Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-07-02

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 a politician. The bride was formerl.
 from Gilroy, California, but has re
 sided for a number of years il
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 Geo. S. Porter, Jr, has been il town for a couple of days on busi ness trip. He is secretary and Urea surer of the Pacific Stove company O Los Angeles, and is here in the in terests of the company, taking order, for stoves of all kinds. He wa: raised and educated in Prescott, anC has been absent for several years and is naturally surprised at the re markable growth made by the town in that time.
 NJ. $. Burhans returned to Pres. colt today after an absence of about a year, during which time he has been in Nevada, and in Mohave county in this territory. He says he has not seen any better place than Prescott in all his travels and ex- presses surprise at the changes which have occurred during the year. Not the least of the changes, be says, Is in the new faces he has met today. | While here before he said he knew almost every one he met, while now nearl Y every one Is a stranger to him.
 The parade committee for the Fourth of July procession want everybody to turn ont. Societies in uniform. ladies and gentlemen with saddle horses and trappings of national colors; bicyclists can decor ate wheels, business men their wagons, private citizens their car riages, automobiles, wheelbarrows. or any old thing-but get in line. Posi- ] tions will be allotted just previous to the Fourth. Give the committee due notice of feature, So that arrange ments can be completed.
 The United States civil service commission announces that on June 26 that an examination will be held for the position of two pressmen i'll the Philippine service at a salary of S1 400 per anuum each, and to other similar vacancies as they may occur in that service. Thirty days leave of absence is granted each year, exclu- sive of Sundays and holidays. Per sons who desire to compete should at once apply either to the United States civil service commission, Wash ington, D. C., or to the secretary Of the local board of examiners for ap- plication forms.
 A train load of discharged soldiers, from the Nineteenth and Twenty first infantries and the Third cavalry, passed through the city last night on their way to their eastern homes from the Philippine islands. They arrived in San Francisco last Friday on the transport Xii patrick, after be- ing quarantined in the harbor of Ma nila for three weeks on account of cholera. The soldiers say that al though strict measures have been adopted and every precaution is taken to prevent the spread of cholera in the Philippines, the disease goes steadily on. - Albuquerque Demo crat.
 From Fridays Daily.
 Buy a ticket for carnival day, July 5th.
 The wind has moderated from a gale into gentle breeze.
 Judge E. NJ. Sanford left today for Kingman to attend court.
 J. H. Hise has returned from trip east on mining business.
 A.. J. Pickerell returned last even ing from trip east on mining busi- ness.
 J. H. Mulrein of the carnival con- mittee has bottled it up and won't let Bill Dugan turn it loose until July 5th. It's a corker.
 Any boy or girl who can get a burro for the burro brigade, for procession July 4th, will please report to Charlie Hesla or Tom Coleman at once.
 If you think Frank Williams can't make a parachute jump from the top of the court house and land in the Anheusel, just watch his smoke on July 5th.
 The Powlas murder case is still on in the district court and has monopo- lized all of its time today. The case will probably be given to the jury this evening.
 Mir. and Mrs. T. J. Nolan came in from Denver last evening for a visit in Prescott. Twenty years ago they were residents of Whipple, where Mir. Nolan was in the employ of the gov crnment.
 Information was received last even ing by the postmaster that Earl San ford, one of the city carriers, had in jured his knee while sea bathing. He hopes to reach home by the Fourth.
 Governor R. c. Powers, who went to Los Angeles in December last to spend the holidays, returned to Pres cott lasi evening to assist in cele brating the Fourth of July. H. will probably remain here for several months.
 Wanted. more boys and girls to sell Carnival day July 5th) tickets in Prescott and vicinity. The com mittee will pay you we'll. Call on Orick Jackson, Journal-1Iiuer; A. c. Gilmore, Courier; Biles & Shelby, Burke block.
 Colonel A. O. Brodie will take the oath of office as governor on next Tuesday. After taking the oath reception viii be rendered to him and on Wednesday he will leave for Bis bee, where he has been invited to de- liver the Fourth of July oration.
 Miss Bertha Smith, formerly of Prescott, but having resided in Pine nix for the past three years, associ- ated with Dr. John Kruiz as assist ant, has just passed very credita5le examination at the state dental board held there this week. and was granted certificate to practice dentistry. Miss Smith is a very bright young lady. of refined manner and winning ways, and has a large circle of friend, here who will be glad to see her make a great success m her chosen profession. Miss Smith will arrive in Prescott the 1st of July and re- main for the summer. The Journal Miner congratulates her upon the