuetke was we'll known all oyer the O having been in the army. Il -atloned at various posts. He was W D architect aud draughtsman of no b lean ability, but wrecked his health nd abilities to earn a living by tl unk. He was kind hearted maa b nd was his own worst enemy. f, The final chapter in the abandon h lent of Whipple Barracks as a mil t' ary post will take place there on u uly $ when Lieut.. Tupes will sell |. auction all the movable govern u lent government property remain al lg there. Included in the list of u red IS 10000 pounds of corn, 5000 pI Ounds of barley. l20O0 pounds of ran, steam engine and boiler, a di ump and corn mill, 1000 laths, H. S O feet of lumber, hay scales and a iu lng list Of smaller articles n,