Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-05-11

IL was year ago today that Far ker, and two other prisoners, es- capped from the county jail, and the former shot and killed Lee Norris It looks as though justice will soon be meted out to this cold blOoded murderer. He still preserves his monchalenee and self eomposure, and looks forward calmly to his fate From Tuesdays Daily
 Meeting of the O. Ks tomorrow nIght. Full uniform.
 J. J. Reilly is in from his Cherry creek mining camp.
 MT. and Mrs. N. c. Shekels are in town from Crowned King. Geo. P. Harrington of Crowned King, is visiting in Prescott again.
 Dr. J. W. Coleman left for Crown King this morning, after very brief visit to Prescott.
 The miner killed at the Gold Star mine, near Crowned King last week, was named Peter Oleaf,
 Norman Hale was the lowest bid der for running the drift from the city we'll. His bid was s 70 per linear feet.
 Knights of Pythias grand lodge will meet m Tucson tomorrow, May II. A number of members have gone down from this section.
 Recent advices from San Antonio are to the effect that three com panies have been formed of the Arizona volunteers, and that J. L.. B. Alexander has been uIade captain of the third company.
 H. l.. Sinmouds, of San Diego, California, dealer in furniture and Japanese goods, arrived in the city yesIerday, and is looking around with vie~ of locating.
 The fremen made a great success of their recent ball. Their receipts were $299.50, and expenses as fol lows: Music, 5000, printing and other incIdentals, $45 50 Total ex- pense, SS5.50, leaving a net surplus to the department of S2l4.O0.
 On Thursday evening of this week the Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist church will give another of their house sOcials at the home of Mrs. Wm. Love, Montezuma street. You are invited to meet with us.
 The committee of ladies of the Monday Club have met with most remarkable success in their canvass to secure accommodation for pupils for the summer normal school, and are prepared to offer ample accom- modations to all who may desire to attend.
 H. E. Peoples, tailor, formerly a resident of Prescott, but who has re- sided for the past few years in Phe- nix, returned to Prescott this morn- ing with a view of locating here again permanently. He will Oc- cupy his old quarters on the south side Of the plaza.
 There will be evangelical servi,e every evening this week beginiu, promptly at s o'clock m West Press colt Methodist church. Rev. C aude Thompson, of Jerome, will preach. Mir. Thompson is a young man of marked pulpit ability. Do not fail to hear him. .. A. Oats, Pastor.
 The Call bulletins have been dis continued. There are those who iHsinusted that the JOURNAL MINER report was received from these bul letins because some of the import ant news was duplicated. The JOURNAL MINER service it will be noticed, however, has not been i'm paired Tn the least.
 Frank Fenton, one of the best known of Hassayampers. aud nne of the most agreeable ones at that, Is visiting 'he town today He has very pretty home on Oak Creek in the Bradshaws and says that If the war will keep on he will go to rais- ing mountain wheat in preference to prospecting for mineral claims with no visible purchasers in sight.
 Miss Mamie Donaldson IS getting up a school children's subscription for the purpose of raising money to build new battle ship 10 take the place of the Maine, destroyed by Spanish treacheTy. The moveme it started in Los Angeles aud tt is pro- posed to make it general through out the United States.
 Edward Lord Wallace. aged : years, m Dnths and 10 days, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Wallace, died this morning of cerbro spinal meningitis. This is the second time within a year that death has invaded the home of Mr aud Mrs. Wallace. and claimed a victim The funeral will take place tomorrow Wednesday, at o'clock from the family resi- dence in South Prescott. Friends and acquaintaDces are respectfully invited to attend.
 w. O. Harrell has returned from visit to the Castle creek not springs.
 Judge A. O. Moves IS quite sick at his residence m South Prescott.
 Joseph Dickson, presiden: of the Etta Mining Company, arrived here today from St. Louis.
 FIG. Stamford, a special insurance agent of San Francisco, and an old time fnend of the editor of the JOURNAL MINER, arrived on this mornings train from the south. Mir. Stamford is making a trip through Arizona in the interests of his company establishing agencies and looking over the field generally
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