Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-01-22

throat. He was adjudged insane anC
 was taken last evening to the insane
 asylum.
 The recital given by Miss Margaret
 Speed last evening was great sue
 cess. It was attended by a large
 audience and Miss Speed excelled
 herself both in her selections as well
 as in the manner of her recitals. The
 Prescott orchestra played two num-
 bers, Miss Munyan sang two solos,
 Miss Bailey rendered a piano solo,
 and A. B. Nader rendered violin
 solo, making a very attractive and in
 teresting programme.
 Elsewhere will be found the an
 nouncement of c. A. Peters for the
 office of city treasurer of Prescott, to
 fill the unexpired term occasioned by
 Herb Pentland's death. Mir. Peters
 needs no further recommendation to
 the citizens of Prescott than that of
 his past record. For years he has
 been connected with the Bank of
 Arizona, one of the soundest and
 best financial institutions in Arizona,
 and during all that period has filled
 his post of duty to the entire satis
 faction of not only the bank but to
 the many patrons of that institution
 with whom he has chme in contact.
 The good work goes on. Another
 reminder of the past is being re-
 moved. Another eyesore is being
 razod to tha aortb to .lo.. @bo ,1o1L
 for the onward march of progress in
 Prescott. This morning the work of tearing away the old dilapidated
 frame building on South Cortez street, formerly used by George Ruff ner for his livery stable, was begnn, and the way old boards and shingles were flying through the air showed that they mean business. As soon as the ground cave been cleared up the l work of erecting two nice little one story rooms will begin. W. W. Wood, the contractor has taken a lease on the lots from W. c. Bashford and | will erect the store rooms. The | rooms will be p by 65 feet each with large warehouse in the rear. Pres colt has grown to such an extent that to get in "arouud the plaza" is a thing of the past, and business is fast branching out Tn all directions, but more especially on Cortez street, which ere long will be handsome business thoroughfare.
 A fire alarm was sounded a little after midnight this morning for a fire in East Prescott and the fire de- partment dragged a hose cart and hook and ladder truck up the hill to the scene of the incipient blaze. It proved to be a wood pile on fire in the alley in the rear of T. w. Otis The fire originated from putting hot ashes in box sitting alongside the wood pile and if there had been a wind blowing at the time it might have proved very disastrous. This is the third fire reported during the past week from this cause, each of them occurring at night.
 During the whole period of the ex- istence of the Boston Ideal Opera company and the Andrews Opera company, they have never carried so evenly a balanced company nor pre- sented as attractive a repertoire of opera as they are doing this season. Always aiming to give the best pessi- ble in that line and always succeed ing to a remarkable degree, it is the verdict of the press of the cities where they have appeared this season, that the company is stronger ~ in every respect that ever before. This is the highest compliment that a could be paid them. The cast, taken I all the way through, is without a Il weak spot, the chorus is made up of extremely pretty girls, with good voices. The costumes are all new q and handsome, the orchestra fine, and a the performance moves with snap ! and precision that is refreshing. } They appear at the Dake opera house and Tuesday, Jan. 20 and 2l. :,
 Prescott came near having what l' might have been serious fire Thurs day night. Miss Towles, the dress maker, had taken up some ashes in a pan and set the pan down near the h wood shed at the rear of her dress tI making parlors on Cortez street. The s nigh wind which prevailed that night tanned the fire into flame and this flame was blown against the wood lt shed causing the boards to ignite and e n minute or two flames were leap II ng several feet high. Mir. Morris, g he grocery clerk for T. W. Otis was u 'n his way home and happened to b zee the fire and gave the alarm. In a y .ew moments enough water had been 5 thrown on the flames to extinguished II hem, thus saving several frame houses in that vicinity, but in five h minutes more the fire would probably IT nave been under such headway as to ;s nave caused considerable loss. This n should serve to warn people against h in handling ashes which lave coals in them, as this is the sec 'nd incipient fire this week from the P il
 u MT. and Mrs. Joe Dillon returned d nome lost evening from an extended tC yisit to MT. Dillon's old home in Canada and also through the eastern .ities of the United States. MT. Dill d! on left here in response to call to V lis mothers sick bed, but she soon U ' ecovered after he arrived there, but 99 le was called upon to mourn the u oss of his father, who died while he vas there. His father had been suf- m ering from heart troubles for many fl Iears but was not considered to be q n any danger, and was, at the time d. ,f his death, which took place Dec. W ,6, in his usual health. He but not SC ested we'll during the night and did ti lot complain of any pain, and when fl lsked what he wished for breakfast, aid he would take a warm toddy. l. This was brought him and after n nl irinking it he laid back on the lounge - - md went to sleep-the sleep that It Inows no waking. He passed away ike child falling to sleep in its Ia nother's arms, without a pain or fC and was cold in death before g lnyone knew it. He was "A years of W lge. B From Honday's Daily c, F. L. Wright left yesterday for l5 San Francisco. h Mrs I l. Fisher retIIrnad home S