Arizona republican., 1898-12-11

c. P. Collins has returned to Prescott from his visit east.
 Several business houses are booked to be built next spring in Flagstaff.
 Mrs. Thomas Anderson of William son valley has located at Prescott.
 w. L. Garden has returned to Pres colt from a visit to Phoenix.
 The Crowned King Mining company declared it's regular monthly dividend on December 6.
 Governor R. c. Powers is in the vii cinity of Jerome making a survey of some mining property.
 It would net be surprising if the Grand canyon should hatch out good sized mining boom next spring, says the Flagstaff Gem.
 J. c. Snow and J. P. Storm of Chino valley, are in town and the indications are good for snow storm before they get away-Journal-Ml
 The fees of the recorders office for November for the regular instruments filed, aside from abstracts of aitle, etc, amounted to S4S1.45-Journal-Mi Miner.
 M J. Hickey has returned to Pres colt from his visit to the Trilby mine. He says that he feels much better in health on account of his trip.
 Chaplain Brown will deliver . lecture at Dal1es opera house in Prescott next Thursday evening. December 15, on Personal RecClled-ions of the Cuban Campaign"
 The snow saorm predicted by the Journal-Miner weather bureau mater ialized last evening on time. It showed at intervals during the night anu to- day-Journal-Miner.
 The remaining member of the trio who are charged with the murder of William Segna at Weaver is said to have been seen in that vicinity on Wed neSday.
 Grove and Montrose have leased the Bedrock mine in Peoples valley, also the Yarnell mill and have both in op- eratiCn, and are making a success of both.
 A railroad from Flagstaff to Globe, and one from here to the Grand can yon mincs are now in order These mining camps should be connected by rail, and the time is fast approaching when it will be done.-Flags5af Gem.
 An electric railway from Oak creek. by the way of Flagstaff, to the Grand canyon, is an enterprise that is under consideration by some of our sagaciOus business men, and by spring it may as- sume tangible shape.-Flagstaff Gem.
 Captain J. w Lind, veteran miner, is developing some excellent claims in French gulch near Placecitas. E3 has good ore from the grass roots down, some of it going as high as $100 peu ton in gold.
 Stakes to mark the location for the | congregational church parsonage have l reen driven in the lot adjoining the |  which will be a handsome and commo- | dious residence, will be erected in the i near future.
 We understand there is to be a build ! ing erected for a steam laundry to be i run in connection with she Harvey J house at this place. It would be con venience if the managers would take in outside washing. Chinamer wear out clothes too rapidly by ST lething they put in the water.-W.nslow Mai.
 With plenty Of water in the city what is the matter with having an ar tificial lake for bathing and boating in the summer. and fer skating in winter. It would not cost large sum of money and would afford amusement and pleasure for our citizens as well as our many visitors.-Flagstaff Gem.
 We are pleased to state that Whip ! pie barracks are to be maintained and | that sufficient appropriation will be made to pU. everything connected with | the barracks in first class shape The | maintenance Of this post adds greatly i to the prosperity of Prescott and indi- ! rectly helps northern Arizona-FIag- ! staff Gem.
 How dear to the heart is the old vel low pumpkin, when orchards are bar ! Ten for stuffing for pies; when peaches ; and apples have both been failure and berries abundant have greeted the eyes; how fondly we turn to the corn field, and the frui. our children de spise-the old yellow pumpkin, the mud covered pumpkin that made such 1 good pies.
 J. c. Grim, contractor, is pushing to completion the new court house for Navajo county. He has no less than half dozen carpenters and plasterers at work doing the finishing touches. | The building is a fine two-story struc- ture built of white brick, with a firm foundation of native stone. Every Taxpayer of the county has cause to be | proud Of the building, and it reflects ] great credit on it's contractors, J. c. Grim and M. J. Kennedy, Of Flagstaff.
 Ex-Governor McCord is one man from Arizona whose patriotic devotion ] to his country has received recognition l and reward He has been made a full i brigadier general to be retired on three fourths pay after reaching the age of retirement It will be observed, however, that this recognition comes from the president and not from tn. voters Of the territory, who turned 1 down the soldiers who were candidates