Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-08-16

to the Grand Canyon. J A. Tobin will leave tomorrow morning for a visit to California for | the benefit of his health.
 H. E. Wilcox. private secretary ! for c w. Hull, of Jerome, IS in the city today on business. ! 4 force of men are strung along Gurley street today digging trenches for the now water pipe. J. M. Burnett. editor of the Phe- nix Gazette, IS in town as a witness in the WolAey- Black case.
 Mr. and Mrs R. H. Bu.mistar have gone east, the former on busi- ness ant pleasure and the latter on pleasure.
 The last shipment Of Verde peaches for the present season. has been received by the Prescott fruit dealers.
 II. NJ. Gibbes, a Jerome attorney, is in Prescott On legal business and incidentally circulating among his old friends here.
 Ths only business transacted to- day by the board of supervisors up to 7 o'clock was the auditing of a Sl5 hauling bill in favor of B H. Weaver.
 The Christian scientists have se- cured the use of the Odd Fellows hall for holding their services. They will be held from II to l2 a. ID. and from s to 9 p. m. each Sunday.
 John Roberts is up from the Santa Maria country. He says that his section has not had q sufficient quantity of rain this season 10 start the grass.
 N. B. Hazeltine returned on to- days train from his visit to Cal ifornia. Mrs. Hazeltine will remain in Santa Barbara for time yet.
 The Prescott Electric company has its telephone line now within nine miles of the Crowned King mine. They are putting up 6rst- class line
 II. C. Hibben has gone to Phenix Co secure men to work on the sewer ani water works system here. He wants to employ 100 additional men. About 75 came up on this mornings train.
 Fred w. Morrison, who has been with He:ndon X Norris for some time, left this afternoon for King mn, where be will engage in the practice of law. MT. Morriso is a bright young lawyer, a genial and pleasant gentleman and We take pleasure in recommending him to tho citizens of Kingman.
 Most of the public schools of the county will open the second week in September. 4 county institute will be held in the first week of the month, which every teacher is eX- pec;ed to attend. Five schools have already opened their fall session.
 Jack Detwiler, a popular s. F. r. X P engineer returned yesterday from spending his summer vaca- tiou at Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. NIT, Detwiler aud the baby will remain there till winter. MT. Det- wiI.r will take hold of a throttle on tha =. r. P. & P. again tomorrow.
 That other towns than Prescott bs- Is kickers is evidenced by the following from the Albuquerque Citizen: Don't kick because some one whom you don't like is a resi- dent of the town. Keep wide awake and grasp some of the opportunities that tue manifold resources of the sect on present to you. There is enough here for all"
 Messrs. Hale and Pryor returned Sycamore creek. Both gentlemen repoit having had a very agreeable time and state that that section abouuds in an abundance of game of all kiuIs lt k useless, however, for any one 10 go there again this sea son in search of big meat, especially bears. a- N- Pryor and his win- chester mti.'I clean up of that commod !, and none but a few strays were left.
 Mrs. NJ. \. Balderson. daughter of Mrs. Reeves and mother of the BaidrTsCn boys in Prescott, came in on this afternoons train, coming di- rect fro Dawson City. Mrs. Bal derson formerly lived in Prescott but ! has been abseut about fifteen years, during a portion of the time at Seattle. but went to Dawson tive years ago where she has tesided till June of this year.
 The trial of Wm. Shultz for the murder of c. K. W. McNary will commence next Monday. This case has been in the courts ever s,nce ! 1895, the Gn-n.! at haying been sentenced to d .th ouc.. He ob- tained a new trial and under the | famous law passed by the legIsla- ture of 1897, could only be convict ed of manslaughter.
 A. Blumberg has returned from his trip east. He came via San Francisco and was 8 passenger on the train wrecked near Los Banos, California, on Tuesday night. He was occupying a berth, in sleeper, near the rear of the train, when the crash came and he said that while the car be was on was deralled, the shock was not a serious one. The engineer and fireman were both ! killed.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. W. Edwards en- tertained a large number of young people last evening at their beauti- 1 ful residence in honor of their niece, Miss Chrlstobel Sobey. The game of hearts-the one played with cards, was the feature of the even ing's entertainment. Miss Isabel Bethune was the winner of the ladies' first prize, and Dr. Gonzales that of the men. Elegant refresh ments were served as the closing act of the evenings entertainment.
 The territorial board of equaliza- ton meets in Phenix today. The session will probably last for about