Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-04-23

W. H. Ayers arrived in town today
 from California, with a view of To-
 eating here permanently.
 It is said that from fifteen to
 twenty hohos pass Ash Fork every
 day. The tide east and west is about
 equal.
 Julius N. Rodenburg, jr., has re- turned to Prescott with his bride whom he married in Oakland, Cali
 fornia, recently.
 A swarm of wild bees was captured yesterday in front of the Fashion livery stable and enticed into a hive for their future operations.
 Curtis, the alleged stage robber, is somewhat better today. His wife ar rived on the noon train from Phenix and will remain with him during his illness.
 NJ. B. Hazeltine received telegram yesterday announcing the arrival of his wife and her father, Dr. J. M. Criley, in San Francisco on their re- turn trip from Honolulu.
 Secretary Stoddard and Geo. c. McMurtry went out today to Copper mountain to look over the formers mining interests there. They expect to be absent about a week.
 Mike Pagan returned yesterday from Seligman with two horses which strayed away from Prescott about five or six months ago and which had been taken up at the above place.
 Miss McGill, Miss Florence Be thune and Miss Raible took the children of the kindergarten out into the hills today for a sort of picnic and object lesson combined. They took their lunches with them and had an enjoyable time.
 At the Marina Street Methodist church next Sunday evening, Rev. Harcourt w. Peck's subject will be Christian Science and the Bible, or a Comparison of Mrs. Eddy's Science and Health, with Key to Scriptures, with Bible Teachings.
 On Monday morning April If, Harry, second son of John Milligan of Yabo gulch, died of pneumonia. The third son, Walter, is not expected to live, having the same dread dis ease. Mrs. Milligan is prostrated with grief and sickness, having se- we're attack of la grippe.
 c. M. Clark of Globe is in town. He has just returned from a visit to the Cananea mines in Mexico. He says that it is the liveliest mining camp he has ever seen, but the death rate for some time has been alarm ing. From twelve to twenty deaths per day have been reported there for for some time.
 ''Les Miserables," Victor Hugo's will be the theme of the lecture at the Congregational church next Sunday evening by the Rev. H. B. Long. his is one of the most and wonderful stories ever written. pr. Long gives this in his series of lectures upon the request of many friends.
 Prescott barbers are agitating the 1 closing of their shops on Sundays. They propose to remain open until 10 or II o'clock on Saturday night. The move is said to meet with the ap- proval of the employing barbers, who have heretofore been in the habit of keeping open on Sunday for the ac- of their patrons. There is no good valid reason why a barber should not be permitted to rest on the same as one engaged in any other pursuit, and should they | decide to do so the public would soon accustom itself to the new order of | things.
 Joe c. Remington, who was with the R. H. Burmister & Sons O., after the great fire of 1900, arrived from New York City last evening to again take position with that firm. Mir. Remington is one of the most popu- lar salesmen ever in Prescott and his host of friends will be glad to meet him again at that popular mercantile establishment. Since leaving Pres colt, over year ago, he has been with one of the large the atrical companies through the eastern states. He is loud in his praise of Prescott's appearance since the ele- gant new business blocks have been completed.
 Frederick B. King, representative of Douglas, Lacey & Co. at Bridge port, Connecticut, arrived in Prescott yesterday, and will spend about ten days here examining the properties being operated by the above firm. Mir. King is making a tour of an the properties owned by companies of which Douglas, Lacey & Go. are fiscal agents, and will go from here to Cali fornia to look over their oil and min ing interests there, thence to Lower California, and Nevada and Utah. He does this to thoroughly familiarize himself with them so that he may be able to speak from personal knowl- in representing them to customers.
 The s. F., P. & P. railroad has made excursion accommodations for those who wish to go to Prescott Sun day morning, the occasion being the meeting of the grand lodge and Re bekah assembly of the I. O. O. F. in that city on Monday morning. The regular freight train will be held till the arrival of the NJ. x P. train at 6.45 local time, so visitors from the south may avoid laying over day in Phenix. A coach will be attached to the freight train which will be backed down to the Nj. & P. depot, so pas sengers can be transferred from one road to the other without delay. A stop will of course be made at the Santa Fe depot for those who leave from here. The privileges are not confined to Odd Fellows alone but are open to all who desire to travel on that day.-Republican.
 A telegram was received from Chi cago last night saying that Miss Dorothy Dawes, who has been con nected with the Republican for the last five years, can live at the most only few days longer. She went to Chicago more than two weeks ago to submit to an operation at the, hands of Dr. J. B. Murphy for the removal of what was thought to be a malig-