Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-12-18

8 J. H. Clinkscales, of Los Angeles a but who owns property interests il
 Jerome is visitor in Prescott. t Wm. Stetzer of Jerome was place 9 in jail yesterday charged with obtain
 ing money under false pretenses. Mir. Mccoy, agent of the "Too Ric 5 to Marry" troupe is in town. Hi : company will appear here January
 Testimony in the Powlas murde } case was closed this forenoon and i , being argued this afternoon. It vii r be given to the jury this evening.
 A Mexican was brought in iron Jerome yesterday to serve 300 days , sentence in jail for assault with deadly weapon.
 The Journal-Miner thermomete
 this morning registered 10 degree ) above zero. Others are reported t,
 have indicated temperature as low
 as 4 above.
 Word has been received from Kan
 sas City to the effect that G. H
 Fris6e is quite sick in a hospita
 there. He had an operation perform
 ed and was able to get out of the hos
 pital, but had relapse and was com
 pelled to return.
 James Cashin, business and fnan- cial manager for Grant Bros. in theil Big Bug railroad contract, is in Pres colt accompanied by his wife. He says that good progress is being made in the construction of the road
 A meeting will be held at the Con- gregational church tonight for the purpose of taking steps toward start ing a free reading and coffee room. A full attendance is requested of all who are interested in such an insti- tuition.
 W. J. Conner has purchased Ray Ellidge's interest in Rybon & FL lidge's ice cream and oyster parlors. MT. Conner is a steady, enterprising young man and the new firm will use every effort to please their patrons and merit the trade of the public.
 Wm. Allen, a well known resident of Cherry creek had his preliminary examination last evening for pulling gun on a man there and was held under $500 bonds to appear before the grand jury. The trouble arose over the right of occupancy of store building which parties had occupied for some time, but which had been taken in later by mining claim To- cated by Allen.
 Huebner's strolling players opened a three nights engagement at the Doris last evening to a well filled house and gave universal satisfaction. The comedy of Married Life" is re- plete with funny situations and is rightly named the Little Minister" of comedies. MT. Huebner's John Wilson is one of the most finished portrayals seen in Phenix in years. Tonight the company will produce Richard Mansfeld's version of "Dr. Jekyll and MT. Hyde" ."-Republican. Dake opera house all week, begin ming Monday, Dec. 16. Ladies free Monday night with one paid 50c ticket. Seats on sale Monday, Dec. Is, at Brisley Drug Co.
 Fl Paso will give her second Mid Winter carnival, commencing on January IA and continuing till Jan uary IS. The committee is sparing no pains and expense to make it complete success, greater than last year and have arranged very elabo- rate and interesting program for the occasion. The sum of S5,0O0 has been appropriated for free attractions and Sl,000 have been set aside for prizes in miners drilling contest. The usual Midway, which has become a fixed feature in all such affairs, will be much in evidence. There vii, be a cattle parade and a flower parade. American and Mexican bands will be in attendance and bull fights will be provided at Juarez, just across the river from Fl Paso.
 The present cold "snap" is not an Arizona product, but Arizona is in debted to Colorado and Wyoming for it as will be seen from telegrams from Wyoming and Denver. One from Laramie says that one of the worst storms in recent years has been raging in southern Wyoming for twenty four hours. Snow is falling, accompanied by high winds and falling temperature. Railroad traffic has been delayed but no blockades have occurred. Reports have been received of heavy losses in sheep. A Denver telegram says that special dispatches from various points in the state indicate that the blizzard that has been raging around Denver for the past three days is general so far as Colorado is concerned. It also reaches Wyoming. The snow fall has been heavy in the northern part of the state and in the mountains. The temperature is ten above zero.
 A transaction involving the trans fer under lease of the Montezuma block, owned and occupied by Mrs. Jennie Jackson, took place yesterday. By the change the premises occupied by Mrs. Jackson as lodging house on the upper floor and by Ed Shu mate and Phil Kearney on the lower floor, are leased to J. R. and F. G. Mccoy of California for a period of five years. The latter parties will as sume control on February 1, and in the meantime will expend a great deal of money in remodeling and re- furnishing the building for the pur- poses intended, namely, saloon and general public resort. It is the in tention of the Messrs. Mccoy to at once commence extending the dimen- sions of the building and they state they will build an additional seventy five feet on to the rear of the present brick, making this building 25x150 feet when completed, and of full two stories in height. The Mccoy broth CTS, as they are familiarly called, are well known in Southern California and bear an excellent name in the business they pursue, and in select ing Prescott as their future home, gives the locality considerable promi- mence as center of the future. Mrs. Jackson, who retires from the prem ises, is also enthusiastic over Pres cott's future, and will immediately commence the building of a block of brick flats on the lots on North Granite street, which since the fire have been unoccupied. The buildings which Mrs. Jackson contemplates