Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-12-02
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THE LOCAL NEWS.
OF TEE -
......CLTY And COUNTY
From SATURDAYS Daily.


Frank Bettman left on this morn
ing's train.
A f. Dickey is in town from the
Bradshaw mountains.
Secretary Stoddard has returned TO
Phenix from his trip east.
Mrs. Mary E. Averyt has gone to
Tempe to remain during the winter.
j. A. Cashion returned this after
noon from trip to the Crowned King |
section.
Miss Clara Logan has returned from
Earlsville, iowa, where she went to at
tend school.
F. W. Morrison and II. H. Watkins
left this morning for their homes at
Kingman.
Victor sSalinger and Frank ". Gil
roux left on this mornings train for
brief visit east.
Miss Gale will give Irish dialect Sc
Iections at Ireland, Mrs. Millard's, on
trip around the world.
Do not fail to send in a subscription
for the Journal Miner and American
Boy before the New Year.
"A man named Noble was sent to Jail
for ten days Oh Friday by Justice Tai
bot for disturbing the peace.
r. j. Swanbeck left this morning
for Colorado Springs where his father
is lying at the point Of death.
Engineer Wilmot Pentland and wife
will move to Ash Fork to reside, as
Mr. Pentland will run out of that
place hereafter.
NJ. W. Beardsley, formerly superin-
tendent of the Lincoln mine, returned
last night from three weeks business
trip to San Francisco.
The free reading room is now To-
Gated in the public library building
on Marina street, corner of Gurley.
al are welcome to it.
Ernest Hall, formerly of the Wick
enburg News Herald, is in town today.
de and his brother Dick Hall are nov
engaged in mining near Wickenburg
Charles T. Walters of Phenix has
been appointed general agent for Ari
IONA, of the Equitable Life Assurance
company, vice 7. E: Dalton who has
left the country.
r. NJ. Dougherty and A. r. Dickey
are in town from the Bradshaw noun
tains. Mr.. Dickey says that be re-
Gently secured zoo pounds of honey
from hallow tree in that section.
Mrs. NJ. W. Storm, mother of Coun,
ty Treasurer J. P Storm, died in San
Diego recently at the age of So years
Her death occurred on the birth day
of her son, and was occasioned by
a fall.
The taking of testimony in the Ew-
ing case was closed this morning and
United States Attorney Nave made
his opening argument to the jury be-
fore noon. r. E. Morrison, for the
defendant, is making his argument
this afternoon, and the case will be
given to the jury this evening.
The new engines for the S. F. P. Il
P. which were stated from Dunkirk,
New York, for Prescott about two
weeks ago, we're reported to be in AL
buqueque yesterday and will probably
arrive here within three or four days
The road is surely IN need of them
and they will not remain idle min
ute after they arrive.
Some of the patrons of the free
reading room seem to think that the
place has been closed, instead of re-
moved to the public library. Mrs.
Wheeler says that a plumber of the
former patrons of the place whom she
has met have inquired of her if such
was the case. The attendance on
Thanksgiving was twenty as against
sixty-two on Thanksgiving day of last
year.
Yesterday afternoon at the Akers
home on North Center street, an oper-
alton was performed on Mrs. Almarin
Akers, mother of Chas. H Akers, by
which a humorous growth on the
scalp was removed. Mrs. Akers, who
is So years of age, stood the tedious
affair very well and was last night
resting easy. The operation which
was performed by a we'll known local
physician, was refused attention 10y
six of the best physicians of Denver
last summer, on account of the deli
cacy of the same.-Gazette.
Odd Fellows hall was only about
half full of people last night to hear
{ the Fisk Jubilee Singers. What was
lacking however in numbers was made
up in enthusiasm of those present
The troupe is composed of eight
members, seven vocalists and a piano
accompanies. Their singing as a whole
was very entertaining and seemed to
be appreciated by the audience
Some of the numbers we're excel !
lent and received cncores, while all
we're good.
I. e. Dalton, a former superintend- |
ent of public instruction of this terri |
tory and general agent of the Equit- !
able Life Assurance company for Ar |
iona, has disappeared mysteriously |
from his home in Phenix. Financial |
troubles are the supposed cause Ed |
ward GTunsfeld, of Albuquerque.
general manager of the Equita bic COM
paDy for New Mexico, Arizona and |
Western Texas is now in Phenix in !
vestigating the cOmpany's affairs. |
Dalton was in Prescott only a few
weeks since in company with Mr..
GrunsfeId in the interests of the /
Equitable company. Mr.. Dalton had
always borne an excellent reputation.
and his disappearance has created a
decided sensation.
One of the finest window displays
that has been seen in this city for
many day was the one placed on ex-
hibition at the BIB. Co.'S store TO
day. The large east window is deco I
rated to represent three very import