Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-06-29

A fire was discovered this morninl ! under the kitchen of the Johnson
 House, caused by a candla igniting raft, T. It was put out without any
 damage to the place.
 From Fridays Daily. George Gibbs, the we'll knowr miner and mine owner of Wicken
 burg, was in town today. There will be music games and re
 treatments at the lawn social al
 Mrs. Shepard's on Friday even.
 ing.
 The ladies of the Methodist church
 will give lawn social st the resi- dence of Mir. and Mrs. J. V. Shepard
 on Friday evening, July l, at which
 there will be music and refresh
 ments. Admission only D cents. td D. NJ. Clark of the steam laundry,
 left this morning for, California, in
 response to a telegram announcing 5 the death of his mother.
 Notwithstanding the large num-
 Der of ] ouses that have been built
 since the beginning of this year, snd
 that are now being built, there is
 still a great scarcity of houses to
 rent. Every week people are turn
 ing away from Prescott because they
 cannot get suitable accommodation.
 It would be a good investment as
 well as helpful to the city, if some
 Of the men who have money and
 who have made it here in Prescott
 would invest some of it in neat five aud SIX room cottages for people who are anxious to locate here,
 Now that the subscription for the 4th of July celebration has reached the two thousand dollar mark, will any body say that Pres colt cannot have reduction works when she decides to have them.
 Who are the men who are doing most for Prescott and Arizona7 And who are their traducers3 These questions will be answered later on.
 c. O. Austin. Deputy Grand Chief TemPlar of the Grand Lodge. 10. G. T., arrived in Prescott on this mornings train and will attend he meeting of the Good Temp. ,r,' l lodge this evening.
 4 public meeting will be held |, morrow evening under the auspices i of the Good Templars lodge in the M. F. Church. It will be addressed by c. O. Austin, of Tempe.
 J. T. Dougiue left for Santa Maria this afternoon.
 Col J. F. Wilson has returned from PhenIx.
 Jos. Hughes and wife, of Jerome purchased through tickets to Liver pool today.
 The Prescott Choral Club will meet at the residence of Mfr. aud Mrs. J. c. Martin this evening. A full attendance of members is de- sired.
 "We never miss the water until he well runs dry" The city we'll is dry now.
 Walter E. Mendenhall is in from his mining claim.
 Shumate has large stock of fire ! works. See them before you buy.6t
 Prof. G. A. Treadwell came up , rom the south on Sunday Morn { ng's train. ,
 Mir. Navarro, the Mexican consul 1 t Pbenlx spent Sunday in Prescott, 'lsltIng his friend Joseph Gales. a
 King Ussery vas acquitted on 5 'aturday by jury of the charge of . obbing the Gladiator mill. !; Later reports of the battle near 'antiago show that White of Pres Ott was not killed. A corporal of | he same name belonging to the a enth cavalry was the unfortunate l' lan. Secretary C.. H. Akers and his as stant Harry Tritle, came up from 'heniX yesterday morning 10 get a a sw sniffs of cool air. The latter re- urned last evening and Mir. Akers l, 'ent south this afternoon. Eat ice cream and hear the fine rapt aphone at Shumate's. 6-25-6t t c. NJ. Funston, editor of the Coco II ino Sun, stopped of in Prescott on his return trip from b 'henix. where he attended a meet a lg of the territorial board of immi- al ration commissioners on Saturday. n' IF. Funston is publishing an excel ST mt republica paper in Flagstaff. o The commencement exercises O T.. [. Joseph's academy will be held II II 'mOrrow evening in K. of P. hall. n Major W. A. Rowe left for his ynx creek mining camp this morn g. gl T. E. Flannigan. a prominent te 'ung attorney of Phenix, left for tt 0me this afternoon, after a week ar 'ent Tn Prescott on business. al Mrs. c. H. Akers IS the guest of ne rs. Akers, mother of c. H. Akers, ri' Iring her visit in Prescott. al Born, in Prescott, June 26. to MT. tb Id Mrs. W. Pillar, a son. Mother wi 1 child getting along nicely. th The Bank of Arizona reports a de " active inquiry and several ap- WI ications for government bonds. m The thermometer yesterday M arked 96 degrees in the shade. the a. ghest point reached during the Jo ,Ic Paul Hastings went to Phenix sterday.
 Agent West. of the s. F., P. &P. ilroad has returned to duty again Congress Junction.
 From Saturdays Daily. asl Adolf Moser, ST., has gone to Phs- col [ on a visit. tie Band concert tomorrow evening , 6::O sharp. M tel Don't forget Mr. Austin's lecture res zt Monday night at the Good mplars lodge. All members are yed to be present. lice Earr;nrto, .,,1 AE;.z D.l