Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-02-19
From Wednesdays Daily.

D. NJ. Riordon and daughter al
 visiting Prescott.
 Judge J. Nj. Murphy, of Kingmal was in town today.
 Portions of California are exper
 encing refreshing down pours of rail
 A party of ladies and gentleme
 visited the Silver Flake mine yestel
 day.
 Masonic lodge meets tonight i
 special session for work in the frs
 degree.
 Joseph Scott had recovered suffi
 ciently to be up from Hillside yester
 day and to take a few lessons in Hay making at the Red Mems lodge las night.
 O. H. Tucker, agent for Wells Fargo & Go. has returned from en Blowing two weeks vacation spent il California It was his first visit t, that state.
 The ladies of the Episcopal guilC have sent personal cards of thanks tC Sn who took part in their recent en tertainment who were not members of that church.
 Rev. Fred T. Bennett has returned from his short rest at the Hot Springs and conducted the services this morn ing at the Episcopal church for the opening of the lenten season. The engineers of the Phoenix and Eastern Railroad company have staked out a grading camp about four miles east of Phenix and Con- tractor Webster, with force of men and teams commenced throwing dirt today.
 Mrs. Simpson, of the Gould cottage slipped and fell yesterday on the ice and is laid up today suffering with an injured spine and concussion ol the brain. Her injuries may not prove serious but will disable her foT some time.
 It is stated that another six months will see a solid business block ex- tending from the National bank to to the corner of Marina and Gurley streets. Courier. Wonderif the city council has given permission for the use of the. alley between the two streets which will be necessary to make solid block.
 J. c. McCready, printer who has been in the employ of the Journal Miner for nearly two years, resigned his position today to return to his old home in Pittsburg, Pa. NIT. Me Crcady is a first class compositor and is also steady, sober and industri- ous young man. and the best wishes of the proprietor of this paper goes with him in his leaving this ofice.
 The big candle in the window of R H. Burmister & Sons company ex- fired yesterday afternoon. after hay ing burned I24 hours and B minutes. Jules Baumann, O. 4. Hesla. w. w. Elliot, MT. Embell and Mrs. Ballip- ger each guessed 125 hours being a +e for the first prize. There was a total of over 1000 guesses registered varying from 40 hours to close to 400 hours.
 A. Biumberg will leave on Satur- day, February 15, for the east on his semi-annual purchasing tour for his New York store. Mir BlWnberg's business has grown So extensively of late and be is now carrying such varied lines of goods, that he finds ii ] necessary to take his assistant man ager, s. G. Wilson, with him 10 assist in the selection and purchase of his l stock. Mir. Wilson will also take oc- casion on the trip to visit his relatives | in Michigan as be has been absent { from home for over three years. >R. c. Staples, the Pomona hotel | man, mentioned in yesterdays paper 1 as being in Prescaft with view of | locating, has renyei the Prescott ! hotel dining room. l French cook l and white labor only in all depart { ments will be employed and every ! thing will be run in frs class shape. 1 In the absence of a programme in writing an account of the Lime Liln 1 club entertainment, mention e the | excellent recitation given hr Miss 1 Mabel Moore. one of rsssc 5tts yJung favorite's was uniD-en ,ia!l-r over 1 looked. Miss Mabei received a hearty encore for her recitation.
 In our issue of yesterday, mention ing the entertainment given by the Ladies' Guild. we sliu that the sing ing as well as piano music for the Mother Goose Xmas Party was ren- dered by Mrs. Cline, ~wlersa,i while She was the pianist, Nrs. :5eo. ii. Me Ginnis was the vocalist whose pleas Q ing tones were heard on that occasion.
 Every weather prophet has his own particular signs for different sorts of weather. Certain conditions indi- cate rain, others clear weather and sexon. These signs are as numerous as the prophets themselves. The Journal Miner reporter during the past few weeks has consulted about a dozen different weather sharps and each and every one has had a never failing indication for storms but each and every one has failed from which it is inferred that 'all signs fail in dry weather in Arizona"
 The second night of the series of games in the pool tournament found the billiard room at 1Dillon's filled with spectators last night. The first to try conclusions were Harry Allen and June Freeman and Allen won out the full score of 100 while Free man had only 4S to his credit. Earl Sandford and Walter Field were the next on the list and Sanford flied his score while Field moved g buttons. Tonight is expected to be the inter esting one of the tournament B. the . two crackerjack pool players will be pitted against each other, b-ilg Leon . E1hn and Harry Allen.
 The following strange story is told | by the Bisbee Review: ''Setcra' gen tlemen were seated # 2 lunch counter on the coiner of E.r.r@~- a~c0re in a ] late meal when Gro Ai-zira1'- Nith | their wives came in a~9 Gccuuied i nearby seats. No particular notice was taken of this until one of the l women uttered expressions of agony 1 and 1t was disCoveT lat -aa was seized with labor pains. Dr. Edmond son was ;.t once summUue'i t0 he scene, but before he arrived the child was bOrn.'
 Thursday party oi railra;d d men arrived at Fairbank to be-ia work cross -sectioning the raiiICad survey