Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1903-02-25

lection to the treasurer and the coun- tvs funds. As it is there is very lit. tie protection against a possible hold up. This matter is of sufficient inter. est to warrant the earnest attention oi the board.
 A. RedwiIl. the we'll known piano man made quite good sized piano deal this morning. Messrs Georges X Co.,, who brought a couple of cal loads of pianos here had not figured on there being the number of pianos in Prescott that there is. and had five left over which they were about tc ship away. They are good makes of pianos, and MT. Redwill made them a cash offer for the lot. which was ac- cepted and the cash was paid to them and the pianos turned over to Mir. | Rdewill The latter will ship them to Phenix where he has a good de- mand for renting instruments.
 Next Saturday night the Curtiss company will present a play that should be of great interest to the pub | lie and should be the means of filling 1 the house to the doors The title of this new play is ''An Arizona Ruby, "' and the plot and story deals with in- cidents that transpired in Phenix and Prescott. Mir. Harry Fitting the press agent of the Curtiss company who is we'll known here is the author of the play. Mr Elting while here last sum- mer formed such an excellent opinion of Arizona that he concluded to gather material for a play to keep the ! nf Araz hafarn hn r,r,A1fa | Those who have been let on the inside of the story and the plot say it is a | splendid play and will help to make Arizona more popular. Next Satur- day night it will receive its first pro duction. Republican.
 From 1ondaY's Daily.
 W. A. Drake went north in num- Der ''98'' this morning
 F. E. Jones went to Tempe on Sat urday night on a business trip.
 Geo. P. Harrington came in Satur- day evening from Crowned King.
 Today has been observed as a holi- day by banks and public offices.
 Mrs. R. B. Marshall went to Poland this afternoon for brief visit.
 Mrs. B. NJ. Belcher returned today from few days visit in Phenix.
 William J. Sweeney, of Williams, died of pneumonia few days since.
 Daniel R. Prime, an old resident of Flagstaff, died last week, at the age of 69 years.
 F. NJ. Murphy is having two very pretty little cottages built on North Summit street. West Prescott.
 John Gray, superintendent of the Poland Extension Mining company, came up from the south today.
 Three cars loaded with wool passed through Prescott today from Phenix on their way to the Boston market.
 Col. J. F. Wilson was a north bound passenger this morning. with Winslow. Arizona, as his destination.
 Miss Block and Mrs. F. P. Ward will sing at tomorrow evenings social at Mir. and Mrs. Ayers, 20 N. Mt. Vernon street.
 M G. Banks. California mill man anu lE a ICCCIll III this section. He comes with the view of locating here.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Con gregational church will meet on We'd nesday of this week at the home of Mrs. W. T. Brown.
 Jake Webber. came in Saturday evening from the Lion mine on Cherry creek where he has been em- plOyed for some time.
 Mrs. H. B. Long will not observe her day at home tomorrow on account of the musical matinee of the Monday club tomorrow afternoon.
 Tom Vandervoort, a printer for merly employed on various Prescott papers, is publishing the Tonopah Miner, at Tonapah, Nevada.
 J. c. Cook, representing the large wholesale belting firm of H. N. Cook & Co.,, of San Francisco, is visiting this section in the interest of that house.
 Mrs. Robert LindelI. and two daughters. of Naco, Arizona, arrived from the south this morning for visit with her sister. Mrs. B. V. Weaver. ..
 Rev. H. B. Long delivered lecture last night on Geo. Washington. The church was filled, and the lecture is spoken of very highly by those in at tendance.
 Two Mexican women had a fight on Granite street on Saturday night. One of them was arrested, and is telling Justice Talbot just how it happened this afternoon.
 Postmaster Campbell. of Jerome, left Saturday for New York, where he is to meet others interested in the Verde Queen mine. Mrs. Campbell will follow him soon.
 Wm. Peet, a mining man of New Mexico, and brother of Mrs. Dishin, of this city, was taken very i'll a few days ago and is now at the Mercy hos pital under medical treatment, with good chances for complete recovery.
 Judge Abram $. Humphries, an at torney we'll known in this territory. having formerly lived in Phenix and Florence. but latterly a president of hN bdc OSShBAOo a judicial position is said to be candi- date for governor of Hawaii.
 Maricopa county pays S7.50 per month per patient. for the care of its iudigent sick. COchise county made an offer of 90 per patient and S8 for the burial of each one who died, to the Maricopa county contractor but the latter declined the offer.
 Earl Burt, who has been suffering for several days from very severe at tack of tonsilitis, was brought down from Ash Fork a couple of days ago by Dr. J. B. McNally and placed in the Mercy hospital where he is now making a good recovery.
 The funeral of the late private T. J. Cunningham took place yesterday af- ternOOn at Whipple under the aus pices of the Odd Fellows lodge of which he was a member. The military at Whipple also attended the funeral. and be was buried with military hon. ors.
 Several sticks of giant powder eX- ploded while thawing out at the Min nesota-Connor last Saturday but for tunately no one was injured, although Tom Jenkins was knocked uncon- sciouds by the shock When he came to he saw Steve Smith on the bill above him with a saw in his hand and remarked EWhat made SteVe SbOot