Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-12-20
From Thursdays Daily.


 came up on this mornings train.
 D. Keller, of Texas, is registered at Hotel BGrke.
 i Harry Cowell, of Wickenburg, i' in town on court business.
 E. E. MeVeigh left for Los An geles this morning.
 Jos. K, Campbell has resigned a: live stock inspector for Prescott and will shortly leave for Jerome.
 Judge A. C. Baker, of Phenix came up on this mornings train on court business.
 The thermometer registered 10 degrees above zero this morning, be ing the coldest of the season.
 Gov. k. c. Powers went to Kirk land on this afternoons train to make some surveys of mining claims.
 Mrs. J. R. Dillon and her daugh- ter, Miss Ella Cox, of Jerome. have gone to Oakland, California, on a visit.
 Charles F. Harding, the Chicago capitalist who was here recently on mining business, has returned to his home.
 Flags have been at half mast to- day on account of the centennial anniversary of the death of Wash ington.
 Jos. K. Campbell left on this afternoons train for Kirkland to in- struct the newly appointed post master in his new field Of work.
 Mrs. Smale, mother of Mrs. J. G. Van Houtum, left on this mornings train for Los Angeles, where her son resides.
 Mr. aud Mrs. J. B. Hoover came over yesterday from Jerome, the former being a witness in a case in the district court.
 A marriage license was issued to- day to William Gilbert, aged 26 years, and Mss Annie Osborn, aged Is years, both of the Verde valley.
 Today is the Tooth anniversary of the death of George Washington, and lhe Red Men will hold ap- propTiate memorial services in the Masonic hail, to which all are iD- vited.
 E. E. Kirkland, of Kirkland valley Yavapsi county. has located in Pine nix for the winter, having taken a residence at l4S south third street. Mir. Kirkland is an old time Ari- zOnau who has many friends in this city Enterprise.
 Bids were opened in Washington, December l2, for a water and sewer system for the Mohave Indian school at Old Fort Mohave. The bidders were J. Button, Flagstaff, $500; J. B. Cowder; San Francisco, S56i0; Pugh X Gray, Salem, Ore, SITS.
 It has been learned that the saloon keeper who was stabbed at Fools Gulc,I last Friday night, by young Kirkland. as reported in tba JoUR- NAL MINER, was H C. Hoffman, well known in Prescott. Mir. Hoffman has been in the above camp ever since 1t was started.
 Dr. Criley returned this morning from a trip to Phenix which com bined business and pleasure. He was called there several days ago by the sickness of Mrs. l.. Fl. Chalmers, who has been suffering for several weeks, and reports her condition greatly improved. He was also con suited in several other eases, and may possibly make regular trips there Tor some time.
 The klumsy kiub will give a dance tomorrow evening at K. oI F, hall for which extra preparations have been made and 1t Is proposed to make of tt one of the most pleas ant affairs of the season. All mem bers are requested to attend. as m addition Co the dance, it IS proposed tU hold a business meeting of the members at which business of i'm portance will be considered.
 T. F. Peery returLed this morn ing from Stanton. While there he turned over ali his interests in that section, mines, store. hotel, etc. to the Octave Mining company, which recently purchased them. J. W. Smith, eX-supervisor of the county, IS Tn charge of the store and hotel for the compsny. Mir. Peery has not formulated any plans for the future, except that be will remain in Prescott for a time and will then with his wife. visIt relatives for a tune m the east.
 CobTc Graude is to the front again with it's usual item of news, or per haps nor appropriately its accuss toned rumor. Phenix papers state hat a telegram was received from Naco on Tu-sday regarding the af- fairs of the CobIc GranGe. It stated that the so called Costello faction had been routed aud that W. C. Green was in undisputed possession of the property. It added that Wood, O'Keefe and Meljarejo of the opposition had left the country. the first two Tor Phenix and tbe last for Nogaies.