Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-12-24
sTHE LOCAL NEWS......
 S ......CITY AND COUNTY
From nonday's Daily,

geles.
 Coconino county has s115, 900 in her treasury.
 Walter Reese has gone to Phenix on a business trip.
 R. A. Talbot has gone to Pasadena to spend the holidays.
 L. Greenwood came in from Copper Basin Saturday for brief visit.
 The Kraus-Taylor company will open its engagement in Prescott to- night.
 Mrs. Bert Horton and children have returned from their visit to Los An geles.
 J. H. Mulrein has gone to Los An geles to spend the holidays with rela- tives.
 Miss Flora MacKay, sister of Mrs. J. W. Finn, has gone to her home in Nova Scotia.
 Geo. B. Upton left for the East on Saturday to purchase machinery for the Gro Grande mine.
 R. R. Coleman was recently award cQ d the southern part of the territory.
 A. s. Haskell came in from Jerome on Saturday for brief visit, return ing to Jerome again this morning.
 Bert Johns returned yesterday to spend the holidays at home. He has been attending the territorial univer- sity.
 The Methodist Sunday school will hold its Christmas tree exercises on Wednesday night in the Marina street church.
 Geo. French, son of E. W. French. came up from Walnut Grove on Satur- day to spend the holidays with his father.
 Leave your order for carnations, violets, holly, mistletoe, smilaX, Christmas trees and decorations at Wooster's book store. 12-22-3t
 The Santa Fe railroad company is obtaining water from Del Rio owing to the freezing of springs in the San Francisco mountains.
 How do you like the improvements in the paper. Other improvements are still contemplated, among them being an increased telegraph report.
 Rev. H. B. Long had good audi ences yesterday at his special Christ mas services at the Congregational church. Special music was rendered by the choir.
 2 Miss Alice M. Campbell has re- been teaching school. She will spend tho hnlidorc with friends in Prescott.
 Rev. A. NJ Gibbons preached two eloquent Christmas sermons in the M. E. church yesterday to a large au- dience. The choir rendered some eX- cellent special music, appropriate to the occasion also.
 There is much alarm on the west coast of Mexico over the reported ap- pearance of bubonic plague at Ma Zatlan. Local doctors assert that it is .the true form of the Asiatic plague but the doctors of the British warship Grafton decided that it is something else. The governor of the state of Sinaloa is Investigating.
 A. N. Ingram of Poland is in town today.
 Martin Tighe of Walker paid our city visit today.
 4 physician was called last week to remove a corn from the foot of an ostrich in Phenix.
 Read the fad piece of poetry in this issue about "how the young man was tempted and fell"
 MT. Hartwich, grand recorder of the A. O. U. W. of the jurisdiction of New York is visitor in Prescott. HDancing school every Tuesday night at Doughety hall by Hickey. Gents 50 cents, ladies free for social. 12-22-2
 H. P. Anewalt left for Phe- nix last night and J. H. Elm inert will leave for there to- night. Both are winter widowers and from Phenix will go to Los Angeles to join their wives and spend the holi- days.
 W. F. Grove ana J. M. Sharp were brought back from Colorado by A. A. Johns of the sheriff's office on requsi- tion papers to answer to a charge of attempting to defraud the Val Verde Copper company.
 The following official bonds were filed today each being for the sum of 5000: A. J. McPhee, l.. B. St. | James and P. s. Wren, as justices of the peace; Fred Johnston, constable; J. B. Jolly, school superintendent. 2 Jas. Harney of Conrges is in town for the first time in three years. He is much surprised at the progress 1 Prescott has made since the fire. He | reports business in Congress as hourishing.
 G. A. Bray received word today of | the death of his only sister, Miss | Alice Bray, at their old home in | Massachusetts. She had been in | feeble health for some time but her death was unexpected and came as a | surprise to MT. Bray.
 s. Watjen. clerk in the B. B. com pany, leaves shortly for St. Louis | where he has accepted a more lucra- tive situation. Many friends will re- rget the departure of MT. Watjen and their best wishes will follow him in his new field of labor. He will be much missed in musical and social circles.
 The following ticket, under the name of Citizens ticket was filed ac- cording to law on Saturday to be voted for at the city election: For mayor, R. H. Burmister; for council men, J. W. Wilson and A. J. Head; for assessor, E. c. Averyt; for chief of police, $. A. Prince; for treasurer. Henry Hartin; for recorder and ex- ofticio auditor, c. H. McLane
 The Journal Miner is the recipient. from Geo. Wooster, of very neat lit tie Arizona souvenir in the shape of a burned cactus picture frame contain ing a picture of a Pima babe. The frame is trimmed with leather These little souvenirs are being manufac- tured by MT. Wooster and he is UI- able to turn them out as rapidly he can sell them. He sold nearly 90 of them within three days last wee The frames are made of Arizona cac- tus and the pictures are varied. some being of burros. some of Indians. |, some of noted buildings, but all of Arizona subjects.
 The Yule Tide was very appropri- ately greeted at the Congregational church yesterday, when a large con |, gregation was present at both morn ng and evening services. The choir ren- l- dered several beautiful Christmas carols in a very pleasing manner. Dr. Longs sermon in the morning dWelt very eDtertainplV On the beau l