Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-09-03


 Hon. Isaac T. Stoddard passed S through on last nights train en route
 to Phenix from California, where he has been spending the summer.
 Judge Webster Street, of Phoenix, , came in on last nights train from
 California, where he has been spend
 ing the summer.
 The triple H. candidates for sher- if, Hooker, Hobbs and Hickey, are
 said to be in the lead in the race for . tEat position.
 Judge DeKuhn seems to have
 walkover for probate judge, there be- | ing no other candidate in the field.
 A little booklet entitled Democrat ( ie Convention Guide and Political I Handbook has been received at this office.
 Ella Flagg, former teacher of the l Prescott Public school, but recently { of Pinal county, was 8 passenger on
 this mornings train.
 Mrs. R. E. Morrison accompanied her husband today to Denver, where $ they will place their little girl in school
 \ private letter received here from | party in Cananea says the mortal ity there Is alarming at the present V time. U
 Mrs. Barrett and her granddaugh- ' tar mot her and niooo otl l ' Dr. J. s. Barnett, left today for their Il home in San Francisco. C
 John Lawler returned last evening
 from his summers vacation spent in l. Los Angeles and at resorts adjacent r to that city. r
 The body of the late Charles Butler is arrived on this mornings train from ( the south and was taken to the home of his mother in West Prescott, from where the funeral took place this af- II ternoon at 2 o'clock. II
 Charles Binford has returned T from spending his vacation in Cali Q fornia and reports having had an ex- Q cellent time. He went in with G. A. Bray but the fishing was so good O that he could not induce the latter to al return with him. O
 Nose Drachman came ill on this mornings train from Phoenix. He ., was member of the Maricopa coun- = ty convention which held its session q yesterday. a ts
 F. NJ. Murphy has been elected N president of the Val Verde smelter cl and c. P. Collins. vice president. It ol is stated however that MT. Fennell still remains in control and will con l., tinue the management of the com th, h pany. TT
 The funeral of the late Hugh u Matthewson took place this after in noon under the auspices of the Elks' in lodge, of which he was a member It CT has been learned that he was taken p; with cramps immediately upon enter ing the tank of water. ~
 W. E. Deity passed through Pres pl colt on this mornings train for e Spokane, Wash, and from there he to will go into the hills to examine some re mining properties. He is well ac- nc quainted with the country. having [ travelled over it in territorial days. He will stop for day or two in San o. Francisco, and expects to be absent m mp, about two weeks. p'
 Prof. 4. N. Taylor, principal of the til Flagstaff normal school, came in on h; last evenings train and returned to fig Flagstaff today. He says that the sl new dormitory connected with the pl normal is about completed and will VI be ready for occupancy on the open re ing of the school next week. It will pe accommodate twelve students. He - says the prospects for the year are excellent and the attendance prom -, ises to be larger than at any previous EE year. +,
 The platform adopted by the Mari d, copa county democratic convention ia declares for an eight-hour law: for a WI mine inspection bill; for a freight co and fare bill, and some other meas of U:es which have been attractive to wi the voters of the territory. At the m last moment declaration was made fo for the passage of a law taxing the products of mines. How that came to be done is not known. Such a GG,' G bill has never been looked upon with h' favor by the miners of the territory. pa There would not be strong protest t1 against the taxing of the large mines ,,I if it could be done without at the h' same time burdening the small ones. 'e It is not believed that this plank of GU the platform will entice many voters Ve of any class.-Republican. ch
 The September number of the No- TT mans Home Companion opens with ha an article of unusual interest to bible je' students, Digging up Bible City" all It proves the creation to have been T. many hundred years before the date usually assigned Another article of extreme interest to novel readers will in be Landon Knights description ot tine real ''Stringtown on the Pike" In There are three notable short stories, VI "Abercrombie's Wooing," ""The Boat" and Lady Lee-The Story of is Horse" \ magnificent double page is devoted to the St. Louis exposition ou Mothers will be interested in Miss Gould's article on Clothes for School Children" There are suggestions for no falf weddings, an article on Outdoor Sports in Girls Colleges" and, best m, of all. stories, pictures and puzzles es- pecidlly for the children. Published by the Crowell Publishing Co.,, da Springfield, Ohio; one dollar year; ten cents a copy; sample copy free. SC From Fridays Daily. 'e
 Howard Burmister left today fer a IT visit to California. ii
 Charles Harris of the Santa Maria country Is in town today.
 J. H. Frank, a well known resident ve of Oak creek section, is in town.
 J. A. King came in from Jerome ga yesterday. be
 Rev. F. w. Meaney viii leave to- morrow for Los Angeles. or
 Fall weather without rain continues. tu There has been high Niud to-day.
 Ed. Mahurin, prominent citizen eT of Camp Verde, Is in towh. h. h'
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