Arizona republican., 1899-09-04
THE NEWS OF
 PRESCOTT

Prescott, ATiz., Sept 2-(Special Correspondence of The Republican, J. The Prescott city schools will open next Tuesday morning for the cIassi- fieation of pupils, after which they will be dismissed until the 11th inst, as the teachers institute fer the county 1 will be held on the three succeeding days here in the city.
 Quite a few feathers have been added to the caps of the fathers of the school board, first, because of th:a honor bestowed on one of the gradu- ates of the class. of '99, Miss Carol Oates, in having been conferred a scholarship in the N. N. c. college at Columbus, Miss, as a result of her proficiency in the course she had com pleted here. Every year this school gives competitive examination and awards scholarships to two out of every county in the state who pass the examination most successfully, and it seems that Miss Carcl came out with highest honors, which speaks splen- did word for our schools here.
 Miss Helen Adams, who has hereto fore attended the normal in this ter i rit0Ty, will again take up the course | in the school here instead of going away to be educated, demonstrating that our schools have at least merit to successfully compete with those of higher grades elsewhere.
 Miss McGil1, the popular kinder garten instructress, is expected home | today, when Miss Hall, another of the recently returned teachers, who is staying at present at Professor Mat thews' residence, will take up her abode with Miss McGill, the two going into Q housekeeping venture together They do say that a school teacher sel- | dom makes a good house keeper, and | it remains to be seen if tho two arts can be successfully combined in this case, and if by 50 doing they will be able to raise this burden of calumny | from the shoulders of their fair sister 1 hood.
 Mrs. A. J. Matthews is still quite ill but today seems to be cn the mend. She has been confined to her bed for the past week with a threatened at- tack of nalarial fever
 Miss Florence Ford left yesterday for the Tempe normal to take up the course to fit herself to teach. Miss Nellie Crocker left for the same place day earlier. There seems to be a number of representatives from the Prescott schools who have gone to the territorial normal at Tempe. MT. J. V. Shepard who has been quite i'll for the past couple of weeks. is reported to be improving at present.
 MT. J. T. Shull's condition remains about the same, although as far as his broken bones are concerned he is do- ing nicely, but from the fact that liver complications have arisen and he is extremely weak, fears are entertained as to his speedy recovery, which was anticipated some ten days ago.
 The little god of love seems still to be lowering over our town in the hope of more worlds to conquer and more hearts to subjugate, the latest ones over whose destinies he is presiding, being MT. J. 4. Rokohl and Miss Car rie Collins, who were quietly married at tk;s parlors Of the Hotel Burke in this city on Thursday morning, August 31st. MT. Rokohl, (more familiarly known as Gus Williams,) is we'll known and popular business man of many years residence in this city, while Miss Collins has been the genial and kindly dispositioned hostess of the Hctc1 Burke for a number of years We are confideDtially informed that
 
 arrow fastened on the hearts of at feast two moro hopeless couples, whom he hopes to bring to terms within the next two months.
 MT Arthur Robinscn and his bride arrived at their hcme this week, and are now engaged in furnishing their new home, w1..ere they will take up their residence immediately among the pines of West Prescott.
 The charming little Chinese protege of the generously disposed Christian women who have been engaged in looking after her interests in seeking a suitable home for her through the probate judges cffice during the last few days, has been given into the guardianship of Mrs. T. w Otis. This case has attracted the interest and at tention of a great many of our citi- zens, as well as of almost the entire Chinese population here. It seems that little Miss Woy was not being cared for by her people and guardians as should have been, and was surrounded by questionable influences, which made it q matter of advisability to get her away from them as soon as possi- ble, and which was undertaken and accomplished by Mrs. Otis and her II posed to fight the matter in the hopes of being able to gain permanent pos session Of the girl, but their well laid plans Cor evil designs) were frus- trated by the decision cf Probate Judge Hicks last evening in his awarding the custody of the young girl (who seems very anxious to be- come Americanizad) to Mrs. Otis.
 Messrs. George B. Scammeil and W. B. Dowlen and their party of gentle men have just returned to the city after a five days trip through the sur rounding mining districts looking up promising prospects. MT. Scammell expects to go to San Francisco within the next few days On mining business.
 LOUIE BEE.