Arizona republican., 1898-05-12

will be out of the question to mention one-half.
 l Sheriff Ruffner's Plaza stables, a brick structure just opened, is the best equipped and largest in the ter 1 ritory.
 1 The erection of a brick building back of the Bank of Arizona for the | use of the electric light company and Prescott Telephone company has been 1 fully decided upon and the city was advised to find new quarters for one | of the hose companies and the hook ! and ladder company, the quarters of which are on the site.
 Rudolph Baehr, a young man who ! came from Albuquerque three years 1 ago, has been very successful as a
 paper hanger and painter He built
 a cosy home recently on the west side.
 MT. Thompson, who has been asso- ciated with the county hospital, will
 have his two-story residence ready for
 occupancy on June 1.
 1 The Johnson house has been re-
 paired and enlarged, Messrs Sines & Maxwell doing the carpenter work. 1 There is a possibility of row of
 one-story brick buildings being erected I
 zona. This is found necessary in
 view of the demand for central quar-
 ters and especially to fill the needs of | those who were burned out on Sun | day.
 It was thought that the quarter block
 west of the Congress house, and oppo- site the postoff1ce would be cleared of the frame buildings and that an ele- onf 1fNf1<l h1ICi 5 !,
 would fill the void. The plans have
 been drawn and they are simply ahead of anything in the territory The hotel idea was brought about from l the fact that such an institution as the l one contemplated is an absolue ne cessity. Present hotels are good and numerous but the modern hotel is ! wanted to attract certain trade. The new postmaster echoes the sen- timents of all classes, including his
 capable predecessor, Ed Horne, when he says a new postoffice is required.
 The matter will be pressed. Assistant
 Postmaster Tom Campbell and Miss Alice Day will be needed in the new postodfice.
 James Griffen intended to make the White Pawn" club house a model es tablishment, opening on Saturday, but the fire fiend dashed his hopes to
 pieces. He is looking for a new loca tion.
 Two popular caterers were Gregory
 & Smith, who were burned out Sun
 day. They are about to engage new
 quarters and reopen their grocery
 business
 Ed Aitken, agent for Levi Bashford,
 awaits early orders from Los Angeles,
 giving him authority to build on the sixty foot front west of the Bashford- Burmister Mercantile company, the site of the burned district. A. Hauch & Co. recently established a brewery on the north side of Granite creek opposite the ice factory. All those connected with the concern are experienced brewers. The water em- ployed is from springs, is devoid of
 alkai and flows at the rase of two gallons minute Pure beer is made
 and marketed here. A barbecue is scheduled for Sunday on the grounds
 near the brewery. The next thing
 Phoenicians will see is Prescott brewed
 beer in exchange for strawberries, hay
 butter, eggs, etc.
 The Cabinet and Palace saloons in "Whiskey Row." were remodelled, re- painted and papered at an expense of over one thousand dollars, respective
 ly. Fine restaurants were opened as connections, white men managing vice CLlnese.
 J. w. Wilson, in the Livingston block, put in a new front at consider able expense and the work will be finished this week.
 The opera house repairs will involve an outlay of a few thousand dollars Work will commence at once
 While on prosperity lane it may be well to say that the Big Bug branch of the s. F. P. & F. is contributing or ders to the branch house here of Barkley-Berryman 6 Co. Over 300 men are on the grade. A local agent represents the Arizona and Minnesota Construction company, who are the contractors. Prescott merchants ex- pect to hold the trade of the section covered by the branch.
 Outlying mining camps send in or ders of some volume daily, all lines1 being favored.
 Mrs. Price Behan's parlors were thronged on Monday by lady friends ] who came to see the display of work l Of Mrs. Behan, who recently returned | from the east after taking a course | of study with Artist Lycoff, whose work is the finest. Levers of the ar tistic pronounce Mrs. Behan's first ex- hibit to be the best collection ever displayed here. A loan exhibition is contemplated, where decorated china will find place.
 President Frank M. Murphy Of the s. F. P. & P. left this week on his. special car a trip to the eastern states being outlined.
 MT. William Bashford incidentally ] remarked on the morning of the Sun day fire that if the flames had spread to Ross drug store a landmark would have passed away. Judge Howard was in a reminiscent mood the follow ing day and was ready to detail some historical facts. Your cor gathered few notes in a brief talk with the judge. He said the o1I 10r Iii,