Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-03-15

Ziba O. Brown has just complete i. one of the largest abstracts of titl
 ever made in this county. It was fo
 a group of mining claims and mad volume of nearly l5O pages.
 Jose Bertrand was returned to in
 county jail to await the action O the grand jury on his case as the re
 suit of his preliminary examination
 at Jerome on Saturday. He IS ac
 cused of stealing a horse and saddl,
 from the above camp.
 Calvin K. Brandon, a prominent
 citizen and capitalist of Detroit
 Michigan, arrived in Prescott or
 Saturday for a weeks visit with hi.
 son, Walter c. Brandon of the Pres
 colt National bank.
 Secretary c. H. Akers spent Sun.
 day ln Prescott shaking hands with
 hts legion of friends here. Although
 ''ex-ofhcio' a resident of Pheni1, Prescott still claims the secretary as
 belonging to her.
 Are you interested in getting a
 patent for any kind of invention
 II SO send a two-cent stamp to this office, to cover the postage on a small folder telling how to proceed To obtain Il, the cost, etc. The book IS free.
 ". C. Press Of the Storm Cloud mines, near the head of the HaSsay- ampa. returned on Saturday after an absence Of several months.
 Joe Mulhatton arrived in Flor ence few days ago. As he was un- able to secure a freight wagon for the transportation of his truth and veracity, he left them out on the desert 10 guard those electrical cacti recently discovered by him.
 After spend ng sixty days without accomplishing anything oF special benefit to the people of the territory II will be just like some of them" legislators 10 carry the small pox home to their constituents.
 There has been quite an influx of people here from Pheni1 during the past few days. IL may be they pre- fer the cool, brscing. ozone ladened. air of our mountain city to that of the valley.
 Bishop Serkins spoke in the Con- !. church at the morning services yesterday to a large audi !. ence. His talk concerning affairs in . both the Philippine islands as we'll { as in his native land are very inter 1 esting. He left this morning for San Francisco, where he will take a steamer to return to his mission . work al Manila.
 Dr. G. H. McGinnis arrived in Prescott on Saturday ard contem- plates locating here for the practice of his profession. While being a general practitioner he has mad4 a special study of pulmonary diseases Aud m consequence Is able to give special treatment for such diseases. From all that he has heard of this and from the few days ex- oerience here he thinks this climate s admirably adapted to the success- .ul treatment Of the disease.
 Pheni1 pap, rs complain of petty hefts being committed in and lround the legislative halls. The irst complaint alleged the theft of he ''jigger" bottles of the council nen. The JOURNAL MINER is not iulte sure as to what 8 digger" bot le IS, but It Is presumed that 1t is very essential to a cOun- llman, or they would not kick at hei rloss The latest theft reported however was that of a purse 'elonging to one of the lady clerks, nd everybody knows how essential thing that article is in Phenix.
 The legislature seems to be able o separate the chaf from the wheat Q the matter of readjustment of ficial salaries. Of the numerous , ills introduced, providing for , hanges of fees. salaries. etc, Of | ounty officials. the only one thus ' ar which has received favorable con ' Ideration at their hands Is that of for a clerk for county reasurers in hrst-clsss counties, here the assessment roll foots up yer A,OOO,0OO. It passed the coun- a il this morning and being possessed s merit, will undoubtedly become 1 w.