Arizona republican., 1902-07-22
NEWS OF THE W
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PRESCOTT


Prescott. Arizona. July 21.-(Specia1
correspondence of The Republican,
A number of Prescott's young people
attending the dance.
Pete Kastner has received word from
Wisconsin announcing the death OF
George Sutherland. Mr.. Sutherland
was well known here, where he for
merly resided.
A carload of horses was shipped from
kirkland yesterday to Kansas City,
from which place they will be sent to
various places in prosperous Kansas.
DR.. Conner and James Wallace spent
Sunday with friends at Iron Springs.
The Entire Nous Tennis club of Pres
colt spent an evening recently at
Thumb butte enjoying a moonlight pic
mic. Among the members present were
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Burmister. Miss
Helen Burmister, Misses Maud and Ma
bel Norris. Misses Helen and Alice Adj
ans. Miss Anna Bailey. 7. K. Shrop-
shire, Guy Bailey, AL Richardson and
Henry Hamilton. They reported j
pleasant time.
The Arizona Power company has
completed it's first surveys for the de
tails of the construction of its power
plant bitches and tunnels at the Fossil
creek dam. and for the power lines. All
the data has been forwarded to Los
Angeles where the maps, specifications
and estimates are being made prepara-
tory for the advertisements for bids for
construction. 1t is expected that all
work win be completed within year.
Work is pr cgressing on the walls of
4 IL,
the best wo: s being done and when
the buiIdirg is finished Prescott will
have another public building of which
it may v-n!l be proud.
Survey Grand intends to leave in
the morning with corps of men to do
some extensive surve ing in the north
crn part of the territory.
| The Arizon4 Building; company IS
| putting a lar; force of men to work
this morning upon the new buildings
being erected l.; them IN various parts
of Preccott.
w. c. Green of Cananea, Mexico;
Judge w. H. BE- rnes of Tucson: George
Mitchell of Cardnea: j. NJ. Jamison of
Phoeni-- l.. H. Chalmers of Phoenix.
E. S. Ives Of Yuma. James Shirley of
Cananea I'D A. r. Cruickshank of
New Yol. all prominent men and at
| torneys i crested in the Cananea Cop
per CON- ny litigation, have arrived i'll
Presco r The trial is a continual ton
of the Gle held here in the May term
| of cot 8. The case comes up the early
part OF this week.
| Attorney l.. H. Chalmers expects to
return to Phoenix Tuesday morning.
| Owing to the scarcity of rentable
rooms and houses in Prescott a tent
| town has been built on the hillsides Of
West Prescott. About sixty tent houses
are now in use, which, being among the
huge rocks and tall pines, make then
desirable and pleasant summer homes
The members of the Prescott Cur
club met yesterday at their grounds t;
break few bluerocks. as is their Won
on Sunday. Besides the old timers
there was present Charles A. Lambeth
a young man who is employed a
Blocks clothing store. M --lmbeti
was for years member of the kansa:
City gun club, and is a rafting goo
shot. Today was the first time he sho
over the Prescott grounds. and h
broke % out of %, splendid showing
If he will consent to shoot steadily Will
the Prescott club ne will be a valuable
addition to the organiza ton. NORM
who was slated to do something CRANE
today, only broke 43 out of 80. MOI i.
gets crazy spells occasionally an'
breaks everything thrown in the air
He got one of those spells in Phoeni!
at the last tournament and broke s
straight. Tom Simmons. an old-time
in this section of the country, and OH
of the noted shots in years gone by
showed up and took a hand in TIL
shooting, breaking 16 out of % with
strange gun. NORM bet him that h
could break two to his one, and lost
box of cartridges. Hildreth. Burmiste
VANDERBILT and Field broke about thei
usual score. Paterson, who has onl
shot at bluerocks on two occasions
made a very good score. He will 500
become one of the best shots in tn
club. Marks broke 16 out of %. Nc
Donald was high man with AZ out o
80. There is great interest taken in tn
shoots at present and Prescott expect
to carry away all the prizes at Bisbe
next fall al the territorial shoot.
Friedman's dance was we'll attende
Friday evening. Friedman always ha
7 a fine crowd of jolly people at hi
dances and they all leave declarin
: they will attend the next one.
:, c. s. Thompson of the Jerome Re
!. porter was in town this week on bus
mess. CHAS. A. STAUFFEF