Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-01-24
From Wednesdays Daily.

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 Mrs. Thomas Smith has returned from a visit to friends in William son valley.
 Mir. and Mrs. c. w. Carter are in town.
 T. B. Carter came in from Walnut Grove yesterday.
 Geo. Hammer, the McCabe merchant, is in town on business.
 The Arizona Sportsmen associa- tion will hold it's annual meeting in Tucson on January 2l.
 The saw mill scene given by the Uncle Josh Spruceby O." alone IS worth the price of admission.
 John Mckenzie and John Martam have gone to Turkey creek on min ing business.
 There is a prospect again of se- curing free fail delivery for Prescott by May l, if our own citizens do not again prevent 1t.
 MT. Mcdonald, who has been laid up for some days on account of a dislocated shoulder is again up and around, carrying his arm in a sling.
 Ralph Cameron arrived on yes terday's train for Flagstaff. Mir Cameron was formerly sheriff of O. conino county, but has of late been devoting his entire time to mining
 The St. Louis Globe-Democrat says there is a strong probability that both Arizona and New Mexico will be admitted to statehood. Henry B. Clifford has purchased from W. N. Kelly and A. A. Johns the Mammoth mine, an extension of the Belcher, recently secured by MT. Clifford. The purchase price was S7OOO.
 "UncIe Josh Spruceby," composed of comedians, singers, dancers aud musicians, numbering twenty peo- pie, will be at the opera house Thursday evening. Reserved seats are now on sale at the Corner drug store.
 Flagstaff had a jail break on Mon- day night. Eight prisoners escaped, among the number being a man named Fred Coleman, formerly of this county, who is charged with murder. Outsiders assisted in the jail delivery by passing tools in to them.
 J. c. Forbes, who has been spend ing his holidays in Phenix, has just returned. MT. Forbes expresses himself glad to get back to Prescott and says Prescott is pretty enough for him. MT. Forbes has been in- terested in mines for some years in the Bradshsws and recently made a sale of the most of his interests.
 F. NJ. Redmond of Urndon, Mo-, left this morning for the southern part of the territory. MT. Red mond is one of the mail contractors, whereby the several stage routes are sub let throughout the territory. MT. Redmond had no hesitation in stating that there are many other ways whereby the stage system could be improved upon and that of dealing directly with Uncle Sam seemed most satisfactory.
 This evening the services in the Methodist church will be devoted to the subject of The Fathers Heart" These gatherings are not only well attended, but are likewise instruc- tive and much good necessarily fol- lows. All are invited.
 The building of a temple at the cost of $40,000 is in contemplation by the Masonic lodge of the city. At the meeting last evening a com mittee of ten were appointed to select a site and gather other neces- sary data Phenix Enterprise. Reserved seats were placed on sale this morning at the Corner drug store for Uncle Josh Spruceby." Get your seats early, as this is a good company, and they should have d crowded house. They have fine band and a irst-clsss orchestra
 F. G. Liggett of Kansas City, ar rived last evening and IS stopping at the Schuerman house. MT. Leggett Is interested in :he mining business and has been represented here for some weeks by Frank Randall.
 T. A. Dunshee of the Buster mine, has just obtained a patent to his aeetaline lamp. This lamp is one that MT. Dunshee hopes to get be- fore the public particularly as a mining lamp, although it may be used for almost any purpose giving a beautiful clear light at a very economical cost.
 G. W. Hull informs the News that the trouble between him and the town of Jerome is by no means set tied. That the talk with him and Mayor Munds in Phenix went nc farther than to an understanding that when the mayor returned he would call a special meeting of the council when the case would be dis cussed.--Jerome News. With min ing litigation, matrimonial mishap: and municipal muddles 'Old Mar HulP' is certainly 'betweer the devil and the deep sea" these days
 "Hank Johnson" for over a dec ade a we'll known character of Pres colt, was suddenly and accidentally killed this afternoon on Granit, street, near the Union saloon. H, was crossing to the Chinese quarte and was struck by runaway team the main force of the blow hitting him on the head, crushing in tn, skull in several places. Witnesses state that he was thrown severa feet in the air and never uttered |; word. The deceased was not named Johnson, that name being all as sumed one, and ia due, it is said, t' a financial escapade he was a prin cipal to in his early life in Ohio. A any rate he was evidently a man o learning and ability, and when no under the influence of liquor, o when in a rational frame of mind bore evidences of such in converse tion. For years he has been, how i. ever, victim to liquor, in its mos l. degrading and hopeless forms, an while be may have kindred near an dear, for their sake and his alsC