Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-09-06

the burglar comes in at the front door and finds smooth sailing in ransacking the premises. The homes are only protected by screen doors, and by means of pair of scissors an entrance is easily affected by cutting open 6 hole large enough to admit person. Sheriff Murray says that scores of burglaries have taken place in the last few weeks, and anything of value or of service is not overlooked. He says, how ever, that cheap watches or cheap jewelry are not disturbed, and that in value personal property losses will run up into the thousands of dollars in recent raids. The press of Phenix Is directly responsible for these burglaries, and no doubt eX- ists but what the influx of thieves is due directly to the exuberant intel lects of the journalistic element there on the climatic conditions of the Rio Salinas all the year round.
 Prem Saturdays Daily.
 J. Nj. Burnett, editor of the Phe- nix Gazette, is in town.
 Get up a basket lunch, take a a crowd tO the picnic Labor day.
 Miss Nellie Crocker has gone to Tempe to attend the Normal school.
 If your girl can't go get some other fellows girl and go to the pie nic.
 Misses Flora aud Ida Williams have returned to their home at Mesa City.
 The Richelieu saloon in Pheni1 has been closed on account of dull busi- ness.
 Mrs. c. P. Hicks left for Califor ma yesterday to take much needed vacation.
 A train load of hogs was shipped from Phenix a few days ago billed for Honolulu.
 The Hook and Ladder company will meet tonight. All members are requested to attend.
 The board of supervisors will be ! in session on Monday, IF their regular monthly meeting.
 The :. F. P. & r. railway com many advertises its unclaimed bag gage sale in this issue.
 The largest picnic of the season will be the Labor Day picnic at the Point of Rocks on Monday. ! The stores will close st noon on Monday, Sept. 4th, Labor day, to give ali gu opportunity to go to the picnic
 Miss Helen Strange, of Glroyi ! California, arrived on yesterday afternoons train to take a position in the public schools.
 Jacob Henkle and James f Piles of Prescott, have been granted pen sions, the former SIP per month, the latter S.
 Phenix burglars seem to be after the newspaper men. J. O. Dunbar was the latest victim. The burglar obtained nothing, however.
 A nice lunch, gay crowd, to drive away cares and keep away grey hairs at Labor day picnic, Point of Rocks 4 good time for every one.
 Go and hear Mrs. Winfield Scott: lecture at the Baptist church to- morrow evening at 5 o'clock. All are invited and treat is promised. Geo. L. Fisher, who is interested iu mining ID this section, returned on Thursday from a three weeks business trip to California. HI. Waring of the Penn Colo company, returned on Thursda. from a two weeks visit with hi family st Santa Paula, Californis. The ladies of the Prescott library gave 8 very pleasant reception or Thursday afternoon. A beyy oi , young ladies waited upon the guest and served them with refreshments ! Rev. c. L. Pearson arrlVed ID Sa' Francisco few days ago to attend , the Northern California conference 3 He writes that while be would hk' Q to visit Prescott be does not expec to be able to do so.
 Sheriff Munds is still over in New D Mexico securing the country in th' l, vicinity of New Mexico. His mission 3 there, if known at the sherifs office is not given out. He left here il |. search of the Camp Verde murderer , Tom Shultz and Fl. D. Ross, O . Prescott, snd Paul Smiley and I. J D Brosded, of Jerome, will leave Il |, the morning for Silver City, NeV 3 Mexico, to attend the Grand Lodg of Workmen of New Mexico an, V A rsVana