Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-06-19

H. P. Anderson, a miner in thu
 Minnehaha country, is in Prescott or
 business.
 The pocketbook lost yesterday bl
 Jas. HI. McChntock was found bl
 Fred Smith and returned to the oWne
 this morning.
 Sheriff Munds will leave for Yum;
 tonight with Azbell, Belk Murray anC
 Chabia, the prisoners who were sen
 fenced to the penitentiary yesterday
 Hon. O. L. Geer, who represented
 Yavapai county in the last session Oi
 the legislature is up from Martinez
 today.
 B. A. Fowler and wife, of Glendale
 are registered at the Burke. MT
 Fowler is one of the leading ranchers
 in the Salt River valley.
 J. E. Wagner came up from the
 Walnut Grove country last evening
 and will leave with his mother to-
 morrow for a visit of several weeks in California.
 The San Francisco World, speaking of Paul Jennison says: Admirable. The work on one string stamps him as favorite instrument" At opera house tonight.
 Word was received in Prescott to- day that the Harvey eating house and postal telegraph office at Seligman had burned down. The loss amount ed to only few hundred dollars.
 The Fourth of July committees met last night and went over the arrange ments for the grand three days cele- bration, commencing July 4th. The committee expects to have S2,000 for use on this occasion and one of the grandest celebrations ever held here may be looked forward to. Some very novel and interesting features will be introduced, mention of which will be made later.
 E. NJ. Elliott, who has been out at McCabe for few days arranging the preliminaries for the organization of a lodge of United Moderns, came in from that place this afternoon and says as soon as the necessary supplies arrive from the supreme lodge, a lodge will be organized with fifty or over of the best citizens of that min ing camp.
 Although MT. Jennison has never smashed saloons, taken milk baths, hunted Colorado lions, or played be- fore King Edward, Emperor William or the Sultan of Turkey, he can play the cello. He will be at Dake,s opera house tonight. Don't fail to hear him.
 Mrs. Ida Crouch Hazlett. of Denver. Colorado. is in Prescott for a few days stay. Mrs. Hazlett is a leading worker and speaker in the nation on the subject of equal suffra ge, and will probably deliver an address in this city on that theme while here.
 The Coronado Tent City band has just made tour of Southern Cali fornia and set the people wild. The | are full of praises for this splendid musical organization.
 Jerome has raised a purse of $500 | with which to celebrate the Fourth of | July and have quite an extensive arranged for the occasion.
 The weather for several days has been most remarkable for this season of the year The nights are cool | enough to sleep under heavy bedding and wind plays havoc with the loose real estate all day, until at times the dust is almost blinding.
 Prescott hotel arrivals, June II: J. c. Ross and wife, Memphis, Tenn; Geo. H. Gillespie, Huron; c. W. Hem ngs, McCabe; F. L. Criswell. Phenix: Geo. A. Beach, Mrs. G. A. Beach X Son, Miss Edna Church. Saginaw, Mich; \. c. Webster, $ F P x P grade; H. Thomas. Prescott.
 A farewell reception was given by he ladies of the Congregational church at the residence of Mir end Mrs. Hesla's last evening in honor of Mrs. J. D. Bethune and family who leave in a day or two for their future home in Los Angeles. The house was beautifully decorated and was filed with the friends of Mrs. Bethune md family and everything possible was done to show the high esteem in which they were held and the deep regret at their loss from among us. Many wishes were expressed for safe journey and happy and prosper Dus future in their new home.
 The date of the Rough Riders re- nnion at Colorado Springs has been changed from June 24 to August 1 and 2. This action was taken on the strength of a telegram received by Major McClintock which said Vice President Roosevelt cauld not possi. bly, be present on the June date. The quarterly centennial of the admission of Colorado to statehood will be held | in August and it has been deemed | fitting to combine the two celebra- lions. Major McClintOck, president of the Rough Riders association, has issued an order containing the state ment made above. Gazette.
 Closing exercises of the public schools began today. The depart ments of Mir. Porter, Miss Walter Miss McGill, Miss Hill and Miss Heiser held their closing exercises, which were well attended and of | most interesting character, this after noon. Tomorrow at ? o'clock the de partments presided over by Miss Campbell, Miss Strange and Miss Ed; wards will hold their exercises. A | special train will take the entire schools on grand picnic to Granite Dells on Friday, where the entire day will be spent in childish sports and l frolics. The train will leave Prescott at S:I5 a. m., returning late in the giving ample time for a big dinner and lots of fun.
 SATURDAYS DAILY
 Wm. Roberts is in town from Sim mons.
 F. NJ. Genung, a resident of Octave. is visiting Prescott.
 Mark Murphy, the well known Lynx creek miner, Is in Prescott.