Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-05-09

There Will be musical treat in store
for those who attend the illustrated
lecture on switzerland at the MethO-
dist church next Tuesday evening. as
the orchestra of the Sunday school. led
by II. d. Aitken, will furnish the
music.
Special Agent s. J. Holsinger and
Forest Ranger W. II. Thayer and II.
II. Hanna spent yesterday in the Big
Bug district looking after timber tres
passers. They confiscated sixty cords
of wood and 1000 pieces of tagging.
Everything is being put in order.
the grounds cleared. the pit dug. etc.
today. for the barbecue to he given
by the Printers Bacchus club. The
weather, according to indications. will
be fair. and everything will 20 off in
great style.
Two years today Colonel Brodie and
his battalion of Rough Riders left
Prescott for the front Within less
than sixty days afterward. from eight
to dozen of those leaving here were
sleeping their last sleep in soldiers
graves while twice that number or
more We're laid up in hospitals with
wounds.
Charles W Pugh editor of the South
western Stockman. Farmer and
Feeder. has been appointed special
agent to collect live stock statistics
for Arizona for the twelfth census.
Mr.. Pugh thoroughly understands the
duties of the office and viii make an
excellent census officer.
An express car attached to the east
bound Santa Fe train was destroyed
by fire between Needles and Kingman
-On the morning of May l. The car
contained five race horses and the
equipage belonging 10 them. and some
dogs. Three of the horses and all but
one of the dogs and all the harness
and other equipments were burned up
The cause of the fire is not known.
The Journal-NIiner acknowledges the
receipt of an invitation to attend the
dedicatOry exercises of the Northern
Arizona Normal school building in
Flagstaff. May II. The dedicatOry ex-
erciSes will be held in the normal
study hall at S o'clock p. m. and a
banquet in honor of the governor of
Arizona will be given ut the New.
Bank hotel at 10 o'clock the same
evening.
T. +. Hickman. of Lebanon. Oregon.
arrived on yesterdays train to take
Il position as forest ranger IN the Pres
colt forest reserve. Mr.. Hickman is
a veteran of the civil war. He eX-
poets to bring his family here soon to
locate. He is 4 friend and acquaint-
ance of Hon. Binger Herman. com
missioner of the general land office
He says that Mr.. Herman's friends
in Oregon have the latter slated for
United States senator from that state
Mrs. Judith H. Holmes. of San Jose
California. was buried in the Citizens
cemetery of Prescott yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Holmes spent last summer
in Arizona and her brother died and
was buried in Prescott. She requested
then that when she died her remains
might be laid to rest beside those of
her brother. Her death occurred a few
days cince in San Jose. and in accord
had the remains brought here for
burial. The latter is engaged in teach
ing school in Marciopa county.
The invitation recital tomorrow
evening to be given by Mr. ElmOre
Rice. under the auspices of the Ep-
worth League of the Methodist church.
promises to he delightful affair The
patrons and patrOnesses of the even
ing are Mr.. and Mrs E. W. Wells,
Miss Ella Hunter. Mr.. and Mrs. f. \.
Rogers. Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Watts.
DR. and Mrs. George H. McGinnis.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Akers. r. E Wells,
II. d. Aitllen. J. f. Morrison. Thomas
c. Job. L. T.. Sloan, J. G. Martin. T..
c. Norris. Henry Kinsley. DR.. Scar
borough, Arthur Il. Nader, ]. J. Fisher.
r. II. Hetherington. o. \. HeSla ].
L. Fisher Oscar ~ Brehler The pro-
gram will consist of numbers by
Quig. Schubert. Pierne. Schumann,
Beethoven, Gabriel Marie, Handel.
GODDARD and other composers. Miss
Ella Hunter viii be the accampaniSt.
Mrs. George Wooster is reported
quite sick.
T. \. Dunshee came in from the Bus
ter mine this afternoon.
James Barton came in from Jerome
yesterday for a brief visit.
B. ~ Hussey came in yesterday
from Williamson valley.
Thomas Sutton, representing Bishop
& Co, is in town on his periodical
visit
Judge r. E. Sloan went out to Mayer
today and will return tomorrow af-
ernOon.
Territorial Auditor G. W. Vickers
came up from PheniX this morning for
a brief visit
Sheriff G. W. Murray, of Maricopa
county came up this morning on bust
ness with the sheriff's office.
Judge ]. ]. Hawkins has returned
from n flying visit to PheniX. He
says the weather is commencing to
warmup there.
Mrs. Kate b. Cotton has returned
from n three weeks visit to PheniX.
She reports having had most en-
joyable visit with friends there.
Governor and Mrs. n. o. Murphy
came up from Phenix this morning
to visit the formers father, who is still
quite sick. They will remain for two
or three days.