Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-01-31
From Saturdays Daily.


 M. NJ. Treadwell and C. A. Ford, of Jerome, are at the Burke.
 F. M. Murphy went to Phenix on this afternoons train.
 The supreme court adjourned to- day, in Phenix, to March 26.
 Ali kinds of shirts made to order at Blocks.
 Gun plays soem to be the fashion nowadays.
 Over thirty people in the Black Crook tonight at the opera house.
 Geo. T Wing opened his produce store opposite the post flee yester- day.
 J. H. Collins returned this morn ing from professional trip 10 Phe- nix.
 R. E. Morrison left on this after noon's train for the south on pro fessional business.
 Leave your measure and have a new style golf or negligee shirt made to order, at Blocks.
 Dr. G. w. Vickers returned to Phenix this afternoon, after brief visit to Prescott.
 The Yuma Sentinel has changed its day of publication from Satur- day to Wednesday, of each week. 
 S. NJ. Feldheim of San Francisco came up from the south tbis morn ing and is stopping at the Burke.
 Readick's grand spectacular pro ductioD of the Black Crook tonight at the opera house.
 John Hamilton, railroad man of Winslow, has been committed to the insane asylum.
 Paul Morton, a vice president of the Santa Fe railroad, passed through Ash Fork yesterday in his private car en route to California.
 F.B. Logan has resigned as man ager of the Tucson Citizen and H. E. Mooreman has taken the posi- tion.
 The new styles of cloths for spring, 1900, for suits to order are on exhibition at Blocks.
 The Gazette states that there will be much larger acreage of melons planted this year than ever before in the Salt River valley. An order has already been received there for 100 car loads the coming season.
 1t seems that the senate has aroused from a lethargy that has enwrapped it for the past years Oi its history, and has begun to weed out the obnoxious growth that has grown up in it's midst.
 Major w. T. Lambie, who was killed in the Los Angeles tunnel ac- cident last Sunday, was formerly assistant chief engineer of the South ern Pacific company at Yuma.
 s. J. Holsinger, special agent of the interior department, came in yesterday from Williams, where he had been on official business.
 The Lewis murder case, ou appeal from ,his county, was argued in the supreme court yesterday afternoon J. .. Herndon IS said to have made a very eloquent and able plea for the condemned man. L,wis was convicted and sentenced to be hanged for the murder of a waiter at the Harvey house In Ash Fork in May last.
 The throng that has crowded the bankrupt sale for the past two days proves that bargains we'll advertised never fail to bring customers. These gentlemen believe Tn quick sales and small profits.
 Len F. Hale is now confined to his bed at the Agua Caliente springs. The waters seemed to benefit him for some time, but of late he has not been feeling so well.
 Mrs. c. A. Sewall is expected here tomorrow from Los Angeles for brief visit.
 Frank Readick, manager of a Den yer theater, accompanied by his family, is with the Black Crook com pany which arrived today.
 On the lst of January, 1899, the county hospital contained 30 pa tients. During the year 40 patients were admitted. 128 discharged and Is died, leaving 24 remaining in the institution. The cost for the year was B, ,13181.
 The water problem is again be- coming a serious one to the Santa Fe Pacific railroad and to all inter esrs along the line of the road. Three trains were held at Ash Fork for several hours yesterday on ac- count of lack of water for the en- zines and this Is said to happen quite frequently. The Grand Can yon railroad is paying out Sl00 per day for water for that road, while water for domestic purposes is be- Ing sold at Williams for 50 cents per barrel.
 Jesus Madrial was shot at Con- gress on "Wednesday night. The mar who did the shooting was ar rested. Madrial was the prosecut- ing witness in the case against King Ussery in this county, as Ussery was charged with stealing horses from Msdrisl. It is thought that the lat ter's wounds will prove fatal.
 "In carving a turkey" says an amusing chef, "cut out the oyster bone before removing the gizzard; 1; slice the bosom from you; give the drumsticks to the children the first thing, and be sure to have a lot of gravy. If there is big crowd at dinner, give the neck to your wife" !" Such an act would be fair grounds for a divorce suit.
 c. A. Griscom spent Thursday in Prescott, leaving in his private car ~Olympia" by special train yester- day afternoon, for Ash Fork, en route east. MT. Griscom is inter ested in the American line of steam CTS plying between New York and England, and is also interested in the Castle Creek hot springs hotel.
 N. c. Shakels came in from Los Angeles yesterday. It IS his first