Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-04-30
From Tuesdays Daily.

pr. o. L. Geer came up yesterday from Martinez.
 John Roberts is in town from the Santa Maria country.
 Prescott was well represented in today's excurson to Los Angeles.
 Attend the book social this evening at the residence of Mir. and Mrs. Ziba O. Brown.
 D. s. Jones is having his trial today for practicing medicine without a diploma.
 At the time of going to press the time of the arrival of the troops at Whipple is fixed for ' o'clock
 E. NJ. Sanford left today for Cali fornia on professional business. He will be absent for several days.
 Conductor McRea, who was injured recently at Mayer by falling from a box car, is able to be around again.
 The Woman's Relief Corps meets this evening in special session. All members are requested by the pres ident to be in attendance.
 Postmaster J. W. Akers has been confined to his bed for several days threatened with pneumonia. He is slightly improved today.
 D. D. Mcdonald added a new medal to his shooting trophies during his recent visit to California, winning the Tufts-Lyon medal at Catalina.
 George Ruffner met with painful though not serious accident yester- day by being thrown from wagon to which was attached bronco horse which shied and ran the wagon up against stump"
 Mrs. H. B. Long left for Los An geles this morning, where she will at tend the biennial convention of Wo- mems clubs and the Fiesta.
 Dr. J. M. Criley and his daughter Mrs. M B. Hazeltine, returned few days since from their visit to Homo lulu. They express themselves as particularly well pleased with the trip.
 Mrs. Thomas Barstow, of the Verde valley, died last week, aged 26. She was a native of the Verde valley, where her parents settled in 1875. She leaves husband and two small children.
 A letter was received here this morning from Anton Pejk, former resident of this county but now To- cated in Brazil. He states that the climate there does not agree with him and that he is in very poor health.
 T. NJ. Elder, of the Venture Hill Copper company, came up from Phe- nix yesterday. He says the company continues to work a small force of men at the mine and hopes to be able soon to commence operations on more extensive scale.
 Forest Supervisor Stewart, who made an official visit to Walker and the Poland mine yesterday, reports the track of the new railroad con- pleted to within a quarter of mile of the Poland mine.
 Brow, Belcher x Smith raised the flag today on their Palace build ing in honor of the arrival of the troops at Whipple. Mir. Smith, of the above firm, rendered the con- pliments of the house to the boys in the shape of several kegs of beer, but owing to army regulations the offer had to be declined.
 J. W. Norton came in yesterday from the Manhattan Oil company's camp. He says that the company commenced spudding in yesterday | and that when the drill commenced | churning the rock the immediate vicinity was perfumed with coal oil scent. Whether they strike oil or not, he says, they have already struck the scent of it. The machinery is working to perfect satisfaction.
 w. F. Buckingham, of New York, arrived in Prescott a few days ago and will probably remain here per He is a brother of the wives of H. H. Douglas and R. L. Spencer, both of the firm of Douglas, Lacey & Co.
 Mrs. w. c. Campbell left today for Los Angeles to attend the Biennial of Women's clubs as dele gate from the Monday club in Pres cott, and to take in the Fiesta. She expects to remain in California for the summer.
 E. H. R. Green, sonof Hetty Green, wealthiest woman in America, and president of the Texas Midland rail way, is having mammoth tank erected near Corpus Christi in which