Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-04-03

tion. He says if he didn't strike oi he will cover the land with goats anc go into the goat business. He ha. been dubbed Goal Oil Charley" by the boys.
 Thomas Dwyer, a well to do mine owner of Jerome, died last Monday al the Equator mine of pneumonia. He owned some fine mining properties ir that section and had S1,000 in the bank, and is also said to have been possessed of property in Denver and Chicago.
 The Jerome Reporter is still work ing off its bile against Prescott, on account of the failure of county divi- sion and intimates that money was used in bribing legislators. The Re porter is singing a different tune to that which it recently attuned its Tyre, on bribery.
 J. N. Johnson, formerly manager of the Western Union Telegraph com pany at Prescott, but now occupying the dual position of telegraph and telephone manager at Jerome, was presented with a fine boy a few days since by his wife. The Journal Miner extends congratulations on the arrival of their first born.
 Prescott Hotel arrivals, March 29, E D Peters, Boston; Mortimer Steifel, New York; E D Treadwell and wife, Mayer; A Hirsch, Oswego; J R Lisle; Mayer; Mrs W J Trembeth, Val Verde; w J Lester, Geo H Swarts, Mayer; A Richards, Crook mine; W c c Stukey, Walker; Sam Lindsay Mansion. William Gilbert, Camp Verde; A Graves, Denver.
 Perry Williams, who is the father of Maricopa, speaking of the growth of that place to a reporter of the Phe- nex Republican, says that Maricopa has fortunately never experienced a boom. but has always had a good steady growth. He has lived there fifteen years. When he struck the place there were fifteen people there now there are seventeen.
 From the interest taken in today's election for school trustee one might imagine that the whole future des- tiny of the country, as well as its in sular possessions, depended upon the result. The candidates were H. T Andrews and Mrs. J. R. Lowry, and friends of the respective candidates worked like beavers all day. Hacks and carriages were on the streets bright and early carrying women to the high school building, where the polls were held, and voting was quite spirited. Not for years has there been such large vote boiled at school election.
 Tls totll vose polIel toily was B.
 Tom Campbell, according to the Jerome Reporter, tells his Jerome constituents that the house was ready to pass that county division bill any time, but they did not want to pass it up to the council to be defeated there. Singular, wasn't it? Afraid to pass the bill up from the house fol defeat, and then introduce an origina- one in the council to meet the same fate. This, however, is probably a sample of the twentieth century logic
 The Jerome Reporter, no doubr under inspiration, claims that SenatoI Ives wanted S20,0O0 for his vote fol Verde county. It would be interest ing to ascertain how this information was obtained, inasmuch as the Re porter has claimed all along that nc one in the interest of Verde county was in the market to buy votes Since starting the quotation why no follow it up with the prices asked anC offered all along the line.
 The position which the Pierpon Morgan organization holds with ref erence to the business and politiea world is discussed by Mir. John Bris ben Walker in the April Cosmopolitan under the title. "The Worlds Great est Revolution" Familiar with tn business world and student of af fairs, Mr. Walker has, while approv ing of the general idea of concentra tion which makes for good organiza ton and public economy, drawn a pic ture of the power now exercised whicl will be a surprise to the great ma ajor ity who have not given this subjec 1 thoughtful attention.