Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-01-08
From Thursdays Daily.

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 I. T. Stoddard has returned from a visit east.
 ''1'oo Rich to Marry" at the opera house this evening.
 You may not have noticed it, but the days are growing longer.
 F.G. Brecht has returned from hi: Christmas visit to California.
 Mrs. J. D. Wakely has been quite seriously ill for the past few days.
 Charles Broan was in town today from his lime kiln near Rock Butte
 N.C. Sheckles is confined to his room at the Prescott hotel by sick ness.
 Judge and Mrs. R. E. Sloan left this morning for week of visiting in California.
 A very pleasant social gathering was held at the residence of Rev. and Mrs. H. B. Long on Tuesday evening,
 The directors of the Prescott Social club will have an important meeting on Sunday next at the Congregation al parsonage.
 The Blue Dick mine has just been equipped with a ten ton electric motor to be used for pumping water for the smelter.
 Governor Murphy, it is said, will shortly leave for Washington to as sist the statehood committee urge the claims for Arizona's admission on congress.
 The installation of the officers of the Eastern Star will take place to- night. All Master Masons and their families are cordielly invited. After the installation there will be music, dancing and refreshments.
 No copy of the Phenix Republican has been received at this office now for about three weeks. The Journal Miner sincerely hopes this is not oc- casioned by the suspension of the paper.
 Union evangelistic meetings will commence at the Baptist church next Monday evening amt will continue each evening during the week except Saturday evening. The pastors of the various churches will preach.
 The New Year was ushered in with no end of sound. The whistles of all the locomotives in the railroad yard and that of the Electric Light com pany were blown, accompanied by a fusilade of fire arms of all Gescrip- tions.
 December, 1901, has broken all rec .ords for rainfall in Los Angeles. During the twenty-four years the Los Angeles weather station has been es- tablished, never before has the last month of the year passed without a drop of rain, as it was this year. Last winter there was a little, but not even a trace has been set down against the month which closed Tuesday.
 Prescott hotel arrivals. January l TW Hazen. Pasadena; Alfred Carri- gan. Phenix; Chas K Scholey, Mayer; F W Raymond, McCabe; E F Green law, F R Haskins, Flagstaff; 1 B Hamilton. Los Angeles; John Gray, Poland mine; A Armitage. c A Ora bill, Vol Verde; John Bristow and family, Camp Verde; J R Hogin, Cordes; F Mcdonald, city.
 Geo. Wood, the well known and successful mining man, expects te leave within a day or two for the east to spend sell earned vacation. Mr Wood req i.'sts that all TersoaS who have an ills against him present them pro ,3 Lis leaviH .-r ;.5 he wants to settle up everything before he goes. He expects 70 ic a1scnt about a month or two.
 Henry C.-Shopper, fireman on the engine of a west bound limited train. out Of Albuquerque. was in stantly killed on Tuesday. He was leaning far out of the cab looking down al some part of tLc machinery of the locomotive. The engine flashed onto bridge near Laguna and Shop. per's head and was driven violently against one of the p.r.iers. I.s skull was crushed and his back injured death was almost instantaneous.
 At the regular Tuesd9- cve2ine social held on Nrr Yoar's eve lt tn, residence of Rev. and Mrs. Il. W Peck, Mrs. Ward sang a vely swee solo which was encored Jy thos, present. Miss Nellie Crocker gave |; recitation which was ulSo ehcored and Prof. Billinghurst was brough out a second time iyc E.s buaultu aud faultless rendering of a corne solo. Games were played and a gooC time generally enjoyed, and just be fore midnight religiJss Ua.ch ser vices were helS