Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-01-31

Boolu mailed free by Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Georgia.
 E. B. Wired. who has been in town for few days, went to Phenix yes terday.
 New and novel dancers, catchy songs, original specIalties, at the opera house Friday night. Gus Swansen came in this morn ing from Peoples valley, where he is foreman for the property run by MT. Woods.
 W. A. Drake, chief engineer of the P. & E. railway, IS in Colorado, where he will remain for several days.
 Silence is painful and in no case IS 1t more in evidence than in the case of delayed news from the Transvaal.
 It is probable that Roberts will have more time to devote to do- nestle duties since his Uncle Sam has nothing for hIm to do.
 4 dispatch from Washington of January 23 says that w. c. Camp bell of Prescott has been admitted to practice before the United States supreme court.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the NJ. E. church yesterday elected by ac- clamation Mrs. H. D. Aitken presi- dent, Mrs. J. NJ. Watts vice-presi- dent, Mrs. R. NJ. Ling secretary and Mrs. W. c. Campbell treasurer.
 Dr. E. B. Perrin of Williams, came up today from Martinez. The doctor is interested in mining in that sec tion and was down there to look after his interests. He is contemp- lating locating in Prescott.
 Two miners came in last night from north of Seligman where they have been engaged in copper min ing. Messrs. Shaker and Spinnings have been in the Grand Canyon dis trict ana report the outlook in that section promising.
 People who come from Castle Creek Hot Springs speak in the high est terms of the accommodations there and the facilities for enjoying oneself. MT. and Mrs, Joseph Thal- heimer of Phenix, are still at the springs. Among the guests is Miss Grace Underhill of New York, cham pion woman golf player of America, and her mother, the daughter of the late Charles A. Dana of New York Republican.
 D. E. Keatlng, who paid a flying visit to Prescott early this week and left for Siberia, was accompani ed east by MT. Frost of Groom creek. The latter has been operating in this section for years, being the English representative of company who were prospecting the Snipe and Leland Stanford mines. Mir. Frost goes away to remain and will prob ably accompany MT. Heating to the Siboni gold fields.
 A special train arrived from the north last night bringing MT. and Mrs. E. B. Gage, Mir. and Mrs. K. E.. Wells, J. H. Emmert. A. W. Ed wards, H. P. Anewalt and H. C.. Storey. The private car Olympia, belonging to C. A. Griscom, Jr., gen eral manager of tie American line of steamships, was attached to the special. It will return this morn ing to Hot Springs Junction where MT. Griscom and his family and F. M. Murphy will meet it and go to Congress for an inspection of the Congress gold mine. MT. Griscom has been six weeks at the Castle Greek Hot springs and has been ben eftted materially. With his family he will go directly to New York after short stay at Prescott.-Re- publican.
 The Arizona Sportsmen's associa- tion has elected the following of fcers: Paul Hastings of Jerome, president; Ray Hill of Prescott, J NJ Aitken of Phenix. w E Lindley of Stafford. J N Lean of Willcox, Dr w B Purcell of Tucson, and J II Holmes of Kingman, vice-presi- dents; l. A Hawkins of Jerome, sec retary; Walter Miller of Jerome, treasurer. Jerome was named as the next place for holding a tourna- ment, and the prevailing opinion seemed to be in favor of the fall as the time.
 Chaplain Scott returned this morning from Phenix. He reports that Phenix is full of strangers and business booming. Evangelistic meetings are being held with good results in Phenix, Tempe and Mesa The meetings at Mesa are being conducted by Rev. Mir. Payer of In diana. an evangelist who has been with Moody and other great evang- elists in the east, is having wonder l ful success in his meetings. He , came here bringing an invalid wife for the winter and is preaching ir , different places in the valley Crowds attend his meetings anC scores are being converted. He is ; , fine singer and creates great inter est where ever he goes.
 John Mars of the Agua Fria, is { , visitor to town today, and like al residents of the outside, is becoming somewhat restless over the continue. dry spell. saying that the cattle in dlstry will be wiped out unless thu usual rains come along soon. MT Mars enjoys the distinction of being probably, the oldest subscriber o an Arizona newspaper alive in th, territory today. For over third o 1, {, a century his name has been entered on the books of the old Arizon 5 Miner and later transferred to tn
 JoURNAL-M1NER, and in all thos years as they have flown by he come !. around punctually in January to SCI how he stands. He is certainly al
 exception to the general run of men
 and if there is any good stored ava
 for people on the "other shore" Mi
 Mars should have smooth sailing when he passes over.