Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-03-06

His particular theme was the right eousness of God. The attendance is increasing and the meetings are in creasing in interest.
 A number of the most attractive fix lures for the R. H. Burmister & Sons company's new store have not arrived as expected, for the opening tomorrow night, which is a great disappoint- ment. The delayed fixtures consist of large mirror lined pickle stand, circular counter, center and side shelv- ing. The pieces will be the most handsome of any ever seen in Pres Prescott and will be put in place as soon as they arrive.
 William Gnash, who has been spending several weeks in Iowa, Ne braska and Kansas on mining busi- ness and visiting relatives and friends, returned home last evening. Mir. Gnash says he most decidedly prefers Ari- zona to live in than any place he saw on the trip. He spent several days visiting his parents at Reece, Kansas, visit he enjoyed very much, as he had not seen them for several years.
 THURSDAYS DAILY
 Frank Lecklider is in town from Big Bug.
 W. S. Adams, of the Jerome News, is iu town on mining business.
 William S. Black of Flagstaff is in town attending court.
 John Lawler returned this morning from a visit to his mines in Eureka district.
 The "after the fire" building occu- pied by Ed Shumate on the plaza is being torn down.
 Who wants good heating stove? See advertisement in this issue of auc- ton on Saturday.
 H. B. Clifford returned today from a visit to his mining property at Big Bug.
 4 special train came up from Phe- nix today to bring back excursionists who went there to attend the dedica- ton exercises.
 F. c. Stamford, special agent of the Norwich Union Fire Insurance Company, today appointed E. J. F. House as agent for the company in Prescott.
 Theodore Roosevelt, Vice-president elect of the United States, will con- tribute to McClure's Magazine for March an article entitled, Reform Through Social Work"
 A gentleman of humorous proclivi- ties registered at an Emporia, Kan, as Mrs. Carrie Nation" In an hour every drug store in the town was closed, and a man was standing at the door with a Winchester. Such is fame.
 It is better, says the country editor, to have a thousand one line items in newspaper than one item of a thou sand lines. No news item is too small to be printed in a newspaper. It is only question of relative i'm pC-tance.
 In its its issue of Tuesday the Jour nal-Aliner stated that the public schools of Flagstaff have been closed on account of small pox. It should have read Williams instead of Flag staff, as so far as known no cases of small pox have appeared in the latter place.
 At the recent meeting of the board of fire delegates the following offers were elected: P. J. Farley, chief; Ed Golightly, assistant chief, and A. E. Eastabrooks, secretary. A resolution of thanks was extended the retiring chief, P. Herman, for the fair and manly way in which he haa treated the members of the department while holding the position of chief.
 Prescott Hotel arrivals, Feb. 26, 1901: Mrs D c Thorne, Santa Maria; J G Tryner, Denver; J B Hall, Texas; Mrs J P Casey, J P Casey, Fl Paso; c L Barker and wife, Boston, Mass; Fred Tuger, Minneapolis, Minn; J B Girard, Williams, Ariz; A E Upper, Walker; c w Platt, Kirkland; T NJ Elden, Phenix; w H Brown, Denver; W s Adams, Jerome; c c Stuky, Mrs E E Brook and child, Walker; A Nelson. Tempe; D BaTenger, Walker; Miss Punteney, Lime Kiln: N Cellers, New York; E A Powers, Jerome.
 The recent opening of Shumate's new place of business was one of the most elaborate events of the kind that has occurred in the town. Occurring as it did on the night of the carnival, great many people have gotten the impression that 1t was a sort of side issue of the carnival, which was not the case. It was a free and independ- ent event of itself and the free lunch served on the occasion was specially provided by Mir. Shumate, and no one connected with the carnival either in management or as exhibitor had any thing to do with furnishing the elab- crate spread furnished to all custom CTS except in the regular way of busi- ness.
 The Political Study club held its regular meeting yesterday at the residence of Mrs. J. c. Mather. with the president, Mrs. F. A. Tritle, in the chair. 4 lesson in civil government was conducted by Mrs. W. c. Camp bell. Mrs. Henry gave a drill on parliamentary rules. The subject for the regular debate was Resolved, that playing for prizes at card parties is detrimental to good morals" Mrs. Munds supported the affirmative and Mrs. Hesla the negative, the discus sion being quite spirited. At the con clusion of the debate by the two regu- lar debaters a general discussion en- sued and vote taken on the ques- tion resulted in tie.