Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-09-02

within few days, where they expect to reside. They will be greatly miss ed by the music loving people of Pres colt, as each of them have on great many occasions contributed largely to the entertainment of our people.
 As an illustration of the result of the copious rains this summer the grass has grown to such a height along the Crowned King railroad Ithat few days ago, during high wind, it blew over on the rails, and stopped the train, the drive wheels of the engine slipping as it mashed the grass on the rails.
 It is reported that certain parties in Ash Fork have been working some kind of a film fam game and have skinned several people, among them being prominent mining man of this city. The officers have been put next to the little game and the parties had better cut it out or they will get into serious trouble.
 J. Wharton Clark, of Washington, D. C., an Indian depreciation claim agent and Kie Oldham, a special United States attorney of Little Rock, Arkansas, arrived in Prescott last evening to take testimony in connec- tion with a number of claims against the government from this section foI losses from Indian depredations. They will remain here for a couple of days or more, if necessary, to obtain all the testimony offered.
 Miss Marguerite Gale, of Whipple, sang a solo, "Come Unto Me-" at the morning service at the Methodist church yesterday which was greatly appreciated by the congregation. The young lady is possessed of very sweet voice, which from careful and thorough cultivation, she has under absolute control. Miss Gale contem- plates getting up a class in vocal music in Prescott, and she is certain. ly a very competent and accomplished musician.
 Postmaster A. l.. Smith has just received authority to establish pos tai station at Whipple, commencing service October 1. This is the first postal station to be established ir Arizona. The office will be served from the railroad the same as sut stations in large cities which are con- tiguous to railroads. The proper ad- dress of mail intended for Whipple will be Whipple Station, Prescott, Arizona. Postmaster Smith has been at work for several months to get this station established.
 There has been on exhibition since last Friday at the foot of the stairs in the Union block chunk of ore weighing about l50 pounds that has considerable attention. The specimen is from the Corona mine and is very rich in copper and gold. So largely is it composed of copper that the attempt to drill hole in it proved a failure. This is only a small chunk, so the Journal Miner IS informed, of tons upon tons of sim liar ore to be seen on the dumps and in the mine.
 Two Japanese, who had trouble some time since out of town had a re newal of it on Saturday and each tried to annihilate the other. One brought gun into play the other a knife. The gun was fired once, the knife was yielded two or three times. The former missed its mark, while the knife reached the victim of its wielder. Used as a club the gun did bCNlti Stl flSC than do d bAt dA Ais anu in the brief skirmish both combatants were more or less injured, though neither seriously. Both were arrested and jailed. The men were tried to- day before Justice Talbot and the man behind the gun was fined $50 while the knife ~wielder was let off with a fine of S30. The fines were paid promptly.