Arizona republican., 1899-01-01

G. w. Hull, of Jercma, is sick at Car lisle, Mass.
 A. A. Johns. of Prasc-tt. will taka the position Of under sheriff under j. l.. Munds after January l.
 Mrs. g. c. Barnett mother Of H. P. Anewalt has arrived in Prescott from Kansas City to spend the winter.
 General Passenger Agent George N. Sargent and family have arrived in Prescott from their visit east.
 Mrs. Ed M. Blake leaves tomorrow with CT children fc- Santa Ana. Cal, to spend q few weeks, says the Journal Miner.
 Miss Gayle Allen, daughter of MT. and Mrs. H. J. Allen, is at her home in Jerome from Mills College, California, to enjoy the holidays.
 A number of contests have arisen ever locations of ground in the Deep Creek strip. Bob Ferris made lucky strike in his gold minss in the same district, says the Jerome News.
 Arrangements have been made for the shipment of 30,000 head of sheep from Ash Fork tCl the Salt River valley. These are part of the bands that gt snowbound in the mountains.-Journal Miner.
 Jerome has Eo jail. The officers are compelled to resort to the inhuman practice of fastening prisoners to p-st3 while awaiting trial. The new super visOrs should attend to this at once, says the News.
 All mails leaving Prescott now a-e subjected to the fumiga.ion process in the postcffice here. This is being done voluntarily by Postmaster Akers. No mail is received on he train unless it goes through the 5stCfiice.-JOurnal- Miner
 JChn G. Mcbride informs the Jerome News that the sllaCf the St. Petsr-Mar- tin property is an assured fact. Whsn he took hold of this property enc year ago it could have been purchased for SS,000, but now, owing to his push and energy, they are receiving $75, ,000 for it.
 Joe An Jow, Q well-known Chinaman of Prescott, who has resided here for several years, is new in San Francisco on his return trip from visit Of Q ye2r CT more in China. He writss that he will return to Prescott next week. -Journal-Miner
 William Miller, ass stant superin- tendent Of the Tennessee, and others have purchased Samuel Chadwick's mine and have lea a contract to drive a luHASl Z0O 1Scl CII uL0 iCuSS- 1uG MOIA is now being done. This mine has pro duced ere by the carload that averaged over fifty ounces of silver and 50 per cent lead and some gold ger ten. It is valuable property. Wealth.
 Perhaps the 5olliest gathering which met ill Jerome on Christmas day was that which me. by invitation from Charles Lynch and Jack Green. Thsy were all bachelors, all jolly and witty fellows, and with an abundance of the best to eat and drink, things moved along in a smooth channel. May they all enjoy the pleasure Of such meetings fer ffcy-yes, a thCusand-years to COme.-JerOme News
 Surveyor Treadwell is surveying the boundaries for the city of Jerome. The line on the north will run just north of the new hospital and west past the CO., tage occupied by Gen. Minty and on up the hill. The east and west bounGar-e5 will take in all the buildings from Bit ter creek, below Mexican town. ell the east side, to the ccmpanys water Hume on the w5st side. The south line will run a little below what is now known as the Hogs B3ck.-JerOme News.
 When Sheriff Ruffner arrested Ezra IT. Barnes he telegraphad that he had obtained strong evidence Of his guilt on his person. The evidence referred to was the watch and siX-shcOter Cf Henry Hanna, whom he is charged with mul dering. Barnes was taken completely by surprise by the sheriff in making Il ? arrest. He was working in a timber camp within an hours ride of the Can adian lins. Barnes trunk and bidding were shipped to Prescott, as it was thought that Hanna's friends may be i able to identify other articles as having i belonged to Hanna also. Barnes claims ! that when he last saw Hanna he was in company with a recent arrival from Texas, who seemed to be an cid ac- quaintance Of his. At the time of Han !. mas disappearance, about January 7th or 8th Of this year, he told parties that Hanna had gone on a prospecting tour | in the Black Canyon country with an l old acquaintance. About month later, when asked if he had heard from Han na yet, he told the same parties that ne i had; that HanEa was not doing very | well, as he had been sncwed up for about thr5e weeks.-JC urnal-Miner.