Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-08-13

ly recuperatlng from the effects O
 running a rusty spike in his foot.
 G. A. Bray and Charles A. Binfor(
 will leave tomorrow for Los Angeles
 The police have been notified of thei
 coming and will look after them.
 The railroad company has a new
 freight shed almost completed ad
 joining the depot. It makes a very decided improvement in the way o
 handling freight.
 R. NJ. Dougherty returned last evening from his visit to California
 He had been absent about two weeks He expected to remain for a month
 but took a severe cold and was com pelled to return to Arizona for his health.
 The United States civil service commission announces that on Sep tember g, 1902, an examination will be held at the usual places for the position of interpreter German, French, Polish and Italian) in the immigration service.
 An important meeting will be held in Prescott tomorrow. It will consist of delegates from the different labor organizations in the territory and is intended for the purpose of organiz- ing federation of wage eaIners.
 Mrs. Geo W. Middleton today pur- chased the lot on Pleasant street formerly owned by J. NJ. Aitken. It is on the corner of the alley just north of the school house and has a stone foundation. The sale was made through Riblet, Reese & Me Lallen Go.
 pr. W. B. Day, official weather ob- server reports yesterdays rainfall at .3S of an inch. The rainfall for the month previously amounted to .22 of an inch, making total for August of 50 of an inch. The July rainfall was .7S hundredths making total for the season of 1.3S inches.
 A Los Angeles correspondent of the Journal for Investors in speak ing of the United Verde assessment in letter to that paper says: "The Jerome Reporter advocates a raising of the valuation to three million dol lars and states that four million dol lars would not be too much"
 Dixon Fagerburg, representing Runkle & Peacock, merchandise brokers, of Fl Paso, has opened an office in Prescott. He is an energetic young man and is greatly pleased with Prescott since locating here. He has his office under the Bank of Ari- zona with Riblet, Reese & McLallen. The firm represented by MT. Eager burg is among the largest merchan- disc brokers in the southwest.
 MT. and Mrs. W. A. Drake left yes terday for Pueblo, Colorado. being called there by the death of their grand child, daughter of NIT. and Mrs. H. J. McClung. The little one was about a year and a half old and was the only child of the couple. It was great favorite not only with its own relatives, but with all who had seen it and its death is a sore afflic- tion not only to its parents, but MT. and Mrs. Drake and family as well. From Saturdays Daily.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. NJ. Evans, of Phoenix, are in town.
 Miss Posie Hance came up this from Phenix.
 James Roach has been appointed at Hooper.
 MT. and Mrs. Friedman have gone to Copper Basin for their vacation.
 The new school house will contain about S0,00O bricks when completed.
 The Odd Fellows new building is looming up now into shape of a fine large structure.
 Fitzsimmons & Keating have been 90,000 bricks per week up to the time the rains set in.
 Wm. Murphy has gone to Salt Lake to attend the grand lodge of Elks.
 There was a nice gentle down pour )f rain last evening for about five hours. It was the best rain of the season.
 Pete Boscha brought two Mexi- ans up from Congress yesterday. They were charged with burglary.
 Owing to repairs being made on he church there will be no services n the Methodist Episcopal church August 10.
 A young Mexican shepherder nam- ed Fermin, of Holbrook, attempted % commit suicide recently by shoot ng himself while drunk.
 Mrs. James Cash and her twelve year-old daughter left yesterday for Honolulu where Mrs. Cash has brother and two sisters residing.
 Self Control" will be the subject 1f the sermon at the Baptist church tomorrow morning. There will be 10 evening service on account of the Union Young Peoples meeting at he Methodist church, south.
 On account of absence from the ,ity of Rev. Leon Lewis, pastor of West Prescott Methodist church, here will be no preaching at that church Sunday morning. The Sun lay school meets as usual at ten o'clock.
 Governor o. 4. Brodie has appoint ed A. J. Doran, E. E. Greenwood, E. A. .'.Haggott, J. B. Tomlinson and J. R. Leonard as delegates from this county to the International Mining which will be held at Butte, Montana, September l.
 MT. Whalen, who came here to organize the laboring men of Pres cott, held a meeting last evening and temporary officers were elected, when the meeting adjourned until 7 p. m. tomorrow to complete the or ganization.
 Suppiger, the mining photograph CT, whose office is in the Bank of Ari- zona building, Room f, has purchased the negatives of Humphries, the pho and any person desiring prints from the same can get them by applying at above address.
 Hon. T. c. Job has moved into his new residence on North Mt. Vernon avenue. One of the most pleasing features of the building is the I X. I L. L 0 l. l.