Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1903-01-21

statutes that no recount could be had unless the contest was taken before the district court, as the common council has no authority to recount the ballots after once being sealed.
 The Phenix Eenterprise has changed hands, having beeh purchased by W. D. Bell, who is referred to by the Phenix press as a bright energetic newspaper man. The paper will be continued democratic in politics.
 The Cattleman and Miner is the name of a new paper which has made its appearance at Tucson. The paper will be published monthly, and F. M. King and brother will be the pub fishers.
 From Saturdays Daily.
 Superintendent l.. w. Felt of the McCabe mine is registered at the Burke.
 Capt. L. D. Phillips accompanied train for New York.
 Miss Hattie Oliver will go to Phenix this evening, for stay of several weeks.
 c. c. Stukey of Walker, left for home today after a brief business visit in Prescott.
 J. P. Gilchrist, representing Neu- stadter Bros. wholesale gents furnish ing goods, is in the city.
 The Ladies Aid of the Methodist church will give a butterfly social soon Watch the papers for the date and do not fail to attend. The theme for the morning sermon at the Congregational church tomOr- row is ''The Eye That Sees" In the evening there will be song service.
 c. Gregory, whose wife has been | here for some time for her health, came up on yesterdays train from | Phenix to engage in the upholstery | business.
 Quite heavy snow fall is reported | in the vicinity of the Senator. Snow commenced falling there several hours before it did in Prescott.
 The Journal Miners new job printer is turning out some very artistic work and gets it out when he promises it. Give the office call and try its work.
 W. F. Taliefero, with the land de- partment of the Santa Fe railroad com pany. arrived in Prescott last evening for the transaction of some business in the United States land office.
 The Monday club will meet Monday at ? 30 o'clock in Odd Fellows hall. Subject for the afternoon, "Educa- ton" " Leaders, Mrs. Shephard and Mrs. Carver.
 An exchange says that the first thing for a man to do with the woman he marries is to force her to understand that he is going to be firm about mak- ing her have her own way.
 J. l.. Burrows. secretary of the re- publican county central committee of Maricopa county, is in town on his periodical visit. Mir. Burrows is a merchandise broker of the capital city and makes occasional excursions through the territory to meet his GUS toners.
 A telegraph from Shreveport, La, January 8, called Mrs. H. J. Allen to that point. where her mother Is dan gerously ill. She has visited Jerome a number of times and has friends here who regret to learn of her dan ger. Mrs. Allen left immediately for the south, accompanied by Mir. Allen as far as Phenix.-Jerome Reporter.
 The paper published in this issue T ID n I,, found a very interesting one. It treats of real live questions which are now agitated in the educational world. In nothing has progress been more rapid during the past few years than in educational affairs.
 The Flagstaff Gem has taken cen sus, and finds that there are forty | three business houses and business | men who do not advertise in either l one of the Flagstaff papers. This ac- counts for the lack of trade and busi- ness in the Skylight City. The above | number does not include contractors, | carpenters, painters, paper hangers, plasterers, stone cutters and brick and | stone masons.
 A man of genius has been revealed in Kansas, that unfailnig reservoir or asylum of genius. A Wichita woman who is suing for divorce declares that | four months after her marriage she | swapped a can of cherries for some | fresh fruit. When her husband came home and heard of the trade, he be- gan to swear, and he kept up an un- broken and ever-increasing stream of profanity for six straight hours. If he could swear six straight hours over canned cherries, how long and with what passion would he swear if he had theme worthy of his powers?-Ex.
 L. W. Felt left on this mornings train for Chicago.
 J. B. Girand left on this mornings train for Williams.
 John Hise the mining man returned on this mornings train from his min ing properties near Kirkland.
 Mrs. J. l.. Munds will leave fol Phenix tomorrow. Her home will be occupied by Mrs. Kirkpatrick and daughter, Mrs. Lake.
 J. H erdnon left on last nights train for Phenix where he will attend the meeting of the supreme court.
 Frank Williams has decided to in stitute a contest for the office of city assessor. for the purpose of getting a recount.
 Judge and Mrs. R. M. Ling enter tained the teachers of the public schools at dinner at their residence last evening.
 A. J. Varney, of the Rio Tino Gold and Copper company, has returned from a business trip to Los Angeles and Fresno He has gone out to the company's camp, to look after the de- velopment of its property.
 Superintendent J. B. Jolly who has been visiting the schools at Octave, ! Congress. Kirkland and others in the southern part of the county, returned on this mornings train. He says that the schools are all progressing nicely and are, we'll attended.
 Word has been received here that Lew Riley, the we'll known miner from Groom Creek, recently sold his interest in some mines owned by him i'll Mexico for S60. 900. It is also ru- mored that he will sell his Groom Creek holdings and his family will join him in Mexico.
 W. J. Murphy assistant postmaster estertained few of his many friends last evening at his home by giving a stag party. A nice lunch was served after which the young men enjoyed themselves with cards, telling stories, and singing. The young bachelors tanlara1 a Nota Of thanks to E'Rjl llip'f