Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-04-09

Captain l.. D. Phillips and M. G. Burns left on Saturdays train for business trip to Denver. Just the nature of the business was not learned but from from what the newspaper scribe could obtain, it had "smel- terish" appearance. They expect to return within few days.
 J.R. Bailey and wife of San Jose, California, are visiting the family of his brother, J. H. Bailey. Mir. Bailey is manager of the Western Union Telegraph company at San Jose. This being his first visit to Prescott, Mir. Bailey expresses surprise at the splendid appearance of our city. He states that while he expected to see lively mining town, it surpasses all expectation in its growth, enterprise and stability so shortly after our re- cent devastating fire.
 D. J. Driscoll died in Jerome re- gently of pneumonia. When Mir. Driscoll took to his bed, says the Re porter, he was firmly convinced that he had but a short time to live. No reasoning could overcome his belief that his death was near; he called his wife to hiss bedside and told her of this feeling and requested that she marry as soon as she thought good taste would permit, adding that 1t was his wish that she marry a good man, total abstainer, that personal appearance was not to be taken into consideration.
 A. J. Doran has returned from a visit to Mohave county looking after his mining interests.
 Mrs. Hugo Richards entertained a number of boys at dinner on Satur day evening at her residence in East Prescott. She was assisted by Mrs. Wallace Fairbank. The menu was most elaborate and embraced articles which tickle the palates of epicures, and it is needless to say that the viands were most thoroughly en- joyed by Young America" present. After dinner Mrs. Richards and Mrs. Fairbank each gave some selections on the pianolo, and each of the guests were also permitted to manip- ulate the instrument for the render ing of one number. The evening was a thoroughly enjoyable one to each young man present and the hostess found pleasure from it-from the happiness she imparted to her young guests.
 The April number of the Woman's Home Companion is especially de- voted to Easter It opens with an ar ticle on ''The Easter Flower Market" ''The Pisgah Church" ''An Easter Bonnet" and "The Flower Fairies Easter Story" for children, are appro- priate bits of fiction. Lovers of out doors will find much to delight them in Ernest Harold Baynes' Little Journeys to the Woods and Fields" Other features are Curious Marriage Customs in China and Japan" and "The Lincoln National Museum" The double page contains notable paintings from the Paris salon. There are six pages devoted to spring and summer fashions. Published by the Crowell X Kirkpatrick O., Spring field, Ohio; one dollar year; ten cents copw: sample copy free.
 Prescott was aroused of its slum- bers on Sunday morning, a little be- | fore six o'clock, by the unearthly shrieks of the siren whistle of the Prescott Electric company. The oc- casion of the shriek was a good sized blaze iii East Prescott, which at first glance to the residents of that part of the city had a very threatening aspect. l The fire was in a barn belonging to T. G. Norris, On the rear of the lot l occupied by Prof. B. D. Billinghurst and family. Mr. Norris fine barn 1 where he keeps his horses and car riages, is located just across the al- ley from the burned barn and it was also pretty badly scorched. The | Toughs horse cart, drawn behind a hack arrived on the scene promptly and prevented the flames from spread ing though the building in which the | fire originated was completely de- | stroyed. Origin of the fire unwnown.