Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-08-19

the Prescott lodge. At the conclusion
of the session the visitors we're ten,
dered banquet.
First Lieut.. Lippincott, one of the
crack shots who took part in the re-
cent competitive shoot, and won the
privilege of entering the national
competitive shoot at Chicago, left for
that place today.
Captain Harold p. Howard, of the
18th cavalry, one of the medal winners
in the carbine competition, and a
member of the team who will attend
the army shoot in Chicago, left on
this afternoons train for visit to the
Grand Canyon prior to leaving for
Chicago.
Some prowling midnight cur wear
ing a number three hat and a number
thirteen shoe, visited the Belgian hare
pens belonging to I l. Harris last
night and stole the whole bunch, con-
sisting of fine pair of old hares and
eight half grown ones. The cowardly
sneak should come back tonight and
steal the pens.
1t is only couple more weeks until
the schools in the county will begin
to open up for the years work. Quite
number of them will open the first
week in September. Miss Olive
Bailey, who taught the Poland school
last year has returned from her sum-
mer's vacation in California and will
open her school at Poland next Mon
day.
A letter received from Prof. b. d.
Billinghurst today, from San Diego,
dated August Is, says that he has been
enjoying his vacation for two weeks
at that place, and on the following
day he intended leaving for San Fran
cisco where he will visit the two big
universities, Stanford and Berkeley.
He expects to return to Prescott on
August %.
The team of mules attached to yes
| terday's incoming stage from Walker
became frightened at bicycle rider,
who appeared suddenly in front of
them and in shying off the road upset
the vehicle. Two ladies who we're
passengers, were quite painfully
though not seriously injured. Nip.
Blackford, the driver, was cut about
the head.
The special train which will carry
the crowd out to Iron King next Sun
day to witness the game of base ball
between the Iron King and Whipple
mines, will leave Prescott at ten
o'clock a. m. arriving at the mine at
l1:15. Returning the train will leave
the mine at seven p. m. arriving in
Prescott at 8:15. Abundant provision
will be made for feeding the visitors.
E. W. Potter, general manager of
the great New York Store, in Phenix,
passed through Prescott this morning
on his way to the eastern markets to
purchase one of the largest stock of
dry goods, millinery, etc., ever
brought into the territory. Mr.. Pot
ter is one of the best dry goods men
in the west and his years of experience
with the New York Store in the Capt.
tai city, we'll fitted him for the re-
sponsible position of manager after
the death of Mr.. Korick, the former
owner.
Mr.. Hartwell, the we'll known Phe-
nix photographer, came over from
Iron Springs this morning to take a
look at Prescott. He has not visited
the city since the great fire of 1900
and was astonished at the place. Mrs.
Hartwell and the children have been
spending the summer at Iron Springs
and he came up last week to spend a
few days with them. Sunday Mrs.
Hartwell started out with him to show
him some of the pretty mountain
scenery in that vicinity and kept get.
ting him farther and farther away
from camp until heavy rain came
up and like to drowned them before
they could get home. Frank is still
holding his head at 45 degree angle
as a result of the soaking.