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

The eastern part of the territory ex- perienced quite a severe snow storm last week. It extended as far west as Holbrook. St. Johns reported an eight-inch fall.
 Mulford Winsor has quit the type selling business and has purchased an interest in the Tucson Citizen, his name appearing at the head of the paper as manager.
 The jury in the case of Thomas Powlas charged with murder, after being out seventy two hours and having failed to agree on a verdict, were discharged about four o'clock yesterday afternoon.
 Baldwin has 2,OOO pounds of tur- keys being fed grain. A consign- ment of these turkeys will arrive this week and the remainder next week. The price per pound will be about the same as last year. The cost per tur- key will range from Sl.50 to $500 each.
 Samiel Crozier an old and highly respected citizen of Mohave county, died very suddenly last week of. heart disease at his home in Truxton can yon. MT. Crozier was well known in this county as we'll as in his home county. He leaves a wife two sons and two daughters.
 While the jury in the Powlas mur- der case was in the jury-room Satur- day night, some of the plastering from the high ceiling fell and struck Al Finch, of Octave. He had a mar row escape from serious injury. One piece of the plastering struck him on the head.
 A store in Bisbee. in which A. W. Crawford, member of the firm of Geo. H. Cook & company, who have stores in Prescott, Jerome, Phenix and Tucson, had S12,0O0 worth of diamonds and jewelry, was broken open open last Thursday evening dur ing Mir. Crawford's temporary ab- sence, and his grip sack of jewelry stolen.
 John Shoot, of Williams, paroled prisoner from the penitentiary, was recently sentenced to POO days i'm prisonment in the Flagstaff jail for carrying concealed weapons, says the Williams News. Shoot had seven years to serve in the penitentiary but was paroled with promise of years good behaviour he would be pardon ed. His year would have been up December "A.
 A few minutes excitement was created at noon, yesterday, when large black dog came bounding over the plaza in front of the court house, yelping, barking and snapping as though mad. He made for the stores on the opposite side of the street and endeavored to get into them, all the while keeping up a most hideous noise, which attracted crowd. The dog finally, in endeavoring to escape from another dog that was attacking him, ran into Robinson's cigar store and on into back room where it was found that he was not mad but had been wounded.
 Lyle W. Martin and Miss Ella Leonore Bristow, two very estimable young people of the Verde valley were married last evening at the resi- dence of Mir. and Mrs. J. G. Van Houtum by Rev. Robert Wright of the Verde valley. The groom is su- perintendent of the Diamond s Cat tie company and the bride daughter of P. Bristow one of the oldest and most prominent families in the valley. They have a host of friends whose best wishes are extended to them in the importent step which they have taken.
 The work of improving the plaza in front of the county court house is progressing under the personal super intendence of J. A. Kusche and as- sistants. Plants, indiginous to the territory and showing what can be done in the improvement of them by cultivation, will be put in. Also native flowers. MT. K. suggests that all citizens who take an interest in the improvement select and give for planting some choice plant or flower to be taken care of by the plaza su- perintendent. The proposition is in part to make the plaza a living illus tration of some of the oldest and also some of the most beautiful produc- tions of the territory.
 A private car does not seem to have an awe inspiring effect on Editor Agramonte of the Anglo-American, of the City of Mexico. Here IS the way he expresses his feelings: Special cars are becoming mighty com mon nowadays. They always look the same; the nigger cook stand ing on the front platform, wearing a dirty white apron, and looking impor- tant; and two or three men in the observation end looking out and thinking the jays are wondering who the heavy swells are. If you want to break the heart of man in a special car, don't look at him; act as though special cars are so common that you are tired of seeing them. Very few men who ride in special cars really belong in them"
 Amalgamated copper stock seems to have been the downfall of H. J. Fleishman the Los Angles bank cashier who went wrong. The Los Angeles Express says he purchased stock first at $50 and at every fall in price he loaded up more in the con viction that bottom prices had been reached. Each purchase made by him was large, requiring more money. Fleishman is stated to have made his last pGrchase Friday, when it is said he ordered 5000 shares of Amalgam- ated to be bought. The investment represented s5,000 cash with a pro lection of s20,0O0 for four points. The stock was purchased at TO- Sat urday morning It hsd slumped to 65. and Fleisbniau was out S25,UoO, He . req lszad 4hex ter xrsos f-.s a,,A d..1 Eff.