Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-11-08
CITY BRIEFS.
R. BAEHR for house painting and paper banging. Telephone numbers l6S and 97.
From Wednesdays Daily

J. D. Simpson, Los Angeles busi ness man, is in town.
 Dr. E. B Perrin left for William. this morning.
 NJ. E. Spsulding left this morning Tor the Grand Canyon mine.
 The usual amount of Hallowe'en tricks were played last night.
 Colonel Wallace has been called 10 Jos Angeles on account of the ill- ness of his daughter.
 The masquerade ball given at Dake's opera house was well attended last evening.
 N. c. Shekels is reported quite i'll in Los Angeles.
 Born, in Prescott, October 3l, to NIT. and Mrs. A. Martinez, twin sons.
 Will Patton. who has been in Prescott for several days, left this morning for the east.
 Ramur says that Fred Sattes will be married during his visit ;o Los Angeles.
 c. F. Collins, the well known min ing man. left for the east this morn ing.
 Judgs J D. Bsthuna came in yes terdsy from his Walnut Grove mine.
 C. H Fancher, connected with the land department of the Sants Fe Pacific railroad. is in town today on business connected wIth the laud office.
 It was Ben Nj. not Jim Crawford, as reported in the Phenix Herald, who was accidentally and probably fatally shot at Silver City, N. M.. the other dsy.
 Six men are now under sentence of. death In Ariz lna--one in Apache coanty, one in Navajo, one in Ora ham. one in Yagapsi and two in Co- chise county.
 Tucson Is promised a round trip rate of s for the Phenix carnival. A similar rate for Prescott would re- suit ID depopulsting this town for a few days.
 Tom Coleman. after an absence Of a year or so fighting Fllipinos with toe South Dakota regiment, has re- turned to Jerome to take up more peaceful pursuits.
 Judge Wright, the Pima county joker, Is in Phenlx. and much to the surprise of the bar and his friends appeared in court dressed in an ele- gaut suit of chin whiskers Gazette. No wonder his friends were sur pused to see him n court in such sn aerial costume.
 George M. Walker has returned to Phenix and has assumed manage ment of the Adams hotel Mir. Wal ker spen is his summer In charge of a hotel at ManitOu. Colo, and his winters m charge of the Adams at Phenix. He Is a 6rst-class hotel man. c. H. Uuverzagt and c. z. Zim- merman, president and vice presi- dent respectfully of the Buster and Standard Mining company, left for the east this morning. Mir. Unver- zsgt was accompanied by hIs wife.
 Mrs. Helen Heap is one of a dozen or so candidates for queen of the Phenix carnival The selection IS made by balloting at a nickel vote. The result of the first days vote stood Mrs. H. L. Chandler. g., Mrs Heap 36, these having the highest number of votes.
 Geo. Kingtou left this morning for Fl Paso. Mrs. Kington left for Pueblo.
 NJ. Nj. Hall left for Fl Paso this morning.
 The supreme court of the United States in an opinion by Justice Gray, has reversed the decision of the supreme court of Arizona in a case involving the title to the So- noito grant in Arizona. The title was an issue between Santiago AInsa and the New Mexican & Arizona Railroad company. The reversal was based upon ruling of the court below that the case could not be tried In the ordinary courts.
 It will be receIved as pleasant surprise to Miss Bertha Schuerman's s many friends here to learn that she was married recently in San Fran cisco. The name of the man of her choice IS Harry 4. Spear, said to be a very estimable young man. They met at the art school m which they Were both students. and their friend ship ripened into love, eliminating in a happy marriage. Miss Anna Schuermau. sister of the bride, went to San Francisco two or three weeks ago to assist her sister in prepars- tiOns for tce marriage, and to be present at the ceremony. NIT. Spear expects to go east about the mi de of this month on a business trip, and Mrs. Spear will return to Pres colt with her sister to visit relatives during his absence there.
 Among the prominent features to be introduced by the Walter L, Main circus at Prescott. Monday, November 6, may be mentioned the smallest elephant in the world; a detachment of ROOsevelt's Rough Riders who took an active part m the famous charge of San Juan Hill; the celebrated Werntz Family-slK m number; the great Livingston Family of society scrooats- Lii Kerslake and his troop of perform tug pigs; Martina LOwando, IT,. the Brazilian horsemsn; Miss Rosa DockrilL the beautiful and accom- plished rider; William Conrad and horseback riding monkey; young Herbert, the l0-yesr-old boy clown; COOper,the tallest man in the world Major Rinebeck, the smallest man Wild Rose, the wild girl; and 5O riders, serislists, clowns, leapers and tumblers. Under the big me nagere tent will be seen the larges. collection of rare wild animals iu