Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-08


 The railroad company shipped 6 car load of evergreens to Phenix tC decorate the railroad depot.
 Mrs. R. c. Powersarrived yesterday from Los Angeles to nurse her hus band.
 1 United States Attorney R. E. Nor. rison and wife left for Phenix today to attend the presidential reception.
 Henry E. Hill, of Plainfield, Yer mont, arrived in Prescott on Friday evening with a view of locating here
 Mrs. John Shivers, aged about 25 years, died at her home in Chino val ley last Saturday, May 4, of pneu- monia.
 The eighteen-ton rock spoken of in Saturdays issue was unloaded on Sunday in front of the new National Bank building.
 It is predicted that the heat this summer will be intense and that cool weather and comfortableness will be intense Gin tents) at Coronado Tent City, Coronado Beach, Cal.
 Mir. and Mrs. NJ. B. Hazeltine left this morning for avisit to the formers brother in San Jose. and to witness the launching of the battleship Ohio at San Francisco.
 Civil service examination to be held at the court house tomorrow morning at o'clock for the position of field matron. Examination will be given by M R. Loring, secrerary of the local civil service board.
 Nathan w, Tarr, superintendent of the Arizona & Utah railroad, and a prominent business man of Kingman, arrived in Prescott Saturday On a brief business visit and left for Phe- nix last evening.
 A Japanese was brought in from Seligman yesterday and lodged in jail. He is charged with breaking into car and stealing a lot of mer chandise.
 A. Blumberg's New York store was crowded again on Saturday night with ladies and gentlemen to listen to the music and look at the beautiful dis play of goods. The remark was ire quently heard that the place looked like Chicago store.
 J. G. Barton, formerly assayer of the United Verde mine, arrived here recently from Mexico where he has been residing for some time. It is said that he will have charge of the old Copper Mountain smelter when it starts up.
 It is said that the Santa Fe Pa cific railroad officials have decided to put in pumping plant at Oak Creek and pipe water to Riordan, station five miles west of Flagstaff. Riordan is the highest point on this division of the railroad and the water would flow from reservoir at that point both east and west and supply stations along the line for miles.
 MONDAYS DAILY
 R. G. Darnell is up from Hillside today.
 J. w. Norton, of Coyote Springs, is in town.
 Colin Timmons has returned from a trip to California.
 H. NJ. Globes, the we'll known at torney of Jerome, came in on today's train.
 Alex Bowie, of the Caledonian Coal company, of Gallup, is in town today on black diamond business.
 MT. and Mrs. Wm. Nelson will cele- brate their silver wedding on Friday evening, May 10.
 The Bashford-Burmister company has big business talk in this issue. It tells its own story. Read it.
 R. N. Fredericks returnedon Satur- day evening from his Santa Catalina fishing expedition. He was away for about month.
 Charles Binford and John Freder- icks left this morning for their sum- mer vacation, which will be spent in Los Angeles and vicinity.
 Mrs. A. E. Taylor and child, of Houston, Texas, are expected to ar rive in Prescott tomorrow for visit with the formers parents, MT. and Mrs. L. F. Hale.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Con gregational church will meet Wednes- day at 2:30 o'clock pm. with Mrs. H. B. Long, All members are respect fully requested to attend.
 John Lawler is negotiating for the sale of train load of horses, at $500 per head. If the sale goes through the shipment will be made May p from Kirkland valley.
 Judge J. w. Deane will lecture at the Congregational church on Tues day evening, May If, on the subject of "One Hour Enough" Mrs. J. w. Deane will render vocal solo, and a male quartette will render a musical number, and Mrs. w. R. Ross will give recitation.
 The presidential train is scheduled to arrive in Phenix at 3:30 o'clock to- morrow morning, Pacific coast time, or 4:30 mountain time. Just as soon as the transfer can be made to the s. F., P. & P. road the start will be made to Congress, where the train is ex- pected to reach at ' o'clock. Extra precautions will be made in the run to Congress and back, as a pilot engine will be run about five minutes in ad- vance of the presidential train to pre- vent any possibility of accident.
 The Florence Tribune last Satur- day, May 4, issued regular McKin- ley edition. A personal letter to the president, imploring him for state hood and for water storage, was pub lished on the first page, while large portion of the remaining space was devoted to news concerning him and his wife. A copy of the issue, to be presented to thepresident, was printed on silk, and will be in Phenix de- livered to President Mckinley by Edi tor Reppy himself.
 Prescott Hotel arrivals, May A. Mir and Mrs H E Fletcher, Minnehaha; c w Pierce, San Francisco; Mrs NJ R Riley, Fort Worth: N w Tarr, King man; E c Hill, Jerome; J G Barton, Phenix; A E Mitchell, Yaeger; E NJ Mackey, Jamestown; D D Mcdonald, Lincoln mine; A D Schultz, Mayer; E