Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-04-09
From Wednesdays Daily.


 The county recorder continues to do rush business.
 John Lawler and H. R. Wood re- turned yesterday from visit to the Hillside mine.
 R. NJ. Dougherty has returned to the Bradshaw mountains, where he is engaged in mining.
 c. E. Goddard has his sheep shear ing outfit at Ash Fork. He has shear ed over 100000 head of sheep during the season.
 Track laying is progressing on the Big Bug spur from the P. X E. road. Trains are expected to be in Provi- dence within a week.
 Winslow is to have another news paper, owned and edited by Messrs. H. A. Simms and H. H. Herr, and they promise live paper.
 Horace P. Merrill has been ap- pointed deputy assessor and poll-tax collector for Jerome, and commenced assessing property on April lst.
 The business of Douglas Lacy & Co. has increased so much that Cap tain Phillips has found it necessary to add two more rooms to the quart sers occupied by their offices.
 Gil s. Ferguson, who has been in the employ of the Journal Miner since the big fire, has resigned the position and will engage in mining again.
 Mckee Scott, who was implicated in the killing of Kelley several years ago in the Sazerac saloon and who was reported to have been killed in Colorado some years ago, is still alive and well, and is now residing in Seattle.
 The Woodmen's Circle and Wood men of the World will give a social dance and card party at K. of P. hall Thursday evening, April 3, to which all friends of both orders are cordially invited. Admission 25 cents, includ- ing light refreshments.
 Henry Stuthman has purchased the Miners Exchange saloon and is renovating it preparatory to taking charge of it. He expects to have an opening on Saturday night. MT. Stuthman was formerly a partner of Mike Gratz in the old Cellar saloon.
 Forest Supervisor F. R. Stewart | has received notice that the salary of Forest Ranger W. P. McCloud has been raised from $50 to S75 per month. The policy of the govern ment is to raise the salary of all i rangers of the reserve to S75 per month, with head ranger ata salary | of S90.
 A meeting of the Iron Springs Out ing club was held in Phenix recently | to consider plans for the improve | ment of the situation of the mountain colony this summer. The improve ments will consist of the putting in of | swings and other instruments of amusements for the children and for securing band.
 Photographer w.. R. Humphries has been compelled to secure more commodious quarters in the Lawler block. His latest picture of Prescott | is one of the finest ever produced and l he is meeting with good sales. Mir. Humphries will shortly print an en- larged photo of the town from this ! and place it on exhibition at Ash | Fork.
 Joseph J. Stein, who lived in Yuma from 1879 to 1892, died recently in Los Angeles. He was born in New Orleans in 1854, and served at differ ent times as county recorder of Yuma county, secretary of the prison board, and several minor offices. Since go- ing to Los Angeles he has been en- gagged in special newspaper work on the Times and Herald.-Republican.
 The Ladies Guild of the Episcopal | church had very successful sale yes terday afternoon. All sorts of useful articles made by members of the guild and their friends were offered | for sale and there was large attend .ance.of ladies present, andthe articles found ready sale at remunerative prices, netting quite handsome sum for the guild.
 Alden Speare, who recently died in . Pasadena was the oldest living di- | rector of the Santa Fe railway com pany. He first became a member of i the board in 1876, and was in the dir ectorate until the reorganization of the company, several years ago when | E. P. Ripley became president of the | road. He took an active interest in | railroading up to the time of his death, having paid General Manager A. G. Wells and his force visit the day before his passing.
 A telegram from Kansas City says that there were 419 entries in the nitro-powder handicap, in the grand American live bird tournament there, and 82 high guns, each with a straight score of 12 birds divided the purse of 4,190. Wenonah, the Cali fornia young woman. who is entered for the grand American handicap, missed her fifth bird today. Among the winners was J. H. Holmes, of Chloride, Arizona.
 At the last meeting of the A. O. U. w. lodge the following officers were installed for the term: J. N. Biddel come, NJ. w.; H. H. Carter, foreman; A. J. Fitzgerald, overseer; John Derr, guide; E. Hawley, inside guard. Owing to the absence of Mir. Bid delcome from the city at the regular time for installation, the old officers were permitted to hold over till his return. when all the new officers were installed at once.
 A large damage suit has been tran ferred from the district court of Yava- pal county to the district court of Pima county. John T. McGee, has sued the United Verde Copper com pany for S26.00O damages for injuries received while working on the electric railroad between the smelter of the United Verde company and the slag dump. McGee is resident of Mari copa county snd he has employed Robert Morrison of Prescott, and Thomas Bennett of Phoenix, as his attorneys. The company is repres- ented by Heradon & Norris of Pres cott.-Tucson Citizen.
 From Thursdays Daily.
 Dr. O. L. Geer, of Martinez, is in town.
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