Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-07-01

gage to the Bank of arizona
IONA Gazette, June %.
Bert Mayer and wife, of the thriv-
ing mining town of Mayer, are in
Prescott today.
The San Xavier hotel, at Tucson,
owned by the Southern Pacific. was
destroyed by fire on Sunday. Loss
$50, 900. Fire originated in the kit
chen.
The case nf c. c. Bragg VS.. Frank
Wagner. was partially tried in the dis
trict court this morning and continu-
ed to secure more evidence. The case
was an application for an injunction
to restrain the defendant from remov-
ing a windmill.
Antrang Arzhderian, the Armenian
refugee, delivered a very interesting
talk yesterday morning in the Metho-
dist church on the condition of affairs
in his native land. Some of the in
cidents related we're quite pathetic.
He spoke to the Congregational Sun
day school after the close of the SER
vices and last night spoke at the West
Prescott Methodist church.
This seems to moving time for a
number of people. Mr.. and Mrs. Fen
S. Hildreth are moving into their new
residence in the Otis addition. Mr..
and Mrs. s. G. Wilson will move into
the house on Alarcon street vacated
by them and Mr.. and Mrs. Poole will
occupy the house on Mt. Vernon
street vacated by Mr.. and Mrs. Will
son. The changes will all take place
this week.
Harry K. Major received the sad
intelligence today of the death of his
father, which occurred on Sunday
afternoon at his home in Detroit,
Michigan. Deceased was 66 years
old, and was stricken with paralysis
about two months ago followed by
an attack of pneumonia. His son was
called home on account of his criti-
cal condition, but he rallied and for
a time improved, but suffered a re
currence of paralysis resulting in his
death.
C.Sayer, civil engineer and draughts-
man of Des Moines, Iowa, stopped off
in Prescott over Sunday to visit with
his old friend and chum, Eugene New
man, of the B. B. Co. He is on his
way to Phenix where he has accepted a
responsible position with Fifield &
Gallagher, the we'll known contract
ors. AS Mr.. Newman had made his
arrangements to visit the properties
of the Corona Consolidated Gold and
Copper company yesterday, Mr.. Sayer
accompanied him on the trip. He
will continue his journey to Phenix
this evening.
Ohio W. Hill, one of the pleasant
and accommodating statesmen of R.
II. Burmister & Sons Co., left this
morning for Redwood, Ohio, his old
home. He was called home by an &C
cident which happened to his brother
a few days ago, the brother having
shot himself, and is not expected to
live. He received word last night
that the sufferer was not any better
and that he had better hurry home as
quick as possible, and he left on the
first train. Should the brother re-
cover Mr.. Hill may return to Prescott
nut should the accident prove fatal
he will likely remain at home.
On Wednesday morning George
Baldwin, engineer for the Valdez and
Copper River railroad, started the
survey for construction work, begin
ming at the intersection of the old
wharf and Front street running tan
gent curve from the wharf, thence
south along Front street, where a
trestle will be run till grade is struck
at point south of Keystone avenue.
Material for the roadbed is now on
the ground, and the contractor, c.
Crawford, will begin work at once. -
Valdez Prospector.
Sheriff Roberts has received hand
some bride from King Ussery, an in
mate of the Yuma penitentiary, with
the request to dispose of it to the best
SO that he may have a few
dollars when he gets out of the prison,
which will be in short time. The
bride is a beauty, the head stall is
solid black leather handsomely
mounted with solid silver mountings,
while the reins are artistically plated
leather, making not only handsome
but useful article. Any one who
would like to have such an article and
would care to assist an unfortunate
fellow at the same time, can see the
bridle-at the sheriff's office.
The frontier town OF Valdez, Alaska,
has passed an anti gambling ordi-
nance. While it prohibits gambling
the penalty for its violation will not
brighten any one who is inclined to
be sporty. Here is what it says:
Each and every person, who shall
deal, play, or carry on open, or cause
to be open or who shall conduct,
either as owner, proprietor or en-
ployee, whether for hire OF not, any
game of faro, monte, roulette, rouge
et-noir, lansquenette, rondo, vingt un,
'wenty-one, poker, draw poker, bluff,
Drag, throw or other game played with
,ards, dice or any other device
whether the same be played for
money, checks, credits, or any other
representative of value, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
thereof shall be punished
1y fine not less than five, nor more
han one hundred dollars, or be i'm
in the town Jail not less than
jen, nor more than sixty days. But
in this section shall be con-
itrued so as prevent any person from
playing any game with cards, dice, or
'ther device for cigars or drinks.
-Iom Tuesdays Daily.
The board of equalization will meet
tomorrow.
L. L. Lyon, of the Omaha Packing
left on this mornings train.
Wells H. Bates returned last even
ng from visit with his family in