Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-06-18
THE LOCAL NEWS...... 5 ......CITY AND COUNTY

Carnival
 Night of the
 Celebration will
 Be merry making.
 Affair for old as we'll as
 Young people and all kinds
 Of humorous doings will prevail.
 Oscar Whiting of Big Bug, assist ant mayor of Mayer, is in town on court and other business.
 The Courier yelps about the Wick CTS telegram. It's about as ancient a proposition as that papers silurian sentiments on any question.
 Edna Barnes, an unfortunate cy- prian, whose spiritualistic antics caused her to become insane, has been sent to the asylum at Phenix.
 JIG. Martin left yesterday for Los Angeles, to be absent few days. He was accompanied by his daughter, Zilpha, who goes to have a surgical operation performed.
 The Palace will open a bail kens game tomorrow night, and again will the welkin ring with the familiar sound and the trimmings that follow when some one yells keno.
 Prescott is in pitiabie condition. There are 5S76 people in 1645 houses in town and not vacant dwelling to be had. A temporary tent town ad- dition is necessity and would be a luxury.
 Mrs. R. 4. Windes, one of Arizona's foremost ladies in literary accomp lishments, is a visitor to Prescott to- day from Tempe. She has contribu ted many pretty and able articles t( the papers of Arizona in the past.
 The carnival committee of the celo bration are working hard and success fully. They are meeting with th' support Of all. They propose to hav' a wide open house in this town tha night, and will personally see to that nothing improper transpires. Ed. Sinclair, who is accused of as sault on Engineer Mahoney recently will probably have the case dismisset against him. Judge Moore, justic of the peace, does not seem to hay jurisdiction over him, as the ofens . was committed on governmen 4 ground. and the U. s. court is tn proper channel to right the wron legally.
 j. @. Stephens came in yesterda from Los Angeles to look into his 1T terests in this section. He still has finger in mining near this section an says Prescott is now prominently rc
 ferred to in the above city as tn . pivotal mining country of the soutt
 west. He predicts great future fc the city and is pleased at the way shows up" today.
 The first trial run of the Presco
 firemen took place last evening, an
 in a short time selections will ! $ made to make up team to defen
 the trophy of the city against a
 corners on the Fourth of July. IT
 fire boys seem to have their old-tiu
 enthusiasm for the sport, and an u competing company from the outsiC D. will have to travel to reach the go
 first.
 :. Very many pretty things are beif 1T said of the chief of the fire depar ment Irony" Johns. He has b d coat of these days in the interest n'
 only of tie people, but the tiremen 0 well, and is regenerating the depar k. ment so rapidly and effectually tn
 it is assuming its old time color S. enthusiasm. In years gone by Pre-
 colt firemeu were ranked second
 none in volunteer service, and it Is pleasure now to see the old ii a again rekindled. Everything goc M and nothing bad can follow th branch of the public service. at The Dutch may have taken He
 land, but the Chinese policy gar has invaded this city and seems to lk a favorite game among those who a e' of a speculative temperament.
 this connection the Palace of PrescC T, and the Palace of Phenix have form I. a partnership and with substanti
 capital stock will this week open o- the Prescott house a game that W ka be run on the American plan. I
 paraphernalia for the enterprise .. partly here and it is expected Il ' by Saturday night the first drawi e' will take place. The Chinese prop
 etors of the game on Granite strt " now want our city ''senators" to p; ty reciprocity policy ordinance a
 strike from the gambling laws ed open door custom that prevails. ha -