Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-12-24
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
 Geo. Smiths condition is reported to be more favorable.
 Heavy frost this morning, tempera- ture Is degrees above zero.
 Candidates should have their cleo tion cards printed at this office.
 Christmas excursion rates to Los Angeles go into effect tomorrow.
 Fair tonight and Sunday is the weather forecast for Arizona.
 The Teachers Association of Arizona will meet in Tempe the week begin ming Dec. 29th.
 A new porch is being added to the Congress House, along with the other improvements.
 E. Kaufman left today for Los An geles to spend the holidays with his family.
 Tomorrow will be the shortest day of the year, when the sun crosses the winter solstice.
 Christmas tree exercises at the Con gregational church next Wednesday evening.
 W. I. Johnson former county re- corder has engaged in the contracting business inPrescott.
 Rev. H. B. Long will preach his Christmas sermon tomorrow at the Congregational church.
 Stanton has a new postmaster. His name is Thomas H. Field who has re- sided there for several years.
 Master Freddy Ross who has been ill with scarlatina, is much improved and is able to go about the house.
 Mrs. J. S. Douglas arrived in Pres colt yesterday to spend the holidays with Mir. and Mrs. w. M. Claypool.
 c. F. Hummer with Douglas, Lacy & Co.,, will leave tomoI row for Den yer to spend Christmas with his wife.
 Dr. Adolph Taylor of Williams has been appointed a member of the terri torial medical board, vice Dr. Bar rett.
 F. c. Stamford, special agent of the Norwich Union Insurance com pany left today for his home in Gil roy, California to spend Christmas.
 J. Mitchell Roberts, of the Standard Refining and Smelling company has gone to to Sudbury, Ontario, on official business.
 "Guiding Stars and ''Great in the Sight of God'' will be the sub jects of the sermons at the Baptist church tomorrow morning and even ing.
 The dance Christmas night, under the auspices of the Clerks Union will be held at Dougherty's ihall and not ,.o ,.v Odd Fellows hall, as an nounced.
 P. l.. Kastner has purchased fifty seven feet frontage on the east side of the plaza just north of the Linn boarding house on which he proposes to erect business buildings.
 H. Bargeman representing Schloss Bros Co.,, of Baltimore, makers of high grade clothing is in town in the interests of that firm. He has placed his entire line with H. W. Laskey & Co.
 The Christmas sermons and music will be given tomorrow at the Congre gational church. The Sunday school festival will be held Wednesday even ing at 73:0. The exercises will con sist of many features and several sur prises for the children.
 Governor F. A. Tritle and his son F. A Tritle Jr., left on last night trrain for Phenix. The former will remain in the capital city with his son Harry R. Trittle while the young man will go to Mexico to take a posi- tion with James Douglas. Prescott will miss them both as they have re sided here for over twenty years.
 The Ladies Guild of the Church of the Advent have constituted them selves a bureau of exchange for woman's work and will handle for sale on commission any article of woman's work in the line of needle work. cookery or bakery goods brought 60 them for the purpose First sale will be held at Ross Drug store during the afternoon and evening before Xmas day.
 The annual Christmas party of the Advent Mission Episcopal church will be held, d. v., on Tuesday night next, December 23. at Masonic Temple, over Goldwater's store at '. go D. m Parents of the Sunday school children. mem bers of the congregation and friends are very cordially invited. An inter esting program hhs been prepared Sunday school children are requested to be present tomorrow Sunday morning promptly in order that all arrangements may be perfected.
 The exercises at the public schools yesterday were of very interesting nature and were attended by many patrons Of the schools. Miss Strange and Miss Edwards joined their rooms in the exercises which were splendid. The pupils of Miss Campbeli's room had a Christmas tree. Miss Sprague and Miss Cuplin also united in the ex- ercises for their rooms All of them were of a very creditable nature. such as patron pupil and teacher may