Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-29
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R. H. Burmister X Sons compan
 have received the sole agency fc
 Heyler's chocolates and bon bons an
 they will be here shortly.
 A very polite and pleasing gentl,
 man by the name of Brink is in Pre-.
 colt gathering data for book shortl
 to be published entitled "Arizon
 History"
 The only child of Mir. and Mir
 Joseph Hobbs died this mornin,
 The loss is sad one to these peopl,
 and they have the sympathy of man in their bereavement.
 There is a centipede at the Brisle Drug company's store, which wa captured in West Prescott. It meas ures nearly ten inches in length.
 Miss Nettie Wollenburg has re turned from California where she ha been attending school, She was me at the depot by a number of he young friends.
 Charley Wingfeld, who is a sort O a mayor over Huron, was a visitor t, town yesterday. He gives a gener ally good account of mining progress in his section.
 B. NJ. Belcher left this afternoon for Ash Fork to meet his son Ray mond, who is returning home iron attending school in California.
 An Arizona elocutionist is sueine the Southern Pacific railroad for the loss of his voice in a railroad wreck Hereafter the Arizona railroads will probably class the human voice as ''perishable freight"
 Robert E. Morrison seems to have no opposition for reappointment for United States district attorney. Bob Morrison has made an excellent off cer and is deserving well of the ap- pointive powers.-Gazette.
 Another saloon is about to be opened in Tombstone and it is under stood the Crystal Palace will be the location. This will give Tombstone eight saloons, with other locations to hear from. These are indicating straws of the coming boom.
 Tonight in Phenix the jig is up with the female saloon singer, and the dis position of many of them is to migrate to Prescott on the next train. Thus do we daily add to our already grow ing population.
 Prescott Hotel arrivals, May 2l: c .C Spaulding, Los Angeles; R Roughan, McDowell, D c Monroe. New York; W S Adams, Jerome; Duncan L Hood, New Orleans; c W French, McCabe; T Stoddard, Stod- dard; J H Perry, J L Burrows, Phe- nix; John Lynch, Jerome; c P Wing field, Huon.
 H. H. McNeill and Lockwood Sturges are visitors in Prescott today and left today for Iron Springs to superintend the work at that favorite resort. Mir. McNeill says that they will have more than twice the number out there this year as last. They are preparing to make it an ideal place.
 4. Borders and wife and Rev. W. J. Marsh were at the depot last night to visit for few minutes with Mrs. w. 5. Long, of Prescott, Arizona, wife of the Congregational minister at that place. The lady, who was on her way east to visit relatives. was very much pleased to meet her triends.-Albuquerque Citizen.
 The largest irrigating canal in the world was opened on April l, and the waters of the Colorado river turned in at the head gates below Yuma. The canal is sixty miles in length, and is navigable to small boats which will be used for carrying frieght to ranchers along the route.
 A young man of this place recently wrote two letters-one to his sweet ness and one to his tailor. Somehow the notes got into the wrong envel- opes and the tailor was surprised by a request to call, and the young lady mortified to read the following: "Please send me sample of the stuff your lightest spring pants are made of. f."-Exchange.
 The pupils of the 4th grade gave surprise party to their teacher, Miss Heizer, last evening after school at the home of A. D. Adams. The little folks should be congratulated upon the manner in which it was carried out, as 1t was a success in every feat ure. Ice cream, cake and fruits were provided, and all seemed to have had an enjoyable time.
 A good straw to show the tendency of times in mining along Big Bug and other points that the P. X E. touches, is the great volume of freight and passenger traffic handled daily by that railroad. The passenger coach to and from Mayer is daily crowded while two carloads of freight daily is the average. Three years ago stage coach and a six mule team could have handled all the men and goods. We are progressing al though yet in our infancy.
 Governor and Mrs. N. o. Murphy passed through Prescott yesterday evening, en route home from San where they have been at tending the festivities incident to the presidents visit. Now some of the Phenicians will just be unkind enough to say all manner of mean things about the governor, and hold all kinds of seances and get their mud guns at work, and prepare to "resolute" him out of favor with and "sich."
 J. R. Ehedge, a young mechanical who has been superintend- ing the placing in position of the new water works pump near Del Rio, was a visitor to Prescott yesterday. He stated that the plant is about ready to be tested, and is unquestionably one of the finest pieces of machinery Tn the west. An expert Is now placing the engine and boiler in position, and inside of two weeks steam will be raised. The pipe line is also nearing completion and inside of thirty days the new system of a water supply for Prescott should be formally inaugu- rated. A big excursion to the water supply station is being talked of and will probably materialize.
 
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