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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-24

NJ. B. Hazeltine left on this morn ing's train for Denver to attend a bankers association. At the close of the session he will go to Califor- mia to spend his vacation his wife being there at present.
 G. A. Bray received a telegram this morning, announcing the death, at Fort Roots, Arkansas, last even ing, of the little baby of Lieut.. and Mrs. Philips. The baby had been in delicate health ever since its birth.
 Lincoln Fowler, a prominent resi- dent of the salt river valley. and the champion melon grower of Arizona is in town. Mir. Fowler shipped six teen full car lords of melons this year besides several more car loads in smaller lots.
 The editor of this paper has re- ceived an invitation to attend the sixth annual convention of the Cali fornis bankers association which will be held in San Francisco Sep tember l5, Is and l7. All bankers of the territory lying west or the Rocky mountains are invited to at tend.
 Frank Fieldman, formerly in busi ness at Weaver, is the subject of rather a lengthy article in the Los Angeles papers, charging him with deserting his wife and children. Fieldman is claimed to have con siderable money.
 The legislative ticket nominated by the Maricopa democrats IS as fol- lows: Council, Aaron Goldberg; Assembly, j. u. Evans, Silver Re | publican, Charles Peterson, Joseph l Langston and Henry NJ. Willis.
 W. D. Baker, custodian of the Prescott Forest Reserve, arrived in town on Saturday and will take | charge of the above reservation. Mir. | Baker Is an old newspaper man, hay ing worked for fourteen years on the | Philadelphia Ledger.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-24

Frederick Funkhorner, an old sol dier, will leave tomorrow morning for the soldiers home at Santa Monica.
 The city council will close its labors as a board of equalization to- day.
 F NJ. Murphy left Los Angeles this morning, and is due to reach home tomorrow.
 Mrs. E. Trenberth, of Big Bug, is in town today. She is a very busi- ness like woman and with her daugh- ter successfully conducts a general merchandise store Tn the above To- cality.
 Captain Donaldson's company was up town this afternoon. They came in without arms and returned with about one-half of the company armed. The rifles were the ones which formerly belonged to the Pres ,ott Gravs and in addition to the arms they received about 1000 rounds of ammunition. The guards at WbIpple will hereafter be armed with these guns.
 A document was filed in the county recorders office yesterday which will rather painfully surprise the heirs of the estate of the late Michael Wormser, as it reduces the value of his property by S30,0OO. The instrument was mortgage of the date of April 1, 1897, executed to the Bank of Arizona at Prescott. It is secured by a large area of land owned by Wormser on the south side of the river Why the mort gage was held so long IS not known and none but Wormser's most inti- mate friends were aware of it's exist ence.-Republican.
 A contract was let for the removal of the exploded boiler which tore out the front of the Bashford- Bur mister company's warehouse. The contractor yesterday raised 1t up and hitched twelve animals to 1t, but they were unable to move 1t.
 James Shirley left this afternoon for Mexico on mining business
 The A. O. L. W. meets at K. of P. hall this evening at S:30. Visiting brethren fraternally invited.
 A picnic party of eighteen or twenty people went out to Maple Gulch today.
 James Shirley and E. J. Austin returned yesterday afternoon from their trip to Jerome on mining bus mess.
 The New York Life insurance company, on Thursday, August 17. gave Mrs. Pauline O'Neill its check for SlO.OOO. the full amount of the policy held by her husband, the late Captain W. O. O'Neill.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-24

