Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-03-18

free reading room. Everybody wi m be invited to donate one or mo
 books, and the shower" is set f Saturday, April Il, on which day u
 books are expected to be brought il l. The wind bag of the "s10, 900 hur
 ed" had another rupture last evenin
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 it has made better papers out of i il contemporaries than they were.
 The improvements made in the Joul
 nalMiner were made prior to the il y fiation of this wind bag in the journa j. istic field, the Associated Press SCI t vice commencing October 6 and th + Simplex type setting machine bein
 installed Dec. l.
 - A man giving the name of c. W a Williams applied about a week ago a
 this office representing himself to be ? first class newspaper canvasser and ap , plying for permission to solicit fo
 the Journal-Miner on commission
 Permission was granted, and tn aforesaid Williams went to Poland
 where according to reports sent t,
 this office he immediately proceeded to fill up on whiskey. He was imme ] diately notified that his services were
 not wanted on any terms, and he ii
 not connected in any way with tht
 paper, and the public is warned ac cordingly.
 The work of plastering the upper stories of the new Head block wa: commenced yesterday and will be rushed to completion as fast as pos- sible and will be finished in about two weeks when the work of finishing up the interior and furnishing it for lodging purposes. Mrs. Head will have personal charge of the new place and that is guarantee of its being conducted in strictly first class man. her. There will be about forty ele- | SdQUlN IurnlSQou rooms.
 Jack Gibson has purchased for the coming cowboy tournament bunch of the widest steers ever brought from Texas by Frank Criswell, and Frank always picks out wild bunch with each shipment to supply the tournament market. MT. Gibson has also secured half dozen borses that are guaranteed to be the worst. These are provided for the bronco riders who want to break their necks. The tournament comes off in Phenix on Friday and Saturday of this week. From Thursdays Daily.
 Father Quetu went to Congress this morning.
 S. W. Higley came up from Phenix today.
 MT. Barney and wife returned today from visit in Phenix.
 J. c. Martin went to Phenix last night for a short business trip.
 Supt. J. B. Jolly is visiting the schools in the Verde valley section.
 Earl Smith left for San Francisco last evening, going by way of Phenix.
 Attorney Norton, of the S. F. P. and P. returned today from a business trip to Phenix.
 M. R. Parker, the we'll known Big Bug mining man, is in Prescott on business today.
 H. J. Emmert went down the road this morning in ''98'' attached to the south bound freight.
 Bob Young went to Ash Fork today to bring down shipment of stock for the O. K. meat market.
 B. L. Jones, in charge of the Red Rock mine, was a welcome caller on the Journal Miner today.
 Dan Reames, a prominent business man of the Big Bug section, was welcome visitor at this office today.
 Wm. Stevens, a prominent Wicken- berg mining man, is contemplating moving his headquarters to Prescott.
 Norris & Rowe's dog and pony show is out of winter quarters and opened a weeks engagement in Los Angeles on Monday.
 A fire brigade has been organized among the soldiers at Whipple and they have been equipped with hook and ladder and other fire fighting ap- paratus.
 Miss Lou Hunter, sister of Mrs. St. Clair, returned to Flagstaff this morning where she is one of the teachers in the territorial normal school.
 The work of filling the draw which crossed Pleasant street just of of Cur | ley street to the south, is nearly com | pleted and the street has been very | greatly improved by the work.
 The Town of Jerome has purchased from Senator W. A. Clark the lot on which the town hall stands. It is 35x75 feet, and cost $500. It is one of the most valuable lots in Jerome.
 The insane Mexican whom Constable | BOsche brought up from Congress yes terday has been committed to the asylum, and was taken to that institu- tion last evening by Jailer Geo. Heis- Ter.
 c. P. Collins, J. H. Leonard, H. Heasley, Joseph Seep and MT. Haw- kins, all prominent officials of the Oc- tave and Penn Gold Mining com panies, came up from Octave this 
 The court house gardener is un- the three giant cactus to- day, which were recently brought up from the desert near Congress and placed in the plaza. They are cer- tainly fine specimens.
 All the work of plumbing for the athletic club has been completed and the apparatus for the "jim'' is ex- pected to arrive any day. As soon as it is in place and everything has been started up in good shape a grand bal, will be given.
 The Workmen lodge has opened it's