Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-10-14

tin, who is principal of the schools I
there, and probably the only lady |
principal in the territory. The Gem
says that "never in the history .of the
public schools of this place have the
trustees aud patrons had so little /
cause of complaint. The school is /
progressing nicely under the able |
management of its competent corps of |
teachers. and the pupils seem to real |
ize that everything has been doEe by
the trustees and parents to make the |
school success, and are laying.holo |
of their school work with great ener-
gy. The attendance has been regular |
and the various rooms show total
enrolment of l25 pupils.
From nonday's Daily.
Frank Lecklider is in town from
Poland.
J. f. Moran of Holbrook is visitor
in Prescott.
C. G. Fennell is in town from Val
Verde today.
Major W. A. Mensch left for King
man on Sunday.
J. r. Thomas and John n. Metcalf
left this morning for Los Angeles.
Frank Foster and DR.. r. J. Roper
have gone out on their hunting trip.
Mrs. W. S. Pratt and daughter have
returned from their visit to Cali
fornia.
Territorial Auditor W. f. Nichols
came up on this mornings train from
Phenix.
That minstrel show cake walk is 60
ing to be test of merit for the prizes
offered.
Such singing and dancing as can
only be done by darkies at the show
Friday night.
"Snips'' Perkins of the News Her
aid came up on this mornings, train
from Martinez.
Ed Sbumate has commenced already
to improve the Granite Dells for next
years business.
Mrs. McClung, daughter of Mr.. aud
Mrs. W. A. Drake has returned from
her visit to Pueblo.
The Eagles Band minstrel show will
be worth double the admission
charged Friday night.
r. r. Coleman left this morning on
business trip east expecting to be
absent about a month.
Mrs. ]. j. Fisher and Mrs. c. A.
Bate will arrive home from Los An
geles tomorrow night.
I. ]. Lynch, who has been visiting
his sister Mrs. r. r. Coleman left
this morning for his home at Jerome.
Geo. Wood, the mining man, left
on two months business trip east
this morning accompanied by his
wife.
Joe Rudy and Bert jackson, of this
county, will take part in the steer
tying contest in Albuquerque this
week.
Seth NJ. Leavenworth, district at
torney of Cochise county, died at his
home in Tombstone Friday morning,
of lung trouble.
j. N. W. Moore has returned from
his visit east, accompanied by his sis
ter Miss Moore, who will remain here
for some time.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Con-
gregationsl church will meet Wednes.
day afternoon at the parsonage, with
Mrs. H. B. Long.
The Albuquerque fair opened to-
day. 1t is nice trip there and it can
be made this week for s13.7O, which
is only one and one half cents per
mile.
Rattlesnakes are reported to be more
plentiful this year than for a number
of years. The Juniper mail carrier
killed five alongside of the road on
his mail route during the past ten
days.
The board of school trustees have
let contract for building a twelve
foot sidewalk in front of the school
lot, and sixteen foot walk from the
school building to the street. The
lumber is being hauled for it today.
Jacob Mitchell has taken a six
months lease on the Chloride Arrow
and has taken charge of the paper.
Mr.. Blakely, the proprietor of the pa |
per, has engaged in mining for that
period.
VIM. Traylor was shot and killed in |
the Blue river country by Kay Cur
ley. The latter claims the killing |
was in self defense. The men had |
trouble over the theft of cattle. Tray
Tor being charged with the crime.
4. c. Lake returned to his home in /
Memphis Monday. Before leaving he
made Sheriff Lovin present of 500
as reward of merit for the able and
honest manner in which he handled
the estate of his deceased brother VIM.
II. Lake.-Mohave Miner.
S Bruner, Andreas Burkhardt, and
J. g. Graf, who have been visiting the
Catoctin mine, in which they are in
terested. left this morning for their
homes in Cincinnati. They expressed
themselves we'll pleased with the
above mine. and with the country
generally here.
The Mohave county Miner has en-
tered upon the twenty second year of
its existence. The Miner is one of I
the neatest weekly papers printed in
Arizona. 1t is as newsy as it is neat,
and is always we'll filed with mining I
and local news of Mohave county. Its
editor, Arson H. Smith, is first class
man.
Deputy United States Marshal
Welles came up from Phenix yester-
day to take charge of two Cinnamon
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