Arizona republican., 1902-06-18
NEWS OF THE NJ
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PRESCOTT


 Prescott. Ariz.. June 1I.-(Special cor | respondence of The Republican.)- Prescott does not boast of a boom, but what is better. she can boast of being in a most fiourishing condition. The hotels are all full. the various kinds of business houses are rushed with work and the people are right in the front with enterprises. The principal req son for the existing prosperity is the amount of real mining that is being done in surrounding camps. and the refreshing summer climate. Many people from Phoenix and the southern part of the territory spend a few months of the summer season here. The business men are making eX- tensive arrangements for a glorious Fourth of July. The affair is in the hands of a number of committees who are working up the phases of and the means for the celebration. These com mittees will meet at the court house | Wednesday evening. June 1S to form ulate the programme.
 Some work has already been done in | the beautifying of the court house plaza. A section of the grounds has l been fixed up with pretty grass plats and with a number of Towering plants. l The miniature mesa of jagged rocks, about fifty feet in diameter, is quite unique in appearance. It is covered with the various kinds of cactus that flourish in the dry Arizona atmosphere. | The citizens are looking forward with pleasure to the time when the large plaza will be shaded with trees and shrubbery, and carpeted with flowers and grass. Then with plenty of seats and the afternoon concerts few places could be found in which to spend a more pleasant Sunday afternoon.
 W. Percy Smith arrived from Phoe- nix the other day and will enjoy the East Prescott air for time.
 Mrs. Edith Evans and daughter. Miss Maud Evans, of Hartford, Kan, are the guests of Mir. and Mrs. l. l.. Styles on North Montezuma street. Mrs. and Miss Evans spent a few days with friends in Phoenix last week. They will go on to California, then to Oregon and Washington. before re- turning to their home in Kansas.
 Miss Trowbridge, the water color and oil painting artist of Phoenix, came in Sunday morning and will spend the summer in Prescott, where she expects to do extensive work, painting the many pretty scenes about the town. She also expects to form a class while here.
 T. F. Baldwin of Phoenix will spend the summer in Prescott.
 Miss Theresa Fredericks has just re- turned from the Mills seminary, where she graduated with honors.
 H. P. Merrill, I. W. Smith and Ike Wortman, prominent men of Jerome, n The 1ar tu-n ing on the jury
 Mrs. E. w. Wells. accompanied by her two little daughters. Irene and Gertie. will return this week from q visit in Chicago.
 Miss Eudora Mather, director Of the normal training school at Tempe, has returned to her home in Prescott to spend the summer. She will return to her work when school opens this fall.
 A large party of Prescott people went out to the Groom creek district Monday evening to attend dance giv en there. The proceeds of the evening will be used in the new school building soon to be erected.
 L. w. Felt, general manager of the McCabe mines, is in town. He reports the mines in a fiourishing condition and the miners prosperous. Every one there is lively and work everywhere is being pushed forward with good re- suits. It is reported upon good au- thority that MT. Felt will soon take a i. wife unto himself The woman it is 7 said, is one of the most popular of |. ] Prescott's young ladies.
 F. M. Murphy has purchased the Gould property from John Lawler. He . ] has lSO made nlanS tlie. tion of a large opera house. The Con gress'' house, owned by MT. Murphy, is to be rebuilt. The plans and the change will be a decided improve ment.
 | The plans of the architect are now drawn and work will soon be started on the new addition to the J. w. Will son block on the corner of MonteZuma and Gurley streets. The building will : be similar in size and construction to the building on the corner, which is 2 about 100 feet square. The lower Story : will be built for stores and the upper l story for a rComing house. {. AIr. Skinner of the Arizona Construc- s tion company in Phoenix is in town su- = perintending the work on the city jail. The old building will be remodeled and = another story added.
 The United Modern lodge at it's regu- lar meeting last Thursday evening. ,. selected the following officers for the ensuing year: Charles H. McLane, = chancellor: Mrs. French. regent Mrs. O Bowen, orator: F. Walker. recorder; ). W. Willard, guide, and MT. Pillar f warden.
 }. The floors are being laid on the mas SiVe fOunda ton just completed for the