Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-07-08
THE LOCAL NEWS.
......CITY And COUNTY
From Wednesdays Daily

Elmer Wells left this morning for a
visit to California.
The machinery for the sand brick
plant has been ordered.
Sam Hubbard, jr., came in from his
Queen mine this morning.
Geo. b. Scammell returned this
morning from visit to PheniX.
J. P. Edwards left this morning for
his home at Houghton, Michigan.
Walter Reese returned on this
mornings train from a visit to the
south.
Major VIM. Dewitt left this morn
ing for Jerome, after short visit with
his family here.
A. j. Doran has gone to Phenix to
attend a meeting of the Arizona
Worlds Fair Commission.
W. H. Hall is in town today from
the Senator country for visit with
his family who reside in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Bannitt came in
this morning from Iron Springs where
they are spending the summer.
]. L. Munds accompanied his step
mother over to Jerome this morning
to look after the business interests of
the late W. NJ. Munds.
The maximum temperature yester-
day as reported by Weather Observer
DR.. W. E. Day was SS degrees. The
maximum for the season was 90.
S. E. Fuller and the expert who
went with him to examine the Billiard
property returned to Congress juno
tom today and will reach Prescott to-
morrow.
Twenty nine counties in Kansas are
just now clamoring for %, 40 men to
help harvest the grain crop of that
state. 1t is reported unusually good
this year.
j. ". Sullivan returned yesterday
evening from visit to PheniX look
ing after some cattle which he has on
pasture there, and left this morning
for Seligman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Greenland left
ON this mornings train for Los An
geles, for a visit. Mr.. Greenland is
Just recovering from the effects of a
fall which be sustained about month
or six weeks ago.
The Red Men elected the following
officers last evening: Sachem, Rich
ard Sumid; senior sycamore, Richard
Gordon; junior sycamore, Ben Powers:
chief of records, L. l.. Harris; col
Iector of wampum, Peter Olsen; keep
er of wampum, Phil Hoover.
The United States civil service COM
mission announces that Oh August
) and 6, 1908, an examination will be
held at the usual places for the posi-
ton of architectural and structural
craftsman in the quartermaster's de-
partment at large.
Edwin f. Tarr, the we'll known Je-
rome druggist, came over last night
from the big copper camp and left on
this mornings train for Albuquerque
to meet his wife and children on
their return trip from visit of three
months with relatives in the east.
An item which appeared in the
Journal Miner about a month ago, on
the return of E. E. Ellinwood from
the east, in reference to the early
construction of portion of the Ari-
iona Central railroad, has made quite
an extended journey. 1t appeared in
the Courier this morning credited to
the Jerome Mining News which gave
credit to the Globe Silver Belt.
S. NJ. Walstrum left this morning
for San Jacinto, California, where
his wife and child are, the latter be-
ing reported quite sick. Mrs. Wal
strum is a sufferer from rheumatism
and is taking treatment at the San
Jacinto springs and the climate is too
trying on the little boy, the tempera-
ture registering at 10 degrees above
zero.
]. j. Brooks came in last evening
from the Bannie mine having resigned
as superintendent of that property.
W. W. White was installed last even
ing as foreman of the property, and
will have complete charge of it. Mr..
Brooks will leave in short time for
Los Angeles on business trip which
will probably occupy his time for a
month or so.
The trial of a man named Eckel in
Phenix on a charge of abducting his
fifteen year old niece has resulted in
the discovery by Sheriff Roberts of a
peculiar silver dollar, which he lost
some time since between Maricopa and
Phenix on his return from Yuma.
In appearance it is like an ordinary
silver dollar, but upon pressing one
face near the edge it opened, disclos-
ing a photograph. Eckel paid cash
fare on the Maricopa and Phenix rail
road and the conductor who had for
merly seen this particular dollar rec
ognized it, and it will be returned to
Mr.. Roberts after being used as a sill
ent witness against Eckel.
The Jerome Mining News says that
last attempt was made Saturday tC
organize for a celebration in Jerome
on July Fourth. Mayor Miller called
meeting of Jerome IS business mol
to be held in the city hall Saturday
night, but notwithstanding a good at
tendance was promised, very few
turned up at the hour of meeting, anC
those present concluded that cele
bration on that day was not in favor
so adjourned without doing anything
A large number of Jerome's citizen
will go to Prescott where the.
will celebrate on the Bird and 4th
Others will go into the valley, ever,
available horse in the city havin
been engaged for that date.
From Thursdays Daily.