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

Of order.-Enterprlse.
 Billy" Miles, after an absence 0 two years, surprised his folks a coupl of days ago by putting in an appear ance at his home. He has bee mourned as dead by his relatives fo some time. During his absence h has travelled over goodly portion o the world.
 Rev. c. w. Cram came in from Lo Angeles last night on mining busi ness.
 MONDAYS DAILY
 The Log Cabin saloon has ceased to exist in Prescott, and the room form erly occupied by that saloon is beins fixed up tby Ed IShumate, who ha: taken a lease on the room, into an uI to date fruit, confectionery, tobacco and lunch room. Everything will be in first class shape and when com pleted and occupied by MT. Shumate it will be one of the most complete stores of its kind in the territory, as Ed never does anything by halves A small room is being partitioned of in one corner and will be occupied by P. Kearney as bar room where the finest and best brands of cigars and liquors will be kept and when any one wishes quiet drink they will al ways find Mir. Kearney ready to sup ply them. Mir. .McCarty, the former proprietor of the Log Cabin, has re- turned to his home in Long Beach, California.
 Thos Roach is in Prescott from his Pine Flat properties. It is reported that an eastern capitalist by the name of E. D. Seaton has bonded Mir. Roach's Cumberland mine and will push the work of developing it with vigor.
 Miss Huffman, who has been spend ing the winter visiting friends and relatives here, is spending few weeks in California before returning to her home in Canada.
 Geo. Buxton, the Phenix fruit and poultry dealer, is visiting Prescott in a business capacity.
 H. B. St. Clair, representing the H.. H. McNeil company, is in Prescott today.
 Ralph Cameron, ex-sheriff of Coco nino county, came in from Flagstaff last night.
 The Degree of Honor will meet at Odd Fellows hall this evening. A full attendance is requested. By order of Chief of Honor, Mrs. Fannie Speck.
 Messrs. H. B. Clifford and Fennell, the mining men, have rented the Vim. Thomas residence in West Prescott.
 Prescott Hotel arrivals: E f O'Neil, Williams; J l. Cordes, H B St Clair. Phenix; P Stearns, Champie; NJ NJ Poole, Eug Willard, San Francisco; Harry A Reed, Jerome; Mrs Harsh, California. NJ Coughlin, Mayer; A McClelland, J L Cordes, Phenix.
 Charles H. Harbeson, of the Verde valley, is in town today.
 Harry Brisley left on this morn ing's train for Los Angeles on brief business trip.
 Coles A. Bashford arrived from Los Angeles last night to look after his business interests here and to arrange for the commencement of the erection of fine business block on the corner ner of Gurley and Cortes streets. This will be one of the handsomest buildings in the city when completed.
 There is a very large number of in- coming passengers the past few days, a large percentage of them being par ties from the east visiting this section to look at and investigate mines. There are several good sized mining deals on at present and prospects for much activity in this line within the next few months. An unprecent- ed mining boom is predicted for this section during the coming spring and summer.
 SIR. Beloate, of San Antonio, Texas, is in town in the interest of the Mu- tual Life Insurance company of New York.
 Frank Lecklider, the Big Bug mer- chant, is in town today.
 Geo. Ruffner is moving about town on crutches, the result of an attack of rheumatism.
 J. J. Fisher went south on this af, ternoon's freight train to survey a group of mines near Wichenburg.
 A freight train went south today loaded with freight that has been con gesting here and at Ash Fork on ac- count of the shortage of coal. All perishable freight is being handled as fast as possible, and in fact all freight that can be is being delivered.
 Quite a number of hobos have sud denly strnck the city and Chief of Police Prince has made quite haul of them in the past day or two.
 The Apex barber shop will shortly occupy quarters in P. l.. Kastner's new building.
 Hotel Burke arrivals: Wells H Bates, New York: Ed $ Campbell, Blue Dick mine; A J Doran, Mark Murphy, Walker; ". J. Kearney, Crook Canyon; H Yeoman, Senator; C NJ Husted, Jersey; Jno A Church, New York; H H Wheelock, St. Louis; R H Canoyh, St Johns, Colin Tim mons.
 The board of school directors of this district have employed D. Xiii patrick as official architect for the new school building, and Mir. Fitzpatrick is now at work preparing the plans of the new building. Preliminary or rough plans of the building have been drawn up, but all the details have not as yet been worked out. The build ing is to cost about S50,000 when complete, and will be erected on the site of the old school building, and be d credit to the new Prescott. The old building has been inadequate for the nee.!s of ;he city for some lime and has been patchc! up time and again until il has become absolutely ncces- I sary for more room anda better bui,d- ing. all of which will bs amply pro vided ny the elegant new structure.