Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-05-31

sewer systems Tor their city. Pres colt has many natural advantages ID her favor and with those modern improvements she will be able tc offer the strongest inducements to home seekers. oYle who come to Arizona from the east are as a rule used to modern sanitary appliances, and the prospect of living m towns where the question of sanitation IS not considered is very distasteful to them. The building of the water works and sewer system ID Prescott will mean the rebuilding of Whipple barracks on a arge scale and the establishment on the military reser- vstion or adjacent to 1t of large sanitarium under the control ot the National Soldiers home. Prescott Is 10 be congratulated"
 From Fridays Daily.
 John 5. Jooes has gone to PherlX on business matter.
 Egeu the wind seems to be etern- ally expanding these days.
 The county jail is doing a thrifty business, and has now thirty in- mates.
 Mir. aud Mrs. J. c. Martin and their daughter, Miss Edna, will ar rye tonight from their trip 10 the coast.
 4 small furnished or uAfurnished house of three or four rooms Is wanted at once. Address J. C. w. this office.
 Prof. James Fiedler. who knows how 10 curve a baseball, and late of the b. Mund team, has arrived ID town anu will locate in Prescott.
 General Wilson arrived in PheniI las uigbt from Prescott. He leaves for the south tomorrow night Herald.
 Seven double deck cars of sheep Wili be shipped tonight from Pres cotr and Pnsnix points 10 the coast Herald.
 D. of H., 4. O. U. w, will hold their regular mestIng on Saturday nIght, May 27, lSy9, at 8 o'clock, ID K. of P. hall. All members are re- qursted to be present. Ida Mosher, Recorder
 John Forest, who has been very III and threatened with an attack of typhoid fever, is convaleseing. MT. forest is an agreeable person and a painstaking school teacher.
 We ought to have a great big eel ebration of the glorious Fourth this year, and 1t IS not too early to make preparations accordingly.
 Max Cantin, of Lynx creek, was in town yesterday and gives good ac- count of miuine matters m that locality.
 Miles Gibbons, we'll and favorably known m mining circles all over the southwest, IS ID town, coming re- gently from Mexico. MT. Gibbons has valuable interests in mining m Plsceritas, near this city, and like many others believes that that sec ton has a decidedly prosperous future shead, the question being simply one of development to de- termIne it.
 A very good attendance was st the meeting in the court house last night to make the preliminary ar engagements for a Fourth of July celebration. Another meeting will take place this evening.
 Herman Voge, whose fellowship is rated like unto the wines and liquors he sells, and incidentally they are hrst-class, has presented this office with a supply of his Psbst beer. It IS good aud has an eXpan- sion" 10 it that is refreshing and agreeable in effect.
 Encourage the O'Neill monument project. IL IS loyal in purpose and a beauty in sentiment.
 Joe Wilson left tonight for his ranch ID Skull Valley and takes down a supply of balloons and a dynamite combination in an en- deavor to make it rain. He wlll to- morrow send skywsrd a number of projectIles, and makes this etperi- ment purely in behalf of the prevail ing dry condition of the country, as he has got tired of wishing for rain to come by the ordinary methods of suaslon.
 Charley Genung is in town from Stanton. He Is one of the pioneers of this county, and says he hardly knows any people nowadays, except a few who are hid out iR the hills.
 John Burns and Jack Nutter, both formerly of this county, have gone to Mexico, and it is said are on the scent of a big bonanza in the mountains near Chihuahua.
 A jolly party of picnicers went out tO Point of Rocks yesterday in a four-horse rig and spent the day in merry making at Wings lake. This little nook of green verdure and water. surrounded on all sides by mountains of rocks, has long been recognized as an ideal place for a picnic. Among the party yesterday were a few from the east, 1t being their first visit there and they very naturally expressed surprise at the beauty of the place with its romantic scenery. It IS unnecessary to state that all enjoyed themselves. Those composing the party were as follows: Mrs. J. c. Hammes and Miss Hattie Waters, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, and Mesdames Geo. C. Rufner, O. A. Hesla. E. E. Breed. A. Averyt, E. D. Wyckof, D. PeDtland. NJ E. Morin, (. P. Dske G C. Job. G.M Thomas, and Misses Irene Martin, Flossie Mark. Oliver and Cannon.
 Speaking of the death of NJ. RI. Williams by a rattlesnake bite the Herald says: The occurrence took place iu the night and he arose from his cot, when, without warning, the snake bit him on the side of the hall of the foot. There was no audible >rattling and until his attendant rose, procured light and dispatched the snake it was supposed that he had merely stepped upon a thorn.
 The Hop Thos. Parrish, who has been busying himself with the m, spection of copper prospects or which be IS an expert, reports that be is finding several of much merit but there are others, that while they