Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-02-01
From Saturdays Daily.

A. T. Fowler of Chicago, is at the Burke.
 Father Quetu was in Tucson two days ago.
 The Prescott Poultry association was in session today.
 Gfs. t. E. SloSn went to Phenix a couple of days since. L. L. Lyon, a commercial traveller from Denver, is in town.
 Hon. Nick Gales is in town from his mining camp at Cbaparral.
 H. E. Peoples moved his tailoring establishment to the ScOpel block.
 Charles F. Hoff was married re- ceDtly in Tucson to a Miss Eek hsrdt.
 Phenix citizens will give a ball next Friday evening ID honor of the leglsture.
 NIT. Cox, of the firm of Cox & Fleming, was reported to be in town a couple of days ago.
 Chiet Justice and Mrs. Webster Street gate reception last night in PheniX in honor of the supreme court.
 The professional card of c. z. DunniDg, a civil engineer and dep uty mineral survey or, appears in this issue.
 It is stated that SI5. 900 payment vas due to the late Bob Groom on a mining sale just four days after his death.
 From three to five car loads fl hay per day passes through Prescott en route from the Salt river valley to California.
 B. B. Thsyer, manager of the Hearst estates mining interests in Arizona and New Mexico, arrived on yesterdays train.
 A sanitarium to cost SI,500,000 is among the contemplated improve ments for PheDi1. Eastern capital ists are thinking of erecting 1t.
 Joe Geimer has severed his con nection with the Prescott Electric company and will go to Phenix to take the position of master mechanie of the M. S P. railroad.
 Prof. Maynard, who is visiting Prescott. IS one of the most prom inent mining men and one of the best authorities on mining in the United States. He was in Prescott away back in the latter seventies and early eighties.
 Dr. T. B. Davis left for Phenix this afternoon to attend the meeting of the Territorial Medical associa- ton. During bis visit he will go be- fore the board of supervisors of Maricopa county to have the quar- aatine aga.nst Prescott raised.
 The largest freight train that has ever reached Prescott came in at noon today. It consisted of twenty four carloads of merchandise and a caboose It came in with two en- giues from Del Rio, and it required three engines to pull 1t up the hill from Prescott to the summit. An extra freight of ten cars also came in from the north today.
 The national live stock convention has finished its business in Denver and adj burned. The following were elected as officers of the association: President. John W. Springer of Denver; vice president, J. NJ. Holt oi Montana; secretary, Charles F, Martin of Denver; treasurer, Geo. L Gouldiug of Denver. Fort Worth, Tex. was chosen as the place for the next convention.
 MT. aud Mrs. J. V. Shepard gave a delightful entertainment to about twenty couples of young people last evening at their residence on Alsr- con street. The early evening hours were devoted to hearts, the prize winners being Miss Irene Martin and pr. Scarborough. Elegant refresh ments were then served, after which music and dancing were indulged in for some time. Mir. and Mrs. Shep- ard proved themselves admirable entertainers.
 President F. Nj. Murphy, of the S. F.. r. X P. railroad, has returned from his visit to the Bahama islands, and is at present located at winter health resort in Florida. His health has greatly improved and is improv- ing right along, and he hopes for a complete recovery within a few months. His many Arizona friends will be pleased with this news and with the further news of his com plete restoration to health.
 From a report of the secretary of the live stock commission, giving the number of cattle shipped from va rious points in this territory in 1898, Ash Fork is fifth in rank. The ship ments reported are as follows: Will COX, 27,945; Tucson, 17,2l5; Geron- mo, I4,047; HolbrooA, l1.207; Ash Fork, 9,9l7. The total number of cattle shipped from this territory during the year was l74,029.
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