Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-06-05
THE CITY
 AND COUNTY
WEDNESDAYS DAILY

colt visitor.
 J.Q. Stephens came up from Phe mex thls morning.
 Geo. B. Upton was up from Wick enburg yesterday.
 E. NJ. Tackett is in town from Flag staff.
 Have you seen the silk worms a worki
 The silk industry is aourishing tenn porarily in Prescott.
 R. c. Krueger came in last evening from his mining camp in the Blacl Hills.
 Mrs. F. NJ. Metzgar leaves in tin, morning for an extended trip througi California.
 The Grand Army requests all flag to be placed at half mast tomorrow memorial day.
 The Fourth of July finance commit tee is receiving good encouragement from our citizens.
 Attend the athletic exhi oition to be given at the old opera house Friday evening next.
 See the large collection of silk worms spinning silk at the R. H. Burmister building on the plaza.
 Ex-Mayor Gang of Phenix is build ing summer residence at Iron Springs.
 All the committees for the Fourth of July celebration will meet Thurs day evening at s o'clock at the super visors office.
 P.B. Laramore, who returned re- gently from the Philippines was mar ried last evening by Judge c. P. Hicks to Miss Nora Walker of Je- rome.
 C.P. Collins, of the Penn Gold and Octave mining companies, is expected to return to Prescott this evening with party of eastern capitalists.
 The Wolf boy, who was thrown from his horse Monday evening is getting along very nicely, and will re- cover. His skull was fortunately not injured.
 D. D. Mcdonald has a business talk in this issue. MT. Mcdonald is devoting his entire time to mining business. He is thoroughly well posted in mining matters.
 
 MT. and Mrs. J. c. Rankin, of Phe- nix, and their daughter, Mrs. Chauncy D. Clark, were visitors in Prescott yesterday, from Iron Springs where they are sojourning temporarily.
 In choosing a place to spend your summer vacation it is important to consider health, comfort and pleasant pastime. Coronado Beach Tent City insures all these at minimum cost.
 At meeting of the city council last evening the question of the city sewer came up but no definite conclusion was reached. The city engineer has been sent for and an other meeting will be held today.
 A painter named Hoag had his hip fractured or dislocated by a fall from a scafold in the Smith-Belcher-Brow building yesterday. It was defec- tive scaffold which fell with him.
 At the old opera house, next Friday evening, there will be a boxing and wrestling exhibition, the proceeds of which will go to the maintenance of the Prescott Athletic Cuba most meritorious organization composed of very worthy young men of this city. A very interesting program will be carried out.
 The female song bird went out with the Bullard ordinance, but the male infringement is still driving crickets to the rafters by their doleful melody. If we must be punished, let us allow the girls to administer the dose.-Phenix Gazette.
 Chief Engineer W. A. Drake, and General Passenger Agent H. P. Ane- walt, of the S. F., P. & P. railroad, went south today to visit the Octave Mining company's camp. It is rumored that the company intends shortly to build a branch road into that section. They will extend their visit 10 the Vulture mine.
 W. c. Miller wrote to one of the members of the Prescott Gun club in viting them to go to Jerome tomor- mow to participate in little shoot at the grounds there. There will be a good time for all who attend. It would do the Prescott boys good to go to Jerome occasionally and shoot over rolling ground.
 The Illustrated lectures on Hawaii, Micronesia and Samoa by H. W. Peck will be continued tonight at the R. H. Burmister building on the plaza. Different views each evening illustrating life and scenes in the islands will be shown. 4 large col lection of curios and shells are also exhibited and explained before the giving of the lecture each evening.
 Prescott Hotel arrivals May 2S.- J J Laventhal, John s Mitchell, San Francisco; Fred L Staples, Scotland !; P R Stanhope, Denver; W E Smith, Los Angeles; s J Holzinger, Phenix; G J Sweet, San Francisco; Dan Bes- sler, McCabe; H Clinsmith, Crook Canyon; F W Ellis, NJ J Gates, Geo E Lamb, Clinton, Iowa; Geo B Upton' DO Hatfield, Wickenburg; W G Me Donald, Rhoades; Frank Saples, Me Cabe; F H Sherrard, A E Cohoon, Washington. D c: F NJ Dermott. C Canall, Williamf.
 There was a small audience last night to hear the lecture by Rev. H. W. Peck on Hawaii and the South Sea Islands, and to see the silk worms manufacture silk. The lecture was very interesting and instructive. and will be continued every night this week except tomorrow, Thursday, night, with an entire change of views and lecture each night. There was also an exhibition of articles from Hawaii and other far of islands ol the south sea such as tapa sheets made from the mulberry plant mats made from grass, malo, and also couple of dresses used by the natives of Micronesia. They are made of grass and banana leaves. They are about Is inches long and are nice and airy and would be a good com panion to the fig leaf full dress Another interesting thing shown i, Pele's hair, believed by the natives tC have been the hair of goddess, but is in fact formed by falling drops O 4af