pr. T. B. Comstock. the mining
 man formerly of Prescott, but now
 Of Mohave county, arrived on this
 afternoons train.
 The Good Templars will escuIt
 the remains of the late E. NJ. Sea
 mans 10 the depot this evening at :
 o'clock.
 It Is no tribute to a man. dead or
 alive. to tell something about him
 that is not so.
 R. H. Burmister has returned from attending the session of the territorial board of equalization in
 PheniX.
 A young man from Jerome hired a horse at c. c. Ruffner's livery sta ble last evening, and when he got through with hun turned him loose on the street. At noon today the horse bad not shown up at the livery stable.
 The Atchison, Kansas, Globe gives away the following secret: By tying sand paper about her ankles, an Atchison girl produces the same effect as by buying au expensive silk dress. The pieces of sand paper rub together and sound just like a S42 silk skirt-has the swish and the rustic"
 Sam Hill has added a machinery department to his extensive hard ware store, making it the most com plete Tn its line in the southwest. He has always carried a very exten- sive line of all kinds of hardware, powder, fuse, etc, used in connec- ton with mining, and by this addi- tlon there Is nothing needed in con nection with this enterprise ID the shape of supplies that cannot be secured at this establishment, and ! which can be purchased as reasOn- 1 ably as anywhere, making it entirely | to send away from home | for mining supplies. Mr. Hall has a business talk in this issue, to which l the special attention of all parties in mining Is directed.
 Last Tuesday while Thomas B. l Camp was employed in digging a well near Granite mountain. he sus- tainei serious injuries by the buck | at loaded with dirt and rock falling on him from the surface l50 feet dis tant, that makes his escape from in 1 stant death simply miraculous. It . seems that the rawhide bucket used had reached the surface and when being pulled over to unload became detached from the rope. It de- scended with its full load and struck Camp with full force behind the shoulders, injuring him internally and strange as 1t may seem smash ing one of his limbs It is said that had the bucket been made of metal he would have been instantly killed and horribly mutilsted.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-24
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
 And still it rains.
 Chas. Zeiger is at the Burke.
 Otto Metson left for Kansas City today.
 Old Jupiter Pluvius promises to settle the water question.
 Thomas Owen is registered at the Burke from Large Bug"
 Secretary c. H. Akers came up from Phenix this morning.
 Mrs. Ford, her son and daughter, left this morning for Denver.
 W. N. Staley, of the northern part of Arizona, is visiting in Prescott.
 P. A. Williams is up from Mesa City for brief visit on business.
 Arthur Robinson returned on Sat urday from his visit to California.
 Judge J. D. Bethune left yester- day for Mexico on mining busi- ness.
 Dr. Miller will leave for Phenix tomorrow to take charge of the in- sane asylum.
 Percy Armitage has returned from Phenix where he has been residing for several months.
 The WhippIe volunteers were paid of yesterday, nearly $l2,OO0 being distributed to them.
 R. D. French, the commercial traveller, is home again from a six weeks trip on the road.
 Colonel William Herring has been appointed chancellor of the univer- sity, vice L. c. Hughes, resigned.
 Miss Messenger will leave for Flagstaff on Wednesday morning where she will give a concert on Friday evening of this wa,k.
 R. H. Barker has resigned as citi- zen member of the board of control, to take effect September l. E. J. Bennett has been appointed to the position.
 S. c. Smith of the firm of Greg ory & Smith left last even ing for Chihuahua, Mexico, to visit friend and to look over the place with view of probably locating there.
 President NJ. NJ. Parker of the territorial university, delivered an address last evening at the Metho- dist church on the subject of educa- tion, calling special attention to the university over which he presides.
 The five ton piece of boiler iron, which wrecked the front of the Bashford- Burmister Co., s ware house by last Tuesdays explosion, was re- moved yesterday by B. H. Weaver.
 B. F. Cooper, of Glendale, was bitten recently by a hydrophobia skunk while in camp near Congress and has gone to Chicago for treat ment at the Pasteur institute.
 President F. M. Murphy, of the s. F. P. & P. railroad returned yes terday from his visit to California. Mrs. Murphy and her sister and brother, Miss Helen and Edward Meaney, returned with him.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-24
GOOD TIMES.

Have come to those whom Hoods Ssrsaparilla have cured of scrofula, catarrh. dyspepsia, rheumatism. weak nerves, or some other form of impure blood.
 Hoods Pills are the only pills to take with Hoods Sarsaparilla. Easy yet efficient.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-24

