Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-08-06
$THE LOCAL NEWS......
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From Houdav,S Daiiy

E. E. Wann left for California to- day for visit.
 T. E. Irvine of the McNeil Co. of Phenix is in town.
 Ed. S. Campbell left on Sunday for Cleveland, Ohio.
 Harry Heap arrived in Prescott yesr terday to meet his young son.
 MT. and Mrs. Geo. H. Cook left on Sundays train for Chicago for a brief visit.
 A. J. Pickerell left yesterday for Mohave county to look after mining interests there.
 Judge E. NJ. Sanford left OF Sat urday for Chicago on ten days trip on professional business.
 Mrs. Charles Bennett, who under went a surgical operation a few days since, is reported seriously ill.
 Mrs. E. E. Ellinwood and children left yesterday for their annual visit to relatives in Ohio.
 NJ. N. Casterline and wife will leave tomorrow for California where they expect to remain until Novem- Der.
 The funeral of the late G. H. La Berteu will take place tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock from LOgan's undertaking darlors.
 Mrs. G. H. La Berteu arrived in Prescott last evening from Ohio, where she had been visiting, being called here by the death of her hus- band.
 Judge J. M. Murphy of Kingman has announced his candidacy for the legislative council. He represented Mohave county in the twentieth leg islature.
 The Wickenburg News-Herald re- ports that a church bell in Nic6en- burg was rung by the vibrations of an earthquake there on the night of Sunday, July 27.
 Engineers are engaged h >making a contour map of Whipple and as soon as completed work will be com menced on the contemplated improve ments to the place.
 Joe Morrison was barred from the democratic pow WOW on Satur- day and as a result that resolu- ton endorsing Col. Wilson's can didacy was adopted.
 Leslie H. Rhuart, successor to R. Allyn Lewis as manager of the New York Life Insurance company for Arizona and New Mexico, came up On yesterdays train from Phenix.
 W. W. Price, brother of Mr5. $. M. Walstrum left for California Sunday. Mrs. Price remained in Prescott, but with Mrs. Walstrum will leave later for brief sojourn at Coronado.
 Raymond Satterwhite of the sur veyor generals office, son of Hon. T. D. Satterwhite of Tucson came up on Sundays train to assist J. B. Grand for awhile the latter being crowded with work.
 Rev. John Oliver of Jerome preached in the opera house on Sun day morning and in the South Methodist church in West Prescott in the afternoon. He had large audiences on both occasions.
 Two COW boys employed on Perry Sears ranch, on the Verde river. treed a lion just after it had finished eating a calf. They shook it to the ground and then iassoed it, dragging it to the ranch where it was killed.
 Jules Baumann, who came in yes terday from the Baumaun Copper company's camp, says that the flood waters Tn Agua E'ria river were higher on Saturday night than they have been for years before.
 J. B. Girand started a party of eight to Flagstaff yesterday to com mence work on his big surveying contract for the government. They were accompanied by F. J. Hess who will have chargeof the work.
 Some of the assays which were made yesterday of the rich ore found in the First Home mine run as high as S12,000. This is perhaps the richest strike made in Yavapai county during the last few years.
 There are 271 prisoners incarcer- ated in the territorial penitentiary. of which number thirty three are for life. There are only three women. It is about evenly divided in nun Der between the Mexicans and white men.
 Ed Block has just returned from the First Home mine and is very much elated over the big find. He states that at an expense Of $50 over S3,00O worth of ore had been taken out and is sacked up ready for ship ment.
 A great many people visited the property of the Merchants N. Co. yesterday. The big strike on that now famous property has created a great deal of talk in mining circles. The stock is selling well and a num- Der of local people are investing.
 Gus BartK and F. NJ. Metzgar. two enthusiastic kodak fends went to Phenix by special train yesterday on kodaking tour They left earlr in the morning and returned he sn r.e evening stopping at numerous points en route to take views.
 N C WebStel- e-1L his cs,I..l f animals saved from the fire oa SaHsr- day to Prescott today. It seems that fire has great attraction for Web ster's animals, as this ear caught fire three times on the way in. but eacb time the fire was extinguished with but little damage.
 A telegram received on Sunday from Jerome stated that the heaviest rain storm that ever visited that see tion occurred there on Saturday The streets were flooded, two house, were washed from their foundations and the power house of the United Verde company had about six inches of dirt washed into it.
 The new firm of Rible}. Reese & McLalien have made a record for quick operations. Hearing m an in- direct way that a big find had been made in the First Home mine. they closed a deal with the N.rcbants' Mining company for the exclusive sale of this now famous stock and have up to the time of going to press x.N !,