Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-02-02
THE CITY AND COUNTY AsVsy Items From Our 0En fuED s1
 Surrounding Country.
From Wednesdays Daily.


 The stag social of the Elks will be held in K. of P. hall tonight.
 Ed. Showerman, the Congress jeHeler, came up on this morning train.
 George A. Allen was admitted to practice before the supreme court on Monday.
 Wm. Bells case comes up m Judge Campbell's court tomorrow morning at 10o'clock.
 The case of Coconino county vs, Ysyapai county has been submitted to the supreme court in Phenix.
 Graham county is to have a re- publican newspaper.
 The New England supper at the Bellevue will last til 2 o'clock this evening.
 A. J. Head is tearing down his blaming mill to move it to its new location on the corner of Cortez and Willis streets.
 Don't forget that the Red Men will give a masquerade ball on the 14th of February. Tickets, S2.50, including supper.
 Bjorstjerne Bjornsen hjas written alietter to Zjola which ijs wjarm njumber, bjut ais hje ijs in Rjome his windows sire sjIill ijntact.- Los Angeles Times.
 The Boston Herald asks: "Is- the stomach superfuous" We are un- able to answer this question, but stand ready to make affidavit that it would be money Tn our pockets If it were.
 In the recorders office today deed from NJ. A. Gray and wife to Frank s. Davis for his horses, trucks etc, used in the transfer business also lot If and N ] of lot 17, in block 26, Prescott. Consideration Sl,250.
 Phenix, just now, is the center of some great attractions. The su- preme court of the territory, 6 su- pervisors convention, a miners con vention and a poultry show are all holding fcrth in the capital city.
 A Texas man is suing the Pull mau Car company because he was bitten by a centipede while travel ing from San Antonio to Dallas. The best defense for the Pullman people to put up IS that the bite killed the centipede, and that, therefor, honors are eyen.-Los An geles Times.
 Anumber of Phenix citizens have the Klondike fever bad and will start before long for the land of gold. Among those mentioned as depart ing in a few days time are P Suli- van, Will Cox, Jim Mccarthy, P. T. Hurley and several others. Mir Sullivan will leave in few days for Seattle to get ready an outfit Gazette. J. O. Day and his son, J. NJ. Day, came up from Stanton this morning, where they are interested in mines. They are en route east to receive medical treatment for the former, 1 who has been suffering from partial paralysis for two months aud half, . caused by a fall on the mountain . side. They report their mining interests at Stanton as being in very satisfactory condition. Flagstaff has organized literary society the objects of which are to cultivate literary taste and for the moral and social advancement of its members. It is the intention to hold weekly or biweekly meetings at which debates, oratiOns, lectures declamationS, essays, readings, etc, will be had, in addition to the GUS tomary parliamentary practice. The next meeting of the society will be held at the court house on Friday, | February 1, 1898, at o'clock p. m. for the purpose of perfecting organ ization, electing officers, etc.
 The gist of the reports on real estate at the meeting of the super to the effect that the lands in the terntory are being taxed at their full average market value in all the counties. This is a condition that prevails with no other class of property ss a whole in Arizona and in consequence works hardship on land owners, who are therefore obliged to pay more than their just share of the taxes, especially in the agricultural districts.-Phenix Her aid.
 The New Orleans Times-Deno- crst says that just inside of one Of the leading drug stores of the city, there IS a blackboard which is used very effectively for advertising pur- poses, the lads" thereon being got up in a very catchy manner. For instance, the other day, the follow ing was written upon 1t to catch the eye of a young lady customer: Have you a sweetheart7 If so, buy him a bottle of our pure Florida water" A young man who hopped in to get glass of soda water saw it. Next day be was passing by with his girl, and as they were going in to get some soda water, he told her to read the sign. He spoke before . he looked, for to his dismay the . inscription on the blackboard was: Have you baby? If so, use ster- iized milk"
 From Thursdays Daily.
 Miss Aoa Subers' condition con | tinues to improve. W. H. Clark, the Williamson val ley stockman. is in town. Woodmen meet tonight full at tendance IS requested. Albert Penny, of Los Gstos, Cali fornia, is a guest of Hotel Burse.
 Deputy Sheriff Jack Nelson, of Crowned King, was in town today 1
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