Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-11
srnnl rhnrsday,s Daily.

William B. Feland. of Skull valley. is in town today.
 J. c. HerndOn went to Flagstaff to spend the Fourth.
 George Giles has J. J. Fishers water tank in position.
 The Jerome News issued a red, white and blue edition this week.
 Tucson Germans have organized a SOngvierein. It has about fifty mem- bers.
 For a glass that will cheer. go to the Union saloon, any hour. day or Between eighty and ninety eXcur- sioniSts went over to Jerome To spend the Fourth.
 Charles Crittenden, the evangelist and founder of the Florence Critten- den homes, is in Tucson.
 The young people of the Methodist church held a picnic yesterday at Judge BroOke's. There were quite a number of young people in attendance and they had a good time.
 The railroad company furnished free transportation to Jerome Junction yesterday to the fire department team which took part in the hose races at Jerome.
 The California special went through Prescott on time this forenoon. There was q large number of eXcurSionistS aboard and it was augmented in Pres colt by a great many more.
 The Phenix Republican reports that Elmer Wells was accidentally shot in the left breast on Tuesday night In &. was not thought that it would prove fatal
 There will he a regular meeting of the Daughters of Rebecca at the Odd Fellows hall tomorrow evening. at s o'clock. and all members are urged to be present as important business mat ters will be considered.
 W. II. Thayer received a telegram on Tuesday evening announcing his ap- p0intment as supervisor of the Pres cotJ forest reserve. He I4as heretofore been a forest ranger. and has been very active and efficient in that ca pacity.
 While a man was waiting for a train al MaricOpa recently. in the night lime (the waiting there always has
 
 an old well from which he was eX- tricated with considerable difficulty. but uninjured.
 Daniel McDermOtt. of the Arizona Water company. said yesterday that 8he attempt to reach artesian water nn the A. c. Mcqueen ranch near Mesa has proven successful and a good flow has been struck at 500 feet.-Republican.
 The monthly missionary meeting of Ihe Baptist church will be held Fri day afternoon at 3 o'clock. at the church. Mrs. Telford, who has travel ed in missionary lands of the east will be present and give "reminiscences and views of these lands. A cordial invitation is extended to all.
 William Allen Whites political portrait of William Jennings Bryan will attract particular attention. With out defending MT. Bryan's cause, the article presents a most attractive pie ture of his personality. He also sug gests what would happen if Bryan should be elected president
 D. D. Phillips, trusted employe of T. F. Miller Co, returned to Jerome last week from the coast, bringing with him a bride. They will make their future home here. The T. F. Miller Co. band gave them q Serenade on the night of their arrival-JerOme News.-Mr. Phillips formerly resided in Prescott. His many friends here eX- tend congratulations.
 Attorney Flanagan. of PheniX, has come to the conclusion that the poll tax registration law is unconstitutional and he volunteers his services ill d test of it. It is important to candi- dates that the test be made before eX- piratiOn of the time for the regiStra- 1iOn of voters. otherwise the regiStra- tiOn will be q very light one or else inc candidates and prospective candi- dates for county offices will be put 10 great expense.
 A gentleman by the name of COnaHt gave exhibitions Monday and Tuesday evening of what he could do with the Stemple fire eXtinguisher A frame about fifteen feet long and ten feet high. built of pine boards and sur rounded by boxes. etc, was saturated with coal oil. The wind was blowing af a brisk rate. and in an instant after ihe structure was lighted it was a
 
 turned on his extinguisher. which can be carried under ones arm. and in about thirty second the fire was com pletely eXtinguished. MT. Conanr has handled this apparatus in eastern cit ies. and claims it to be the best ma chine of the kind on the market. An Oklahoma telegram says that if present indications count, the next -u. ID held at Colorado Springs. provided. of course, that Colorado Springs seeks the honor. as she did at Las eVgas last year. Sergeant Sherman Bell is un- derstOOd to be on the way with the formal invitation. San Antonio. Texas. k tine only material competitor. Ari- ZOna could have the next session did she desire it, but her summer tempera- ture is too exalted for even a Rough Riders inclination toward q hot time" The man who wrote the above evidently had never heard of Prescott and several other Arizona towns with their attitudes of several thousand feet, where the weather never gets as hot as in Oklahoma.
 Jules Baumann has a deal about closed for his Swiss Girl group of mines. By the terms of it the parties take an option on the property and will start at once 10 develop it by sinking 10 a depth of 900 feet on it. A steam hoist will be placed on the property and development work will commence some time this month
 w s. Head came in from Camp Verde on Tuesday evening 10 spend the Fourth of July in Prescott.
 r. II. Simmer, of McCabe, paid the JOurnal-Miner pleasant visit on Tuesday evening. He left for Williams yesterday.