Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-12-10
THE LOCAL NEWS...... ......QTY AND COUNTY
From Wednesdays Daily.

from WeoneSody Dally.
 Hotels and lodging houses are all
 filled up.
 Have you seen the man with the
 big hal ha!
 The Ferris Wheel seems to be a
 popular attraction.
 Turkey dinner Saturday evening at Odd Fellows hall.
 The mercury dropped to 8 degrees above zero this morning.
 Get your dinner at Odd Fellows hall on Saturday evening.
 Work has commenced on the re- pairs to the Congress house.
 Two of the snakes on exhibition have succumbed to the cold weather.
 The case of Lavelle vs. Richards is on trial today before the court sitting without jury.
 NIT. and Mus. R. B. Burmister have returned from their outing in southern California.
 The ladies of the Ladies' Aid of the NJ. E. church will serve a fine dinner at Odd Fellows hall on Sat urday evening.
 Col. M. H. McCord, United States marshal is in town on official busi nssss and circulating among his host of friends here.
 The directors of the Prescott Free Reading Room report 1l7O visitors for the month of October. The room has been open to the public almost one year.
 The Science of Good Cheer" will be the theme of the first of ser ies of lecture sermons beginning next Sabbath evening at the Congrega- tional church by the Rev. Henry B. Long.
 The Prescott Herald is the name of little daily devoted to carnival news, published by D. D. Mcdonald. The paper will be continued as a weekly after the close of the carnival.
 c. C. Stukey returned last evening from a visit of ten days to San Fran cisco. He says that when he left San Francisco on Monday 1t was raining and had been for several hou- previously.
 Tim Fell has purchased the old Uncle Dick" Thomas ranch in the Agua Fria valley and will make his home there in the future. Mrs. Thomas has gone to Michigan, where she expects to remain during the bal snce of her life.
 Father Quetu has commenced to secure a collection of all kinds of Arizona birds and animals; also to get together complete mineral col lection to be composed of samples of ore from all the mines in the ter ritory, to be donated to the Sisters of St. Joseph's new school.
 Howard Ferguson, a most excellent and worthy young gentleman and an experienced newspaper man arrived in Prescott last evening to make his home here. He is identified with the Journal Miner and will assist in mak- ing some very important improve ments in the paper which are con templated for the near future.
 The jury in the case of the Brad shaw Railroad company vs. Jake Marks, returned verdict in favor of the company, fixing the damages of defendant at nil. The suit was for condemnation of right of way over defendants two mining claims. Damages in the sum of SS,000 was asked, but the result was as stated | above.
 It may be considered defamation of the character of Arizona's climate, but the north wind which swooped | down on this fair land yesterday and | continued during large part of the night, partook very much of the na- ture of Montana blizzard, without | the snow and sleet accompaniments. In the language of the street, it was a corker."
 / It is to be generally regretted that the tasty decorations of the exterior of the Palace were destroyed on Mon- day evening during the fireworks dis ply through the careless handling of rockets by some one in the proces- sion, and had 1t not been that the supply of bunting was exhausted the same would have been immediately replaced by the management. The interior of the resort remains intact, however. and universal praise is ex tended the house in the manner of the decorative work, and had it not been that the outward display was burned up, the Palace would cer- tainly have received recognition as the best decorated house in town, from top to bottom. They certainly deserve praise for the spirit mani tested, both in effect given and ex pense incurred.
 The longer they stay the better they are liked. The Oberle Stock company presented "Woman Against Woman" last night, and it was a rare theatrical treat. Many of the members of the carnival company were guests of the Oberle company last night, as the severe cold pre- vented attendance at the fair. To night the famous comedy drama. Hazel Kirke," will be presented. The company have become so popu- lar that they will prolong their en- gagement and continue the re mainder of the week. "The Big Casino" will be given tomorrow night. This was the first nights bill, and though not greeted by large audience, on account Of the company's late a-rival, f has been called for by sone who di 'd many who did not ~,., lhe fir, rform- ance.
 From Thursdays Daily.
 The United State, trial jury has been discharged
 The thermometer registered twenty above zero this morning.
 Turkey dinner 50 cents at Odd Fellows hall on Saturday evening.
 The harvest home dinner on Sat urday evening will be served from to 8 o'clock
 Robbie and Don French, the little sons of Mir. and Mrs. R. D. French.