Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-06-04

Tom Carter, the genial Walnut Grove alfalfa monopolist, was a visi-. tor to Prescott yesterday on business matters. He says the Hassayampa has not enough water in it to swab out a shot gun and will soon inau- gurate prayer service as a last resort to releive the distress prevailing.
 John Wilson has resigned his posi- ton with the Phenix National Bank and came up to Prescott on Saturday. He has accepted a position in the Douglas, Arizona, bank, of which c. o. Ellis was recently appointed cashier. He will accompany Mir. Ellis to Douglas.
 Forest Supervisor F. R. Stewart started today on a general visit of the forest reserve. He goes to Min nehaha and Crowned King via Fur key creek. and will return via Mayer, Big Bug, Providence, Poland and Lynx creek. It will take about week to make the trip.
 Anna E. Seitz, D. O., graduate of the Columbian School of Osteopathy of Kirksville. Mo. A system of treat ing all diseases of the human body both acute and chronic, by scientific manipulations. All diseases treated. Diseases of women and children speciality. Consultation free. Union block, room 3.
 The Prescott Realty company has an attractive advertisement in this issue 10 which attention is called. The company has the agency for the sale of lots in the Otis addition east of Prescott, and offers a home valued at Sl,000 free with every fifty lots sold. Their plan of operation is worthy Of being investigated.
 The Arizona Medical association has elected the following officers: Dr. Vim. Dufiield, president; Dr. Whit man of Tucson first vice president; Dr. Orcutt of Tucson, second vice president. Dr. L. D. Dameron, third vice president: Dr. c. H. Jones of Tempe, secretary, and pr. W. NJ. Bell, treasurer. Dr. W. H. Ward was elected delegate from Arizona to the meeting of the American Medical as- sociatioa to be held at Saratoga Springs, New York, beginning June 10.
 4 L. Smith took charge of the Prescott postoiice on Saturday even ing. k1l the force in the office ex- cept that of assistant postmaster are under civil service. so that the same clerks are retained, although there is a general change all along the line. Instead of appointing new man as his assistant, Mir. Smith selected ! William Murphy for the position, i which resulted in each clerk moving mp ore peg. The new clerk ap- pointed is Warren Day.
 1 L. D. Gale, of Seligman, came in on !as eyening's train to serve in the capacity of grand juror. Mir. Gale 1 has resided at the above place ever since 1883, having been in charge of i the telegraph office at Chino when it was first started, and having lived there all alone for months, miles away from any neighbors, and the only time he would see any one would be on the arrival of trains. It ! is his first visit in Prescott for four years and naturally he notes the i'm provement in the town during that time.
 4. J. Head is having plans drawn up for the erection of another fine brick business building on Cortez street. It will have a frontage on the above street of fifty feet and will ex- tend back one hundred feet, and the ceiling will be eighteen feet high
 with a gallery floor around it. Itwill be occupied as a wholesale store by he Barclay-Stetson wholesale firm. The building will be located just north of his lodging house, and work will be commenced just as soon as rhe building now on the lot can be removed.
 Indians recently brought a story to
 Fork Yukon to the effect that there ure two petrilied ships away on the
 high ridge of the rockies where the mountains slope of to the Artic
 ocean. The vessels are 200 yards
 apart, one partly protruding through
 the gravel and the other standing lalmost upright. In the latter hole
 was made and certain stone utensils
 taken out. These were produced by
 the Indians. The place is l50 miles l up the Porcupine river, then JOG miles toward the ATtic. The Indians
 also state that there is a petrified
 lorest there and massive glaciers many hundred feet in height. H. R 1 MouHtl;elt. agent of the North ! American Transportation company at ! Ft. Yukon, says he will go up 10 see
 for himself. The. trip will take about Ter weeks.