Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-09-25
MONDAYS DAILY


 valleys ranchers, is in town today with a wagon load of as fine water melons as ever came to the city. The Journal-Miner force sampled the quality and pronounces them all right.
 Saturday was the equinox and this section has been treated to five day equInoctlal storm. It has been one of those dry, arid and disagreeable storms. Had it been accompanied by rain, it would have been more accept able.
 Miss Pearl Tinsler, the auctioneer's daughter, left this morning for Cali fornia on visit for two or three months.
 A Phenix woman went insane on hearing of the death of President Mckinley.
 Capt. l.. D. Philips left for Tucson and Calabasas on Saturday night on mining business for Douglass, Lacy & Co. He expects to be absent about two weeks.
 Judge R. E. Sloan left for Flagstaff today to hold term of court.
 Schrader, the alleged Divine healer IS in Prescott today en route to Cali fornia from Phenix.
 An insane patient was brought LID from Congress yesterday and placed in jail.
 Mrs. T. w. Otis has returned from her visit with her daughter at Santa Ana, California. She brought her little grand son, Frank Blake, home with her.
 - A blast set too close to one of the bridges of the U. V. & P. railroad last Tuesday evening tore away twenty cross ties and the iron rails, causing a delay of the incoming train of about two hours.-Reporter.
 Quite an important strike is report- ed to have been made in the Silver Reef mine in Groom Creek district. The ledge is three feet wide and six inches of it averages about 300 ounces in silver. Ore is being taken out for shipment.
 Prescott Hotel arrivals Sept 24 Divine Healer Schroder, Denver: w B Bruce, Huron; A Van Norden. Omaha; Jos B Former, city; c l. Barker, Boston; N c Webster. grade. i J Little, Jerome; CF Christion. Los Angeles.
 Monday was circus day in Phenix. l The particular show which exhibited there was Ringing Bros. but in all i essential features it was the same old circus we attended when bows, Every circus is ''the greatest show on earth" and this was no exception.
 Fred Guimond, who has had charpe of lumber yard in Jerome, has been arrested, charged with embezzling he has confessed his guilt and has taken steps to make restitution to the | full extent of his ability. He is sec retary of mining company, of which | he holds 10000 shares of stock which i he has turned over to friends to annlv on his deficiency.
 The Wickenburg Herald chronicles ihe death of George Gibbes, an old ! time miner and prospector of that section. His death occurred on Tues- day morning, Sept. IF. George was an old time miner and great friend of Col. Brodie, coming to this section ID the early days from Virginia City. he engaged in mining and prospect ing and worked for the Walnut Grove Storage company for a number of years, being in their employ at the time of his death.
 Thomas Powlas was arrested yes terday at Big Bug and was given his preliminary examination before Jus ace Crawford, charged with the mur- der of Bruce Profit on Sunday He was held without bail to appear be fore the grand jury.
 According to the schedule an- nounced for the Grand Canyon rail | road, trains will leave Williams at ' p. m. and arrive at the Grand Canyon at 10 p. m.; leave Grand Canyon at S:5O a. m., arriving in Williams at l1:3Oa. m. The Fred Harvey Hotel company will soon have an immense hotel erected at Williams and at the terminal of the line at Grand Canyon. so the patrons will suffer no incon- venlence regarding hotel accommoda- slons, which has been quite annoying heretofore. Major John Reese is in town from the Santa Maria country.
 w. H. Clark, of Williamson valley IS Tn town on business.
 Memorial services tonight by the "omen's Relief Corps at their hall. K. N. Fredericks, wife and daugb- ter, were registered at Hotel Nadeau. ( Los Angeles, last Saturday.
 John Roberts is up from the Agua fria country. He says that mining m his section continues quite active. Several young gentlemen friends | of J. B. Jolly have arrived here from ( Kentucky for the purpose of remain ing here permanently. o' H. Ennnert returned yesterday from visit to the southern part of the territory on railroad extension business.
 Last night was a reminder of the approach of winter. At 7:3O o'clock t this moruing the thermometer regis I tered 40 degrees above zero. Ed. NJ. Blake, formerly of Prescott has accepted position with the Com mercial Mining company at Naco, F Mexico. An order for drugs left at Hildreth's e will have special care and delivered c quickly. Ia Hildreth saves you money on your d drug bill. - When you buy your drugs at Hil- dreth's you always get the best, our stock is all new and fresh.
 Try M oden for glass of deliciou ice cream soda. There is nothin e nicer in the city. If T We have on hand, all the time, veg: t