Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-05-30
From Fridays Daily.

i From Fridays Daily.
a Borders will shortly build an add
ton to his undertaking pariors
The body of the late Judge Stocker
was shipped east this morning for bur
ial.
The Flagstaff Gem thinks that on 81
lair valuation Coconino county wi;
show up 100000 worth of property.
r. E. Butler. a compositor on the
Courier. left on this afternoons train
for a visit to the southern part of the
territory. expecting to absent for Il
week or two.
Pat Barrett will have an opening ut
his Gem saloon tonight at which there
will be music and a free lunch.
Excursion to Granite Dells tomorrow
Tucson is having a building boom
The Star devotes an entire column TO
the description of new buildings which
are in progress there. or which are
about to be commenced.
When you see 1903" after a mans
name. on a hotel register, these days
you may know that he halls from St
Louis and is proud of it. The figures
refer to the big worlds fair that St
Louis proposes to hold in that year.
/ Word was received in Prescott today
of the destruction by fire yesterday of
/ Thomas Humphreys residence in Viii
/ hanson valley. \ horse is reported
to have been burned up also. 1t was
grazing in the yard and could not get
out. The cause of the fire was not
learned
Tucson is to have in the near future
fire alarm and police telegraph sys-
TEN. The fire department has been in
structed by the city council to close
contracts with the Gamewell people
/ for such a system. 1t is thought the
new system will be in operation in a
few months.
Miss Emma butcher entertained a
number of her young friends last
evening in honor of Miss Theresa Fred
ericks, who returned yesterday from
attending school at Mills seminary.
Cards was the form of amusement
after which refreshments We're served
A very pleasant and enjoyable evening
was spent by all present.
Traffic both east and west is excep-
tiOnally good now. To obtain a berth
in Il sleeper for any great distance,
the same has to be spoken for several
days in advance. 1t is, however. man
aged so that no one is turned down
Enterprise
The Epworth league of the Methodist
church gave a very pleasant social at
the church last evening, which was
well attended An interesting musical
and literary program was rendered.
The Prescott Electric company is to-
day stretching a cable along Gurley
street from Granite street to a point
opposite its headquarters, through
which their wires will be run.
The old pump north of town is being
run since the break down to the new
engine there. The water is becoming
very low and is not sufficient in guam
tity to even keep the old pump going.
The Goose fiat pump has been start
ed up, pumping water into the city
reservoir. The supply in the well there
now is greater than in the we'll north
of town. but it is not expected that it
will hold out very long.
Masonic lodge meets tonight.
The Phenix Drug company. of Phe-
nix. has gone into the hands of the
sheriff.
A marriage license was issued today
to VIM. Lee, aged 81 years, and Kate
Fugatee. aged 30 years, both residents
of Prescott. This is the first marriage
license issued fer several weeks.
Attend the Memorial exercises at the
Methodist cl. rich tomorrow evening
Chaplain Scott will preach the ser
mon. All the old soldiers will attend.
June S Freeman, Prescott letter
carrier. received the sad intelligence last
evening of the death of his mother, il
Phenix, yesterday. He had just return
ed from a visit to her bedside. a slight
Improvement in her condition navine
occurred
. Murray McInernay has purchased The
furniture of the Prescott house anJ
will take charge of it this evening
Mr.. Kerber will leave shortly for Cali
fornia to reside. Mr.. McInernay !,
well known throughout Yavapai count!
and the Prescott house under the man
agement OF himself and wife will ne
doubt be well ratrOnized. Parties
favOring him with their patronage VII
be assured of good accommodation
and assured of good treatment
George Sutherland is sick again
George Ruffner was able to he on
today.
Charley Genung is in Town toda'
from Peoples valley.
: L. Davis and Cecil G. Fennen wer,
in town today from Val Verde.
F. ]. Steele, of Los Angeles, came il
from the south this morning and is 1
g guest OF the Burke.
Dan Genung, of Peoples valley, j
e in town today to give testimony in
case before the justice court.
Il John 81. Robinson, clerk of the boar'
! Of supervisors, left yesterday for
weeks vacation in Los Angeles.
} J. P. Goodlander, the st. Louis com
/ mercial man. came in today from Je
rome. TO spend Sunday in Prescott