Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-02-12
From Fridays Daily.

The Chinese are celebrating their New Year holiday.
 Miss Helen Munyan will give a re- cital March 7th.
 Mrs. J. l.. Munds will entertain the W. c. T. U. and their friends Febru- ary 17.
 Captain L. D. Phillips and Major Horace NJ. Russell went out to Mayer today on business trip.
 The man with the performing bear who puts in an appearance periodi- cally, is in town just now.
 Mrs. Musgrave, of Seligman, ar rived in Prescott last night and is a guest at the Congress house.
 Forest Supervisor F. R. Stewart left today for the Bradshaw noun tains on official business.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. church will take orders for Easter eggs to be delivered at their Easter sale.
 Chas. Battye, postmaster at Cherry creek, and one of the good citizens of that section, was transacting business in Prescott today.
 Captain A. E. Macomber of Will liams returned yesterday from a visit to Tucson, being his first visit to the place, He says it is a lively prosper ous town.
 H. N. Crane, guardian of the estate of James F. Boyd, a minor, was to- day discharged by the probate court, final settlement of the estate having been made.
 JsW. Ross, administrator of the es- tate of Paul Friske, today made his final report to the probate court and hearing on this discharge was set for Feb. 15.
 Tickets for the entertainment to be given at Dake's opera house next Monday night ou sale at Brisley Drug O., Ross drug store and Wooster's stationery store.
 The railroad company is now re- ceiving bids for the construction of the Bradshaw mountain railroad. It is given out that the road will be built during the coming summer.
 n. P. Anewalt will go to Castle Creek Hot Springs this evening to re- main over Sunday with his wife and son, who are spending the winter at the Springs.
 F. R. Barker of California arrived here a few days since with view of locating. He stopped en route in Mohave county. but decided to take a look at this section before deciding on location.
 The item in report of the board of supervisors which was printed in last evenings Journal Miner, referring to the bill for coal at the court house should have read S107 instead of S701.
 Chas. Steele has commenced the erection of a handsome residence near east Goodwin street. It will be similar in construction to the con crete covered house recently erected by W. W. Wood, on South Marina street.
 W. R. Humphries, the out door photographer, who has been confined to his room with an attack of typhoid fever, is able to be on the streets again. He will shortly open an office in the Lawler block.
 Miss Helen Munyan and Miss Olive Fisher will leave this evening for Phenix to attend the Nevada opera Saturday night. Miss Munyan will return Monday morning to sing for the members of the Monday club.
 Adams & Ferguson, recent arrivals here, have opened barber shop in the Hilton building, next door to the Journal-Miner office. Besides being clever tonsoral artists they are genial gentlemen as well.
 The public school children, chap eroned by Prof. Billinghurst and teachers, were entertained at the cor ner of Alarcon & Gurley streets this morning by the antics of a real live bear and two Mexicans. The bear performed for a half hour and afford. ed pleasant entertainment for the children.
 Guessing on the length of the dura tic' of the big candle in R. H. Bur mister X Sons company window vii olose tomorrow evening. There have been large number of guesses made since the big piece of grease com menced being consumed by tn, } flames. The guesses cover a range from forty hours to nearly two hun dFedl The candle has already pass