Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-04-15
THE LOCAL NEWS.
{ ......CITY And COUNTY
From Saturdays Daily.
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nix this morning.
The mercury dropped several de-
grees last evening.
Helen NJ. Eddy, of Columbia, No,
is guest of Hotel Burke.
S. A. Prince has been appointed
constable of Prescott precinct.
The price of Bisbee- Arizona stock
was advanced to % cents today.
W. d. Walsh, representing a big
rubber goods house, is in town.
Henry Laub, of Louisville. is in
town. He represents whisky house.
]. b. Tomlinson came up on this
mornings train from visit to Mex
leo.
DR.. II. A. Hughes of Phenix, came
up on this mornings train from the
south.
c. NJ. Twombly and Mrs. NJ. NJ
Twombly of Oakland are guests of Ho-
tel Burke.
Stirling Mott, superintendent of the
Gladstone mine, at McCabe, is in
town.
The new carpet for the Methodist
church has arrived and was laid yes
terday.
Judge W. g. Blakeley came in on
last nights train from Kingman on a
brief professional visit.
7 Forest Supervisor F. r. Stewar. re-
turned last evening from a weeks trip
going over the reserve.
T. j. Norton, attorney for the S. f.
P and P. railroad left this morning
for the Grand Canyon and Flagstaff.
Ben Weaver, jr., had the misfortune
to run nail in his foot yesterday and
in consequence is not able to be at
his post of duty on the wagon.
Judge R. E. Sloan will go to Flag
staff tomorrow where he will COM
mence holding a term of court on
Monday
The city peace officers are keeping
a good look out for boys on the
streets after $50. This is very COM
mendable.
Mrs. Richardson, of Bolivar, Mis-
sissippi, is visiting her sister Mrs. |
Wheeler, and her niece Mrs. H. d. |
Ross in Prescott.
Mrs. B. S. Snider. wife of Station |
Agent Snider, at Congress Junction, |
came up on this mornings train to
remain for day or two.
Rev. G. F. Bovard, formerly sup
erintendent of Methodist missions in
Arizona, has been elected president of
the University of Southern California
The case of the territory against j.
A. King on a charge of obtaining
money from the bank at jerome by
fraud, was today dismissed by Judge
Sloan.
j. W. Conger, manager for the
Douglas, Lacey & Co., in Prescott,
returned this morning from business
trip to the southern part of the coun-
ty.
Captain George Bartlett, the won
derful marksman and crack shot is
visiting in Phenix, where he gave an
exhibition of his shooting skill yes
terday afternoon.
District Attorney E. S. Clark made
hurried trip down from Flagstaff
last evening in order to be in attend
ance at the session of court here to-
day. He will return to the Sky Light
city tomorrow.
John kirkpatrick, an employee of
the B.B. company, and a member
of the base ball team of that firm,
split his finger wide open while prac-
ticing Thursday evening. He will
scarcely be able to play ball on the
day of the match game
Father Quetu left this morning
again for jerome and from there will
go to Congress in company with two
Spanish speaking priests who are look
ing after the spiritual WELFARE of their
countrymen, at the solicitation of
Father Quetu.
Excursion rates to Williams, on the
occasion of the presidents visit, will
be So for the round trip from Prescott
and 81 from Mayer. The rate from
Williams to the Canyon is Sc. 30.
Tickets will be on sale May and
and final limit is May s.
Sheriff Billy Cook, of Maricopa
county, game up on this mornings
train on his way to Mayer to secure
witnesses fer a case in Maricopa
county. Mr.. Cook is an old Yavapai
county boy, his father, j. d. Cook,
having owned dairy here for several /
years. He is shaking hands today '
with number of his old time friends. &
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Iron Springs corpora
tion was held night before last, re-
sulting in the choice of the following J
directors: 7. W. Pemberton, W. H. {
Robinson, II. H. Mcneil, j. A Mar q
shall, b. A. Fickas and J. A. Wilkey. '
The management believes that the at t
tendance at the springs will be greater
this year than ever.-Republican
H. A. Suttle, A. 7. Melvin, AL :
bert jackson, A. F. Robbins and r
Thomas Holland of Central Illinois 7
arrived Friday evening to inspect +
mining properties in which they are
interested. These gentlemen will re-
main for several days and were great
ly surprised to find such a thriving :
ana prosperous looking city as Pres
colt.
James \. Bethune, who has been :
with the engineer corps surveying a I
railroad route from Congress Junction
west, is in Prescott. The line of
the proposed road strikes the Colorado +
river at Parker, about sixty two miles u
below Needles instead of intersecting '
the Santa Fe at Needles bridge as was C
formerly reported. He says it is a C
nice level country through which the S
survey runs. {