Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-07-16
THE LOCAL NEWS...... ......CITY AND COUNTY

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 The oil well at Mineral Point is down 330 feet.
 Dance at Dougherty's hall, Friday night, the 18th.
 Governor Powers has sold lots 9 and 10, block f, Moeller addition, to J l.. Davis.
 There appeared to be quite heavy storm south of Prescott this morning about o'clock.
 Shorty Ed" Halloran and Harry Cotton have returned from months | outing in California.
 Prof A. J. Matthews came in this morning from Iron Springs, where he is spending his vacation.
 Tom Shultz accompanied his mother to Ash Fork today. The lat ter was en route to Los Angeles.
 Charles Scheutz was found guilty | yesterday by the jury of forging a will purported to have been made by | the late Louis Becke.
 There was slight sprinkle of rain in Prescott today. Heavy black clouds appeared to the north indi eating rain storms there.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Loves little baby, Marguerite, who was so badly | burned in last Friday nights fire, seems to be getting better.
 Yesterday was another red letter day in the matter of filing mining | location notices for record, twenty three being filed; eight of which were for oil claims.
 However much one may criticise the designs for the plaza improve ment, it must be admitted that the flower beds present a very beautiful appearance at the present time.
 The residence of Thomas R. King, the well-known Big Chino valley | stockman, was destroyed by fire last | Friday. His loss is S2,500 The origin of the fire was not known.
 Mrs. E. B. Mcclure, mother of Mrs. H. D. Aitken and Mrs. J. c. Martin, left this morning for her home in Giiroy, California, after a visit of several months in Prescott.
 Ships, published at St. Johns, says that the Apache board of supervisors have passed a resolution ordering all poker games to put up a gambling license or else close up. They will be after the solo players next.
 Water has completely failed at the CondFoa ranch in Walnut Grove. something never known before. A gentleman who prospected the bed of the Hassayampa river, at a point where there has always been water on the surface before, found the water in the sand ten feet below the sur face.
 Judge Sloan made quite hole in the civil docket today in the district court. The case of Barnell vs. H. w. Cartier was concluded and submitted. Further hearing in the case of Heyne vs. Van Alstine ct al, was had, and the case of Caroline Sheehan, admin istrator of the estate of Patrick Sheehan vs. the Gopher Mining O., has been on trial.
 Coconimo .county's new probate judge, Curtis Reid, was married this morning at Flagstaff, to Miss Mary Logic, most estimable young lady, formerly teacher in the Flagstaff l public schools. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Logic, brother of the bride, who is pastor of the Presby- terian church in the above town. The couple left for San Francisco on their trip.
 One of the smallest gasoline en- S zines ever brought to Prescott can be I seen at Litton's shop today. It is an a upright engine, and is fourteen in- I ches high, and the space occupied is i about six or seven inches square. It [ Is rated as three-quarter horse power, r and makes HOO revolutions per minute. The gentleman who owns it ( intends using it for experiments along \ certain lines which he does not care to disclose in advance of making a .hem. If he is successful he may ell about it, and if not no one will want to know about it. (
 A telegram from Omaha announces F hat Colonel c. c. Carr, of the Fourth E ;avalry, stationed at Fort Riley, will F De in charge of the department of the Missouri, to succeed General Bates, yho has been assigned to the depart nent of the Lakes, until the latter's successor is appointed. At army it Is expected that one s # the returning brigadier generals s' lew in the Philippines will be as igned to that department. Colonel a T )arr is well and very favorably ! U nown throughout Arizona and New n fexico, where he served for num- tS G er of years. u Miss Lecklider, sister of Mrs. A. ol V. Edwards, and Frank Lecklider of 'rescott, has returned to her home Ill l Ohio, after visit of several months ere. Miss Lecklider is most A harming young lady and won a host friends during her stay in Prescott. he will be greatly missed from ociety. The beauty of the scenery nd the climate of Prescott captivated CT on her arrival here and the longer co le remained the better she liked the io lace and its people, and her departure at , the etfete east was source of re- ret to her as it was to the numerous G tends she won while here. Prescott m aople will always have warm spot
 their hearts for her, and hope to an t her return and take up her resi- pr snce here.