Arizona republican., 1900-08-19
THE NEWS OF
 PRESCOTT

Prescott. Ariz., Aug. 17.-(Special Correspondence of The Republican, )-
 Prescott had the best rain of the sea son this afternoon. It came down sO suddenly and with such great force that the men employed upon new build ings had to make a run to get under shelter. For about ten minutes the court yard plaza looked like a miniature lake, which. with the court house in the center and the rows of small build ings all along it's sides. needed but the launching of a gondOla and the rythmi- cal movement of the gondOlier to. give one the impression of a Venetian scene and take him back to the days of the Worlds fair and the court of honor. Small riVulets were flowing in the . streets down to the creek, helping to swell that rapidly rising stream, and within a few minutes after the storm commenced the excavation for the Bank of Arizona building filled up with water over a foot in depth. The water gained access by forcing it's way through the foundation walls on the Gurley street side as it came coursinS dawn the hill. and it took most ener- getic efforts on the part of Mir. Hazel tine and a corps of assistants in con structing a hastily improvised dam to turn the course of the stream and pre vent damage to the foundation.
 Professor Matthews and family had quite a large impr0mptu farewell recep- ton at the depot last night when they left for their new home in Tempe. as d great many of the pupils and friends of the professors. as well as teachers and girl friends of his daughter, came to wish them a pleasant journey and sue cess in their new home.
 MT Timothy Sullivan. father of Jer- ry and Dan Sullivan. of this county. died at San Francisco on the 18th inst. He was well known about the county, having resided here some years ago.
 The Salvation Army has had erected in the plaza a commOdious tent. The Army has a famous drummer. whom one does not need to ''go miles to hear" as his drumming can be heard for a great distance. and we can say that it is quite good enough to grace military band and does not make one wish to go miles to avoid.
 Yesterday Judge Hawkins closed q real estate deal with Messrs Belcher. Smith and Brow. by the terms of which the latter acquire 150 feet on Granite street just back of the Smith Belcher- Brow MOntezuma street property. The price paid was $225O, and the kind Of house or block to be. erected is not yet definitely known.
 The engineers at work on the survey of the route of the Gold Belt railroad are pushing rapidly forward and are now nearing the McCabe mine. This is being done to aid the development of Mir. CliifOrd's interests in the Mayer and southern districts.
 It has been reported that a complete skeleton of a human body has been ex- humed in an excavation, in the rear of Boyle's saloon. This body was found two feet below the surface and from the appearance of the skull and bones it seems probable that the man Cfor such it had been) had not been dead more than dozen years.
 The Women's Relief Corps will give a comic social on the 21st inst a the LO.O.F. hall, the k. of r. hall not be- ing considered safe during the eXcavd- tion for the foundation of the new Bank of Arizona building good time is anticipated. Tickets are to be 30 cents, which includes the entertain ment, refreshments and dancing
 MRS. GEO. WOOSTER.