Arizona republican., 1901-05-12
NEWS OF THE N O R T H
PRESCOTT

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 | Prescott. Ariz., May 10.-(Special cor lrespondence of The Republican )--Some new location notices of mining claims | in the Ash Fork mining district, sent In here to the county recorders office for filing have caused Tot a little wonder, not because of such thing being strange but because they come from a district where mines and rich ores seem to have been unsuspected heretofore, and because in conjunction with the letter received from the locator at the same time 1t seems to have created an impetus to new search for ores in that vicinity.
 The locator, MT. Frank Thomann. states that he has just ordered 14000 feet of lumber with which to erect buildings on the two new claims just located. which are about eight miles from Ash Fork, crossing Partridge creek on the southwest, and that men were moving from surrounding points into that district. The Lanes of the claims located, and from which rich ores have been sampled, are the "Jupi- 
 D. M. Clark and wife have deeded to Maggie 0 Clark, wife of George Clark, lot and a portion of lot 6, block 20. in West Prescott. at the intersection of Beach Place and Summit avenue. the consideration for the deed being s1,200
 Articles of incorporation of the Pitts burg Copper Mining and Reduction company. and the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Oil company, were filed today with the county recorder. Both cor porations have capitalization of $2,500, GOO and are to have their principal place of business at Congress, Ariz. Both companies are also formed by the same men, all of Kansao City, Mo, viz: Theo. Stesner, F. F. Saathoff, M. E. o. Stegner, s. R. Hill and F. c. Meyer.
 Sam Pattee is still In Phoenix doing some unfinished work resulting from the recent legislature in the code com mission matter.
 Hon. H. T. Andrews will leave for the east some time next week, taking his two little daughters to an aunt, sis ter of his late wife, to DC taken care of indefinitely.
 
 Mrs. Andrews las had the care and training of these two little girls. will make a trip to Scotland tha summer to visit her parents there and expects to remain and make her home perma- nently in her native land.
 After an illness of nearly four months, during the greater portion of which time her suffering was intense, Mrs. Jack Webber passed out of this life and entered the mysterious pre- cincts of the larger domain. She leaves a husband and two small children and was about 30 years of age.
 About ten o'clock last evening as a man named c. T. Hill was passing close to the Ba"hford building now in pro- cess of construction he fell down an open plaae to the basement floor, frac- turing several ribs and one arm in the fall, besides sustaining internal injuries which may perhaps prove fatal. He was taken to the county hospital. where he Is receiving the test care that efficient nursing and medical skill can give He is a mining partner of Jim Lowry'o and had been prospecting in the vicinity of Thumb Butte just before this accident occurred.
 About most of the new buildings un- der process of construction there has been noticeable dcarth of danger sig nals at night. and the pedestrian Is forced to pick his way warily along az. he goes, and the unwary ones are apt to suffer injuries of person or temper.
 w. J. Carr. superintendent of railway mail car service, is in the city on busi- ness connected with the service.
 Friends of Mir. Ben BeIcher may be a little surprised to learn of his recent marriage with Miss Trlxie Wade of this city He tried to steal a march on sev- eral of his well meaning friends and perhaps succeeded better than he ex- pected. At any rate it ia only today that the truth has leaked out and the deed was done several weeks ago.
 Miss Stikeman, who has been staying all winter with friends on the lower Agua Fria, is again in the city and ex- pectg 10 leave in a day or two for a visit to relatives in Toronto, Canada
 The United Moderns gave one of their usual agreeable soirees at their hall last evening and whHch was very well at tended. ;hort program was rendered by local talent after which refresh- ments were indulged in. followed by 6ancing until after midnight.
 MT. F. s. Campbell, superintendent of the Blue Dick mine, at Jersey, is in the city today and says arrange ments are all perfected for the placing of smelter on that property at once He reports. things on the hum in that district.
 MRS. GEO. WOOSTER.