Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-07-16
1.-THE LOCAL NEWS.-... $ ......QTY AND COUNTY

. From Wednesdays Daily.

c. NJ. Shannon left for the sout
 yesterday.
 Mrs. L. Wolienberg and daughte
 have returned from a visit to Cal
 fornia.
 The mining case of Beckwith ct a
 vs. J. 0. Marr, involving title to mir
 ing property in the Bradshaw moun talns was on trial today.
 Forest Supervisor Stewart returne
 last night from the Turkey cree forest fire. He found the fire almos extinguisked upon his arrival there
 Business was brisk on Tuesday il the mining location business, thirty eeven notices being filed fer record Thirty-two of them were of suppose, oil land.
 Steve Ochoa, a prominent citizen o Tacson, was shot recently througl i the body by Mexican boy with Winchester rife. A dispute ove wages led to the shooting.
 After publication for four weeks o the result of the recent election or prohibition in Maricopa county. pro. hibition will be in force in the sec. tion covered by the election.
 Mrs. J. H. Collins is able to sit up now for the first time in eight weeks Mir. Collins who has also passed through siege of sickness. but able to be at work all the time. is also considerably improved.
 Miss Daisy Blain, very prominent young society lady of Detroit, arrived on last evenings train in Prescott for 2 a visit to her brother, Dr. Riain, the well known dentist. She expects to remain here for some time.
 The court calandar has been cleared Of the criminal business with the exception of one case which is set for trial tomorrow. That case is the one wherein Charles Scheutz is charged with forging a will.
 The strike of oil and gas, recently made by the Manhattan Oil com pany, in their well at Mineral Point. has given new impetus to the loca- ton business. The location notices of th1ty-two claims of 160 acres each were filed for record yesterday.
 A party of employees of the agri- cultural department left this morn ing for Crowned King, under the supervision of c. O. Sparks of that department. The others of the party were Messrs. Rhea, Baker, Dunlap, Philips and Dr. Francis.
 Mrs. A. V. Kautz and her daugh- ters entertained number of ladies and gentlemen at Whipple last even ing in honor of Mrs. Captain Hatch, of that place. The place was beauti- fully Illuminated for the occasion with Chinese lanterns, and ping pong and other games were played.
 J. D. Wakely scored another vic tory yesterday in the district court in securing verdict of acquittal for Francisco Padilla, charged with re- sisting an officer at Congress. Mir. Wakely secured the first acquittal obtained during the present term of court, and has won every criminal case he has tried.
 W. F. Whenthoff arrived in Pres colt yesterday from Nogales, where he has been residing for a number of years. MT. Whenthoff, when boy, resided in Prescott with his mother, Mrs. Robinson, who built the house now known as the Columber house, on the corner of Mt. Vernon and Gurley streets. His mother is at | present a resident of Globe. MT. | Mhenthof intends to locate in Pres rcrt with his family and engage in the millinery and ladies' furnishing business.
 J. Renchard has started an enter prise in Prescott which promises to become quite an important one. It is a stone cutting and polishing in stitution. MT. Renchard has been | engaged for some time in the stone cutting business in West Prescott, | doing the work by hand. Recently | he purchased gasoline engine, and | with plans furnished by him to Mr. Hilton, a polishing machine was con structed by the latter. He started | the machinery up few days since and It works to his entire satisfac- | tion. With its use be polished a huge block of granite in little over half day that would have taken from week to ten days to polish by hand. The work is also superior to hand polishing, as the surface of the stone is left as smooth as glass. MT. Renchard says the granite of this section is of a superior quality, as it | takes an excellent polish, in fact, can not be surpassed, while the colors of | the granite are simply perfection it. self. From Thursdays Daily.
 Miss Clator took her Sunday school | class out for picnic this morning.
 Phenix papers announce that work | will be commenced there soon boring for oil.
 Dr. J. R. Walls has returned from his visit east anc resumed his prac- tice again.
 Forest Supervisor F. R. Stewart | and RangeS L. F. Kneip went to Me Cabe today on official business.
 The trial of the mining case of | Beckwith ct al. vs. J. O. Marr was concluded this morning.
 Tom Grindell, a former Rough Rider and formerly clerk of the terri torial supreme court, it is said, will | make the race for sheriff of Pima | county.
 The Women's Relief corps express their thanks to the Fourth of July | committee and the judges for the $50 | check awarded them for the best | decorated float in the Fourth of July | procession.
 Mrs. J. W. Conger and her son Frank, left on today's train for the east. They will visit friends in Chicago, New York, Boston and | Washington. They expect to be ab- sent about two months.
 J. B. Girand has just returned from Surveying township IS n. r. 7 e. for | the government. He is making | preparations to commence work on his new contract in the San Fran cisco Mountain forest reserve. He | will take force of fourteen or fifteen men there.
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