Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-31
From Saturdays Daily.

uc uSuk TUT lic ucuOCTdtlC nom ination for sheriff goes merrily on.
 The board of supervisors has taken a recess until the first Monday in September.
 Rev. G. L. Pearson, formerly pas tor of the Methodist church here, delivered the invocation at the flag raising in Honolulu on August l2
 When a year ago Rev. Pearson and family left here for Honolulu, little did he anticipate, probably, that he would be such an active participant in history making as has fallen to his lot.
 J. B. Tomlinson. of Venezia, is a guest of Hotel Burke.
 w. H Constable, the we'll known commercial traveller, is at the Burke.
 L. A. Judkins of Keysburgh, Ken lucky is at the Burke.
 There are twelve prisoners in the county jail now.
 Ed. Block, the clothier has com menced to get material on the ground for h.s new residence. The plans adopted by him provides for one of the handsomest residence buildings in the town. Mrs. Thomas Roach has gone to Oakland, California, for a months visit.
 E. c. Frazier left for AlbuqueIq ,e this morning.
 D. A. McAulire left for Fl Pasy last night.
 Mrs. W. Y. Bruce left on this mornings train for California where she will remain.
 Under Sheriff J. P. Dillon yester- day arrested John Gatlin near Belmont and brought him to Pres colt and lodged him in iail. He is charged with grand larceny being accused of stealing a horse from Frank Denny on Walnut creek.
 Ia spite of the new residences which are being built, and which have been built during the summer vacant houses are still scarce in Prescott. A gentleman who came in here from Los Angeles recently with his family, with a view of locating, was unable to find a vacant house for rent.
 The rain fall for the past week up to noon today amounted to 290 inches.
 One-half of the net proceeds real ized from the concert and ball to be given by the Women's Relief Corps on September 2, will be donated to the O'Neill monument fund
 According to the telegrams re ceived today Arizona's Rough Riders may be expected home soon.
 Subscriptions to the O'Neill mon- ument fund continue to roll in quite lively,
 Prof. H. H. Brown, formerly prin- cipal of the Phenix high school, iJ one of party who are in camp just outside of town. They have been enjoying our climate now for about three weeks.
 The National Bankers Associa- tion, now in session in Denver. has named as vice president Herbert B. Penney, of the Consolidated Ma tional bank of Tucson, as represent ing Arizona.
 Reports from Skull, Kirkland and 1. other western valleys state that the 1 recent rains have been unusually l heavy and that the ground Is suffi- 1 ciently soaked to guarantee fine | grazing this winter for range aui- i mals. Many residents m the above | section say that the summer just { ending has been the hottest one ever experienced and has been try ing on those even who are acclima= ted to anything heretofore expe- | rieuced, All labor had to be sus- pended during the day time, but . since the rains have come the rou> | tine of work has been resumed
 4 dance will take place at the American ranch next Tuesday, to | which an invitation is extended all. | The distance is but nine miles from | town, and with the good orchestra | and commodious dancing hall, there | is no doubt but what a pleasant | time will be had by all who attend. .
 A. F. Banta WIS taken quite ser.- oGsly ill last evening, but is better . today.
 Among the excursionists who left | for California yesterday were the l following: B. NJ, Belcher and family, | s. 4. Howe, Miss Girtie Smith, Mrs. | W. J. Martin, N. \. Lawler, Miss Bertha Schuerman, Miss Jessie J. ] MacDonsld and A. c. Bowen.
 Vim. Melczer, of the we'll known firm of Melczer Bros, wholesale | liquor dealers of Phenix, is in Pres. colt today. He is quite busy with | local dealers supplying them with | Old Taylor Whisky of '92. This is said to be the finest whisky on the | market.
 Charles Sutherland, who acci- dently shot himself some time ago, is able to be out again.
 A naughty exchange has the fol- ! lowing: "Colored shoes with stock ings to match are now the feminine l infstuation, where feet and ankles are delicate and pretty and street 1 crossings muddy"
 The Baptists had a good time at their Sunday School picnic yester- day, even if it did rain. Just after noon, there was a volume of water from two to three feet deep rushed down Granite creek. On the way home in the evening, one of the ! wagons broke down, and the occu- pants had to trudge home afoot iD | the mud, but they didn't "mind" a little thing like that.
 Rebekahs meet tonight.
 Governor R. c. Powers has re- turned from surveying township in | Williamson valley.
 The reports of a mutiny among tba rolrntaara at WhipY,la aS nuh