Arizona republican., 1900-08-17
THE NEWS OF
 PRESCOTT

Prescott. Ariz.. Aug. 15.-(Special cor respuudence of the Republican.)-Tha 3 only lot remaining unsod in the Mrs. Levi Bashford block was today bouGn- by Mir P Kastner. for $5. .OOO. the whole piece f property n-tting the owner be- tween S25. 900 and $30.OOO. Mrs. Bash ford to build on the two lots which have been leased to the Burmister Sons Co.,, with optional contract tn buy and the plans for the new building are to be in accordance with the needs ami desires of the latter. They are to put in a cellar Store-rOom under both the buildings with only pillars to divide the one store from the other and front age in window space of fifty feet. The ground that was today purchased by Pete Kastner is that just adjoining where Rief'S barber shop was former ly located-and is to be utilized for restaurant and saloon building. Geo. Cook and w H. Smith. the meat mar ket man. bought thrse lots next ad- joining. thus taking in the property for merly occupied by the Comet saloon. the meat market and Cooks ieWelry store.
 MT Coles Bashford. who is in the
 
 will put upon his property, though MT. Harry Brisley is counting on a fine building at least 371Ax75 feet floor space for his drug business.
 Belcher Smith and Brow Will use the three lots purchased by them 2 few days ago from Hugh McCrum for a handsome two-stury brick structure of 15-feet frontage. having in mind the To- cation of the card rooms on the second floor to anticipate the possible action of the tws nty-frst legislature. as the legisla ture has been for some time now agitated by the question of the relegat ing of games of chance to an upper story of saloons in the territory.
 Assistant to the chief of the Y. $. weather bureau at Phoenix, Mir. Dye and his wife are here visiting.
 My. N. O. Hanson is in from the viz cinity of Briggs. where he nas been occupied for the past six weeks putting in a ten-stamp concentra ting mill for Mr. John Hise on the Buzzard's Roost mining property.
 F.. F. Brown. an emplOye in the office of the Prescott Title company, will leave here on Saturday next for Quincy. Ill.. where he will attend school for season. MT Robert Van Houten takes his pldc- with the title company for the next few months.
 It is. gratifying to those interpstel in the artesian well theory for the water supply of Prescott to know that the water encountered al a depth Of le4 feet in the Paul Jor es well. northeast of town. is steadily and quickly rising and coming in at a pressure of thirty two pounds to the square inch. This exclusively demonstrates the exist ence of ar;esian water in the vicinity and it is thought by many that in this same manner enough water may he obtained for all public purposes.
 The Christian Scientists had a very enjoyable picnic in the Thumb Butte district Monday evening last. at which about thirty-fve ople were present. members Of the faith and their friends
 The United ModerHs are to give strictly p-to-date Modern rose recep- tion and c2til1ion, with a progre ssive euchre party in connection with the party, at Dake's opera house on the 18th inst. the card and billiard rooms above the hall floor to be used for cards At this reception all the various or ders and lodg, s of the city are to be bIutltI!. dlSb llltIuS or tlH MDueTnS, which will mean the attendance of a large number of Prascott's population. In the cotilliOn rose favors will be used and the decorations of the hall and stage will be rose colored in line with the emblem of the order of United Moderns. which is the red rose. Even the catering is tO be in rose and white while punches of roses will constitute the prizes to he awarded during the evening.
 Professor and Mrs. A J. Matthews leave for Phoenix on Thursday evening en route 10 Tempe. where they will make their hom- for the next ten m nths. A small picnic at the DeIls was given in their honor yesterday, which was thoroughly enjoyed by the participants.
 MRS. GEORGE WOOSTER.