Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1903-02-25
1.-THE LOCAL NEWS......
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From Saturdays Daily.

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 Judge H. T. Andrews returned from Phenix this morning.
 A. Redwill left this morning for a business trip to Jerome
 P. J. Farley, county recorder of Ia vapai county, returned from Phenix today.
 Daniel B. Prince, of the Verde val ley, died in Flagstaff recently aged 60 years.
 J. E. Mccoy, left on today's train for weeks visit in Los Angeles and vicinity
 J. H. Emmert returned yesterday from a protartced visit in the southern part of the terriorty.
 Miss H. J. Oliver returned this morning from Phenix where she occu- pies position as legislative clerk.
 W. A. Rowe, came up on this morn ing s train from Phenix to spend Sun day and Monday with his constitu- ents.
 H. J. Allen was passenger on this mornings train en route from PheniX  the week in Phenix.
 E. Nesbet, uncle of Mrs. R. B. Bur mister, left today for his home at lola, Kansas, after a brief visit in Arizona with relatives
 E. W. Childs, representative from Pinal county in the legislature, passed through Prescott on this morn inC'e train for Jeroma
 The Ladies Aid of the NJ. E. tchurch will meet next Wednesday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. W. l.. Aver, on Mt. Vernon avenue.
 Geo. ". Middleton the we'll known mining operator left this morning for business trip east. He will be ab- sent for about a month.
 As washington's birthday falls on Sunday, Monday will be observed as legal holiday and the banks of Pres colt will be closed all day.
 Many handsome character costumes will be shown on the dolls to be ex- hibited at the opera house Monday night Seats at Brisley's now being taken fast
 Already 5000 has been subscribed by the citizens of Flagstaff for the proposed new opera house which will cost BIO, GOO It will be credit to the town when completed.
 F. Nj. Zuck, Grand Master of the Masonic grand lodge of Arizona, ar rived on last nights train from his home at Holbrook. He will accom- pany the local Shriners to PheniX to- night
 Maxwell & Sines have the contract for building the addition to the Sam .uel Hill Hardware company's store. The erection of this building will close the last gap on the west side of the plaza
 The Phenix Republican announces the failure of Walter Hill & Company, the fruit and produce commission merchants. The firm had a branch office in Prescott but closed it several weeks since.
 Jack Green. superintendent of the Azuritei Copper company's property in Cocinono county, has been con- fined to the Sisters hospital for the past five days but is able to be out again and left today for Williams.
 Sam F. Webb has filed an attach ment against the Arizona Democrat of Phenix. This is the paper with which the name of Col. Wilson has been coupled, as one of its proprietors. Webb claims a balance due him of something over s4000.
 Col. J. F. Wilson, who has acquired the reputation of being the manipula- tor of the legislature, came up from Phenix on this mornings train. The legislature has taken an adjournment until next Tuesday. to permit the colo nel to take a brief rest.
 Judge McLane held reception yes terday at which he had three guests. 4 vagrant was given ten days board at the expense of the city. A fallen woman was fined S20 and her paramour sentenced to 90 days in jail. The woman paid her fine.
 The Journal-Miner stated yesterday that Harry Brown had come up to Prescott to visit with his brother, which proved an error in so much as it stated he stopped in Prescott, for he was only on his way to Los Angeles to visit his mother, Mrs. Mary Brown, who resides in that city.
 At his preliminary examination Ranger Webb was held to answer to the grand jury on a charge of murder for killing Lon Bass at Douglas. His bond was fixed at 5000. Testimony was introduced to show that Bass was unarmed, at the time of the killing.
 A F. Messenger, the we'll known scenic photographer of Phenix, ar rived in Prescott this morning on a business trip. He has a patent pho tograph advertising device which he proposes to travel for. He took a birds eye view of Prescott this after noon from the court house tower.
 Matt Loring left on this mornings train for Washington. He was accom- panied to the depot by a large dele gation of friends who wished him God speed on his journey. and success in his new position. Mir. Loring is a popular and bright young gentleman, and has bright prospects in store for him.
 A bill is before the Utah legislature to pay a bounty of sixty cents bushel for the destruction of grass hoppers, and the Salt Lake Herald says: With grass hoppers at sixty cents a bushel, and wheat around forty cents, the farmer who doesn't grow grass hopper eggs instead of wheat next spring will be mighty poor business man.
 T. J. Barkley, president and gen eral manager of the wholesale grocery firm of Barkley- y-Preston-Stetson com psny, of Los Angeles and Prescott, has sold his interests in the firm to Messrs. Preston and Stetson and will retire from the business. MT. Bark ley is also interested in several other wholesale grocery firms and will de- vote his attention to them.
 Two Greeks were sent into Prescott this morning from the P. and E. rail road grading camp. They were charged with breaking into a trunk belonging to other parties and ab- stracting therefrom $40. If fellow was to try to pronounce their names be would certainly be sieZed with lock jaw. It would be enough to make anybody rob a trunk to be called such names.
 An Arizona man has invented new way of preventing such accidents as the recent Southern Pacific collision at Vail's station. An agent who finds he has given wrong orders pushes button in his office and lights incan- descent electric bulbs which are to be hung along the track on every sec ond or third telegraph pole. By this .seans the operator could signal train at any point of the line.
 Private Joseph Cunningham. of the