Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-01-03
The Pheniz Republican says that

The Pheniz Republican says that the task of building the long-dis- tance telephone line from Phenix to Prescott is being successfully ac- complished, but with hardly the rapidity expected. The construc- ton gang is now at New River and holes for the poles have been dug for a distance of fourteen miles further north, extending to the Crown King mine. It IS expected that Prescott will be reacEed on or about February 1, unless severe storms and bad weather should cause further delay.
 Prospectors are bothered by herds of wild burros, just as cattlenen in Northern Arizona are disturbed by the bands of wild horses that roam the hills there. The burros are a nuisance and there is talk of organ izing hunting party to do away with the beasts. The wild animals come out of the hills to water and often the pack burrors of prospect ors are led away by them. There
 
 burros in a bunch, and a horseman or a prospector afoot will scatter them as soon as he is noticed. They are as wild as the uncut portion of the mountains they inhabit, In the Packsaddle range there are a great many wild burros, and they inhahit the different ranges which form the ,f Ieh tains. All around the Castle creek range they are to be found, as wild as deer and almost as feet-footed.- Republican.
 The rnouncement is made that R. H. Burmister will succeed to the business of Smith & Smith. who have been closing out for several days in this city. Commercially speaking, MT. Burmister jumps from the Frying pan into the fire, ," fact which we are pleased to chronicle. In the mercantile life of northern Arizona for nearly third of century, MT. B irmister has not only been a zealons and liberal promoter of its industries, but 1t is an uncontrovertible fact that the historical house of winch he has been at the head of for so long un- til yesterday, has done more to beat away the tides of diversity that menaced so many, than any other channel in the sphere of our exist ence. It is indeed gratifying to know that NIT. Burmister is still "on deck" and, in common with many, we wish him success.
 Keeping everlastingly at it brings success" and in connection with thls adage we desire to state that Mrs. E. B. Gage and Mrs. Henry Goldwater, who have labored per sistently and gratuitously in the cause of a public library, are on the eve of seeing their labors full filled. These ladies are so zealously imbued in this public work that they have repeatedly appeared be- fore the board of supervisors, and while they do not want the 'earth" have succeeded to a certain extent in impressing them with modist regard that they will take few unoccupied feet of ground of the same, provided 1t is situated on the plaza. They have succeeded, so 1t is said, and the county officials will donate a strip somewhere on the plaza for the purpose, and on the completion of the plans of the 1 building the site will be officially | considerei. The subscription to the fund has reached nearly the S4OO0 mark, and the project ac- cordingly is a foregone one. The library Is not, as many suppose, to be an exclusive municipal proposi- tiOn. On the contrary, its aim is for the public, and especially so are the rights aud privileges of country people to be considered as those re- siding in the corporate limits of this city. We congratulate these tire less ladies on their labOrs in bene6- cent cause, for through their wis dom q becoming structure will orna- ment a tract of land that has be- | come mOnotonous in its bleakness.
 from Fridays Daily.
 MT. and Mrs. l. T. Stoddard came from Stodtard this afternoon.
 W. A. Kent, of Big Bug, registered | at the Burke today.
 G. w. Hull, the we'll know mining man has returned from his trip east. |
 NIT. and Mrs. Robert Finnie are visiting Prescott from Beaver creek.
 J. R. Dillon, who returned from the east few days ago, has gone to Mexico on mining business.
 Kingman Elks are preparing to erect a magnificent building for | lodge and entertainment purposes.
 Fred Carrigan las been quite sick | at Jerome this week. He was sud | denly taken ill on Christmas with | violent hemorrhages from the lungs. |
 H. T. Smith and wife, of Tucson, came up from the south this morn ing and are stopping at the Burke.
 John Rlc ketts, an old time Pres cottite, but now of the Verde val ley, is paying our city visit.
 John Ross left yesterday for the Black Canyon country to look at his mining properties.
 R. E. Morrison returned this morning from a professional visit to Phoenix, and during which he in cldentally attended the banquet to the eastern visitors.
 Mrs. Charles O. Ellis will be at home New Years evening from 8 to II, assisted by Mrs. Frederick Cruice, Misses Frances Bethune, Gould, | Criley and Windes,
 Report says that the Santa Fe | Pacific railroad company will remove heir big ice plant from Needles to Phenix at once. The purpose is to | use the plant for the refrigeration of | fruits, etc, shipped out of the Salt river valley.
 Mrs. J. L. Fisher of l50 Cortez street. assisted by Mrs. Tritle, Mrs. Middleton, Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Harry Tritle, Miss Akers, Miss Pos tie and Miss Fisher will receive on new ears evening from seven o'clock uatil eleven.
 It is stated that Sheriff Watron, of Navajo county, intends to re- issue his famous invitation to the ex- ecution of Murderer SmalIev, which