Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-07-12
Fram Thursssys Dzly.


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 Frsm TbuFneays Daily
 Capt. W. H. Hardy furnished the Kingman Mineral Wealth with a correct history of those Arizona camels, which have been the subject of so much romAncing by the terri torial press and outside papers as well. He says there are no cAmels in Arizona today.
 Westward the march of school teachers is just now in progress. All trAnScontinenial routes are crowded with teachers en route to tbe Ma tional Educational association.
 The Winsor hotel bar has quite 6 run on buttermilk these warm days.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. E. Wagoner of Walnut Grove, left on this mornings train for California to spend a months vacation and to take ID the session ot the National Educational ass )ciation.
 A patriotic service will be held in the Baptist church next Sunday night. Rev. Winfield Scott, D. D., chaplain, U. $. A, will deliver the address. The G. A. K. Post and all old soldiers, the Womens' Relief corps. soldiers of the Spanish Amer ican war. and all patriotic citizens with their families are cordially ia vited to attend. It will be fitting aftermath of the weeks patriotic celebration in honor of our inde- pendence day.
 Mrs. c. W. Vickers passed through Prescott this morning en route east to spend the summer.
 Webster and Edwards have been awarded the contract for grading the spur of the Prescott & Eastern railroad from a point near the old Bowers ranch oh the Agua Fra to the site of the Val Verde smeiter. The spur will be about one and one hall miles in length and will be used in transporting the material Tor the shelter to its location. Mir. Webster left this afternoon for Phenix to get his material ready and will return on Saturday ready to commence work on Monday.
 The JoURNAL-MNER was in error on Monday in stating that the trIal of Ei. Lewis for murder was the first case in this county tried under the new law requiring jurors to af- fix the penalty. The law has been in operation for two years. Parkers execution and L. C. Mlller's lie i'm prisonment sentence being under this law.
 Henry Church, aged 43 years, was overcome with heat while seated Tn the plaza in Phenix July 1, and died at ? o'clock the morning of July D.
 Bishop Newman of the Methodist Episcopal church, who will be re- membered very fsvorably by many of our citizens on account of his lee lures and sermons delivered here few years ago. during a session or died at his home m Sara toga. New Y prk, July ,, of neuralgia
 A letter received from G. NJ Sargent announces that he began work July l, for the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf railroad as gen eral foreign export agent. The posi- tion is sad 10 be a good one.- Herald.
 Governor Murphy of Arizona, has done bis territory lasting benefit by showing up several fake mining companies. Such work will result in placing legitimate mining on a solid bssis.-Albuquerque Citizen.
 The Tempe normal school board has elected Prof. J. w. Smith, of Bay City, Mich, as principal for the ensuing year, vice James McNaugh- ton. resigned. Fred NJ. Irish has been elected as professor of sciences, Will .. Tipton as instructor n English and Jessie Smith, of Pres colt, as instructor in eiOcution. The JOURNAL MINER cOngratulates the board ou its selection of the latter. Mss Smith has resided ID Arizona all of her life and IS graduate of Martyn college. Washington, and Is eminently qualified for the position given her.
 The following were the records made last evening in the sIngle hand drilling contest: Dan McGowan. l45; Gus Burch, lS l-lOi Naldrini, l2S 10.
 The northwest corner of the plaza and MOntezuma street m that vicinity was crowded last evening with men. women and children 10 witness the piCkauinny cake walk, and to listen to negro minstrel songs.
 The case Cf the territory vs Ezra Barnes. charged with the murder of W. II. Hama, has occupied The time of the district court today.
 John II. Norton. vice president of the Norton Drake company, aud well known Arizouan. of Tucson, held a gisnt fire cracker iu his hand at Los Angeles. while il exploded. The pext morning surgeon removed what was left of his thumb.
 Thomas Carroll. the well known Verde valley rancher, is in town to- day.
 NIT. and Mrs. , l. Morrison will leave tomorrow morning for SantS Fe. New Mexico. the former being summoned there on account of the illness Of his mother.
 Mrs. 4. J. Knoblock came in from Jerome yesterday Tor brief visit,
 The city council yesterday re newed its contract with the Pres colt Electric company for street lights for another year.