Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-08-27
THE LOCAL NEWS......
 3 ......CTY AND COUNTY
From Wednesdays Daily.

Ed Zeiger of Congress Junction Is in town today.
 PA. Craigne is in town to recup- crate for few days
 FIR. Mcdowell has been quite sick for several days.
 R. B. Burmister has been ap- pointed a notary public.
 Col. NJ. H. McCord has sold his stock in the Gazette Printing com pany.
 O. O. Scripture and family left to- day for Georgetown, California, to reside. Born, in Prescott, Monday, August IS, to MT. and Mrs. Matthew Andres, a daughter.
 A monument has been secured to place over the grave of the late G. Arthur Allen.
 c. H. Akers passed through Pres colt last evening on his return trip from California.
 Mrs. G. A. Bray and her daughter, Mrs. Philips went to Flagstaff yes terday for visit. c. W. French returned today from a visit to Los Angeles. He will re- turn there in a few days. Paul A. Oster, printer of Roches- ter, New York, arrived in Prescott last evening with view of residing here.
 R. J. Atkinson has his left eye done up in bandages, the result of being hit in that optic with stick of wood.
 The real estate firm of J. s. Acker & Go. have sold the residence of J. W. Akers on Mccormick street to Mike Hermann.
 Dr. Anna E. Seitz and her son have returned from their trip to Cali fornia. Mrs. Seitz will continue her practice in osteopathy.
 Mrs. W. c. Campbell has returned from protracted visit to Terminal Island, California, one of the popular sea side resorts of that section.
 M. Goldwater & Bros. are remodel ing their store and when the work now in progress is completed, will have one of the finest fronts in town. If democratic harmony continues to fly around in such promiscuously large chunks as at present, some ot them are liable to strike democrat and knock him out.
 W. NJ. Claypool returned last even ing from a business trip to Mohave county. He says that A. J. Doran is engaged in developing a promising property in that county.
 The Courier this morning says 1'A black nosed puppy strayed from this office yesterday" The Journal Miner requests that a fuller descrip- tion be furnished so that the villain may be more readily apprehended.
 J. H. Emmert did not go to Phe- nix yesterday as announced In the Journal Miner. He was all ready to take the trip, but just as he was leav- ing he was handed a telegram calling him to Chicago. He left for there today.
 Warren J. Lynch and a party of friends arrived in Prescott last even ing in a private car of the Big Four Railroad company of which MT. Lynch is general passenger agent. The party is interested in the Catoc- tin mine.
 The United States civil service commission announces that on Sep tember 30, 1902, an examination will be held at the usual places for the position of skilled laborers (male) with technical knowledge and me chanical skill in numbering geologi- cal specimens. Age limit 20 years or over.
 J. H. Finished, the stone worker of West Prescott, exhibited beautifully polished stone at this office. It is susceptible of beautiful polish, but to just what family of rocks it belongs he did not know. It would make beautiful ornamental stone and could be worked very cheaply.
 Col. Epes Randolph, president and general manager of tbe Cananea rail road. says that company contempiates a railroad north and south through Arizona and into the coal fields oi New Mexico and Colorado, and south from Cananea lines will be run along the coast of the gulf of California through Sonora and SinalOa. The Mexican Government has made con sessions of land and other rights to the company.
 Speaking of a notice which ap peared in a Washington paper re gently, in reference to F. R. Stewart the Coconino Sun says: MT. Stew art, whoever be may be, is not knowl in Arizona, and the people of Arizona are not looking to the east for a can didate for delegate to congress" Nil Stewart has resided in Prescott for ove two years and has very extensive ac ouaintance in the territory and fo the editor of the Sun not to know Nil Stewart is to argue himself unknown
 For some time an effort has bee made to rid the city of nuisanc known as Block Il, but for variou reasons nothing could be done to en force the ordinance. Yesterday Maj shal Kinney issued warnings to a that class of people who revel B night and make the streets tn scenes of brawls that they must gt out of the city at once or stand th consequences. 'You must get out ( the city by Saturday afternoon at o'clock or you will be arrested, wa the warning Siven.-Phenix Gazett
 An act was passed by congre, July , authorizing the adjustment ( rights of settlers on the Navajo Il dian reservation. territory of Arizon which provides that all lands ciaimt by actual settlers or persons to who n valid rights attach. who settled upC or occupied any part of the pGbi lands of the United States prior the da'e of the executive order January 6, 1880. extending the bou diaries of the Navajo Indian resery tion, in the territory of Arizona, al which were included in said executi order. are hereby excepted from | operations thereof, and said settle are hereby granted authority to ( +at,lisb their riUhts and secure D;