Arizona republican., 1898-07-12

dren to remain until the middle Of August. George is getting tired of city life and longs for the time when he can return to his Graham county friends.
 On Monday articles of incorporation were filed with the board of supervis- ors with petition praying for charter for a telephone line through the Gila valley The main line being from So,- omonville to Pima with offices at Saf- ford and Thatcher. The incorporators of the line are all business men of the valley, composed of J. H. Lacy, presi- dent; Luther Green, secretary, and E.. T. Hams, treasurer. The purpose of the company will be to establish the line as soon as possible and give to it's patrons first class service in every re- spsct. The lines vii lbe extended to all parts of the county as rapidly as the business will justify. The line through the valley will probably be iii operation within sixty days
 YAvAPAI COUNTY. w. B. Bayless, formerly well known in Prescott, has returned to Congres. E. S. Clark, district attorney of Co., conino county, is visiting in Prescott E. J. F. Morne left Prescott Friday morning for a two weks' outing in Cal ifornia.
 Andrew Stewart of Kirkland is reg istered at Brinkmeyer's hotel, Pres colt.
 i The egg marksmanship game has | fourished during the celbration in Prescott.
 About s1,O00 in purses was paid out during the recent celebration in Pres colt.
 The Prescott city council chamber has been draped in mourning for the l late Mayor O'Neill.
 1 James Humphreys of Senator has returned from attend:ng school at i Lordsburg, California.
 MT. and Mrs. T. J. Bark,ey of Phoe- ] nix are in Prescott to remain over i Sunday with their friends.
 c. S. Gage, Kirkland; J. H. B. Smith | Big Bug, and J. Henkle are registered at the Sherman house in Prescott. W. G. Wingleld of the Verde valley | is in Prescott. He reports everything in a prosperous condition in that sec . tion of the county.
 Mayor Ed Wagoner of the town oi i Wagoner on the banks of the Hassay- ampa, is in Prescott and has been giv- en the freedom of the city by Acting Mayor Andrews.
 There was large excursion on Fri Iox ,f,,r rsc hn Sa1f River valley to Los Angeles. The spec ial Pullman car provided for the ex- cursionists was completely filled. Sav- eral excursionists joined them in Pres cott
 Governor M H. McCord passed through Prescott Friday afternoon en route to Phoenix. He stated that Cap tain Baldwin, of the regular army would arrive in Prescott Saturday morning to muster in the volunteers oi Captain Donaldson's company. 1 A company of volunteers arrived in Prescott Thursday from Albuquerque It is in command of Cap, ain Borro- daite. The company is made up of 8 fine body of men. They come from all walks of life, many of them leaving excellent jobs to serve their country at S15 per month.
 1 In Skull Valley school hall Friday evening, July 15, there will be g grand military hat ball in honor oi Rear Admiral Dewey. Interesting lit erary exercises, including laughablt burleSque, are part of the evening: program. The affair is to take place under the auspices of the Valley Chor al union.
 A carload of watermelons from tht
 Fowler brothers ranch near Phoenix passed through Prescott Friday CT route to Denver. This shipment vii pass right through Colorado's cele
 brated watermelon country, Rock! Fcrd. By many the shipment of wa
 termelons to Colorado looks like car
 rying coals to Newcastle The secra'
 of it is that Arizona melons are iron two to three weeks earlier than Colo
 radO melons.