Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-04-05

The receipts of the recorders of- ice for March, exclusive of receipts Tor making out abstracts O! title, etc, amounted to $7l3.79.
 The Hook and Ladder company on Saturday night added the names of several new members on its rolls, and the members had a goci social time.
 An April fool joke was played on the fire department on Saturday night by some parties building Q brush fire and then shooting their pistols in the air.
 The surveyor generals office at Tucson reports that two-fifths of all the application in the territory, for survey of mining claims, for patent, come from Yavapsi county.
 4. Emanuel. the painter and paper hanger, has just received the new sample books of the celebrated ALFRED PEATS wall paper. Call for samples. Electric phone No. I79.
 A young man named Lowell, in the l employ of Wells. Fargo X c., al l Phenix, has been assigned to take the position recently vacated. by Et. 1 Nj. Blake as the compsny's agent at Presco
 The JOURNAL MINER editor has re- ceived his annual donation oi mat EOS or unleavened bread used during passover week by members of the Hebrew faith, the donor being \. Levy.
 Al Vroome, the we'll known | freighter pulled out this morning from Prescott with a big load of freight for Crowned King,
 The duett, "Oh Flower of the Verdant Lea" rendered by Madame ! Bishop and Mir. J. L. Johnston at | Dake's opera house Wednesday eve, April 3, alone is worth the puce of admission. Do not miss this rare ,r Nrethef of
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 Freighter Al Vroom, of Prescott, Is with the Montana regiment in the Philippine Islands. This regiment has been doing some heavy fighting.
 Jack Nutter, formerly of Jerome but more recently of Prescott, has secured a good position at a good salary ID a mining camp in the southern part of the territory. Mrs. Nutter expects to leave in few days to join him.
 The city council of Prescott has bought a mule, and the mountain city press thinks it sees the fine Italian hand of Col. Allen, of Jerome in the transaction. That ain't the only Prescott mule Col. Allen mon- keyed within the past sixty days Gazette.
 John Ayers, a cattle man, . part ner of E. J. Bennitt, took dose of poison on the train last week be- tween Phenix and Prescstt and on its arrival here he was taken to the Sisters hospital where he died on Saturday and was buried yesterday. NIT. Bennitt came up yesterday morning to attend the funeral.
 The box sheet for the Bishop Johnston concert on "Wednesday evening was opened in the Corner Drug Store this morning and the sale of seats during the day has been quite active. Madame Bishop is as sured of a good house. Parties should secure their seats early.
 Prescott and Jerome were united 1 by telephone today through the Sunset telephone line. The Jerome Telephone company built it's line to | a connection with the Sunset at Massicks. Parties who talked over it today says that the line works finely. E. D. Treadwell is the man ager Of the Jerome company.
 The last territorial democratic 1 convention held a. Prescott did l most emphatically refuse to adopt l the referendum by su overwhelm> | ing vote. T. E. Parish. Of Pheni1. 1. spoke in it's support, while George :. Purdy Bullsrd was against. This IS . true, Populist Keller, and his spell ! ing grammer and true democracy l notwithstanding. Gazette.
 DR. JOHN R. WALLS, U. s. Pension Examining Surgeon, will be in his . office, Office Row. Prescott, Arizona, every Wednesday, for the purpose of examing applicants for pensions. Those who live in the country can make special appointments. by ap- plying through the mails to Dr. Walls.
 Mime. Genevra Johnstoue- Bishop's . appearance at St. James hall last night took the form of an ovation. She was obliged to respond to en- core after encore. Since We have had no one since Parepa Rosa's time to take her place In oratorio and lyric work, it is very much to be hoped that Mme. Bishop may be in- duced to make London her home. There is certainly great field for her here. London Times.
 The following are the scores made at the regular shoot of the Prescott Gun Club on Sunday out of 8 possible 9. Jackson, 2I: ! Frantz, l9; Ferguson, 19; Andrews. ! Is; Morin, 17; Hill, Is; Marks. f4; ! Manderfelt, F; Henry, 3. In an e1- tra shoot at 25 birds the following were made: Hill, 20; Morin, I9; Ferguson, 19; Jackson, 17; Frantz, i 15; Manderielt, 13; Andrews, I2; | henry, 10.