Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-12-12
NJ. R. Riley left this morning for

ture, and Curt Miller Is an appllcan , for chief clerk. The Journal-lline hopes that every newspaper man il
 the territory who applies for posi-
 tion may succeed.
 From the notices contained in tn, Phenix papers the Jossey company i evidently pleasing the people of tha
 town with their plays and playing.
 Prescott has quite a distinguished
 visitor at present in the person Ol
 Prof. A. A. Wright, of Oberlin College
 He is the guest of Mir. and Mrs. T. w Otis, the former and he having beer friends of forty years standing. Prof
 Wright has been granted vacation from the college on account of pool health and is en route to Pasadena tC recuperate, and took advantage of the opportunity to stop off in Prescott for a visit to his old time friend here. He is professor of natural sciences in Oberlin and makes a speciality of geology, and finds much in this sec tion to interest him in this particular line. He will remain here for several days before proceeding to Pasadena
 Ed. NJ. Blake left this morning for Santa Ana, California, where he will remain for a few days fixing up his business when he will proceed to No gales to take the position of cashier for Well, Fargo X Co, at that point.
 Ray Hills step this morning was unusually light, buoyant and elastic. The cause of it all was the arrival at his home yesterday of a bright and beautiful little girl which looks just like its ''pa."
 Mrs. Crapo will build several brick cottages on Montezuma street and has force of men excavating for them.
 A Tucson telegram says: "Oil bearing sand has been struck at the depth of 430 feet in the well of the electrict light company. The drill is in closely compacted sand which ap- pears full of the oil"
 J. J. Hawkins is at Castle creek hot springs on professional visit.
 NJ. s. Taft came up yesterday from Phenix where he has been for some time.
 The team attached to J. I. Gard ner's delivery wagon ran away on Wednesday evening breaking the wa gOn and giving a young bicyclist a bad scare as it barely missed running into him.
 Dr. O. L. Geer is in town today from Congress Junction. Dr. Geer is a member elect of the next legislature and is an active and enterprising man and citizen. He represents a large eastern company which is develop ing some mining properties west of Congress.
 An advertisement of the Shanghai store will be found in this issue.
 S. A. Logan and family are expect ed home tonight from their visit east.
 FRIDAYS DAILY
 Knights Templar meet tonight.
 "Wicked London" tonight at Dake's opera house.
 Mrs. H. NJ. Gibbes and baby re- turned to Jerome last Sunday.
 Mrs. H. W. Peck is expected home this evening from Los Angeles.
 Mrs. H. D. Ross entertained few friends very pleasantly at her home this afternoon. This is the third of a series of afternoon teas given by Mrs. Ross.
 T. W. Otis and Prof. A. A. Wright, of Oberlin, Ohio, will leave Monday for trip to Montezuma Wells.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. L. Munds have purchased the O'Neill property, re- gently occupied by D. NJ. F. Weeks i and family, and will move this week. |
 The proprietors of the Owl saloon have purchased the Peerless saloon | and will take charge of it on Satur- !. day, at which time there will be a grand opening.
 Mrs. E. T. Cody, widow of the late | Dr. E. T. Cody of Jerome, has gone with her two children to Alexander, | to reside. Mrs. Cody real i ized about Sl0,000 from insurance policies held by her late husband.
 Walter Miller and w. s. Adams have been appointed as the official of Jerome at the Phe- nix carnival.
 The new Prescott House is up-to- date in its furnishings and all of its 
 Frank L. Wright has returned from Chicago where he has been for two weeks.
 Mir. and Mrs. D. NJ. F. Weeks will leave for the east next week where Mrs. Weeks will remain for several l months visiting her sister.
 s. W. Higley will have charge of ! the commissary for the Phenix con struction company in building the Del Rio pipe line.
 EX-Supervisor Thomas Roach is in town from Hooper, where he is de- veloping some good mining proper ties.
 The Phenix postofIice will shortly be moved to the corner of First ave nUe and Adams street, in that city, the government having taken a five years lease on the building.
 Since Queen Victoria was informed that Empress Frederick of Germany is suffering from cancer of the throat and cannot live long, it is said that she has noticeably failed. Her ap- petite is poor and she passes sIeepless nights. It is an undoubtedly fact that great anxiety is felt by her close attendants.
 SATURDAYS DAILY
 E. H. Pattee and family will shortly leave for Los Angeles to reside.
 R. E. Wells will leave tomorrow for California. His family will remain here for some time yet.
 @ Frank Lecklider, of the Big Bug store, is in town.