Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-17
Fr0m Wednesdays Daily.

man of PhenlX, has been rusticatin!
 in Prescott since Saturday. Charlel
 was a resident of Prescott away bacl
 in the seventies.
 Ten miles of the track of the Biz
 Bug railroad have been laid. Tn, track layers are pushing on tn, heels of the graders.
 S. c. Wynkoop returned to Phe nix this afternoon.
 General Passenger Agent Geo NJ. Sargent of the .. F. P. & P. rail road went to Phenix this afternoon on business.
 The south bound freight train this afternoon was composed of Thirteen loaded cars and was pulled to Iron Springs by a double header
 l.. G. Stevenson will leave in a few days for New Mexico to take charge as superintendent of a cop Der mine for the Hearst estate near Silver City.
 Another party of visitors from PheniK, numbering between thirty and forty went out to the Senator mine today.
 Chas. H. Edmonson, with the Star Grocery Company. of PheniK, is in Down.
 Mrs. E. E. Sloan left yesterday af- terday for the Grand Canyon.
 Pay day is being au1iously looked Tor at Whipple.
 Col. ]. F. Wilson went to Phenix yesterday on professional business.
 Lieut.. McRae has been appointed battalion adjutant of the New Mexico battalion at Whipple by Major Mitchell.
 Mrs. c. T. Abbott left this morn- '.ng for New York. where her hus- band Is at present.
 Secretary c. H. Akers returned to Phenix yesterday.
 The city council has decided to build its water storage dam at the upper site selected. While the area of drainage is not so great as iu the lower site. the location is much bet ter, and will afford a much greater pressure in the city.
 Phil. B. Thornton. of Williams. made flying trip to Prescott yaster- day, returning to his home again on this mornings train.
 Charlie Horn, one of a party from Mesa, in the Mogollon mountains, got lost last week. and vixen found was dead.
 The Prescott Brass Band gave one .of their delightful open air concerts on the plaza last evening. Many O! the seats which were placed oD the plaza for Saturdays demonstration remained there, and were fully util- izei. while small promenading par ties could be seen enjoying the fine music. Tn. band Is to be congratu- lated on its generosity in furnishing these concerts.
 T. w. Johnston returned yesterday from 8 professional visit to Flag staff.
 The territorial board of equaliza- ton is in session in Pheni1.
 The Examiner of last Sunday con- tsiued whole page devoted to the late Captain O'Neill. A portrait of his widow, Mrs. Pauline O'Nelll. to- gether with a beautiful tribute from her to her dead hero husband, was the conspicuous feature of this special page of the paper.
 Ms. Hattie l.. Mosh,r. of Phenix, was a welcome caller at this office t 'day.
 The JoURNAL-MNER is in receipt | Of The wedding cards of MT. and Mrs. l DDane Merrill. the latter formerly l Miss Deborah lola Morris. They | were married July 2, at Los An geles.
 The Phanix Gazette discourses on | the l"nriiness Of Phenix during the absence nf the excursi2nists. as fol- | lows: Sunday evrnIng was peculiar | in Phenix. Everybody seemed lost | and wandered around as though l they were looking for something. ] They wonld go down to the city | hall, then up to the court house, then to the soda water fountain, un- til they were tired, when slowly the crowd diminished until all was quiet. There was no band to amuse l the people, the band was in Prescott | and 1t was doing good, so the peo- pie of Phenix should be willing to | sacrifice it for one evening and let | the Phenix soldiers at Whipple lis | ten to the old tunes once nIore."