Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-12-23

day.
Experiments with cotton CROWN
has proven successful in the Salt rive
valley.
Father Whyte left on this morning
train but his destination was no
learned.
Judge J. H. Kibbey and Judge A
G. Baker came up from Phenix thi
morning.
John CrelIer, an old soldier, wa
sent to the Soldiers Home near SAINT,
Monica this morning.
The date for holding the Yavapa
county teachers institute has MOI
been decided upon as yet.
Prescott Odd Fellows are consider.
ing the question of starting paper il
the interest of Odd Fellowship.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Riggen will &c
to Phenix to spend the winter where
the former has accepted a situation.
Douglas has furnished a boy to the
Benson industrial school. He was
sent there for year for stealing fruit.
Andrew Nelson, former citizen of
Jerome, died in Los Angeles, Decem-
Der 10. and was buried there on Sun
day, December Is.
E. Hedine, tailor, formerly in the
employ of E. W. Richardson, left for
California today, Mr.. Richardson hav-
ing gone out of business.
Mrs. F. P. Ward and her little
daughter Marian left today for Los
Angeles, where Mrs. Wards mother
is reported dangerously ill.
Mrs. De Silva, wife of the master
mechanic of the railroad shops left
today for a visit in Denver. Mr.. De
Silva went as far as Ash Fork with
her.
H. d. Aitken and W. ID. Berry met
with a mishap to their automobile
while on their way to Camp Verde on
business trip by having tire pune
tured.
The contractors are making good
progress on the high school building
and grounds. The main part of the
retaining wall will be completed to-
morrow.
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Samuel Strahan, of Cottonwood, and
Miss Laura Suffer, of Jerome, were
married at the home of the brides
parents on Monday, December IA, by
Rev. F. T. Bennett, of Prescott.
c. L. Hutchings and A. F. Kins-
man, who have been exporting the
books of the board of supervisors for
several days for the territorial grand
jury, have the work about completed.
DR.. W. E. Day reports the tempera-
ture this morning at five degrees
above zero, within one degree of the
coolest of the season. 1t was six above
yesterday morning or one degree
warmer than today.
The three new engines of the S. f.
P. & P. railroad are now giving salts
factory service and are pulling the
passenger trains regularly. The en-
gineers in charge of them are Elliott,
Garfield and Detwiler.
DR.. G. D. Mueller, the optician, has
received word which calls him to Oak
land, California, where he will prob
ably remain for some time. He ex-
poets to return to Prescott in few
months to reopen his office.
The Eagles have abandoned their
original idea of giving a Christmas
tree and instead will give New
Years eve leap year ball. No matter
what form of entertainment the order
gives, it can always be relied upon as
being all right.
The United States civil service COM
mission announces an examination on
Janaury u, 1904, at the usual places
for the purpose of establishing an
eligible register for the position of
electrotype molder in the government
printing Office, Washington, d. c..
E. NJ. Elliott and Capt. c. H. Rob-
inson, of the Grand Fraternity order
passed through on this mornings
train from Phenix, en- route to Need
les, where they will attend the lodge
of the order tonight, and tomorrow
will go to California.
Complaint was made today by a
Mexican that he had been robbed of
$50 in the Red Light saloon, a Next
can joint of the very worst character,
on Granite street. The Mexican says
the money was taken from him while
he was drunk and asleep last night.
Wallace Willard, who has been as
sisting J. L. Munds on the latter's
stock ranch north of Seligman, for
several months, is spending a few days
visiting friends in Prescott. He re
ports stock in fine condition on the
range and plenty of water and feed.
The United Verde company is erect
ing building to be used in conjunc-
tion with a large pipe in saving the
precious dust from the furnaces. Two
pipes will be run from the stack to
the building, one to carry the smoke
and dust in, the other to allow the
smoke to escape.
At their regular council last night
the Red Men of Zuni tribe No. 6.
elected the following officers for the