Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-04-25

throat trouble.-Arizona Star. | Messrs. w. A. Drake, R. E. Wells and II. P. Anewalt went to Iron ] Springs this morning to look after matters in connection with the Iron Springs summer resort. Work will be pushed there so that the place will be in readiness for the crowd of Phe- nix people who will soon be coming up to escape the scorching heat of the valley.
 Arrangements are well under way for the entertainment to be given by the Red Men in the opera house on the eve of St. Tammany's day. May II. | The entertainment will consist of a one hour play entitled: 'The Mock Initiation" and will conclude with q grand ball.
 Work has begun on the asphalt pave ment on CorteZ street between the de pot and Willis street. When this IS completed there will be a fine wide pavement from the depot all the way | uptown. with the exception of about | fifty feet in front of the Globe lOdg- | ing house. IL is to be hoped that this gap will soon be filled.
 The Grant county, x. M.. cattlemen, | in whose employ the late George Scar | borough was when he lost his life l will give his widow a full years | salary. the same as was paid 10 her | | husband in appreciation of the lat | CTS services to them.
 The man who is able to convince the public that he is able to do business is the man who will get the business
 do. Persistent advertising will ap- prise the public of his commercial ability and bring him profitable GUS tom.
 The Tombstone jail break occurred about ten days ago and while the escapes have been located in a dozen places since their departure from the county jail of COchise, they are still at large. There is every prospect that inc men are over the line and in se- curity from mOleStatiOn. At least they have had time to make Sonora.
 George Hammer who has I..en spending several months ViSitiH" his son. George Hammer, Jr.. at McCanc. left for his home in Det' o:t, Mlch. thiS morning. He was accompanied home by his sons wife ana family. who will remain there for some time
 There is q movement on foot to ap- prOpriate the surplus of S14O raised for the Bryan meeting to the free library. As men of both parties con ributed to the fund there should be no objection to using it for this very commendable object. particularly as it is stated that the committee Is some what shy on the amount required to be raised in order to get the Carnegie donation.
 The Las Vegas. N. M, city council is eXpending 500 for tree planting and intends to make of their town the prcttiest in that territory. In Pres cott. trees that have been planted and cared for at an expense of hundreds { of dollars are being sacrificed to the street grading.
 Dr. Chandler, of Mesa City. has his artesian well down to q depth of l50 feet and the drill is still in bould- CTS. The presence of these bOulders has made it necessary 10 have more powerful machinery to force down the casing. The well being sunk for simon J. Murphy. near Mesa, is down over three hundred feet.
 The tax sale which began Monday closed today. There was less property tO be sold. both in way of value and number of pieces of property, than ever before in the history of the county. the sale aggregating less than S1 .OOO. Treasurer Burke deserves a great deal of credit for his unceasing efforts in collecting the taxes of the county.
 Work began again today on the curb . ing around the plaza. As soon as this [ IS completed the cobbling of gutters ( will e begun, so that when the | spring and summer rains come on , the water instead of flooding the en- tire street. will he carried off. The looks of the streets and plaza will . he very greatly improved. Let the good work go on and may Prescott soon be the most beautiful little city iii the southwest.
 !. r. storm is in town from Storm.
 Nathan Levy returned from Jerome this afternoon.
 F. B. Gage came up from Phenix this morning.
 M B. Hazeltine returned today from a business trip to Jerome.
 \. !. Pickrell is in town from his mining camp near the Senator.
 W. R. Rorsett left for Williams this morning.
 A. II. Truax left for Blackberry this morning.
 Mrs. Johanna IrnhcT left for Chi cago this morning.
 George Hammer, the McCabe mer- chant. is in town.
 c. c. Bragg. of New York, is at the Burke
 J. r. Mitchell, of Wickenburg, is in town.
 W. J. Claton. of I'henix, was among the arrivals on this mornings train.
 Mrs. Irwin left this morning fa. Leadville. Colo.
 Superintendent F. A. Haggott is in town from the Blue Bell mine.
 F. F.. Breed is quite i'll with an attack of grippe.
 Miss Lalla De Mars has been quite sick with the grippe for several days. but has taken q turn for the better.
 Major George B. Scammell left to- day for weeks trip through the mining camps in the interest of the New York Life Insurance company.
 l.. B. Bell. of Camp Verde, was welcome caller at this office today
 J G. Van Houtenn is laid up with ;he grippe
 Mrs. Charles Crocker has the grippe.
 Burton Maxwell is in town from Camp Verde.
 M J. Fuller. owner of some valu- able mining properties al Squaw Peak, | is in town.
 Mir. and Mrs. \. Levy will leave next Sunday. for a visit to San Fran | cisco.
 Rev. Joseph Smale left on this morn | ing's train for his home in Los An geleS.
 G. Brandt and F.. R. Williams were outgoing passengers this morning for San Francisco.
 George II. Cook returned today from a visit to Jerome. where he has a large jewelry business
 Erwin Bear, the photographer, has been having hard tustle with an attack of la grippe
 F. r. Ward wife and daughter, of ffnF,u l. fal