Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-01-23
WEDNESDAYS DAILY

friend yesterday. We were to stand at a given point half an hour and watch the ladies who passed. For every lady who reached back to see if her skirt was gapping or to tuck it under her belt, we were to receive a nickel, and for every one who failed to do so in walking a block we were tO give him a dime. We got sixty two nickels and gave him one dime a lady with both arms of came along"
 Mrs. Christy, of Osceola. Iowa. mother of Colonel Wm. Christy, I. NJ. Christy and O. H. Christy, of Phenix, died at the above place January l4th, aged S2 years.
 W. H. Smith is preparing for the erection ot new building on the east side of the plaza, between the Rich ards-Hawkins and Lawler buildings. It will be occupied, when completed, by the Western Union Telegraph company, as its permanent quarters
 J. G. Elizalde, advance agent for, Hypnotist Lee, who will appear in Prescott next week, arrived on this mornings train from Phenix. Mir. Lee, he says, is giving good satisfac- tion in Phenix, and is having large audiences.
 A. Blumberg, of the New York store, Is having a removal sale prepa ratory to moving into his new and commodious store in the new Bank of Arizona building. He tells all about it in the advertising columns of the ,Journal-Miner
 The political Study club held an in teresting meeting on Monday after noon, at the residence of Mrs. F. A. ! Tritle.
 Barthel & Stocks, proprietors of the new gents furnishing store, have business talk in this issue. The new store Is located in the new Lawler block, is stocked with new goods of the very latest styles, and every thing is first class.
 L. A. Davies has taken an office in the Lawler block.
 Judge E. M. Sanford has taken a suite of three rooms in the Lawler | block, in which his law offices will be located in the future. He is moving into his new quarters today.
 Edwin Durham and wife, recent ar rivals from Tucson, are the proud parents of a pair of bouncing baby boys, who arrived at their home a couple of days ago.
 Gorton's minstrels played their farewell engagement last night at the opera house to a good audience. The company gave good satisfaction dur ing its engagement here.
 Robert K. Porter, who completed term of school in Mint valley last week, is temporarily in charge of Miss Darby's room during the latter's ab- sence in the east.
 The Phenix Enterprise has enlarged to eight pages, six columns to the page. It is to be congratulated upon its success.
 Tim Fell was kicked by horse yes terday, and painfully injured in the face. He is under treatment at the county hospital as private patient.
 The funeral of the late Chapo Mon tano took place this afternoon from Logan's undertaking parlors.
 Prescott Hotel arrivals: E H Stock, San Francisco: D T Glidden, Detroit; c F Bowling, E H Parker, city; T W Hill, Ed Kramer, Jerome; E c Foreman, J c Woodwork. Chas De boyd, Louis Bernard, city. Mrs. Comelia Selmser, travelling sales woman of Chicago, is in town in in the interest of a special brand of { cocoa and chocolate. Jack Yaeger, the well known civil engineer is in town today.
 A. A. Johns is in Phenix on official business.
 The Prescott Electric company is having considerable trouble to secure water enough to run their plant. They i have been compelled to shut off their day current. Oscar Braehler, formerly manager of Dr. McCandless' drug store in Pres colt, is now head clerk in Ellington's drug store in Los Angeles. At meeting of the territorial bar association on Tuesday in Phenix, Frank Cox was elected president, H. NJ. Willis secretary, and Walter Ben nett treasurer. Col. Wm. Herring, Judge Webster Street, E E Ellin- wood, Jerry Millay and Judge A c Baker were appointed as members of the executive committee
 Frank Hart has re-opened his shoe shop in office TOW in the room form erly occupied by the Trilby barber shop. Frank has the reputation of being a first class shoe maker and re- pairer and his patrons will be glad to know he has decided to stay in Pres colt and resume business.
 Mrs. Seth Davis, of Saginaw, Mich igan, and her son c. B. Davis, will leave on tomorrow's train for their home at the above place. Mir. Davis was in poor health at his Michigan home and came to Arizona to recuper ate and in order to get the full bene- fit of the climate he accepted a posi- tion as forest ranger, his mother ac companying him here. The climate has worked such a wonderful transfer nation on the young mans health that he goes back now to marry very estimable young lady and in short time he and his bride will re- turn here to take up their permanent residence, Mir. Davis having made ar engagements to engage ill business.
 The citizens of Clifton and Morenci, two large towns in Graham county are holding public meetings and dis cussing the advisability of dividing Graham county.
 Tucson is boastingo of fifty five mar riage licences issued between Christ mas and New Year.