Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-01-05
From Tuesdays Daily.

frpl2 tuesday Dhlly. ! The Comet cafe IS closed for re-
 pairs.
 Try Wooster for blank books,
 stationery, etc.
 Some of the latest popular songs
 at Wooster's.
 Probate Judge c. P. Hicks re-
 turned this afternoon from an off
 cial visit to Jerome.
 Mrs. Von Hem. of Ferguson val
 lev, is quite sick at the residence of
 NIT. and Mrs. Paul Loske.
 The Political Study club held it's
 regular meeting, which was a very interesting one, Monday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. Dake.
 Barrett Post, G. A. R, and the Women's Relief Corps will install officers in I. O. O. F. hall this even :ug. All old soldiers are invited to attend.
 The Knights of Pythias installed officers last evening. Installation was followed by a bountiful spread of good things to eat.
 T. G. Barlow -Massicks on Mon day, January 3, received a cable gram from England announcing the death of his mother at o'clock on the morning of that day.
 W. H. Strickland, a stenographer. who resided in Prescott for some time, and who left q short time ago for Phenix, died in the latter city yesterday.
 The receipts of the recorders office for December were S5SSS5, and for the year 1897 they amounted to S5.96S 40, or an excess of Sl, ,96S 10 over the salaries of the recorder and his deputies.
 J. D. Eakin, of the wholesale liquor firm of Melini & Eakin, of Albuquerque, is in town taking orders for his house and attending to some mining interests owned by the firm here.
 Tom Collins and James McGuire, two first class typographical artists, who have been sojourning in Pres colt for some time, left for Jerome today in their prlvate car.
 The total amount of licenses col lected during 1897 amounted to S29, ,7S. or this amount. S2Sl35 went into the treasury and S1.039 So went to the sheriff for Thelr collec- tior.
 John F. Ludwig, who has been stationed at Rock Butte, as tele- graph operatO- for some time, today relieved J. W. Walden as temporary manager for the Postal company in Prescott, till the return of W. s. Goldsworthy. MT. Walden has sev- cred hls connection with the com pany.
 The following are the officers elect of Barrett Post, G. A. R.: P. C., ! James 4. Guild; s. Y. C., Geo. D. !. Kendall; J. Y. C., John Crellin; Surgeon, Geo. D. Kendall; o. D., | Wm. J. O'Neill; Chaplain, s. c. ! Reese; Quartermaster, W. F, k. | Schindler; o. G., Timothy Fell
 R. D. French, the commercial . traveller, will leave on the early ! morning train for Los Angeles, for a visit to the houses he represents . and from there will leave on his regular trip through Arizona and 1 New Mexico. He expects to be absent about two months on this trip as this IS his long route.
 Chas. Behm claims to have dis covered one of his horses which was stolen two years ago in the posses sion of a Prescott man, who pur- chased it at Congress. He instituted 3 replevin suit, which was tried yes terday, resulting in a judgment in his favor. The possessor of the horse will appeal.
 A meeting of the property owners On Cortez and Gurley streets will be held at the city hall next Thursday evening Tn conjunction with the city council to discuss the advisability )f grading those two streets. The ,ity engineer, with full plans and will be present, and it IS hoped that there will be large at of property holders in crested. The city has spent con- siderable sum of money III surveys grades, etc, but up to date no benefits have been received from it. The object of the above meeting is to take advantage of the work already done by City Engineer ]. J. Fisher and secure the grading ,f the two named streets.