Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-02-20

W. A. Clark is expected in Jerome today or tomorrow. It is said that h, will go to Phenix next Monday fo the purpose of assisting MT. Allen il ''whooping up" county division.
 Ladies will be admitted to tho Comet Grotto this evening for the purpose of inspecting it. The regular opening of this place will occur to morrow night.
 A number of Colorado miners ar rived at Jerome few days ago to takt the places of those who were fright ened into quitting work by the recent caving of the mine.
 Prof. Billinghurst will lead tonight at the M. E. Literary college at the Methodist church. The exercises at these meetings are of very interest ing nature, and are as instructive as they are interesting.
 There will be a meeting Sunday evening at 8 o'clock at the house oi Rev. Quetu for the purpose of arrang- ing for the regular St. Patrick's day celebration. All who are interested are earnestly requested to attend.
 W. H. Smith, chief clerk in Super intendent W. A. Drake's office, left on last nights train for Phenix, where his family have been residing during the winter and where he will remain till Sunday night, when he and his family will leave for Los Angeles.
 Contractor J. W. Thurber is organ ganizing his camps preparatory to commencing operations in the grading of the twenty-four mile cut off to the s. F., P. F P. railroad. He will start work at both ends. It will take the greater part of the summer to com plete the work.
 The remains of the late B. F. Mur- phy were escorted to the depot this morning by members of the Masonic lodge and placed on board the north bound train for the journey to Mani towoc, Wisconsin, for burial. A. w. Edwards accompanied the remains, and at Chicago they will be met by F. NJ. Murphy who will proceed with them and attend the last rites.
 Ore of the prettiest and most novel costumes at the masquerade last night was that worn by Mrs. Florence Foltz representing the Journal Miner. The dress was profusely decorated with different colored paper such as the Journal-Miner uses in its job depart ment, while the rest of the costume was uniquely gotten up and attracted much attention.
 Prescott Hotel Arrivals, Feb. 14, Gov. N O Murphy and wife, Phenix; F H Potter, Jr, Williams; Alex Denny, McCabe; W A Scott, J G Leyner, Denver; N F Conkle aud wife, Tope- ka, Kas; NJ W Winchester and wife, Jerome; NJ c Crawford, Los Angeles.
 It would be money in the pockets of our merchants if they would per suade the city fathers to put down some walks across the streets, so the ladies could get around and do some shopping. Many of them will not venture out in the present muddy con dition of the streets.
 The correspondent who has written asking what became of that one eyed turkey, advertised in the Journal Miner as having strayed, is respect fully informed that it was struck by a current of electricity from the new electric motor, and bird and item were both electrocuted.
 The Journal Miner is pleased to in- form its readers that it has great hopes, founded on we'll grounded cir cumstances, that it will hereafter be able to make its daily visits to them on time each evening. The Prescott Electric company, on Thursday, in stalled an electric motor in the office and the last issue of the paper was printed by it, although not in time fol distribution last evening.
 Superintendent Glass and his as sistants of the Prescott Electric com pany yesterday demonstrated theil ability to perform work with neatnes: and despatch. An electric motor or dered by the company for the Jour nal-Miner was delivered at the office at 10 o'clock in the morning, and by o'clock in the evening it was started up to propel the machinery of tn, office. To accomplish this a large pulley had to be made and severa thousand feet of wire had to be strung on the poles and cut into the office the motor located and all connections made. The work was performed thor oughly and when the current Wal turned on the machinery worked tC perfection, the big press revolving a a speed of 1900 revolutions per hour
 FRIDAYS DAILY
 H.B. Clifford and Frank A. Davi left for Los Angeles on this morning. train.
 Geo. T. Milner left for Zonia thi morning after a few days visit il Prescott on business.
 If the ladies of Prescott wish to se, modern grill room that will do thei eyes good they should call and SC, the Comet tonight.
 Major De Witt, city engineer, re ports an abundance of water now botl in the Goose Flat well and in the wei north of town. The reservoir is ful and the sewer flushing tanks are al in operation.
 "Anita's Trial" at the opera hous Monday night.
 Secure seats s1risley's for Sodah ty entertainment .,sXJ .,-0nday night