Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-02-26
From Wednesdays Daily.
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 Patronize the fremen by buying a ticket to their ball February 2l.
 The remains of the late Mrs Hemphill were shipped east for bur ial yesterday.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. R. Gaines left to- day for visit to their old home in Louisville, Ky.
 Everybody dances at the fireman's ball. It will be given this year Fri day evening, February 21.
 Captain Phillips and R. L. Spencer went out today to take a look at the Prosperity group of mines.
 Subscribers to the Leonora Jackson performance next Saturday night should call for their tickets at once.
 The funeral of the late Edward M. Bogart, who died yesterday, will take place tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 Major Horace NJ. Russell, Cali fornia manager for Douglas, Lacey & O., left for home on today's train.
 The box sheet for the Leonora Jackson entertainment was opened this mording and the sale of tickets has been quite lively.
 Do not forget the sale of household furniture now in progress at the resi- dence of Henry Goldwater. You can obtain bargains by calling early.
 Fire was discovered in the roof of c. H. Aker's residence on North First avenue yesterday afternoon about 4.30 o'clock. An alarm brought the fire company out and particularly hard run was made north on First street. The chemical did the work in short order, and the damage to the build ing was slight.-Republican.
 David and Aaron Fitzpatrick, who were called to Los Angeles by the death of their sister, returned to Pres colt last night.
 W. H. Berrey, mining man of Col orado Springs, arrived here a few days since with view to locating and engaging in mining.
 R. L. Spencer of Douglas, Lacey & Go. will leave tonight for the south ern part of the territory to look after mining interests there and from there will go to California.
 J.R. Emmons, the man who was bitten by a hydrophobia skunk in Yeager canyon, returned from the Pasteur institute recently. He speaks highly of the cure.-Jerome Reporter.
 Martin Parker, the man brought in from Lynx creek on Monday, had his preliminary examination yesterday before Probate Judge c. P. Hicks, and was adjudged insane and com mitted to the insane asylum.
 Richard Taggart, of the Needles hotel, was in Kingman this week ar ranging a sale of the Beale Springs ranch to H. N. Botsford. We have not learned that the transfer was made The property is a good one and ought to pay any one well for its Mines. Those who left Jerome for the Ga naneas are being Mexicanized rapid ly, the most of them having smallpox and the rest of them have varioloid. Bob Mitchell was one of the first to take the former. MT. Wade was for tunate enough to get to work the day after his arrival. He has the small pox.-Reporter.
 The United States civil service commission announces that on Feb ruary 26, 1902, examinations will be held at the usual places for the posi- tions of assistant in pathology and assistant in physiology in the bureau of plant industry, department of az riculture. This announcement takes the place of the one issued January 27, 1902, for the same positions.
 Fl. H. Cartier, who was a class mate of Congressman Weeks "back in the states" in their boyhood days, has just received a letter from the latter in which, among other things he speaks of, he says there is little hope of Arizona being admitted as a state at this term of congress. This opinion is in harmony with those en- tertained by citizens of the territory who have visited Washington Mr. Weeks was a member of the congress sional committee which recently wis ited the Philippines.
 The European powers are quarrel ling as to who shall have the honor of keeping Spain of the United States. The fact is that Uncle Samuel kept the powers from coalition. Those Europeans were smart enough to know that the time would come when Sammy might turn in and lick them individually. Their common sense taught them to keep out of an affair that was none of theirs, and they are now thankful they followed the hunch.--City of Mexico Anglo-Ameri- can.
 A special to the Phenix Republican from Washington says that the secre- tary of the interior announces the policy of the department for the con- ing fiscal year to allow no sheep to graze on the forest reserves except those known as the Cascade, Wash ington, Rainier, Uintah, Big Horn and Gila. Permits for 150,000 sheep will be issued on the Big Horn reserve in Wyoming and 100000 on the Gila re- serve in Arizona, 50,OOO to be owned by settlers on the reserve. The de- partment has decided that the sheep destroy the timber and injure the water supply. They will net be per mitted on the timber reserves here after except in the cases of those noted.
 Matthew P. Lacey, better known as Shorty" Lacy was married last even ing to Miss Josephine Lambertine The ceremony was performed by Pro- bate Judge c. P. Hicks. The groom was formerly a deputy sheriff.
 A circus acrobat who is minus both legs is advertising for a wife. Some girl who desires to secure a husband who will Lot care to wander from his own freside at night, and who cannot kick when the biscuits are scorched may find just what she is looking for, in this fellow.
 s. c. Schoonmaker. for the interest of a Chicago company, has arranged for the purchase of the Truxton ranch and cattle from the estate of the late Samuel Crozier. The property sells for thirty thousand dollars cash. The Crozier ranch is one of the hest