Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-07-29

/ a months trip IN the verde vale,
selling sewing machines. During hi
: trip he disposed of about fifteen ma
chimes.
Mrs. A. V. Kautz is expected to re
turn to Prescott about the middle o.
August. Her daughter, Miss Frances
will be married on August and Mrs
Kautz expects to leave for her hom,
soon afterwards.
Harry Elliott has returned from ;
business trip to Los Angeles and j!
manipulating the throttle again on al
engine on the S. f. p. and p. rail
road.
Z. ID. Treadwell left this morning
on business trip to Los Angeles anc
thence will go to Mexico on mining
business. He will be absent for two
or three weeks.
Mrs. o. A. Baker, sister of Mail
Carrier W. T. King died a few days
since st Albuquerque. She resided in
Prescott several months, coming here
for her health.
A Mexican by the name of Dartalo
Signerios, was brought up from Con-
gress this morning under bond OF
$3.50 to appear before the grand jury
on a charge of assault.
1t is stated that Shelby NJ. Cullom
will resign his position as clerk of the
supreme court pending the trial of the
charges recently preferred against him
in the United States court.
James Britain, of Kingman, who
was accused of stealing s25 from his
room mates while they slept was yes
terday held by Justice Talbot under
$3.50 bonds to answer to the grand
jury.
DR.. W. E. Day, official weather OBJ
server, reports the rainfall for the
twenty four hours ending this morn
ing at o'clock at Al of an inch max
ing total for the month of 2.91
inches.
Eli S. Perkins, editor of the Wick
enburg News Herald, the st. Johns
Herald and st. Johns Ships came up
on this mornings train from Wicken-
burg en- route to st. Johns, Apache
county. He stopped over a day in
Prescott.
E. NJ. Twitty and wife, of Williams,
arrived in Prescott on Wednesday
evening to remain here. Mr.. Twitty
is brother of Mrs. VIM. Poole, and
is an experienced railroad man and
has accepted position with the S. F.
P. and p as yard master.
Local astronomers have been keep
ing keen look out for that comet of
Mr.. Borrely, but on account of the
cloudy condition of the weather have
been unable to observe it thus far. 1t
is to be found in the northern heav-
ems, In the direction of the north star
Indications today seem favorable for
its being seen this evening if any one
is sufficiently interested to take
look for it about 9 o'clock.
Our contemporary says in substance
that there is whole lot of politics in
that Sl4, 200 present of the board of
to the United Verde Cop
per company. 1t does not explain
where the politics enter into it
though. is this the price of securing
the support of the Copper Camp for
the democratic ticket? FIf so there are
a whole lot of the rank and file of the |
democratic party, substantial citizens,
too, who think the price too great.
The Prescott orchestra announces
that they will give another of their
popular concerts and balls OH the
evening of Friday, August Z, at Odd
Fellows hall. Those who had the
pleasure of attending the entertain
ment given by this organization some
months ago will receive the informa-
ton with a sense of great satisfaction,
as these opportunities do not often
present themselves to the people of |
this city.
In the U. S. court this morning |
James Dryer and Harry Newton, who
had been indicted for selling liquor
to Indians, pleaded guilty to the
charge and were seach sentenced to |
six months in the county Jail and to
pay a fine of 500. Fred Jenne was
tried on similar charge and found |
guilty. This afternoon the case
against Joseph Mackin on a charge of |
adultery with Mrs. Mary Hanson, was
being tried before jury.
o. l.. Anderson, an attorney of |
Rock Island, H., is in the city with |
the intention of opening law office |
here. Mr.. Anderson came to Phenix |
for the first time last July, and then |
liked the country. He secured mail |
contract for carrying mail from Kirk
land to Wagner. In order to hold |
the contract it was necessary for him |
to live on or contiguous to the route. |
Therefore he took up his residence at |
Prescott. But now he has sub let the |
route, and will locate in Phenix.-
Phenix Gazette.
A cloud burst in Grapevine Canyon,
a tributary of Big Bug, a few days
ago resulted in washing out about a
mile of the little narrow guage rail
road from the Big Bug smelter to the
blackberry mine. The grade, ties,
bridges and rails all went with the
food. The grade and ties were washed
down the creek, never to be found,
while the rails, all twisted, bent aud
broken, we're scattered promiscuously
along the creek banks Joe Mayer
'ays the water was the highest in Big
Bug creek that he has seen since the
pig hood'of 1891. Most of the water
,ame down Grapevine creek.
$500. q. | |;
IN 1e = Low