Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-04-27

A. CorTigan and Miss Kitie Boyd
 have deeded lot 30 by 50 feet on the
 Lone Star mining claim, Jerome, to
 T. Fl. Brown for 80.
 A letter from the Klondike coun-
 try says that Ed. Mercy, who was
 reported dead some time since, is
 alive and well.
 ! Mrs. Weldon has opened bakery
 next door to the Prescott Electric
 Company's office, where she is pre-
 pared to furnish the public with all
 kinds of bread, pies and cake. a2ltf
 Walter Mendenhall is in town
 from Lynx creek where be is en-
 gagged in mining. It is his first visit
 to Prescott this year. He is engaged
 in taking out ore and expects to ship car load soon.
 F. H. Fall, a former resident of Congress, but who left there about year ago to go to Alaska returned
 here lew days ago and is now down at congress Junction. He en- gagged in business at Dyea, Alaska, and has been very successful.
 Prof. G. 4. Treadwell left today for the Grand Canyon country in company with W. H. Ferguson to 1 look at some copper properties there. They went overland by way of Seligman.
 Efron Bros, of the Blue Front Store, have a business talk in this issue of the JoURSAL-MTNER. Owing 70 the necessity for their moving, they are selling out at cost.
 A special train went south this morning with F. NJ. Murphy. W. A. | Drake and G. NJ. Sargent. The | party will be joined at Congress- Junction by E. B. Gage.
 Charley Meadows writes from Dawson to brother in Yuma, that he expects to come out of that coun- try within two or three months with SI0O,OOO.
 The Prospector says that Black Jacks and Bronco Bills band of bandits have united in the Sierra and are planning another raid. There is said to be nine men n each gang.
 4 deed has been filed for record rom Wm. O. Harrell and wife to Ezra c. Bartlett for a lot at the northwest corner of Hull avenue and First street Jerome. Consideration 5000. !,
 Deputy Sheriff Pete Boscha, ac- ,Omp nied by his son Richard came ID from Congress this morning. : The latter will remain here till Sun lay. Deputy Boscha brought up Louis Pyson who had his prelimin- ny examination in Congress on .harge of forgery and was held to 'Ppear to the grand jury. |
 w. P. Hermann, special agent of ! he interior department will go forth on tonigbt's train. He has for Varded a strong report to the de- , 'artment III favor of timber reser- stion for our future water system.
 W. B. Riddle traffic manager of he Santa Fe railroad company. and 7 ne of natures noblemen, and MT. ,hambers, general freight agent , f the Southern California railroad J ompany, will arrive in Prescott to- loIrow for a visit on railroad busi- eSs. MT Greenwood, who served as a in Col. Brodie's company of he First Cavalry, U. s. A., twenty c even years ago, arrived in Prescott ( having made the trip J Eerland from California. The war t' oirit is still alive in the breast of V ergeant Greenwood and in case of le raising of regiment by Col. rodie, he will join his old com r' ander. b The work of turning the waters ' ' Granite creek into the city's well -
 Goose Flat has been completed ~ Id there IS now an abundance of P' ater. The reservoir is full to over owing while there Is lots of water in inning to waste iu Granite creek. ly srties should use the water now e hile 1t Is plentiful. in getting their e' wns thoroughly wet, az they will hi en be better able to stand 'outh when water gets low. n