Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-02-06
The Fehruarr number of McClure,

The February number of Mcclure
 Magazine will contain a graphic mar
 rative of Fernando de Soto and his
 discovery of the Mississippi, by Cyrus
 Townsend Brady, whose powers in
 picturesque and adequate historical
 writings have won him so much es.
 teem from the reading public. The
 article will be fully illustrated.
 Prescott Hotel arrivals, Jan. 30: F
 H Mathews, Los Angeles; J NJ Me
 Farland, Denver; Mrs Jas Humphreys
 Senator; c Findlow, Southampton England; s Marker, Jerome; A E
 Mitchell, Yaeger mine; Mrs J Brown
 and children, Jerome; Mrs N Cline,
 McCabe; c E NJ Beall, Mir Hope,
 Providence; Jas A Humphreys, Sena-
 tor: E D Treadwell, E A Power, Je-
 rome; Jas A Hope, Port Huron, Mich;
 Thos Martin, San Francisco; E w
 Johns, Los Angeles; Mike Meade, P
 E Dewar, Hurley, Wis; G w Lyons,
 R T Watkins, St Louis.
 Sheriff Munds returned yesterday
 from Phenix with a man named Lee
 from Castle Creek, who on hearing that a warrant was out for him went to Phenix and gave himself up to the officers.
 H. B. Clifford came in from the east last night and left on this morn ing's train for Big Bug to look after his mining interests there.
 A. A. Lewis, who has been conduct ing the I. X. L. barber shop for some weeks, will leave for California to- night.
 The present assessed value of tax able property in Coconino county is S2,0l6, 6,360.30. The board of super visors of that county represent that under the provisions for the consoli dation of the San Francisco mountain forest reserve, S990, ,706.35 of this will be taken of the assessment roll.
 Word has been received here that John Tinker, who has been working in Phenix, is just recovering from a severe spell of sickness.
 Mir. Stewart, chairman of the na- tional prohibition party, will arrive here tonight from Chicago, and will give a free lecture at the Baptist church tomorrow night at ' o'clock, to which all are invited.
 G. F. Tinsler, the auctioneer, will have a grand double auction sale of furniture at his auction rooms on West Gurley street next Wednesday, com mencing at o'clock. Watch for an nouncement.
 Geo. Beck has opened sale depart | ment for the product of his bakery in the room recently vacated by Aitken l & Robinson on the east side of the | plaza. His bakery is located on the alley in the rear of the same building. |
 Chief of Police Prince raided an opium joint recently and captured two smokers and part of their outfit. Judge Bauder ''sat" on their case yester- day and fined one $50 and the other S25. The latter paid his fine cheer fully, while the $50 man spared with the jude for reduction for cash.
 The Ladies Aid of the Methodist church will give an interesting social at the church on Wednesday evening, February 6. Admission only ten cents, including refreshments. All are invited. td
 J. Fl. Collins returned this morning from a professional trip to Phenix.
 United States Attorney R. E. Nor rison and wife returned this morning from a visit to Phenix.
 Judge J. J. Hawkins and T. G. Norris came up on this mornings train from Phenix. The former went to Jerome and the latter went to Will iams by the same train.
 There will be practice drill of the young ladies taking part in the trades carnival at the opera house tonight, md all of those taking part are urged o be present. Many new features nave been added since the carnival vas first projected, and it is important , hat all should have ample practice. Dur people may well expect to see fine in this entertainment.
 John Lawler is moving his fine min sral cabinet into a room in the Law Ter block.
 Rehearsal for Merchants Carnival It opera house this evening at 7:30 { sharp. All participants must attend.
 J. c. Forest was yesterday admit ted to the practice of law before the { court.
 A. A. Moore is in town from Wal. nut Grove.
 As a result of yesterdays cool wave the mercury dropped to IS above zero this morning.
 F. B. Jacobs and Dan McNeill, of have made an assign ment for the benefit of their creditors.
 Mrs. Ed Shumate is suffering from a severe attack of la grippe.
 Word has been received from Mrs. David St. Clair, who a few days ago went to the bedside of her mother, Mrs. Hunter, in Rockport, Mo-, that the mother is fast recovering from her sickness.
 Lester Jackson has gone to Old Mexico on mining business, and ex- poets to be away for some time.
 A petition m intervention in the case of the Cobre Grande company vs. W. c. Greene ct al. was brought before Judge Street in the district court at Phenix on Tuesday. The case was submitted and the parties were allowed to file briefs. Judge Hawkins appeared for the intervenors, Axel Hollenberg, R. E. Morrison for W. c. Greene, and John c. Herndon, l.. H. Chalmers, Judge Baker and Walter Bennett for the Cobre Grande.
 The friends of Frank Foster, the genial salesman at Hills hardware store. have been eating venison for the past two days as the result of hunt ing party. The hunters were Frank Foster, Chris. Carmack and Alfred AYeryt, but the champion hunter of them all proved to be Frank, for he killed four buck deer in one day. while none of the others got a single deer. Now, this is Franks side of the story; we haven't seen the others. However, Frank is a ''deer" boy any way, doncherknow.