Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-02-22


 afternoon with all of it's contents. Loss about Sl500, insured for $7OO.
 \ Phenix correspondent of the
 Jerome Reporter says H. J. Allen, of
 Jerome, was responsible for killing
 those 'i;tle mining bills but is too
 modest Co claim the credit for 1t.
 Manager s. P. Clark of the Ford
 last night gave a dinner to the
 guests of the hoteL"-RepublIcan
 That was awfully kind in the man
 sger. Wonder who gave the guests
 their breakfast and lunchi
 A Jerome merchant advertises "a full line of California wool mems
 underwear" What is the matter
 with tbe Arizona wool men, that their underwear should be boycot-
 ted for California;
 A couple in Albuquerque who attempted to work the badger
 game, on what they thought to be a sucker. succeeded 10 the extent of getting themselves locked in jail.
 Dick McNarv has returned from his trip east. He had not been out of Arizona for so long-twenty- one years-that the frost nipped his ears during the trip. He spent 1hrtst- mas with his mother whom be had not seen for thirty-two years.
 J. L. Bevis. representing the Auheuser-B Busch ewing Associa- ton of St. Louis, is making his periodical visit to Prescott. Mir. Bevis is one o the most whole-souled genial men who visits the town and represents the manufacturers of a good beverage.
 The Jerome Reporter closes an article giving an account of the spread of small pox in that camp as follows: "lf there remain oppon- ents to incorporation and county division the criminal negligence on the part of county officials should remove the last vestige."
 Two suspicious looking hobos were taken charge of yesterday on suspicion of being afflicted with small pox. They. however, showed certificates of discharge from the Maricopa county pest house, and were discharged.
 Hotel Burke Arrivals: J W Sul- livan, Seligman; C H Jaqusrd, EI Claire, Wis; l. E Hampsher, Brad ford, Pa; \ C Warner. Los Angeles; J R B atson, Santa Maria; J $ Bar ton, K C; 4 Pickrell, Senator; H G Martell, s F.
 A. L. Wakefield, representing the Andrews Opera Company, is in town. His visit hers is for the the purpose of arranging for the sp- pearance Of the above company in Prescott. 4 preliminary subscrip- tion IS being taker mp, and fl sutfic tent encouragement IS received the company will appear here Moufay, February 2. The Andrews Opera Company is one of the best cn the road. They will appear in Phenix next week and a subscription of over $500 has been secured for their opening night there.
 The question of handling the wires ! and gas. water and drainage pipes in great cities, and even Fin towns is be- coming with each year one of greater l. 4 prize was offered to the engineers of the United States l by The Cosmopolitan magazine for l the ablest article suggesting a economical solution of this problem. The paper of Henry l F, Bryant has been selected by the ! committee as the one most ably l meeting the conditions. It appears 1 in the February Cosmopolitan.
 Some Plays and Their Actors.-I Without Prejudice,' Is a new de- . partment in the Cosmopolitan. The !. names of the contributors are not . given. but in the staff are embraced !. the majority of the leading critics . of the country, including David Be lasco. It Is interesting to note that 1 in these days of competition m the . field the editions of the . Cosmopolitan have gone from three l thousand for February, | 1898, to three hundred and fifty | thousand in February of this year.
 The Prescott Elks arrived this af- ternoOn on their special train and about 2:30 paraded the principal streets of the city, followed by the Pi neer band and Phenix Lodge No. }35 bringing up the rear. The band iIscoursed very mournful and pa .hetic music, including such heart breaking and tesr-oringIDg tunes as } Hot Time m the Old Town To- night" The Prescott contingent will tonight present minstrel per 'ormance at the Patton Grand, that s advertised to be the greatest show )n earth in more ways than one aad t will be well worth attending There need be no fear of not getting ID audience, for they provided ,galnst any such emergency by their own audience with hem.-Herald.