Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-07-17

gold medals for the miners drilling contest.
 A. J. KnobIock of Jerome was call ed to South Bend, Ind, last Sunday by the death of a sister.
 Jerome's Fourth of July committee had S25.50 left after paying all ex- penses.
 A lively fist fight occurred on the street last evening in which one of the belligerents had his arm broken.
 George Ross of Butte, Montana, has recently taken the position of master mechanic of the United Verde & Pacific railroad.
 A. J. Torres was arrested at Jerome few days ago charged with forgery and stealing a horse in Coconino county.
 Rev. w. H. Adams arrived in Pres colt or last nights train for a short business visit here.
 Forty excursionists went west yes terday on the Santa Fe railroad in the through Pullman car from the s. F., P. & P. company.
 J. J. McNerney, J. W. Edwards and T. Jacobs were passengers on this mornings north bound train en route to Denver.
 J. E. Barkley is in town from Phe- nix, primarily to enjoy our cool at mosphere and incidentally to trans act any business in his line that may be offered or that can be secured.
 A dozen or so men with the aid O a powerful rope and tackle have been engaged today in raising huge block of granite into position on the new building of the National bank.
 A dog knocked a step ladder against one of Arthur Robinson's $50 plate glass windows yesterday break ing it into small pieces. The glass was three eighths of an inch thick.
 John Shivers, Miss Ann Reese and four of Mir. Shivers' children left this afternoon in wagon for Chino val ley. About a half hour afterwards the team returned with harness broken, showing evidences of run away, but nothing was heard of the occupants of the wagon.
 A balloon ascension through the agency of hot air and smoke on the anniversary of the destruction of the town by fire would be sort of emblem atical of the way the town "went up" n hot air and smoke.
 An explosion of an acetylene lamp occurred in Charley Hong's restsu- rant last Monday morning. One of the walters was in the act of refilling the lamp while lighted. The flame was extinguished before any damage was done.-Reporter.
 J. W. Wilson has the agency for the S3.50 King Quality shoe. All shapes and styles. All shapes and styles. One of the best shoes to be had for the money.
 Sheriff F. w. Hechtman of San Juan county, Utah, yesterday received extradition papers from Governor Murphy for Halbert Mcclure and left on this mornings train for his home with the prisoner. Mcclure is wanted for stealing stock. He has been fugitive from justice for three years, a greater portion of the time having been spent in this county where he went by the name of Bert Morgan.
 Chas. Wight, who died at the Sco- pei house Wednesday night, was bur jed from Logan's undertaking parlors yesterday upon advices received from relatives in Cleveland, Ohio. MT Wight was a plumber by trade, being a member of the plumbers union at Colorado Springs, Colorado. He spent the winter in Phenix hoping fol relief from consumption, coming tc Prescott few days ago. He was a young man, apparently about 2I years of age.
 . July ?, 1900, the Santa Fe and Grand Canyon railroad building broke down in earnest, catching Vii Hams for nearly two hundred thou sand dollars. July 2, 1901, the busi ness part of the town burned up, loss about three quarters of million July 3, 1901, petition universally signed for incorporation. July f 1901, every one getting ready to assis in the rebuilding of Williams stronger better, more beautiful and greate than ever. How is that for good ma terial and first class, never-give-ul business men.-Williams News.
 There was a lively runaway jus
 before noon today resulting in tn destruction of wagon. Levi Jonei
 had his wagon backed up against b freight car at the depot, transferrin,
 an electric pump for use at the Elm
 pire mine from the car to his wagon
 The team became frightened an,
 gave one jump, dumping the moto l.. on the ground together with a ma
 who was in the wagon. After run . ming three blocks the wagon collide
 with a wood wagon upsetting the lat 7 ter and scattering the wood and badl wrecking the other wagon, when tn : team was captured.