Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-09-24
THE LOCAL NEWS...... E ......CTY AND COUNTY

Groom Greek was visited by a severe frost last night.
 F. R. Stewart took a party out to Blackburn's camp Sunday and enter tained them royalty.
 Mir. and Mrs. H. T. Smith are re- joicing over the arrival at their home of a daughter, which arrived Sunday evening last.
 Mrs. W. A. Clark, wife of the we'll known mining man of Fools Gulch, is at the Sisters hospital under the care of doctor.
 A company of Chicago capitalists has been formed to purchase mining machinery in idle camps and install the same at paying properties.
 What is believed to be a nest of cattle thieves has been discovered in Graham county and warrants for sev- eral prominent men have been issued. The Rangers have been summoned, and will assist in general roundup in few days.
 Arizona has more miles of railroad under construction or projected than any other state or territory in the Union. The lines are all to be con- nected with main transcontinental lines, and some of them are to go through tidewater.
 An exchange remarks that if the great Julius Ceasar was now living he would not write All Gaul is di- vided into three parts" but Arizona is divided into three parts, northern Arizona, southern Arizona and Mari copa county with a bis M.-Tomb- stone Prospector.
 The Sisters of Mercy have let the contract for building the additional wing to their hospital building, and the same will be commenced at once under the superintendency of Mir. Elliott as architect and Mir. Skinner as builder. When completed the building will be a beauty.
 Globe is now dead camp. Every thing has shut down and not wheel is turning. The leading paper, the Silver Belt, is being boycotted and the merchants are preparing to hunt new pastures. The Bisbee Daily Miner is sorry for the peopleof Globe and only wish that they could enjoy some of the Bisbee prosperity.-Bis- bee Daily Miner.
 Another victim of the desert was found near Rillito this morning. The case was reported to Coroner Wilson today. The man is supposed to have been a prospector and Is thought to have been dead for some time. Con- stable Pacheco will leave with cor oner's jury for the place in the morn ing County Undertaken Reilly will go out and bury the remains.-Citi- zen.
 The republican county candidates will fire the first gun of their triumph al march through the county at Skull valley, September 26, the occasion being a grand ball which will be given at that place on that night. A large party of Prescottites are going and it is requested that all persons wishing to attend hand in their names to J. E. Morrison, secretary republican county central committee, to the end that reduced rates may be secured from the railroad.
 The Woman's Christian Temper ance Union will hold their territorial convention in Prescott commencing Tuesday afternoon, September 30, and closing Thursday, October 2. On Thursday night they will have a silver medal contest similar to the one held some months ago. It is hoped that the people of Prescott will attend the convention as they will find the meetings both interest ing and instructive. 4 cordial invi- tation is given the public.
 John S. Jones, who has been away from Prescott for many months, returned yesterday and will leave for his famous Little Jessie mining ground today to visit that property and generally look it over. He will be back again in town during the week and return to the east, where he will remain for some weeks before again com ing back to Chaparral. He looks we'll and says he feels better than for years.
 Before the end of the year it is probable that one of the biggest bismuth properties on the continent will be opened up in the Superstition mountains, in this territory. The property has been sold by Phenix people to a party of wealthy Boston men, who intend to begin extensive development work at once. Bismuth has hitherto been one of the minerals that were not included among Ari- zona's products, but it is more than likely that inside of one year things will be different in this line.
 About thirty residents of that prosperous section, Groom Creek, at tended the democratic meeting to hear the democratic candidates eX- plain what earthl V reasons there were for electing them to office. The meeting was cold throughout and no enthusiasm at all was manifested, in fact when Hon. W. A. Rowe was half through his political sermon, most of the audience grew tired and left, and our dear old friend Tom Norris was compelled to discharge his oratorical pyrotechnics at empty space.
 Governor and Mrs. Brodie will re- turn to Phenix this evening. They are pleased with the reception ex- tended them by our people and say their visit has been one of pleasure never to be forgotten. The Governor has been busily occupied during his present visit with business, political and gubernatorial matters, while his