Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-06-22

respective honors or the evening
 From Nop"-y's Daily.
 Ed. NJ. Foltz ot Alexandria, is in town.
 c. NJ. Gorin left for Los Angeles this morning.
 Don't forget the social at I. O. O. F. hall tonight.
 R. G. Dwyer left for San Fran cisco this morning.
 Dr. McNally was able to be on the streets on Saturday evening.
 Mir. and Mrs. Hugo Richards will leave for the east tomorrow. Mrs. J. J. Fisher left for the east this morning for visit.
 John Hise is in town today from his mining camp near Peoples valley.
 Charles L. Parker of Peoples val> ley was a visitor in Prescott today.
 Louis B. Driggs. of Lynx creek, left for St. Louis on this mornings s train.
 Chas. Herndon has returned from attending school at OGtario, Cali fornia
 Contractor George A. Giles has just completed the contract of re- moving barn for F. E. Andrews.
 E. R. Hotsenpiller and wife are m town from Cherry creek. They are en route east.
 Secretary c. H. Akers came up from Phenix this morning, returning again this afternoon.
 The Good Templars will be pleased to see all their friends at the enter tainment tonight.
 Mrs. Charles W. French, wife of the bookkeeper of the Crowned King Mining Company, is in town.
 "Tony" Johns two-story house in the Murphy addition will be ready for occupancy within the next thirty days.
 Prescott business houses have dis carded the seven o'clock closing rule and now keep open until s o'clock p. ID. Salesman are not pleased with the change.
 Ice cream and cake aud a fine lit- erary treat are in store for those attend the "Open Meeting" of the Good Templars this evening.
 John Dougherty came in yesier- day from California, and will remain for two or three months while his brother takes a vacation.
 H. D. Aitkeu returned this morn ing from his trip to Phenix. His father returned with him and will spend the summer here.
 A denizen of Granite street is said to have attempted to commit suicide yesterday, by stabbing herself with a pair of shears.
 County Assessor Johnny Munds turned the county assessment roll over to the clerk of the board of supervisors today.
 Mrs. c. J. Mcclure, mother of Mrs H. D. Aitken and of Mrs. J. c. Mar tin, will leave on tonight's train for her home in Gilroy, California, after a visit here of several months.
 The ladies have organized a basket hall team in Prescott, with Mrs. c. K. Jenness as first captain and Miss Ollie Fisher as second captain.
 A new side walk is being laid on Gurley street in front of F. Nj. Murphy's property from Cortez street up to the Congress house al ley.
 A horse was stolen last Friday night from George Denny on Wal nut Creek. The same animal was stolen from him a few years ago, when Ed Gatlin was arrested but acquitted of the crime.
 A special meeting of the city council will be held this evening to open bids for the bonds of the city water works. 4 number of bids have been received but of course the nature of them Is unknown.
 JIG. Herndon has returned from a brief trip east. Mrs. Herndon and their daughter, Miss Florence, will remain there for some time yet.
 The professional card of Willard & Grosvenor. architects of Phenix, appears in this issue. The firm is thoroughly competent, and parties desiring the services of an architect should consult them.
 Joseph Dougherty, of the O. K. store, will leave on tonight's train for the east for a visit of two or three months. During his absence his brother, John Dongherty, will have charge of his business.
 The business young men of Pres colt show no want of confidence in the future of the city, as is evi- denced by the large number of them that are buying lots and are build ing homes. Read the account in another column.
 The boys had a good practice game of base ball yesterday, and it developed the fact that a splendid team can be picked from this city. The Congress team will have to "play ball" if they get away with the 4th of July prize.
 Geo. NJ. Sargent received a tele- gram on Saturday evening contain ing the sad intelligence of the death of Lieut.. Edwards wife at St. Louis on Friday, June IF. The young couple were marriad here about a year and a half ago and were ex> tremely popular with Prescott citi- gems, who will learn of the death of Mrs. Edwards with the most pro- found sorrow. Her husband and her father left Tampa last week for Cuba, and no doubt will be igno- rant of their great bereavement for weeks and probably months, al though Mrs. Edwards was seriously ill when they left. Deceased was a woman of most noble character, loved by all who knew her, and fairly idolized by her father and husbadd.
 Adolf Moser, Jr., whose crime is familiar to all in this city, was sen