Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-06-19

A-tt dtbCuu bnC SNuOO T picnic at Granite Dells tomorrow
 The train leaves at S:l5, returnin, at , o'clock.
 A burned bridge on the Santa F. railroad on Wednesday caused a de
 lay of trains yesterday for severa ! hours.
 The committee on entertainment for the Fourth of July celebration . have about concluded arrangements for a grand free balloon assession or f each of the three days of the celebra ton.
 The United Moderns will hold al
 important meeting in l. O. O. F. hal tonight at which time the election o
 officers for the ensuing term will take
 place. Vice Supreme Chancellor E
 M. Elliott will also be present. ED. D. Mcdonald, the rustling min.
 ing promoter, went to Wickenburg
 last evening on business connected
 with his mining interests in that
 booming locality. Mrs. Mcdonald
 and baby went to Jerome this morn
 ing to spend several days visiting
 friends.
 Frank Wagoner is in from Colum-
 bia, Arizona, where he has considera- ble mining interests. He ereports that section in a aourishing condition, as is the reports from all over the county.
 The lively mining camp of Con gress does not propose to be behind in its patriotism since the recent visit to that place of the president of the United States and has decided to hold grand Fourth of July celebra- tion. The program will consist of miners drills, racing, base ball, etc.
 A baggage and express car attached to the San Francisco westbound train on the Santa Fe Pacific railroad, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday be- tween Gallup, New Mexico, and Hol- brook. The entire contents of the car were destroyed and the train was de- layed about four hours.
 Miss Winola Henry, the beautiful and accomplished daughter of Rev and Mrs. J. H. Henry, of Flagstaff, and E. A. Menzies, prominent young business man of Tucson, were mar ried at the brides parents on Tues day June II. The ceremony was per formed by the brides father. The happy couple left on Tuesday to spend their honey moon at Santa Monica, after which they will return to Tucson to reside.
 The s. F. P. & P. will run a special train to Granite Dells tomorrow, Fri day, for the purpose of conveying the school children and their parents and friends in a grand annual picnic. The train will leave Prescott at S:15 a. m, returning at about , o'clock p. m. The price for adults will be 25c, child ren l5c for round trip.
 The new hose for the Hotel Burke building was tested yesterday and gave splendid satisfaction. The hose used is called Underwriters linen hose, is two inches in diameter and folds up very compact and is kept in a swinging hose rack with nosel at tached. all the time. and is attached to the water pipe ready for use at a sec ond's notice. There are twelve of these in the new building and there is not square foot of space in the en- tire building that cannot be swept by a stream of water from them. The test showed the ability to throw water 100 feet.
 The Prescott Electric company's office is being overhauled since the Bank of Arizona has moved into its new and elegant quarters. Mr. Wright is having the walls and ceiling beautifully decorated, while the woodwork is being treated to a fine new coat of paint, which makes it fairly glisten. A grand display of electrical appliances and fixtures will be put on exhibition and very pretty effect produced.
 A colored man of Flagstaff for nd a new species of reptile the other day in box car at the above place. Its head resembles that of an Arizona horn toad, its body is like that of frog, while its tail resembles that of a snake. It is said to be a native of Central America and is supposed to have been shipped with lot of ba- nanas. A returned soldier from the Philippines who saw it states that they are numerous in the banana fields of those islands. It is very dark colored and is about the size of an ordinary Gila monster.
 Prescott hotel arrivals, June 12: Jl E Platt, Mrs J E Platt, New York; A E Metcalf, Los Angeles; w s Head, Camp Verde; w B Boardman, Colo rado Springs; c W Wright. Phenix; Mir and Mrs CC Stukey, Miss May Stukey, MT and Mrs J Schweitzer. Walker; Anton Peik, Hillside; T J Oneally, NJ NJ Coughlin, Mayer; J L Davis X Son, Val Verde; c H Amer inc, Payosa Springs; I Wilson, Pres colt; Joe Busch, Williams.
 Milton F. Dicus of Jerome, Arizona and Miss May Core, of that city were married on June 12th, 1901 at the Methodist Episcopal parsonag9 Prescott, Arizona. by Harcourt W. Peck, pastor of NJ. E. church, Pres colt. This young couple are we'll known residents of Yavapai's great copper camp, and the best wishes of all their friends accompany them on their life's voyage.
 Beginning on the 18th of June the mail from the west arriving at Ash Fork at o'clock a. m. will be brought to Prescott on the freight which ar rives here between 10 and II o'clock a. m. This will bring the western mail in several hours ahead of the present schedule, as heretofore it did not arrive until S:30 p. m., on the reg ular passenger train. San Francisco papers will then be delivered in the forenoon instead of at night, or nearly a day earlier than under the old ar engagement.
 MONDAYS DAILY
 J. B. Bailey is up from Octave.
 A. D. M.. Douglass came up from Congress on this mornings train.
 Dr. John Bennett was an arrival