Arizona republican., 1898-01-08
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Prescott's marshal Is paid $1O0 per month.
 Prescott paid s161 for electric light service in December.
 The Prescott National bank will elect new officers next Tuesday.
 The sum of s453 was paid into the city treasury of Prescott for licenses in December.
 Wm. Deering has started up his saw mill located at his ranch few miles west of Prescott.
 There are at present about eight dwellings in course of erection in d.f- ferent parts of Bisbee-
 Sheriff Leatherwood of Pima county has reported license collections for 1898 to the amount of $16,945.
 The Louis James company played at Tucson yesterday afternoon and evening and show tonight in Ell Paso.
 Mrs. Joseph Lippert and son went from Tombstone to Bisbee to join MT. Lippert who is located at the latter point.
 1T. B. Johnson of Bisbee was in Tue son recently awaiting the arrival of a bunch of cattle for shipment to Cal ifornia.
 John Iawler, the heavy taxpayer and capitalist of Prescott has returned % that city from an extended trip in the east.
 Wul. Wilkerson left Prescott We'd nesday to visit friends in San Fran cisco. It is his first trip out of the territory for a number of years.
 w. w. Whitney, vice president of the Erie Cattle company, has returned to Bisbee from Los Angeles, where he has been for some time on cattle busi- ness.
 Mrs. Jessie Chapman of Los Angeles is visiting MT. and Mrs. c. R. Drake of Tucson. Mrs. Chapman is sister of Mrs. Drake and Mrs Herbert Brown. fl
 In Judge Davis's court at Tucson decrees of absolute divorce were granted in the cases of Lily Bishop vs Herbert Bishop and R. H. Wright vs Lulu Wright.
 The Elks of Tucson are making great preparations for the dramatic entertainment to be given by them on the evening of February 1. There will be twenty characters represented in the play of three acts.
 R. W. Baxter, the Wicke1burg mer- chant, has filed petition with the probate court .ri ing for letters of administrator the estate of the late George M The estate con- sists of undevelS mining claims.
 J. Marshall Morgan has been ap- pointed county jailer at Prescott to succeed R. w. Meador, who served five years in that capacity very satis- factOrily. Meador was on duty when Jim Parker made his escape and was knocked down by Parker and severely beaten.
 Judgment of the district court at Tucson in the case of w. M Lowell vs. Pima county, amounting to s1,3O0 was received and ordered placed on file.
 Jake Sherer, the Valley cattleman, was in Bisbee a few days ago. He reports plenty of feed in his sec:ion of the counSy.
 In Prescott, January 5, H. H. Helm and Miss Florence Could were mar ried, Rev. MT. Brown performing the ceremony. The happy couple are both popular young people of Yavapai county. They left soon after the ceremony for Wickenburg, where MT. Helm is engaged in mining. Terri toriaI Secretary Akers was in attend ance as we'll as host of friends of the contracting parties.
 The Journal-Miner man in his tray els has enjoyed the hospitality of cne of Yavapai coCnty's prominent and successful citizens, known far and wide as Joe Mayer. MT. Mayer locat- ed in lower Big Bug sixteen years ago He stated in conversation with the reporter: eff a man settles down he can do well anywhere" MT Mayer, by his business sagacity and stick-to- ativeness that characterizes men of positive character, has prcspered and made 8 success of life.
 There are a number of democrats who want to succeed Sheriff Ruffner of Yavapai county. Among them are Ex-Sherfff James Lowery, Under Dep uty Joseph P. Dillon, Deputies John l.. Munds of Prescott, James Roberts of Jerome and J. W. Hubbard of Chaparral and S. A. Prince, who has served many years as Prescott's city marshal. A good republican is liable to step in and take the job. MT. Ruff ner will conf1ne his time to the livery business upon his retirement.
 Contracts have been awarded by the board of supervisors of Cochise coun,y lo H. D. GOruOn TOT care Of hospital patients at the rate of 70 cents per day for each patient. The Prospector was awarded all advertising and print ing. The job work was divided be- tween the three county papers. Feed ing prisoners at Tombstone 15 cents a meal was given to John Henninger; fontrAct for feeding prisoners at Bis bee was given to Mr. Geisenhofer at 34 cents per day. Contract for burying dead at Bisbee goes to J. S. Williams at $1S.45; at Tombstone, to c. B. Tar bell at $25.
 From the annual report of Probate Judge Hicks of Yavapai county the following interesting figures are gath cred: Number of persons examined during the year for insanity IA, com mitted to the asylum 12, discharged 2, estates settled during year 20, mum 1ar. heir aIx f-Y,