Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16

Bern. May u, at the American
.anch. 10 Mr.. and Mrs. William Ro-
land. Il son.
Summer excursion rates to Califor-
mia will go into effect on Thursday,
May "A.
There are not as many politicians
in Prescott today as there were a
week ago.
The Bashford-Burmister company
have just received car load of bug
gies and wagons.
The Phenix Gazette is pulling for
| Flagstaff as summer resort as
against Iron Springs
knights of Pythias lodge meets to-
night for degree work. full attend
ance is desired.
Major Ed. Schwartz, of Phenix, has
taken the management of the Adams
hotel of that city.
f. E. Ellinwood, of Coconino county.
is said TO be a candidate for delegate
to the Kansas City convention.
The average vote at Saturdays pri-
mary election was 429 for the Norris
ticket and 20 for the Ling ticket
The Adams hotel, of PheniX. has
changed to the European plan. \ cafe
will be run in connection with it.
CoconinO county candidates for of
flee have already commenced to make
their announcements in the papers.
Reports from Jerome state that the
democratic primaries there were car
ried on Saturday in favor of 7. G..
Norris.
The next meeting of the grand lodge
| Of knights of Pythias will be held in
Mesa City on the third Wednesday
of May next.
Walter Ruffner's condition contin-
hes to improve and he is rapidly pass.
ing ont of what may be considered the
ritical stage.
While Judge Ling had several good
citizens on his ticket Saturday he
! placed too many would-be politicians
IN it for success.
J. :. Donahue was elected fire chief
| 4 the fire department of Flagstaff
| md Harry HoXworth assistant fire
chief at meeting Wednesday night
w. W. Howard took the oath of
office this morning as a forest ranger
and will go to Crowned King to make
his headquarters.
The opening picnic at Granite Dells
ranch was a perfect success. There
were ebtween 500 and 600 people pres
ent and amusements were provided
for ALL
The friends of Ben Belcher in Phe-
nix sent many beautiful emblems to
be placed on the coffin of his dead
wife in Prescott.-Gazette.
On his way in to Prescott yesterday
Lester Jackson was given a number of
proxies to the democratic convention
next Saturday to be voted for 7. G.
Norris.
SO Tommy" thinks the editor of the
Journal-Miner is not its editor The
lop-sided rOund-shouldered condition of
the aforesaid Tommy is now accounted
for That massive brain, see?
John Lawler has purchased lot Is
in block s, facing ON Cortez street, of
c. A. Bashford and wife, the price
being $500. CorteZ street property is
a mighty good possession now.
2. F. Randall, formerly chief engi-
neer of the Santa Fe & Grand Canyon
railroad. resigned his position last
Rapids. Iowa.
Lost-TwO stick pins, one consisting
of nine small pearls set in the shape
of a diamond; the other of two grape
leaves in gold filigree. Suitable re-
ward by returning to this office. t6
\ train on the Clifton and Lordsburg
narrow guage railroad went through a
trestle last Saturday while men were
at work repairing and killed the en-
gineer, fireman and four lamps.
James Grand. C. E, left yesterday
for the Big Bug country, Yavapai
county, in response to a request from
the Henry B. Clifford company, to
look over proposed railroad route
Williams News.
After the stampede to Iron Springs
gets under way grass widowers' club
will be formed in PheniX. The Ca |
zette dominates Colonel Millay for |
president of the new assocIation-Ga- |
zette.
y. Nyman was arrested in Prescott |
yesterday upon n Geographic order
from COchiSe county. charging him |
with felony. He was brought to Phe
nix on last nights train, en- route to |
Henry Banta, an old time democrat
who lives sixteen miles from Flagstaff, |
was in from his ranch the latter part |
of last week to learn the news and to
inform the public that he had planted |
his crop.-Gem.
On returning from Il professional |
visit west of here Tuesday night Dr.
d. ]. Brannen severely wrenched his
knee in getting off a freight train and |
has been confined to his home since.-l
Coconino Sun.
Surveyor General George Christ is
for proposals for the sur
vey of a large amount of land in the
northern part of Coconino county I'll
embraces land in thirty-five townships
and total mileage of 2,3SS miles.
The democratic-populis tic-occasional-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, pub
lished down by the creek is trying to
get up a quarrel with the Journal
Miner. This paper never quarrels with
those who have not arrived at the age
of discretion. Just snap away, |
Tommy"
]. d. Moore, of Tucson, mourns the
loss of 500 from a man named Ar
mOnd. The latter gave him a check |
for the amount, but there was no
funds in the bank to meet it and
in the meantime Almond had skipped
w. H. Lester, the welI-known mill
man, has returned from Mexico where
he has been employed with a big
mining company for several months
He says he is very glad to get back
to Gods country-under the stars and
stripes.
John H. Robinson has had his plans
for a fine residence which
he will build right away on the corner
of Willis and Mount Vernon streets in
East Prescott, on lots which he pur-
chased two or three years ago. The
house will cost about $500.
Frank ]. Curns returned from Wal
nut creek yesterday where he had !
been for several days helping care for
his mother. father and two uncles,
who were all sick at one time with |
grippe He says there were eleven |
families in that neighborhood all sick |
at once with the grippe, but all are
now.
Word has been received in Phenix
announcing the illness in Denver of
W. Z. Amin, special agent of the
rural free delivery, who spent the win
ter in PheniX. He was seized a few
days ago with appendicitis. 1t is
thought that an operation will be ne
cessary.
F. D. Everett, who was recently con-
x-;o+ in ba i11ctioa (.nI1pf of bO