Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-05-03

Mrs. c. A Dske returned on Sat
 urday from a protracted visit to Ssn Diago.
 i Mrs. Wm. Thomas. and son How
 ard will leave on tomorrow morn
 ing's train for a two mouths visit with relatives in the east.
 | Johnny Robinson and wife have
 returned from their brief outing 10
 California. During their visit they
 attended the Free HsrbOr jubilee. Miss Helen Wells came up this
 morning from PheHiK, where she
 has been spending the winter. As
 she is very popular in society the young people are glad Ol her return
 There was DO meeting Of the city council this afternoon owing to the
 fact that there was DO quorum,
 Mayor DougheIty and Councilman Goldwater b=ing the Ouly members in town.
 Dr. J. NJ. Cnley snd party. who have been spending two or three
 weeks st ths Moniezums We'll aud that part of the country on a fishing and hunting outing, T-tuTu~d boms this afternoon. \ great time Is re- ported and the dociot'e friends may now expect a number cf good yarns
 Miss Helen Strange. oi 6ilroy, California, has been elected a teacher of tue public schools. filing the quota of teachers. Miss Strange has been employed in the public schools for years and has an excellent reputation as a teacher. Our board Of trustees are tO be congratulated ou securing her services She Is by DO mesps 9 s'--fu'..F in fr.-ao:t Ns she has l.... tsss sls,ts (. ~. -P'- 70 ing several We~Ss each ,ls., ss tue guest of Ms. H. D. Aitken.
 The blowing of the Prescott Elee- tric company's siren sent a thrill of terror through our citizens and brought the fire department out this forenoon. A high wind. ID fact a perfect gale, was blowing a, the 1 tims and fire under such eondi- lions in thickly settled or business 1 part of the town would have been I calculated to spread disaster and | ruin untold. As it was the fire 1 proved to be in the section house, west of the electric plant, the build ing being isolated and besides they had the good fortune of extinguish- ing it before it did much damage
 Engine No. 6, which was in the fatal collision in the cut north of town a few months ago, has been completely repaired and was brought out of the shops today. The cab on II was completely destroyed and a new steel cab. similar to those on the new engines of the road, has been placed on it aud it IS DOW the engine on the road. The number :, which was also ID the col lision, IS in the shops undergoing repairs.
 The temperance meeting at the Methodist church last evening drew a large audiesce, the house being filled to its fullest capacity. The speakers were MrE. NJ. Stevens, who IS the successor of Miss Frances E. Willard, as the head of the W. |. T. U. association, and Miss Gordon, who was Miss Willard's private sec reiary for years. and who is now in charge of the ehildren's branch of the W. C. T. U. Both ladies are very fluent aud interesting speakers. They left this afternoon for Phenix.
 The annual ball of the Prescott fremen will be held in Dake's opera house tonight The boys should make some money out of it as they freely give their services to the city Wben endangered by fire. Prescott has just reason to be proud of. her fremen, as We doubt if there is an other town of its size in the United States which can boast of as efficient a fire department as we possess Every property owner in the town no matter whether be or she goes to dances or not, should patronize this entertainment to the extent at least of a purchase of one or two tickets and thus encourage the 6remen. as we'll as to render them this amount of financial assistance.