Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-07-10
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 WEDNESDAYS DAILY
 The P-B company's decoration, while not elaborate are very artistic
 Geo. Wood the mining man has re turned from his trip to Chicago.
 The shooting tournament is in pro gress today.
 Cam Evans, of Peoples valley, was in town today.
 Masked ball at the opera house to- night.
 Number 659 drew the bicycle at Laskey & Cos.
 Tom Elder of the Venture Hill Cop per company of Jerome is in town.
 Iron Springs came in to Prescott to celebrate the Fourth.
 Among the Phenix visitors noticed on the streets was Frank Luke.
 Secretary l. T. Stoddard and his assistant, Harry R. Tritle, came up from Phenix to spend the Fourth.
 c. H. Akers came up from Phenix son yesterdays excursion train for a brief visit and to see new Prescott.
 Mrs. J. NJ. Aitken came up from Phenix on Tuesday to visit her rela- tives in Prescott
 Governor Murphy returned this morning from delivering the Fourth of July address in Congress.
 Julius Rodenburg returned last evening from his visit in San Fran cisco.
 Harvey J. Lee, of the Phenix Re publican, spent the Fourth in Pres colt.
 Col. W. A. Glassford, of the United States Signal corps, formerly station ed at Whipple, is in town.
 R. H. Burmister & Sons company have very unique decoration of one Of thelr show windows.
 The racing part of the programme IS being carried out at the race track today.
 The railroad company is giving special service to the race track dur ing the celebration.
 The mercury is exploring the upper part of the thermometer tubes these days.
 A noticeable feature of yesterdav's celebration was the absence of drunk en men on the streets.
 A disagreement last night between two men came near resulting in a tragedy. Friends, however, averted 1t.
 . The Prescott Electric company has a good electrical display in their front windows. Among the grouping of lights in different closed globes is one reading "1776-19O1."
 Those who failed to attend last nights log rolling of the Woodmen's lodge missed treat in the way of a good social time.
 Frank Ryan has discovered an ex- cellent quality of tufa and has located 1t as quarry, a short distance from Del Rio. He had some samples of the rock in town today.
 W. S. Goldsworthy returned last night from his visit east. The heat wave struck Kansas before he left and he says he is glad to get back to Ari- Eona and enjoy our cool mountain .breezes again.
 Ben Bear, the Phenix druggist. and his wife, are in town to remain for several weeks. Mir. Bear has just re- covered from spell of typhoid fever and comes here to recuperate.
 Elmer Wells, superintendent of the McCabe mine, came in to Prescott for the Fourth. The mine was closed down for two days to do some needed work on the machinery.
 Fire crackers frightened A. Blum berg's horse, attached to his trap. on Wednesday evening, causing a run away and doing some damage to the vehicle.
 Forest Supervisor F. R. Stewart had species of fireworks which were not ordered for the Fourth of July. in the shape of forest fire on Lynx creek divide. He and his rangers put in their Fourth fighting it and ex- tended their programme over to the fifth, as they did not succeed in get ting 1t under control until today.
 Lai Kee, one of the former proprie- tors of Al and Pete's restaurant. and an exceptionally bright young China man, died this morning at 1 o'clock. after an illness lasting only since Monday. Deceased was one of about a dozen Christian Chinamen in Pres colt and his funeral will take place this evening from the Chinese mission on Granite street.
 Probate Judge Langston of Mari copa county is rusticating and recup- erating his health in Prescott.