Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-06-25
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 THE LOCAL NEWS...... ......CITY AND COUNTY
From r1ondaY's Daily

est days in its history.
 The policy game in the Palace wa hit for S200 yesterday on a 25-cen investment.
 Col. D. N. Hood, of the Gladston, mine left yesterday for Denver ol mining business.
 Prescott firemen should practic diligently. They are up against strong team from Jerome.
 Carnival festivities will be an inter esting feature of the Fourth of Jul, programme. Just wait and see wha they will have.
 Mrs. F. M. Metzgar returned las evening from Chicago and she ant Dr. Metzgar will take the Hathawa. house on Alarcon street.
 A postal card from Fred Ref iron Heidelberg, Germany, says that h expected to start from there June 2l and to arrive in Prescott July l2.
 A private letter received from Gen H. NJ. Sherman says that his wifi and daughter will leave for a visit t Europe. They will be accompanieC by Misses Lucey and Mary Clark daughters of Mir. and Mrs. E. P Clark; formerly of Prescott.
 Joseph c. Remington of the R. H Burmister & Sons Co.,, was married last evening at the congregations parsonage to Miss Grace Raymond O Chicago. They went to housekeep ing with Mrs. Geo. Parker in Wes Prescott. Mrs. Remington is both ; fine vocalist and ihstfumentalist.
 The lawn fete which will be giver by the young people of tine Congre gational church tomorrow evening promises to be a most enjoyable time Preparations are in progress for sev eral beautiful booths to be arranged on the spacious grounds of Mayor Burmister. These, with the Japanest lanterns and electric lights, vii make a fairy land scene.
 Bill Dugan, a mechanical genius o some ability is making calliope anC will use it on carnival day. He vii endeavor to make it whistle ''Go Way Back and Sit Down." It will be [ novel feature of the day and will b' first turned loose when Frank Will Hams makes his famous parachute jump from the court house and en deavor to land in the Anheuser.
 A special stage running to LynI Creek capsized Saturday evening near the Pine Tree station. There was full coach of passengers, among them being Mrs. c. c. Stukey. Tn, latter was reriously injured and two gentlemen sustained bad bruises tt their limbs. It is universally re gretted that Mrs. Stukey has been st badly injured, as she is an estimabl, lady and has many friends in thi' city who will be sorry to hear of he affliction.
 The carnival programme as out lined in prizes for special events az gregates Sl00 in prizes. Over S50I in specially designed costumes hay, been ordered. Ten dancers and cake walkers have also been secured. Th' events will be many and will take ul all of the afternoon and evening Such attractions as the horribles, tn, calliope, Darktown fire dsings, carni val dance on the plaza, mush anC milk and doughnut and pie eating contest and other amusing events.
 The Mohave Miner contains tn, following notice of the appointment of F. S. Hildreth as register of tn, U. s. land office: Fen s. Hildreth who year or so ago was a resident of Kingman, has been appointed register of the land office at Prescott whose term of office had expired. Mir Hildreth is a most capable young man, and his many friends here art pleased with the selection. He wa: member of the Roosevelt Rougf Riders and in this way came under the personal acquaintance of the pre- sident.
 The funeral of Archie Richards the young man who was killed Fri day at the Pickerell mine, took place Saturday evening in this city, and was attended by large number ot his friends and acquaintances. He was endeavoring at the time of the accident to rescue a fellow miner whose foot was caught by a cavein being pinned so firmly that he could not move, and it was while endeavor- ing to remove the boulder that a sec ond cave followed which caught Rich ards and killed him instantly. In endeavoring to save one man, he lost his own life, and this makes his death all the more sorrowful. He was a young man but 24 years of age, agree able at all times and universally popu- lar, as was shown by the large num- Der of people who came from Lynx Creek to attend his funeral.
 Prof. R. L. Long, superintendent of public instruction of Arizona, and Prof. A. J. Matthews, superintendent of the Normal school at Tempe, are visiting Prescott today. Both gen tlemen are enthusiastic supporters of the public school system, and each one is tireless in advocating any movement to benefit that noble cause, They view with a jealous regard the prominence and liberality of Yayapai county in the welfare of its public schools and speak in praiseworthy and highly commendable manner of the new school building as it pro- gresses toward completion, stating that it will be, without doubt, one of the most substantial and creditable educational edifices to be found on the Pacific coast, considering the ac- commodations and number of pupils to be harbored therein.
 Col. Jeff Pierce of Phoenix, a gen tleman who combines business with pleasure, or in other words, runs milk ranch for fun and plays solo for profit, received a telegram from Bob Prior on Saturday to come up from the capitol city as there was a stiff game in progress and it was 'easy." Mir. Prior also guaranteed Mir Pierce a bridal chamber, a vault for his dough" and other incidental ex- penses. Jeff came up yesterday and has been here ever since. He is here also with both feet, and while he has not utilized a soft couch in which to recline, he has else softer, game just as easy as Prior stated in the telegram. He has use also for that vault, as LID to noon today he is still playing and