Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-03-18
THE LOCAL NEWS...... $ ......QTY AND COUNTY
From Saturdays Daily.


 J. E. Mccoy went to California today on business. Editor Rogers of the Courier, is re- ported quite sick with grip. Geo. R. Beaton, the New York fin ancier, is expected in Phenix on Mon day. Mrs. J. H. Collins came up on this mornings train from a visit to Phe nix. Wallace Fairbank left on this morn ing's train for visit with his parents in Chicago. John Bauder is visiting the Con- gress and Hillside section in the in terest of H. Voge.
 Judge Blakley and S. H. l.. New comb, came down from Kingman last evening on business. Miss Whitecotton, one of the teach CTS in the Verde Valley section, is wis iting Prescott today.
 F. G. Mccoy went to Ash Fork this morning to meet his family who will return today from visit in Cali fornia.
 VII. Constable, the we'll known Fl Paso travelling man, left for the
 
 chants. Miss Etta Dewitt went to Congress this morning to assist in the proposed grand celebration of St. Patrick's day at that place. Preparations are being made for grand ball and other en- tertainment. W. T. Payne, representing the Chamberlain Medicine company, of Des Moines, Iowa, arrived in Prescott Thursday and went to the Mercy hos pital yesterday to have ian operation performed. Mir. Johnson, connected with the Link Gold Mining company, came up on this mornings train from Phenix as far as Hillside from where he will visit the company's mine in the Santa Maria section. Mir. and Mrs. J. B. Cowley will leave in day or two for visit of several weeks to California resorts. MT. Cowley is the express messenger on the P. and E. railroad and has been granted a few weeks vacation. J. G. Schmidt arrived here from Oregon a couple of days ago to look up location for cigar stand but did not find g suitable location and left for the north today. Thus Prescott has lost another merchant because of not enough store room. Mrs. Gerson, of Phenix, wife of Louis Gerson, who was connected with the New York Store in Prescott for several years, came up from Phe nix today for a short visit with friends. She will leave for California in day or two, where she will spend several weeks. Miss Rose Kirwagen, who has been in the employe of Sunset Telephone company for the past three years, has resigned her position and she and her mother will move to Jerome in a | short time. Miss Josie Butler has ac- cepted the position vacated by Miss Kirwagen-
 J. H. Hise came up on this morn | ing's train from Kirkland. He was accompanied by c. c. Bragg and M. Mcfarland, two wealthy citizens of | New York the latter being heavily in i terested in iron works. MT. Bragg is i heavily interested in mining in this i section and Mir. Mcfarland is looking i over our resources and may decide to become interested. About twelve or fifteen Jerome people, who had come over to Prescott to attend the funeral of Mrs. Conner, left for home this morning. Among the party were: MT. and Mrs. John Connolly, MT. and Mrs. Dan Connor. Mir and Mrs. J. F. Dwyer, MT. and Mrs. Alex Lyons, Mrs. Jerry Harring ton, Mrs. M. J. Bradley and children, Mrs. katherine Shea, Mrs. 1. P. Nj hill, Denny Harrington, Tim Shea, Dennis Shea and Dennis Cronin. A. l.. Cassady, the popular repre- sentative of the Kelly Shirt company, of Grand Rapids, Mich, has been taking big lot of orders for his goods in Prescott for the past day or two. W. s. Goldsworth has titled him the Official Shirt Maker of the s. F. P. and F., as he furnishes about all the shirts worn by the officials and employees of that road. It was hinted that ''Goldy'' was to get half dozen shirts free for comforting the title. Twenty five miles of the Phenix and Eastern railroad have been completed and the track laying has been com pleted to within short distance of Mesa City. Track laying has been temporarily suspended on account of a shortage of steel. A grading camp has been established at Florence and another at the Buttes. The contract for the entire road clear through to Benson hassbeen let and work will be pushed as rapidly as possible towards completion. It is expected that the road will be completed within year. From Honday's Daily. Mayor Dennis A. Burke is visiting in Phenix. The special grand jury will meet next Monday. Mir and Mrs. Geo. c. Ruffner came up from Phenix yesterday. Jake Marks left for Jerome this morning on business trip. c. J. Kionbell and Geo. P. Harring- ton are in. from Grown King. Mrs. A Averyt and children have returned from their visit to Jerome.
 F. M. Markley came up from Phenix today and is guest at the Hotel Con gress.