Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-06-06

The dance last night by the Social
club was n most enjoyable occasion,
although the attendance was not so
large as on previous dances.
The recently confirmed members of
the church will make their first com
munion at the church of the Advent
tomorrow whit Sunday at II a. N.
The smoke seen east of Prescott yes
terday came from a brush fire near
Big Bug No special damage was
done. as the forest ranger soon got it
under control.
The usual Sunday picnic will be
given at Granite DeIls tomorrow The
trains will leave At 10 and >. last one
returning at 40 p. N. The usual fare
of - cents will be charged. Children
between and i. II cents.
The West Prescott NJ f. church and
the Baptist church have changed the
time for their weekly prayer meetings
to Thursday evening instead of We'd
nesday. as therefore,.
Carpenter Plummer is busy erecting
a nice little cottage on his lot on Ma
rina street adjoining the large new
home he erected for Mrs. Bones a few
months ago.
Lost.-A small brown hand-satchel.
tied in a gunny sack: lost between
Ruffner's stable and the Prescott Ma
tional bank. today. Saturday Find
er please leave at Burke hotel W. J.
kearney. 1t
There We're only three applicants to
take the civil service examination this
morning. Miss Jessie l. Drais and
William f. Stewart took the examina-
ton for post office clerk and Jesse Bee
son for carrier.
Elder ). NJ. Cook. whose home is in
Mercer county, Kentucky. will preach
at the Congregational church at the II
o'clock service. tomorrow morning. Mr..
Cook has been connected with a mis-
sion at Lagos. West Africa. for fifteen
years. and has made three trips 10
that mission
Dell Chandler. PreScott'S rustling
candy manufacturer and confectioner.
has enlarged and improved his ice
cream parlorS and Is now prepared TO
give not only as good service as any
place in the city. bur as good cream
as ever tickled the palate of mortal
manor woman.
Mrs. Hays. wife of a peanut butcher
on the :. F.. =. y J.. railroad. at
tempted suicide in Phenix day or two
ago 10y taking laudnum. 5ut she was
discovered and a physician summoned
and the drug pumped from her
stomach before the deadly drug had
done its work Unhappy family rela-
tionS We're the cause.
Unless Mrs. Levi BaShford makes 4
contest of the probate courts settle
ment of the estate of the late Levi
BashfOrd within the next thirty days,
that great estate will have been perma-
nently and peacefully settled between
the heirs. 1t is thought her share will
be receipted for by r. c. Powers, her
agent. upon his return TO the city.
The city council held special meet
ing last night and awarded the con-
tracts for hauling and constructing the
bridge across Granite creek and build
ing lateral sewer from the alley back
of the Bashford- Burmister company TO
the railroad. The former was let for
$3.50 and the latter for 49, cents per
foot The Prescott Paving company
secured both contracts.
Robert s. Neese, partner Of Geo. II.
Swarts. placer miners of the Big Bug
district, has been in town for several
days under the doctors care. suffering
from a severe attack of grippe He
had partially recovered from the
grippe. when he began to break out
with boils and carbuncleS and now he
is literally covered with these speci-
mems of Jobs cOmfOrters. Mr. SwartS
is in town helping care for him and
he is on the way 10 recovery.
The Game of Life" Will he the sub
ject of a lecture to he given At the Sap
tist church Sunday night by Chaplain
Scott. This lecture is suggested b. he
famous etching of ReTSrh. of this title
1t is a game of chess, ola! 81 between
Satan and the young man. The pieces
in the lecture. are personified and the
game played with lessons enforced. 1t
will he very instructive lecture and
should command a full house.
The large column of smoke and flame
which was seen arising yesterday af-
ternoon in the hills west of the Big
Bug smelter. proved to be Il fire in the
brush southwest of the blackberry
mines II was found to be working
toward the mine buildings. but Mr..
Fennell took an outfit from Val Verde
and with local assistance eXtinguished
same. Especially at this time of the
year. prospectors, campers and mining
men should be careful of firing the
brush and small timber, as serious
damage to property might result there
from.
Daniel Conner is over from Jerome.
! G. NJ Shields went to Williams to-
day
Mr.. and Mrs. J. \. AIillhen are in
from Walker today.
J. C. Hall arrived last evening from
RedlandS. California
I George r. Switzerland left this
I morning for Chicago