Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-09-24
THE LOCAL NEWS...... E ......CITY AND COUNTY
From Wednesdays Daily

From Wednesdays Daily.
 The changed climatic conditions, indicates change in political doings in Yavapai.
 The republican central committee has secured good quarters in the Bashford building upstairs, to enter tain the people.
 Read the republican platform if you want some good political food. The men behind it will keep every word it contains.
 Yesterday was pay day at the Hurricane mine near Thumb Butte and several democratic merchants" went out to sell the miners a variety of goods.
 1t is definitely stated that W. A. Rowe sent wireless telegram from Slate creek this afternoon accepting the nomination for the legislature on the democratic ticket. Harmony, eh?
 Passing up Montezuma street this morning reporter asked Col. Jack Owens if anything new was on the boards today, when that sure shot political savant voluntarily said that Bob Morrison would cut Wilson's majority over Brodie down to 3,324.
 The spirit of the day politically is commencing to show itself and many bets are being wagered. One repub- lican bet democrat s that Hickey would beat Roberts. II the county is so heavily democratic as some say, Hickey is dead duck if this line of wagering is followed to any great extent.
 Candidate Morrison on the demo- cratic ticket for the assembly has moved from Jerome to Prescott to re- side. While in Prescott many of the Jerome delegation publicly stated that this change of residence on his part was due to a distinct under standing to that effect before he re- ceiyed the nomination.
 There are so many Ross in Yava- pal, yesterdays mention should not confound one with that of another, viz, John s. Ross, of Prescott, must, as delegate to the republican con vention, be alluded to as straight as dart and as pure as crystal polit- ically speaking. John $. Ross, and John W. Ross are different people, having no relationship whatever.
 It will be learned with somewhat of a surprise that former resident of Prescott, W. W. Cook, has been nominated on the republican ticket of Maricopa county for sheriff. Mir. Cook was virtually raised in Prescott, being son of J. D. Cook who in early days ran the Point of Rocks milk ranch. Young Cook will cook the democratic goose in Maricopa.
 Yavapai has in the plaza of Pres colt the greatest mineral exhibit to be found anywhere in the southwest. There is every variety of ore and the scheme now being put into operation gives all generous regard in dis play. Mining men who desire to ex- hibit their product will here find an easy avenue and one that will show up to nice advantage what there is in the country in d mineral way.
 Charley Bowers, who resides at Jerome Junction, and follows the pursuit of mining, was in Prescott yesterday being in attendance before the republican convention. He is a son of the late Ed. F. Bowers, who in the '70s was elected the first republi- can sheriff of Yavapai county. Charley is chip of of the old block, and was greeted by many of the old time war horses of the old party.
 This office acknowledges the present of a generous supply of wine from the celebrated ranch of Henry Schuer- man in the Red Rock country of Oak Creek. Mir. Schuerman has one of the finest vineyards in Arizona, and annually produces grapes that are unexcelled in luxury while in wine making he has large and growing trade to draw to. The wine received was excellent, but with the printing fraternity as usual the supply did not exceed the demand.
 Considerable space is given in the Western Mining World of Chicago to the proposed railroad from Con gress Junction to Franconia and the country it will traverse. It is stated that branch will pass down the Bill Williams Fork to the Colorado river for the purpose of opening up that rich mineral country to the operations of investors. Senator Dorsey and his mining partners are said to be inter ested in the branch from the main line to the river. Work will be com menced on the roadbed before the 1st of December and it is said that it will be completed to the mainline of the Santa Fe by the list of January, 1904.
 A beautiful home wedding occurred at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Simmons this morning at 9 30 o'clock when their daughter Lula Francis was united in marriage to Charles Francis Lyle, Rev. Leon Lewis offici- ating. After a sumptious wedding breakfast and the hearty good wishes had been served the happy couple left on the morning train for Selig man, Arizona, where the groom is a trusted employe of the Santa Fe Pacific railway.
 From Thursdays Daily.
 W. R. Humphries left for Groom Creek this afternoon on a business trip.
 The facts are that the democratic convention gave recognition to the great army of wage workers.- Courier. And that is about all that they did or will give.
 Rev. Leon O. Lewis, of the Metho- dist church South, seems to be in demand these days by the cupid ele- ment He is doing a land office bus mess in the wedlock line. and seems to be preferred in his divine duties.
 The measuring party was a success both socially and financially. Mrs. B. D. Billinghurst and F. R. Stewart certainly understand the "art" of measuring. This social is only one of series which will be given each month.
 James O'Connell the well known mining man and stage operator, left tOdav for C,hicagO to ta Ovar many