Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-01-09

M. R. Harlan came up from tho southern part of the territory a few days ago and has been assisting P. J Dempsey in the work of arousing new interest in the United Modern lodge in Prescott. They have sue ceeded in a very satisfactory degree and yesterday morning Mir. Harlan went to Jerome to try and straighter out the recently organized lodge ol the same order there. Mir. Harlan is a rustler in his work and will nc doubt soon have the Jerome lodge il good working order again
 Carl Holtzschue, one of the mem bers of the Prescott contingent oi rough riders, returned last night This is his first appearance in our city since he left with that military body and he says that he returns this time to remain permanently.
 There will be christening, reception of new members and communion al the Congregational church at the morning service, and in the evening Francis E. Willard" will be the sub ject.
 The annual meeting of the Congre gational church will be held Monday evening, January Eth. All member: bers and friends of church expected to be present.
 The funeral of H. White, which was to have been held from Logan: undertaking parlors this afternoo, has been postponed till tomorrow after. noon at the same hour and place, and all Red Men are requested to be or hand.
 Regular meeting of the A. O. U. w tonight. This is the night for in stallation of the new officers and all members are urged to be present.
 The brick work has been completed on the new Burke hotel building and the roof is fast nearing completion.
 Brick laying has been commenced in earnest on the new building oi Messrs. Smith, Belcher & Brow.
 A reunion of the T. O. NJ. and T. O B. clubs was held at the residence oi Mir. and Mrs. Wm. Claypool last even. ing. It was in the form of a recep tion to Prof. Duncan Martin, one ot the old members, who is visiting il Prescott. The occasion was a very pleasant one.
 H. D. Aitken has been confined tc his home for several days with a SC were attack of grippe.
 A party of geographical surveyor, consisting of two engineers and team ster passed through Prescott yester day making observations and setting iron posts giving the elevations o various locations. An iron post wa. set in the court house plaza a few feet north of the court house fixing the datum plain at 5,346 feet.
 A few days ago the track walker O. the s. F., P. & P. was surprised tC find hole some twelve or fifteen feel I deep directly under the main track oi the railroad only few feet from the northeast corner of thedepOt platform in this city. The hole was three O four feet across and there appeared to be some water at the bottom, tho cave-in appearing to have been an ole well. But the funny part of it is nc one remembers of ever having knowr of its existence. The ground there had been filled in to depth O about four feet, and was thorough, packed and besides was frozen to depth of several inches. Anothe strange thing about it was that ther, were several large lizards and othe living insects at the bottom of tn, well, which indicates that it was con nected with some other opening, al though no such place was visible. Work is being pushed on the nev Hotel Burke, in the hope of getting roof on it prior to the winter storms Mir. Burke says that if it holds off fo eight days more he will have it ac complished.