Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1903-02-04
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From Saturdays Daily. .


 R. E. Morrison went to Ash Forl this morning on business.
 The Congress house will give iti regular Sunday turkey dinner tomor TOW.
 c. s. Thompson, editor of the Jer ome Reporter, is in town on brie business visit.
 Miss Anna Burke and Cora Thoma, left for Phenix last evening where they will spend few weeks visiting with friends.
 Percy Williams, the we'll knowI mining expert, has just returned iron an extended business trip east. Ht was in the Tucson wreck but escaped unhurt.
 Dr. Burt Ogburn, a dentist of Phe nix, was in Prescott yesterday, return ing home last night. He had beer spending few days in the Cherry creek district on business.
 Dr. Sawyer, assisted by Drs. Wall: and Otto, performeda very delicate surgical operation on Mrs. J. M W. Moore yesterday evening. Mrs. Moore passed through the operation, which was quite successful, in a splendid manner and is resting we'll today. Her many friends sincerely hope foI her speedy recovery.
 The Monday club will meet next Monday afternoon in the Odd Fellows hall. The subject is on educational lines in a debate "Are better advan- tages afforded for higher education in the United States than abroad. '' Affirmative, Mrs. Hooker and Mrs. Ross. Negative, Mrs. Walstrum and Mrs. Brown.
 Mrs. Katherine Taylor, a very prominent mining lady of Colorado and South Dakota, who has been spending some time in this vicinity investigating some mining properties being handled by J. T. Pendegast & Go, left for California today. Mrs. Taylor is we'll posted on mining mat ters and represents a very wealthy syndicate of mining men.
 During the past ten days there has been a constant string of fiat cars go- ing south through Prescott loaded with timbers to be used on the new railroad bridge for the PheniX and Eastern road across the Salt river at Tempe and also for a number of smaller bridges beyond there. Work on that road is being vigorously pushed with all possible haste by a large force of men,
 Gilbert P. Campbell, foreman of the Journal Miner office is today probably as happy man as could be found in Prescott. A telegram re- ceived last night announced that his wife had presented him with a nice girl baby, and that mother and child are doing we'll. They are in Califor- mia. As it is the first born the event is of extra importance. In conse- Quence of the news all the Journal Miner force are smoking good cigars today.
 From Honday's Daily.
 Last nights train brought no east ern mail.
 The board of supervisors are in ses- sion today.
 We are just now having the third chapter of winter.
 Snow shoveling was prominent in dustry this morning.
 MT. Heyman has gone to San Fran cisco to get married.
 The Arizona legislature, it is re- ported, will visit Prescott next Satur- day.
 The Prescott gun club will give a shooting tournament on Washington s birthday.
 Dell Cary Smith, chief president of the order of Eagles, is visiting Phe nix today.
 Mrs. F. P. Cruice returned last evening from visit with friends and relatives in Oklahoma.
 Will the party who advertised in the Journal-Miner type writer for sale please call at this office.
 Editor c. s. Thompson, of Jerome, returned home today after spending a couple of days in Prescott.
 The Bashford- -Burmister company has a new advertisement in this issue. Read what the firm has to say.
 Miss Mabel Moore, daughter of Mrs. W. D. Berry, left this morning for a visit with relatives in Arkansas.
 Fred Stephens came in last evening from Camp Verde to attend the meeting of the board of supervisors today.
 In the Phenix district court on Saturday judgment of proof was given in the case of Jake Marks against W. A. Freeze.
 Reports are that the United Verde smelters were started up yesterday at Jerome and that 600 men will be fur nished work by the operation.
 The private car of the Curtiss Com edy company was attached to last nights train. The company will ap- pear at the opera house tonight.
 W. A. Jones, a prominent resident of the Verde valley died last week. He left wife and four children. His health has been very bad for some time.
 E. E. Ellinwood returned on Satur- day night from his visit to Washing ton. He is very enthusiastic over the prospect for the passage of the omni- bus statehood bill.
 Champagne tablets are the latest. 90 in box, price one dollar, each tablet containing stimulating quail ties equal to one glass of best cham pagne, and no headache in the morn ing.
 Purity Lodge, No. ?, D. of H., 4. O. U. w., will give Valentine mas querade ball in Odd Fellows hall, Valentine eve, February 13, 1903. A turkey supper will be feature of the occasion.
 Miss Amanda Kastner, of Spring vile, Ontario. arrived in Prescott last evennig and will spend some time visiting her cousin. Mrs. W. s. Colds worthy and uncles Ed and P. l.. Kastner.
 Auditor W. F. Nichols. who was severely injured sometime ago by be- ing thrown from a bicycle, is making noticeable improvement but rather slowly. He will probably not be out for couple of weeks yet.-Republi- can.
 G. A. Bray returned Saturday even ing from a weeks visit to Castle Creek hot springs. He says there are between fifty and sitxy guests there at present and is very enthusiastic in re- gard to the accommodations furnished there.
 Prescott was treated to a band con cert from the splendid band of the Curtiss company this afternoon. They have as good a musical organization .rN Nl,