Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-05-13

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this morning for few weeks visit
Judge Blakely, the we'll known res
a ident of Kingman, is in Prescott Of
business visit.
o Mrs z. Z. Ellinwood and children
left this morning for Ohio to visit he
f parents for two months.
Mrs. Howard Burmister will leav,
| Saturday for San Francisco to visi
her parents for two months.
/ Mrs. H A. Skankey of Pueblo
Colo, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. W
A. Drake on Mt Vernon avenue.
' Miss Bowman, of Logansport, In
diana, is visiting in Prescott with hel
uncles, A. L. and f. L. Bowman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall, of Phenix,
arrived in Prescott today for a visit
with their son and his family in West
Prescott.
Geo. Cornell and P. c. Wilder, res
idents of the Hillside country, are
visiting Prescott and report the ranges
and pastures in fine shape and the
ranchers happy.
Mrs. F. \. Hathaway and her sis
ter. Miss Stanahan went to Ash Fork
this morning to meet their mother,
Mrs. Mary Stranahan, who will ar
rive from Chicago to make her home
with them here.
Ed Block and son CAREY and L. L.
Wright, went out to the properties of
the Merchants Mining company today
in order to make final preparations to
receive the party of eastern stockhold-
ers who will visit the mines tomorrow.
j. S. Freeman will complete the
Enumeration of Prescott today for his
city directory From his observation
in taking this Enumeration and the re-
suits he has attained, he places the
population of the city at between 6000
and $500.
Mrs. H. II. Carter left this morning
for Colorado Springs, Colo, to at
tend the grand lodge of the Degree of
Honor, going as the delegate from the
Prescott lodge. Mrs. Richard Holmes,
of Phenix, was on the same train and
they will make the Journey together.
The lecture which was to have been
given to the Elks last evening was
postponed as there was a small at
tendance of the members, the notice
of the lecture having been so short
that it was not generally known. The
lecture will be given, however, at a
later date.
The interior of Smiths meat market
is being given some finishing touches
which makes great improvement in
the appearance of the market. This
market is probably one of the largest
and best equipped in the territory,
and would compare most favorably
with any in the west.
Prof Henri Deschamps, the famous
character reader. who has been in the
city with his wife for several days,
was a pleasant caller at this office to-
day. He has travelled in nearly every
country on the globe and is very in
teresting gentleman. He will deliver
an address at the NJ. E. church on
Friday evening, May 10, for the bene
fit of the Ladies' Aid
The meeting of the Ladies' Aid of
the NJ. f. church, held last night, be-
ing the first one to which the gentle
men were invited, was well attended, I
and good time enjoyed by all pres
ent. These social meetings which /
the ladies have planned to give every !
quarter, promise to be very interest
ing.
The engagement of Captain Reed |
of Whipple, and Miss Frances
Kautz, daughter of Mrs. A. V.
Kautz is announced. The date of |
the consummation of the happy |
event is not vet announced, but |
as both are widely known and /
very popular in social circles. the
announcement of the engagement will |
be received with pleasure by their
many friends.
Books may now be given out at the
Prescott Free Reading Room. There !
are over 200 books of the latest pub
lished. Printed slips may be obtain
ed by the patrons at the reading room,
and these must be endorsed by a |
property owner. Books may be kept
out two weeks-over that time cents
day will be charged.
The G. \. r. boys are beginning to
stir themselves in the matter of ar
ranging for the observation of Mem
Orial Day in Prescott. The day was
observed in a most creditable manner
last year and it is to be hoped that
the q. 4. h. will meet with assist
ance from everyone this year in the
proper observance of this one of the
most sacred of our nations holidays. |
There was quite good sized friend
ly skirmish ON Oak Creek Sunday in
which the ladies demonstrated that |
Jerome has number of women who /
could have taken care of themselves
had the woman suffrage bill passed. |
They took Mr.. Lubin and "lambast- |
ed him right and left, ducked him,
rolled him in the mud, and then set |
him up against tree and told him |
to be good. jerome Mining News.
Harry Major received a telegram |
several days ago that his father in De-
troit, Mich, had been stricken with
paralysis but it was not thought his
condition was dangerous. Last night,
however, he received another wire
stating that change for the worse
had come and to come home at once.
Accordingly he left for that place to-
day. His host of friends in Prescott
hope he will find his father in great
ly improved condition when he arrives
there. His father is nearly 20 years
of age.
The editor of little paper in a
small Arizona town on the line of the
Santa Fe applied to the superintend-
ent for a pass over the road. where
does your paper circulated" asked the