Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-12-24

Miss Beidelman's room of the put
 lie school gave a Christmas entertain s ment yesterday.
 Better winter weather than has bee ! experienced here for the past mont
 could not be made to order.
 Miss Winnie Fredericks has re
 turned from Mills College to spen
 her holiday vacation at home. Very little mail arrived here las
 night from the east although tw
 days mail were due from there.
 A. w. Bork, of the Hildreth Phar macy has recovered from a spell O sickness and is at his post again.
 The newly-organized Clerks Unioi have made arrangements to give bal at 10. O. F. hall on Christmas night
 NJ G. Burns has returned iron California where he was called by th, illness of his wife which was followed by her death.
 W. G. Reese yesterday negotiated the sale of the Harlan & Stull rancf on Willow creek to Wanless brothers. It contains 320 acres.
 Paul Murphy, son of Goveror and Mrs. N. O. Murphy, has returned to PheniX from attending college in the east to spend his winter vacation.
 J. H. Canavan, who is heavily in terested in mining in this section left this morning to spend the holi- days with his family in Los Angeles.
 D. NJ. Riordan formerly of Ari- zona has purchased a residence in Los Angeles. Mir Riordan is now con- nected with the General Electric com pany of New York
 Miss Lila Hawkins, daughter of Judge and Mrs. J. J. Hawkins will re- turn tomorrow from Los Angeles to spend the holidays with her parents. She has been attending the Girls Collegiate Institute at the latter city
 John Doe was tried before Justice Cornell today on charge of carry ing a bowie knife and was fined S25. This particular John Doe was a stranger in Prescott and was simply passing through the town. He got too much Christmas cheer aboard which was in reality the cause of his trouble, as his big knife would not have been discovered but for that fact.
 The regular social dance, under the direction of M. Heyman at Dough erty's Hall last night was a success in every particular. The orchestra music, under the leadership of Mrs B. H. Smith, was inspiring and the guests of the evening were more than pleased with the evenings entertain ment and are beginning to look for ward to the 'social evening" as a pleasura ble event.
 The clerks were out in force last nigth at K. of P. hall for the purpose of etfecting permanent organization of the Clerks Union. Four new mem bers joined the union. The presi- dent stated this morning that the or ganiZation has not been made with any intention of intimidation nor for the purpose of antagoniZing any other orders. The union will hold its regu- lar meetings on the second and fourth Fridays in each month.
 Prescott officials have received a circular from the police department at Terre Haute, Indiana, which offers a reward of $50 for information that will lead to the location of one John Walters. Walters is guilty of no crime, but mysteriously disappeared from his home in Terre Haute last June ard since then no trace of him has been fo1nd. His wife is making an effort to " I him and to that end is offering the ''Ove reward and hay ing circulars sent out. He is de- scribed as fl years old, 5 feet II in- ches tall and weiging 190 pounds. His hair is rather thin and of brown east Left arm stiff at the elbow Has always been employed about rail roads.
 The kindergarten pupils enjoyed fine Christmas celebration yesterday and today. They made a Christmas tree and-decorated it yesterday and then loaded it with the fruitage of the Christmas season and today they harvested the fruit by distributing the presents, each little tot in the school being remembered by Santa Claus. The latter exercises were con- ducted at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon and were attended by large number of patrons and friends of the school. The exercises of this department of the public schools are always in as the little ones engage in them with a perfect oblivion or in difference to the presence of specta- tors. Miss McGill and her assistant, Miss Bailey. have been very success full in conducting the kindergarten.
 Arizona is likely to have a sensation in mining circles ere long, as E. Me Kee United States post office inspector for the district of Kansas City, has been in that territory looking into the operations of certain ''sharks" and "promoters" who have been us | ing the mails to prey upon the people | of Missouri and Kansas in floating | mining frauds. MT. Mckee is re- | ported as claiming that he has dis | covered evidence to send some of | these fellows over the road and the | action of the government on the re- | port he has made is awaited with | much interest. The manipulators in l each instance are accused of using the | most eXtravagant language in describ- i ing what they call their ''mines'' which are mear prospects with no value. In few cases | these companies have not taken the trouble to provide themselves with | a prospectus. Paso Herald. See Ty~ my of Tears at Opera House tonight. Temperature this morning was 26 above zero.
 The Paul Gilmore company came up from PheniX this morning.
 The public schools closed today for 8 two wekes' holiday vacationn ;I' will reopen January 9th.
 Christmas candies, fresh holly and wreaths, dolls and presentation goods, at Brisley Drug Company's.
 There was another slight snow storm last night just enough to keep the ground saturated with moisture.
 The Brisley Drug company have re- ceived a large box of holly branches and berries for Christmas ornamenta- tiOn.