Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-10-01

clerk and carrier in the post office
 service.
 Auction sale of furniture and
 household goods, Saturday, Septem-
 Der P, at 3l4 South Alarcon street
 formerly the Prince residence
 There is good furniture and there
 will be bargains.
 Deputy United States Marshal
 Wells came in on last evenings train
 from Flagstaff with a colored man in
 custody, who is charged with tam
 pering with the United States mail.
 Mrs. Wells, who has been in Cali
 fOrnia for some time, met him at Ash
 Fork and came to Prescott with him.
 W. A. Balton. the affable agent of
 the New York Life Insurance com
 pany, has returned from Mohave
 county on business matters of his company. He states that our sister county is materially progressing in
 mines and mining. He left last night for the Salt river country on private matters.
 Mrs. w. A. Clark and her brother in-law. with the latter's three chil- dren, left today for Los Angeles, where Mrs. Coleman is undergoing medical treatment. Mrs. Clark has been in the Sisters hospital for some days and makes the journey to be at the bedside of her sister, and es- pecially so on account of the late death of Albert Coleman who per ished in the fire at Fools gulch Thursday afternoon.
 The naval boys, Jesse T. Vines, W. T. Harrison, Ernest J. Jones, Robert Cornell. W. C. Bolin, and John B. Bryant, left today for San Francisco. They are assigned to the training ship Independence at Mare Island. We understand that there will be several young men of Prescott who wifi go to Phenix to avail themselves of an opportunity to enter that branch of the service. The navy seems to be popular.
 Ensign and Mrs. Westacott of Phenix will conduct the opening meeting of the harvest festival at the Salvation Army hail Saturday and Sunday evenings, September P and 2S. Coffee and cake will be served after the meeting Saturday evening for } cents. Monday evening there will be an egg meeHng conducted by Uncle Silas from Salt River valley. Admission to this meeting will be by the presentation of fresh egg. Tuesday, September 30, the last night of the harvest festival, there will be an auction sale of the exhibits. All are heartily invited to these meetings.
 Col. H. B. Maxson, United States deputy surveyor of Reno, Nevada, | arrived on last nights train for a brief visit in Prescott. Col. Maxson l was a former resident of Arizona and l has host of friends all over the ter. rit0ry. who always accord him a hearty welcome on his periodical | visits. He is accompanied on this i visit by his son, H. H. Maxson, a native of the territory, having been born in Arizona and spent the early | part of his boyhood in the territory, I part of the time in Prescott with . his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. H. lI HartsOn. Young Mir. Maxson is now a naval cadet at Annapolis and $ away on thirty days furlough, which will expire next Tuesday. He will start tomorrow for Annapolis to 'eport for duty on the expiration of iis leave. While he was appointed rom Nevada, Arizona naturally takes
 pride in him as being a native son.
 NJ. B. Hazeltine and wife and Dr. Jriley and daughter are enjoying ent life down Granite creek near Point of Rocks.
 L. Hernck, former business man f Los Angeles. is in town looking ,yer the business field here with a -iew of locating and engaging in business.
 The Halloween social given last rear by the ladies of the NJ. E. -hurch proved so successful that they nave decided on giving another one his year.
 The old Martin Maier lots on the nrner of Gurley and Granite streets .rIe sold yesterday 10 Albert Heller, purchase price being Sl $50. Mir. iciler proposes to move the old Odd ] Fellows hail on the lots.
 A telegram was received in Pres oti today from Flagstaff announriug hat rousiug republican meeting 7as held there last evening. It was ddressed by E. E. Morrison The elsgram stated that Flagstaff sur endered internationally to Mr. Nor ison. He will carry Coconino coun- y by good big majority.
 The Johnson House is being re- modelled On the inside and re!ainted 'n the outside. and rhaa the work LOW being given it is completed it will present a neat appearance and )e chased as one of the best lodging louses in the city. Miss Johnson Is incharSe of the property md is certainly bringing the house Jack to its old time regard as a de- .irable place to stop at.
 Among the home manufacturing of Prescott none are to be ,etter considered or more dutifully egarded by the purchaser than that f Greenhill's candy factory in the Hilton building. ne has now on dis day the best stock of candies in Ari- Ona that are manufactured exclu- lively by him and Mrs. Greenhill. Take look at his goods when pass ng by and see what a nice stock he displays.
 Dr. Cro0sail. in charge of Fen 5. I drug store during the ab- ence of its proprietor, received a telegram last night from Mir. Hil- ireth announcing the sale Of the tore to L. E. Corbin. Sir. Corbin vas in Prescott for several weeks investigating the business and the outlook Of the town and evi- lently was favOrabiy impressed with [. He Is expected to return to Pres .Ott again on Saturday and take .harge of the business.
 Many young men were examined )y the naval beard during the ses- sion ol three days in Prascntt. and ]