Mrs. w. c. Budge has returned
 from short trip to Phenix.
 Governor Tritle and family are
 moving into their new home in East
 Prescott on Mount Vernon avenue.
 If the bTays and the toots about the taxless toots were only taxed
 what revenue they would bring to the county.
 A. J. Knoblock has retired from the management Of the Grand View hotel at Jerome.
 Material for the front of the new building being erected by Levi
 Bashford has arrived and the work will be rapidly pushed now to com pletion.
 The High Five club held a very interesting session last evsning at the residence of Mir. and Mr.. Geo. NJ. Sargent. The fascinating and somewhat exciting game of pro- gressive "Twenty-Nine" was played, six tables being occupied. After nine games had been played an ex- animation of the score cards was made, when it was discovered that Mrs. A. w. Edwards and F. J. Sar- miento had carried of the honors of the evening. Elegant refreshments were then served when the guests took their departure for their homes. MT. and Mrs. Sargent are excellent entertainers and an evening spent at their home always furnishes a pleas ant memory for the future.
 The Prescott school trustees have elected Miss Hall, of Bedford, h. diana. as assistant to the principal ot the public schools.
 Doane Merrill has returned to Je- rome from his wedding trip.
 The city council has decided to enforce the collection of licenses from dance halls in Prescott.
 G. A. Bray returned today from brief trip to Pheni1.
 The man who wrote the following had no doubt just read a copy of the JoURNALMNER: A good local beats the world as an advertising medium. A handbill | attracts the attention by accident. | The newspaper carries your message | to a waiting audience. The fence | rail ad is a corpse that can only be l looked upon by few neighbors who | have to go near it. Ire newspaper advertisement goes into the home. takes seat in the family circle and l talks to the hundreds of people who pay for that kInd of an entertain ment. They love the family news i paper and read it with confidence.
 The following is the democratic | ticket of Maricopa county: For sheriff, D. l.. Murray; recorder, w. A. Moeur; district attorney, Jos. Campbell; treasurer, John Dunlap; probate judge, Lee Gray; superin- tendent of schools, A. H. Fulton; surveyor, C.. A. Streitz; supervisors, Albert Miller and F. $. Stout.
 Prof. NJ. NJ. Parker, president of the Territorial University, arrived on | this mornings train from the south, and will remain in Prescott till the middle of next week. He is on a tour of the more important 1 towns of the territory in the interest | of the university. He is accom- panied on this trip by his wife. Prof. Parker has made some import ant improvements in the university since taking charge of it, and has raised the standard of scholarship considerably.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-24
From Fridays Daily.

I Col. E. A. Pitkin, of Prescott, and Admiral Dewey went 10 school together when they were bows about twelve years old, back in Vermont. l Mrs. Geo. H. Cook has returned from visit to Flagstaff.
 E. L. Murray was yesterday nom- mated for sheriff by the democrats of Mar;copa county.
 ] Rebekahs meet in K. of P. hall tonight.
 While democratic politicians. or many of the old timers of them who have drawn sustenance from the pub lie in the past are making an active canves for various offices, Tepubli- can seems to be laying low. For sheriff three announcements have been made while as many more candidates are talked of. While we have heard of no candidates on the republican ticket, friends Of P. J. Fitzgerald are urging him to make the race for it. Mir. Fitzgerald IS an old time resident of the county, is thoroughly competent for the position, and is so well known all over the county that. If nominated, he would no doubt be elected.
 The JoURNAL-MINER has never yet attempted to pay a tribute 10 any man, or to criticise any one, dead or alive, by knowingly or wilfully mis- representing them. or stating any thing concerning them that it did not believe to be true.
 Ed. s. Gill, formerly a newspaper man of this city, now prominent in Arizona affairs, is here with Mrs. Gill, for a respite from the hot weather of the interior. They are stopping at the Brewster. San Diego Union.
 The republicans of this county are enthusiastic over the prospects of the fall campaign. Let the con ventiOn nominate good, honest and conservative men, and the voters will see that they are elected.
 Every one in town who owned a picture machine took photographs of Tuesdays explosion.
 A South Methodist camp meeting opened near Phenix yesterday. Rev. .. 4. Oats and Rev Claude ThOmp- son, of this county. are in attend ance. The preachers can refer to the climate there, very appropri- stely, as a horrible example" of what the sinner may expect in the next world.
 Captain Borradaile's company marched through Prescott today on practice march.
 Mrs. C. K. Jenness and her sister, Miss Belle Eaves, left yesterday for San Diego.
 Mrs. W. NJ. Claypool and her sis ter. Miss Blandy. entertained quite a number of their young lady friends yesterday afternoon. The interest ing game of "Logomachy" was played, Miss Winifred Gould being the winner of the first prize. Re treatments were served, and the ladies had delightful time.
 John Burns, ex-superiutendent of the United Verde * Pacific railway, is being urged by his friends to become a candidate for sheriff on the republican ticket. Mir. Burns Is a first class man in every respect, and would honor the above position or any other one the people might see fit to elect him 10.
 Jake Hiedlebough and Mrs. Ella Wallace were married August Is, at McCabe by Justice Hanna.
 A new round house will be built at once to take the place of the one destroyed by Tuesdays explosion.
 Our daily wind storm occurred last night.
 R. \. Fredericks and his son John Fredericks entertained a number of
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-24
HOTELS. REsTAUKASrs. \,

J. A. Rokohl, the popular lesees of Hotel Winsor, are expe- rienred men. First class accomo- dations and service. o2tf
 A first class dining room has been opened in connection with the Home Kitchen, east side of plaza, one door south of Prescott Mining Exchange Old customers invited and new pat ronage solicited. Board by the day or week. Home cooking. Mrs Ella Curtis, proprietor. l-24tf
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-24
BARGAIN REAL ESTATE.

