Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-06-07

J. c. Herndon, who went to Phe- dix to attend the session of the su- preme court, remained over there | D.
 day to attend a meeting of the c, de
 commission.
 W. s. Williams. the eX newspaper man aud mining man, will leave on
 tonight's train for New Mexico. He expresses himself we'll pleased with
 the mining outlook of this section.
 W. Jereslaw, of San Diego, a
 brother-in-law of the late Isaac Kuhn arrived on yesterdays train
 to look after the interests of the estate in this county.
 Mrs. Addie Harris, mother of T.
 L. Harris, arrived this afternoon for
 a brief visit, on her way to Phenix.
 She has been at the bed side of
 her daughter, Mrs. F. W. Howard, at Jerome, for several weeks.
 Having thrown cold water on the proposition to rebuild Whipple Bar racks an occasional kicker eau be found here who would have pre- ferred to have been able to have said "I told you so" tha1 to ac- knowledge his error.
 James W. Shreve, grand mast ar workman of the A. O. U. w.. IS Tn town. There will be a reception in his honor by the local lodge hare. All memb bers of the 4. O. U. W. aad the Degree of Honor should be on hand at the K. of r. hail this even ing
 Work is progressing satisfactorily on the city's submerged dam north of town. The work is being done under the supervision of Civil Engineer c. s. Duning. who is giv ing his undivided attention 1t and seeing to it that it is properly done.
 Mrs. c. E. Boyce, formerly of Williams, has instituted suit in Los Angeles to recover the custody of her twelve year old daughter from a convent there. According to the story as told in the Times the girl was placed in school in the convent last fall. Since that time Mrs. Boyce has obtained a divorce from her husband and was awarded the custody of the girl by the courts, but the convent authorities refused to permit the girl to leave the school.
 The engineering party which IS surveying the final route for the s. F. P. & P. extension to Ingleside, reached the new townsite yesterday. The route has been fully determined upon and We may look for grading to commence in the very near Herald.
 Kingman announces that the com ing Fourth of July celebration will be he last one of the cenutry. As the century will not close until De- cember 3I, 1900, there is one more celebration due in this century after that one of this year. Kingman may not intend to celebrate the last Fourth of July of the century.
 H. J. Murphy, an ex-railroad en- gineer, is in town from Big Bug where he is engaged in mining. He Is interested in seven claims there which he and his partner are de veloping. MT. Murphy manipulated the throttle on locomotives on rail roads in different parts of the coun try for twenty eight years, but says he IS willing tc let younger men have all the Jobs of this kind now.
 The Trans-Mississippi congress has elected the following officers: President, F. O. Stanard, of St. l Louis; vice president, Walter Gresh- am. Galveston, Texas; second vice I president, L. B. Prince, New Mexico; third vlce-presldent, E. V. Smalley, Minnesota; fourth vice president, J. Mcknight, Wichita.
 The news contained in the JoUR- l NAL MINER last evening in regard tO | the establishment of Whipple as a military post was received with uni verssl rejoicing. A few of the cal amity howlers and chronic kickeos | shrugged their shoulders and affect ed skepticism in regard to the mat ter.
 The collection of pictures secured | by the ladies of the Monday club for their exhibit on next Tuesday is the finest that has ever been brought to | Arizona. Besides a magnificent coli lection of copies of the old masters and modern European paintings they have a number of reproduc- tions from the pictures of the Phil adelphia academy which have just been introduced iu the east.