Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-02-13

Brother Rogers has given the tax less toots breathing spell. Who , says county division is not good thing?-Jerome Reporter.
 Today was the 18th successive day on which snow has fallen. There was a fall of three or four inches last night and this morning.
 J. H. Jacks returned last week from his trip to Juniper. He is greatly improved in health.
 ''The job that would suit me-" said man who admitted that he was born lazy, ''is that of lineman to a wireless telegraph company
 Judge R. E. Sloan and Rev. H. B. Long leave for Phenix tomorrow. Rev. Long will deliver two lectures in Phenix, and also two in Tempe be- fore returning which will be next Sat urday.
 A hobo who claims that he had been beaten and robbed of S16 was brought into Prescott yesterday in about as sorry a looking plight as it is imagin- able for one to be in. He was taken to the county hospital for repairs.
 H. B. Clifford returned on last nights train from his visit to Los Angeles. He expects to remain here for several days looking after his mining interests.
 A meeting of the fire delegates of the Prescott fire department will be held this evening at o'clock in Hook s hall. Every delegate should attend, as important business will be trans acted. By order of Jos. Tiernan, chief.
 The young ladies to take part in the trades carnival will have rehersals at the opera house this week as fol- lows: Tonight, Wednesday and Sat urday nights. It is important that all be present.
 Coy Carey, who runs a stage line from here to Lynx creek, after an all day Sunday and an all night trip trying to get through, arrived this morning in Prescott but was com pelled to abandon his stage.
 The advertisement of Dr. Geo. B. Pratt, the well known optician of Phe- nix, will be found in this issue. Dr. Pratt is making his regular trips through the territory for the accom- mediation of his old patients as well as any new ones who may require his services.
 Prescott Hotel arrivals, Feb. 10 1901: George Delaporte, H H Craig, c l. Smpthe, San Francisco; James Gillispie, Providence, Ariz; w c Reynolds, San Francisco; city; E K Carson, Washington, D c; Chas J George, Los Angeles; D D Mcdonald Jerome; Henry B Clifford, F A Davis, Prescott; Chas Caull, Williams.
 In the district court: on Saturday Judge R. E. Sloan rendered a deciS- ion in the case of Tim Fell vs. Geo. w. Middleton. The case involved title to some valuable mining proper ty in the Btack Hills district, for which Mir. Middleton had applied for a patent The case was tried in Sep tember before jury, nineteen ques- tions having been submitted to them for their answers, and on their find ings Judge Sloan rendered his decis- ion, giving judgment to Fell.
 Prescott Hotel arrivals, Feb8. 1901 {: Chas Egg, McCabe; John J Drescoll' E Los Angeles; Chas F Harrenons Ouray, Colo. Morris Abraham, San Francisco; H L Radesky, Albuquer- que N NJ; Chas Allabach, Meath, Ariz; Wm R Orr, Phenix; c B Duskin Denver, Colo; NJ Gron, Denver, Colo.
 Prescott Hotel arrivals, Saturday, Feb. 9th, 1901: H Florsheim, Chi cago; R L Fargo, Chicago; Arthur Drapean, Tempe, ,Ariz; NJ c Crawford, Los Angeles; Mrs Klinkskater, Los Angeles; Miss Clinkskater, Los An geles; J O Bassett; U s Geogolical Survey; w G Shearer, Phenix, Ariz; Chas Elsey, city; A s Bleyer; St Jos eph, Mo; w G Mcbride, Denver, Colo.
 Miss Darby of the Prescott public schools returned on Saturday night from her visit to her home at Rogers, Arkansas. Her trip was particular ly sad one as her father died of pneu- monia the day before she arrived at home and her mother was also seri ously i'll with the same disease for several days and for a time her life was also despaired of, but she finally rallied and has recovered.
 ) w. E. Nankeville's Idol of the Arkansas Hills, Human Hearts" a play that has made pronounced sue cess ill every large city in the east will ' be presented for the first time in this ? city at Dake's opera house tomorrow . night. With the scene laid in the Arkansas backwoods, Human Hearts ]. deals with the people of whom Opie 1 Reed loves to write, of characteristic incidents of the strange country, all told in the provincial vernacular which adds an indescribable attraction tc T the whole play. One thinks of bab
 bling brooks, singing birds, signing l trees and all the glamor of land made famous by a great descriptive writer and the razor back hog, and e the magnificent scenery, the perfect - stage setting the excellent minutiae
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