Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-03-05
From Tuesdays Daily.


 W. G. Wingfeld is in town from Camp Verde.
 J. s. Cook is in town from William son valley.
 The delinquent tax of Yavapai county, for the year 1901 was pub lished in the Journal-Miner yester- day.
 Dr. C. H. Hathorn died February 25 at his home twelve miles north of Holbrook, of heart disease, aged 60 years.
 The members of the Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. church are mak- ing extensive preparations for their Easter sale.
 Miss Engenia Bartletson died at the home of her mother in Florence at noon, February 23d, 1902, aged p years.
 R. A. Talbot, who has been laid up with an attack of rheumatism is able to be around again by the aid of a walking stick.
 The senate judiciary committee has reported favorably on the nomination of Col. McCord. It is said there is no serious opposition to his confrma- ton.
 c. M. Hamilton has accepted a position as organizer for the order of Fraternal Brotherhood and left this morning to organize a lodge in Williams.
 A. G. Oliver, today, by order of the government sold nine cords of wood which had been cut on the Whipple military reservation, by some In dians and confiscated by the govern ment.
 The west bound limited train on the Santa Fe road ran into a sand drift between Holbrook and Winslow couple of days since and was wrecked. No lives were lost.
 A. Blumberg, of the New York store, has returned from his trip east to purchase goods. His assistant NIT. Wilson will remain there for about three weeks yet.
 Mrs. J. s. Smith, who with her husband formerly managed the June tion Hotel at Jerome Junction has moved into town to reside. MT. Smith expects to engage in mining.
 A. Blumberg has secured the ser vices of Miss Scranton, of St. Louis to take charge of the millinery de- partment of his store. She is ex- pected to arrive tonight.
 While grading was started on the Phenix and Eastern railroad for the purpose of saving the tax exemption, we are informed by one of the rail road men that the work will be con tinued without interruption till the road shall have been completed and that the grading force will be in creased at once.-Florence Blade.
 Just after the Wellington opened up for business few mornings since a young man made grab at the faro table securing S95 and made his exit from the back door. He was over taken by officers at Skull valley and brought back to town and had his preliminary examination and was held under $500 bonds to answer to the grand jury. His name is George Bates.
 The school trustees last night awarded the contract for the brick work of the new school house to Fitzsimmons & Heating for SS,12O. As stated in yesterdays issue this firm had the lowest bid for the con- plete work on the building and it amounted to over S3S,000. The board estimated that by awarding the con tracts for the different parts of the work separately to home mechanics it can be done for about S35,000.
 A north wind set in yesterday af- sernoon sending the mercury down several degrees. It has continued today. The thermometer this morn ing registered fifteen degrees above zero, being the coldest weather ex- perienced for nearly two months.
 Edwin Boyce, head of the Western Federation of Miners, has become | wealthy through a rich find recently ] made in mine in which he and his wife are interested. Members of the . miners union are wondering whether Boyce will remain at the head of the order, or retire with his new found wealth.-Jerome News.
 Richard Belk, the defaulting secre- tary of the Jerome Miners union, who is now serving a term at Yuma, applied to Governor Murphy for parden, which was refused at the request of the union. Yesterday the secretary of the union received a let ter from the governor asking if there would be any objection to restoring BeIk to citizenship after he had served his term. The reply was favorable to Belk and he will soon walk the streets free man.-Jerome News.