A house and lot on South Marina street will be sold very reasonable. House is new and contains four rooms. Good well of water. Every thing new. Will take part cash and part on time. For particulars, ad- dress Bargain" this office. S-9tf
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-24
PHOTOGRAPHY.

Wilt R. Beatty, photograper; tent south end of Mccormick street West Prescott. One picture, 25 certs ie9tf
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-24

gentlemen last evening at theil residence. A very plesant evening
 was spent playing cards and il social converse.
 Thursday seems to have been mortgage day m the recorder, office. The only instruments filed for record were three mortgages and one release of mortgage. The Woman's Relief Corps will give concert and dance in the near furure. Half of the proceeds to be given to the O'Neill monument fund.
 John Swicoifer was seriously in- jured last Tuesday while working in Jos Casper's mine, at Chaparral. A bucket full of rock and dirt fell on him from a distance cf seventy-five feet. The force of the blow felled him to the earth, but he succeeded in eXtricating himself. and crawled to the surface. Unless he is injured internally more than is apparent, he will recover.
 The entertainment at the Baptist church last evening proved to be a very pleasant affair and was we'll attended.
 The remains Of the late E. NJ. Seamens were escorted to the depot last evening by Aztec Lodge and Volunteer Military Lodge of Good Templars. The beautiful burial ser vices of the order was read at the depot, and Rev. c. K. Jenness offered prayer and pronounced the benedic- ton.
 IT. Stoddard left for home this afternoon.
 Geo. W. Dun, of New York, is a guest of Hotel Burke.
 Pete Jackscn left this morning for California and will take a look at various points of interest. This is Mir. JacEson's first trip outside of Arizona since he was a small boy and no doubt he will appreciate the changed appearance of the country in and around his old home in addI- tion to being temporarily relieved of an incipieut attack of heart trouble.
 Mrs. E. NJ. Blake is couvalescing from her recent illness.
 Mrs. Bagby has returned from her visit to California.
 Los Angeles papers chronicle the in that city of Ed. $. Gill to lady from Oregon.
 C. R. Martindell left yesterday Tor San Diego, where he expects to for about two months. Alter spending twenty years in Pres ,ott, without being scarcely outside he town, and never out of the ter 'ltory, he ventured to take a vaca- ion, and went to California. He enjoyed it 90 well, and discovered hat business went along just as Isual, that he decided on another | we'll earned vacation this year.
 Harvey J. Lee, of Phenix, came up 'n this mornings train, returning | lOme again this afternoon.
 The following appointments were made yesterday Dy Governor \. O. 1 Murphy: Treasurer. Themas w | oembertOn; Capitol site commis- toners, E. B. Gage, Walter Talbott md Frank Parker.
 From Saturdays Daily. W. $. Adams, of the Jerome News, 5 in town.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-24

The democratic county covention has been called to meet September If.
 The pay day at Whipple has made lively times for the past few days in Prescott. While a number Of the boys have become somewhat hilar- ious and several fights have oc- cured. there has been no serious disorder.
 The postoffice force has been kept busy yesterday and today issuing money orders and selling postage stamps to the volunteers.
 NJ. E. Morin, it is stated, will come to Prescott about the first of Sep tember and take charge of the bot ting works here. His partner. J. NJ. Aitken will remain in Phenix and look after the business there.
 ~All the latest novelties. All
 the latest styles.
 If NEW YORK STORE.
 The Goose Flat pump has been started up since the recent rains, and there is nov about five or six inches of water in the reservoir.
 Red Mems lodge meets tonight. Two Warriors will be raised to the Chiefs degree. Refreshment con- mittee will also report. All Red Men should attend.
 When a man goes into politics he never knows where he is at till the war is over and the peace commis- sion has sent in its report. Some times the best men in the county are impaled on the sharpest prod pole obtainable. On Thursday, Joe Monihon went into the democratic county convention with a good delegation pledged to his support for sheriff. Just before the nomina- tions were called for Geo. McFall, who was also sn aspirant, saw that his cake was all dough and turned his solid delegation of twelve votes to Monihon. When the vote was counted Joe had all told 1O4 votes. Such is life.-Phenix Herald.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-24
THE CITY AND COUNTY
Newsy Notes of PrescOtt.and the Sur
 rounding Country.

