Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-04-24

Governor Murphy has pardoned Matt Burts, convicted of complicity in the Cochise county train robbery. Burts turned states evidence on trial.
 As the presidential train will arrive in Phenix at 3 o'clock a.m.. it is pro- posed to run it through to Congress. where it would arrive about 6 o'clock, and permit the party to inspect the Congress mine and then return to Phenix, arriving there at 10 o'clock am. The train is due to leave Phenix at o'clock pm.
 J. s. Gamble, formerly an engineer at Minas Prietas, Sonora, was ad- judged insane in the probate court yesterday. The unfortunate had been heen here but short time and his i peculiar actions led to his incarcera- ton to await a decision. His tendency was to commit suicide. Sheriff Mur- phy left on delayed No. 9 for the asy- lum at Phenix, taking the insane man with him. Gamble is married man. Star.
 Edwin Hill, of the lower Agua Fria has just consummated a sale of his ranch and all of his stock, except one span of horses, also six mining claims owned by him to the Blue Bell Cop per company. It is the purpose of the above company to combine ranch ing on a small scale with their mining enterprise, the object more particularly being to raise their own hay for their animals. Mir. Hills ranch will produce about 100 tons of hay per year. He will still have the management of it for the new owners.
 Mrs. H. B. Long gave a very inter- esting talk to a number of ladies at the Congregational church yesterday afternoon on the subject of boys clubs, one of which She has recently organized in Prescott. She explained the object of it as well as the methods employed to interest the men of the future. The prime object is to pre- pare them for good citizenship, the means employed being varied. One of the features of the club is the drill conducted by Mir. Pullian. Mrs. Long Is very pleasant speaker, and in the absence of her husband she will preach in the Congregational church both morning and evening Sunday, April 21st.
 Prescott Hotel arrivals April Is; J. H LaRue, San Francisco: J w Thur Der, Ash Fork; T NJ Elder, Phenix: Miss Laura Moore, Globe; Carl J Crews, San Francisco; Fred Stephens, Camp Verde; F Willard. Los Angeles; c J Stone, Chicago; J W Ross and wife, Jerome; W A Fitts, Peoria; Geo H Tenbrook, Los Angeles; W E Smith, San Francisco; L R Smith, Richenbar; John A Church, New York; E W Stephens, Williamson val ley; c c Stukey, Walker; J Dwight, Cincinnati; J B Gillispie, Phenix; c 4 Chamberlain, Eau Claire, Wis; J c Corrigan, Winslow; Louis Nellis, Williams; N c Webster, Meath. w H Perry, H J Perry, 4 J Burmister, Cordes; James A Sias, Big Bug.
 SATURDAYS DAILY
 The Octave company is now using oil for fuel.
 J. W. Smith was up from Octave yesterday.
 The best place to get good, plain board is at blaming mill
 Governor" Mendenhall is in town from Crook Canyon.
 Mir. and Mrs. E. D. Treadwell are in town.
 T. NJ. Elder shipped a new Stand ard concentrator this morning out to the Roach mine.
 VIII. Perry is in town today mak- ing final proof in the land office to his claim near Cordes.
 W. s. Goidsworthy went to Phenix on Saturday night to spend Sunday with his little daughter. l. B. Hanna, superintendent of for est reserves in Arizona and New Mex ico, arrived on last nights train to look over the Prescott forest reserve.
 Property owners on Cortez street have inaugurated move to have that street paved with asphalt from the the depot to Gurley street, two blocks.
 Herb. Pentland has returned from spending two weeks vacation out among the cowboys in Williamson valley.
 Geo H. Swartz and R. s. Neese. two well known placer miners of Big Bug, were welcome callers at the Journal Miner last evening.
 I. NJ. Elder, representing the new standard concentration, came up from the south this morning. He sold six concentrators yesterday for shipment to North Carolina.
 Cal Wilson, a popular caterer, has opened the Comet Grill room and is serving merchants lunches from 11:3O am. to 2:30 p.m., in addition to the regular Dutch lunches and short order meals.