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

W. A. Wilson. representing Ar. mOur & Co. of Kansas City, IS mak ing his periodical visit to Prescott
 Prescott has a golf game and a lawn tennis game iL full blast al most every evening.
 l Mike Ohl. of Graham county, has been appointed member of the ter Fitorial board of equalization vice E. A. Cutter, deceased.
 ] Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wagouer have returned from their visit to Califor- mia. It is needless to add that they enjoyed their vacation.
 I Charles F. Hof IS in town occom- panied by bis wife. MT. Hof reports that he has not severed his connec- ton with the Sunset telephone sys- ! tenn of Tucson.
 Chas. F. Taylor, of the lola Ce- ment company of Michigan, is pay | ing Prescott svisit. It IS his first visit to this section and be is very ! fayOrably impressed with the looks of the country.
 The new sidewalk being laid on the west side of the Plaza, is an ornament to that part of town and a credit to the property owners who are doing the work.
 J. o. Diggs, of Missouri, was an arrival on todays train, coming here with a view of locating permanently
 The funeral of I. W. Tedrow took place this afternoon from the Sslva- ton Army hall and was attended by a large number of friends of the de ceased.
 Thomas Roach arrived in Prescott last night about midnight on ac- count of receiving notice of his wife's illness. Mrs. Roach's condition re- mains practically unchanged.
 That was a boom article on Whip pie that appeared in the Courier this morning. It quotes Sergeant Tea as saying that the post IS capa- ble, under present conditions, of taking care of six companies. During recent visit to Jerome Frank Myers purchased an interest in a cigar store at that place and in tends leaving m a few days for that place to take charge of the business MT. Casey will have charge of the Palace barber shop.
 Mir. Ballenger, familiarly known to his host of friends as Dad" who has been manager of the Jerome steam laundry for the past two or three years has severed his connec- tion with that institution and Is in Prescott today.
 The building fever continues in Prescott. Judge k. E. Sloan has had plans and specifications prepar- ed for a new residence on a lot owned by hih on Nit. Vernon street and will shortly commence work on it. Architect Bidwell will have charge of the supervision of its cree ton.
 Our usually amiable morning con temporary had another spell of Journal Murphy" "taxless toots, i" American ignorance in Arizona" jim jams this morning. The entire editorial department and a good big block of the local department was devoted Co these subjects. A telegram from Los Angeles says that John H. Hem, who has filed a suit against the Santa Fe Pacific railway for S30,0S255 damages on the assigned claims of l3 firms of Kingman, Arizona, alleges that the recent big fire at Kingman was caused by sparks from the engine.
 The knife that had been driven into the leg of H. Nj. Love in the fight with the outlaws Sunday night had been used by him in skiuning cattle that had died of black leg. ! The poison had penetrated the en- 1 tire system and be died in great agony of gsngrene, caused by the black leg poison that was on the Springer, N. NJ, Stockman.
 The central office of the Prescott telephone exchange Is one of the most lively places in town. The in- struments now number 250 and with the frequent calls in town and the largs amount of business done over the long distance lines, the operator in charge of central is kept on the qui vive all the time. An additional operator will shortly be installed in the office.
 The people of Chloride will take two days vacation to celebrate the completion of the railroad to that point. The last spike will be made of Mohave e. .uty silver and will be driven with great ceremony, on the morning of August Is. On one side is engraved the words, "Chloride Aug. l6., '99" and on the other side A. & U. By" After this ceremony is over the balance of that day and the following day will be devoted tc a general celebration of the event.
 Henry B. Ewing will leave on to nights train for his home in Mohavt county.