R. BAEHR for house painting and paper hanging. Telephone numbers l6S and 97.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-24
Hotel BURK E!
 PRESCOTT, ARIZONA.

BURKE & HICKEY, ProPristor1
 Some Of the tsAturss of this HOoss
 ~It is the only absolutely Ere proof Hotel in Prescott:
 ~ It employs none bG. WHxx CooKs in the Kitchen.
 ~ It is lighted throughout by electricity.
 E~ Its table board is ,naxcellsd and its sleeping apartments are -Spt neat and clean always.
 ~ It has . yatchman on duty all night, thereby guaranteeing .l property secure from thieEsry.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-24
From Tuesdays Daily.

Dr. Miller left for Phenix thi. afternoou.
 T. R Darnell, of Hillside, was ir town today.
 Secretary Akers returned to Phe nix this afternoon.
 Mrs. W. Y. Bruce has returned from her trip to California, and is engaged m packing up, preparatory to leaving here permanently.
 Horace Merrill, of Jerome, is in town today.
 l. w. Ledford will leave tomorrow Tor Asheville, North Carolina.
 There will be an excursion to the City of Mexico on September 10. II and l2. Fare for round trip, $50.
 Buy your boy a school suit before September l, and you will save : per cent at ED. BLOCKS.
 Frank Meador left for California this morning.
 R. Fl. Burmister, administrator of the estate of W. R. Morgan. de- ceased, has filed an inventory and appraisement of the property belong ing to the estate.
 The republican territorial central committee will meet m Phepix on August 30. to arrange for the terri> torial convention.
 A number of the Prescott Good Templars will attend tunight's ses- sion of Volunteer Military Lodge at Whipple.
 Mrs. W. H. Wade and her bright son, Eddie, have returned from a visit to friends at Needles. Califor- mia. Mrs. w. H. Sharpe, also of Needles, accompanies Mrs. Wade, and will remain for some time as her guest.
 Choral Club meets tonight at Mrs. Levy's.
 Our clearing sale positively closes Sept. 1st. ED. BLOCK.
 Ed. Stephens, of Williamson val ley, has returned from accompany ing a shipment of cattle to Colo rado.
 The Good Templar's lodge at Whipple IS to be supplied with badges. The Phenix members met Friday evening at the home of J. A. Marshall on the west side, and made a number of badges to be sent 10 Whipple.
 T. A. Sawyer, of Kansas city, is stopping at the Burke. Mems SIP Suits for. .S7 75 Mems Sl5 Suits for or..........$ 9 75 Mems SIS Suits for. ..........$.2 70 Until September l. ED. BLOCK.
 The supervisors have fixed the tax rate at S3.40 on the $l0O, being the same as last year.
 P. A. Williams left for his Mesa City home this afternoon.
 Chas. Behm came ir today from his ranch.
 Some of the volunteers at Whip pie are arranging to give a concert in Prescott at early date. There are several goods musicians in the ranks there, and the concert will prove a very interesting one.
 A recently organized lodge of Forresters in Phenix is named after the late Captain O'Neill. Mems 8 co Pants for. ..S2 co Mems B 90 Pants for. .2 65 Mems A co Pants for. .$3 % Mems 5 co Pants for. .S D Mems $ co Pants for. .A 90 Until September l. ED. BLOCK
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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-24
From SaturdRv'a Daill

From Saturdays Daily. W. s. Adams, of the Jerome News, Is in town.
 Tim Hannon, the we'll known Ferguson valley rancher, is in town. There were two or three fine show CTS of rain this afternoon.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-24

J. T. McCrOusOn, of San Fran cisco, is a guest of Hotel Burke.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-24
All Are Healthy

Because They Keep Their Blood
 Pure with Moods SarsapaFilIa -
 q Wonderful Medicine to Give
 Strength to Weak People.
 "My husband has taken Hoods Sarse- parilla and it has cured him of c bad cough, backsche and headache, and made him feel much stronger. have taken 1t myself and 1t has increased my flesh and done me great deal of good. We have also given it to our children and it keeps them healthy" MRS. MARY WALsH, LesdviIIe, Colorado.
 My little girl was troubled with head ache, and would be so sick at her stomach that she could not sit up. We began giv- ing her Hoods Sarsaparilla, and she has not had anything of the kind since taking 1t, and is now perfectly we'll" MRS. F. A. SoLLINGER, Gunnison, Colorado.
 If you have decided to take Hoods 6ar- saparilla do not buy any other instead.