Arizona republican., 1901-01-31
NEWS OF PRESCOTT
A Variety of Happenings of a
 Week.

Prescott, Arlz., Jan. 2S.--(Spccial cor r-spondence of The Republican.)-Pres- co'tt has been visited by two rains dur ing the past week, the last one occur ring last evening. As we were inform cd by the Western Union operator, 1t was a general rain storm all the way from here to the PaGfic coast. The thrifty husbandman put out recepsacles of various kinds to catch the much de- sired and precious drops of water, but as usual the very aCt of preparing for it was sufficient to scare It off, and this morning a scant few drops" or mors like dew drops, had gathered in the buckets, tubs and barrels placed .n po- sition for that purpose. Next time rain threatens let our gYod citizens give 1t chance to distribute where it Is most . needcd-i, e., over the ground. We have had clouds and sunshine at mat ing here all day today; had a down right san Francisco fog on Saturday: when We could see scarcely a block away, and it lasted good part of the morning. Old s-ttlers say it was the heaviest fcg here for twenty years, and there nave not been over a dozen foggy days in that length Jf time.
 The legislative committee who came glorlcs ltunpoj ago. .&S0et. cmfwylm5b up on Saturday morning from Proeaix to vist the glorles and consider the de- siratt.Hy of Jerome as the county eat of the proposed rev county. to be chris tened Clark" have been enjoying a rather pleasant trip, driving around the city after their little visit in the hills Nn house on Tuesday evening. A commit tee cOmposel of Mayor Burmlstcr, with the city council and other prominent citizens, went to Jerome Junction by special train at o'clock that day to meet the legislative committee and es- cor, them here.
 Our ol:lzens were pleased to learn of the appointment of two worthy peo- Plc from Yavapai t2 clerkships in the legislative halls at the capital, viz: Miss Harriet Oliver and Sam Pattee, the latter assistant to District Attor- ney Ling: also to read in the columns Cf The Republican of the successful swallowing of a similar plum" by Miss Madge Dawes; whose ancestors are said to have come over in the May flower and settled il Cochise county at the earliest period oC that county's his tcry. Yavapai will be claiming her next.
 George Parker arrived last evening from Los Angeles to look after the set tlcment of his late fathers estate here in Prescott.
 Prof. Lee, the hypnotist. gave his last cntertainmer9 here on Saturday even q ma S.t, 1 i,p i. III d his peculiar power CT gift. He also | gave a number of demonstrations att private residences during the week he | was in th!s city.
 Mir. Harry Br,sley went to California | last Friday to see plans and consult | with the architect in the matter of the | arrangemnt Cs his new store room | the contract for which building | has just been let by the owner, Coles l Rashford, Mir. Bashforl also returned | 10 Los Angeles at the same time.
 Mrs. Geo. Cook is visiting the city for | a brief period, having come up from | Phoenix on Sunday m-rning.
 Miss Ethel Shull is cunvale scing af- ter an Illness of a number of weeks. I She is able to be out of q -Ors a little now, but 1t will be quite a long time before she will be able to resume her studies at the high school.
 The new machinery for prospecting the oil wells between hern and Jerome in which Attorney J. C. Foregt has f onc-third interest, is on the road here from the east and Is exrcsscl any day now. As soon as the machin, is on the ground the work of development of this promising property will be nap idly carried Cn.
 The president of the company formed | o develop this property is a man who owns some of the richest oil fields in Texas.
 The firm of Chandler & Hooker was dissolved on the 2th inst. J. F. Hooker Jr, continuing the business at the old stand in his own name.
 Denny Miller a ranchcr living about mile above the Henrietta mine in Big Bug yesterday shot a placer miner named Schdaf. probably fatally wound ind him. The shot was fired from an ordinary shot gun, sending a charge of hlEksh"t into the mans body. Schaaf was taken to the hospital and Miller was arrested and given preliminary hearing today ana he'd in 5000 bond to answer to the next grand jury. He was brought to town and lodged in jail. having failed to secure bonds Miller has not much to say in regard to