Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-10-17
THE CITY
 AND COUNTY

AND COUNTY
 Henry Goldwater who has been on the sick list for the past few weeks is out on the streets again and fast re- covering his health.
 Ringing Bros. circus will appear in Phenix on the 16th. As an additional attraction we would suggest that the management secure the Arizona twins in the great see-saw act.
 Mark Smith it is said will speak in Prescott ,sarly next week. He will not get much of vote in this section, but will be shown every courtesy.
 "Wlson was at work" on the sheep men of Navajo. When they get to work on his political fleece the fnr will fly. Democracy and wool are a hard combination.
 A conservative democrat of this city states that the Wilson'S Smith vendetta is doing more to establish the old lines of personal hatred in Arizona than any other element.
 It took Mark Smith ten years not to get Arizona admitted to statehood, and Wilson two more. Give Murphy one opportunity under a republican administration and he will throw the dice on the first turn to show up or eleven.
 Advices received at the Prescott postoffice authorizes the creation of a money order office at Camp Verde This will be a great convenience to both the residents of that section and business of this city in the rela- lions of each in financial matters.
 We absolutely decline to be re sponsible for what the Courier has to say fIom time to time in support of fake mining schemes. The Courier would have it appear, judging from the article which appeared this morn ing, that it copied all its mining arti- cles from the Journal Miner. If that were so, that paper would have better standing in the community.
 Joe Wilson has begun cleaning up the lots on his recent purchase and excavating for the basement will probably be begun this week.
 Henry Brinkmeyer's new bakery is about completed and is a good solid looking building. He is now laying the foundations for his new hotel and it will be brought to completion as fast as possible.
 The democratic twin delegates, Smith and Wilson, held forth at Will Hams Thursday night They spoke in the same hall and to the same crowd. In the language of a demo- crat who attended the meeting. and when asked about it said: Smith roasted Wilson and Wilson roasted Smith and they both roasted Murphy, and they made votes for the latter "- CoconinO Sun.
 Jesse Robinson, one of the pioneers of this section and an industrious operator in mining, arrived yesterday from North Carolina. He has been absent since June and returns to en- ter the mining field with renewed ac- tiyity. He Is accompanied by J. E. and R. J. Surrett, who intend to cast their lot with Arizona.
 Joseph Dougherty's physicians re port that their patients condition is very favorable and that he is now on the rapid road to recovery. It will be at least sixty days. however, before NIT. Dougherty will be able to attend to business again.
 Belcher. Smith X Brow vesterdav commenced excavating on their Gran ite street property and today are lay ing the foundation stone for new two-story brick, which will be utilized for lodging purposes. The building will have sixteen rooms, and cover an area of 40xl00 feet. It will be finely equipped and of modern construc- ton.
 J. R. Slack. the well known miner. while in town yesterday from Groom creek, stated that he was operating the old Benjamin mine and was meet ing with gratifying results. This mine Is one of the pioneer claims of that section and like many others of the old ones it comes to the surface under modern ideas of operation. MT. Slack Is successful operator of mines and seems to be capable of ac- tually seeing into the ground.
 Here is a hint for Chairman Dillon. of the Wilson wing of democracy: ~The democrats of Winters. in Califor- mia, hit upon a new plan to get a crowd out to listen to their candidates for congress in the Third congress district. 4 travelling speciality com pany happened to be Tn town. and was induced to give a free entertain ment at the opera house, with two democratic speeches sandwiched be- tween the vaudeville acts. The au- dience enjoyed the leg show immen- sely."
 The following letter received from Charles NJ. Clark, from Globe. form erly of this city and later of Jerome. is a fair sample of letters received by hundreds and thousands of business men throughout the country: I've got the biggest thing in this section under way, and a fair prospect of get ting 1t through after election. unless Bryan chances to scratch in. But. until the result is known. my friends inform me they cannot reach the money market. cannot place the