Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-12-16

W. F. Staunton, of the Tombstone
Mining company, of
Tombstone, was an arrival from the
south this morning.
Jimmie WEIGH, the popular day
clerk at the Burke. is able to be at
his post of duty again today after a
short but fierce round with bad cold.
J. H. Hlse returned Saturday from
a months business trip to Cincinnati.
He expects to go to Los Angeles
soon and take a two months vacation.
A band of black has been painted
around the depot platform inside of
which hotel rumOrs are prohibited
from soliciting the trade of passen-
gers.
Hon. John e. Campbell, who has
been in failing health for some time
is reported in a much more serious
than he has been at any
time previously.
The contract for removing the re-
mains of dead soldiers from the small
cemetery at Whipple to the larger one
up the gulch, has been let to j. II.
Lee at IS, per body.
Chief Engineer W. A. Drake of the
S. F. P. & p railroad, returned Sat
urday evening from his visit to Chi
cago, where he went to meet F. Nj.
Murphy. He was in Chicago just one
and one half days.
Gottleib Zeiger, father of Edward
Zeiger, of Martinez, died at his home
in Los Angeles last Friday, making
the second death in the family in less
than a month. A wife, daughter and
two sons survive him.
The Woman's Exchange is growing
in popularity right along. Its Satur-
day lunches of baked beans, brown
bread, coffee and sauce are particu-
larly popular. 1t is nice dainty
lunch for only p cents.
Chas. T. Joslin, superintendent of
the MeCabe mine, and his father G..
W. Joslin, are in Prescott today. This
famous mine is now running full blast
again and yielding very satisfactory
results with the new mill.
The Chloride Arrow reports that
Attorney Fred ". Morrison, of King
man, will be married to Miss Gussie
Strong at the Independence avenue
Methodist church, Kansas City, on
Wednesday evening, Dec. 16, at 7:3o
o'clock.
Born, in Prescott December Is, 10
Mr.. and Mrs. William Murphy, a
daughter. This being their first it is
naturally an event of more than or
binary importance to both of them
though Chilly" was able to be at his
place in the postoffice today as usual.
One of the boasts of the Woodmen
of the World is the promptness with
which it pays its death claims, and
the order has kept up its reputation
in this matter in the death of j. G.
Maxwell, which occurred about three
weeks ago. On Saturday last a check
was given to the widow of deceased
for $1,000 the amount of insurance on
her husband.
The bidding on the hand painted
posters on Saturday evening was not
as spirited as it might have been, but
the sum of s1O2 was added to the
manual training fund as a result of
the sale. The purchasers of the post
ers, three in number, and the prices
paid for each follows: j. II. Emmert,
50, Ed S. Campbell, So and Leroy
Anderson, 81. %. The latter officiated
as auctioneer.
Shelves built against the wall con
tribute largely to the interest of q
room. The mantel shelf answers the
purpose of a formal room of the
house, and it is usually practicable to
introduce shelves of some kind in
every room. The dining room espe-
cially calls for shelf, the ornamental
plate shelf, so called, being used for
china, pieces of pottery, copper or
plaster. Useful suggestions for the
introduction and arrangement of
shelves in the various rooms of the
house are given in an article by Alice
NJ. kellogg in The Delineator for
January. The illustrations also are
of a valuable aid in the solution of
this problem in house furnishing.
Invitations are out to the marriage
of Miss Louise Marguerite Mccoy and
Archie Fancher Lockhart. The date
on which the ceremony viii be per
formed is Wednesday, December %,
1903 Miss Mccoy is most charming
and accomplished young lady and a
general favorite with all who know
her. She is the daughter and only
child, of Mr.. and Mrs. John E.
Mccoy. The prospective groom is
also very estimable young business
man of Prescott, held in the highest
esteem by all his acquantances. The
Journal Miner extends its congratu-
lations in advance to the worthy
young couple, wishing them happiness
and prosperity, in the sacred step
they are about to take.
G. r. Blasingame, who recently had
the bereavement of losing his wife and
who later took his children back to
his old home in Oak Grove. Arkansas.
where he left them with his fainter,
will leave tonight for that place where
he expects to make his future home.
He has secured an interest in some
mining property in the Weaver dis
trict, located near the Model Mining
company's property, and he may or
ganize a company at his old home to
take hold of the property and develop
it. In case he succeeds in this under
taking be will return to Yavapai
county in about four or five months to
look after the work. He
says the showing on the property is
very good.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Frank E. Mansfield lett today for a
visit in California.
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