Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-08-13
THE LOCAL NEWS...... OF THE
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From Wednesdays Daily.


 for two weeks visit to Los Angeles.
 Get in now. Merchants stock. fifty cents. Riblet, Reese X McLal- len Co.,, Bank of Arizona building.
 A. A. Wolf, who was taken into custody by the officers a few days since, was adjudged insane yesterday.
 c. Y. Bass is engaged in the news and stationery business at the new town of Douglas in Southern Arizona.
 J. H. Slack has returned from San Diego where he has been since last winter and will return to mining again in this county.
 E. D. Seaton of Turkey creek has arranged for the purchase of a lot of timber from the government and will shortly commence cutting lumber.
 Going fast, buy 'em now, strike while the iron is hot. Merchants Mining company stock for sale by Riblet, Reese & McLallen Real Es- tate Go.
 Lewis W. MeCandless arrived in Prescott ou Monday evening from Kansas City, where he is engaged in the practice of law, for a visit with bis father
 It is rumored that Jack Farrell will have the supporJ of the miners unions in his candidacy for the posi- tion of sheriff. Farrell is an old time miner in this cOIlntv
 Hughey Mosher, a seven-year-old boy waded into the creek yesterday when it was flooded and went into hole nearly drowning. Three com panions saved his life.
 Governor F. 4. Tritle reports that his opening of a mining exchange and real estate office has been pre- vented through his failure to secure | a lease on the building he desired.
 Merchants Mining company stock | is going like hot cakes. The new firm of Riblet, Reese & McLallen l who are handling this stock exclus- lively have made great number of sales.
 Three Yuma men have planned a trip to the Tiburon islands in a gaso- ! line launch to explore that section of the country. The Indians on Tiburon | have been in the habit of eating their visitors. This may be the fate which | awaits these Yuma men on their ar rival.
 The Riblet, Reese & McLallen Co. has big new advertisement in this issue to which attention is di- rected. The company Is engaged in the real estate and mining business, and is the company selected by the Merchants Mining company for the sale of its stock.
 Women's Clubs Abroad, by Helen M. Winslow, will interest, all Criterion readers, but particularly y club women. for it marks the growth and develop ment of wonderful movement. Mrs. Ninslow's article presents to the public a more complete and authori- tative account of the work of women's clubs in foreign lands than has here tofore appeared.
 Charles Raible will leave tomorrow for Indianapolis to spend his vaca- tion visiting his sister. That is, that Is the announcement which he makes His friends however tell the same story with a little variation to it. They say there is a little town up in Colorado, noted for its melons and pretty girls, where Mir. Raible will make stop and that from this point east he will not make the journey alone. He neither afiirms or denies this story so that readers may judge for themselves.
 Virgil EarP is paying his first visit to Prescott today in two years. com ing from Kirkland valley. He says that the Lord knows his good people on earth, and while he (VirgiD was just in the act of pulling up stakes and filling his canteen with all the water there was left, along comes a soaking rain that has been followed by others daily for over a week. He says the ranch and the range in that section now present pretty appear ance and the good accomplished by the rains has been of great benefit to all interests.
 \. C. Webster got his car load of twenty animals through to Phenix yesterday en route to Tombstone He says that all told, in dead and crippled, he lost twenty animals by {: the fire last week. Four horses and four mules were burned to death in the car. One animal died after get ting out and another one has to be killed it is SC badly burned, making ten iead. The other ten are more or less seriously burned and have been left at Mayer. He says that some of the finest animals he had were among those burned to death. He says that the "Orneriest" mule in the whole lot was the first one to get out and was the least injured of any.
 W. ". Elliott, miner located on Banning creek. while returning to his cabin Monday evening took refuge alongside of large boulder during the progress of the storm. He remem- bered hearing a tremendous clap of thunder and then for an instant saw a flash of fire when he fell over and it was over two hours before he re- gained con onsciOUsness. In speaking of his experience to friends he says that after awakening it was fully an hour before he could conveniently handle his limbs to permit Of walking and in addition to this he was very sick as the stomach. His theory of the matter is that the lightning bolt hit boulder near by with full force and that he received but a flash from the main current when it broke He thinks of renting himself out now as a sure thing non conductor for any electrical purpose either above or be- low the ear.h.
 Four mining location notices were filed today.
 JR. Beatson has been appointed deputy recorder
 II. C. Kruger was n town today | from the Prudential Copper Mining Company's camp.
 A marriage license was issued to- ! day to George Lawrence a9I Mae | Cox, both of Jerome.
 Walter F. Douglas has deeded a l number of mining claims in Blue l