Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-12-09

bers composed mostly of railroad men.
Floyd Mccoy and W. S. Parker re-
turned today from hunting trip in
Peoples and Kirkland valley bringing
IN thirty quail and a large number OF
ducks and rabbits, evidences of a sue
cessful trip.
Judgment was rendered today
against the McCabe Extension Mining
company in favor of the Hill Hard
ware company and j. H. Farrell, the
latter having been superintendent of
the mine.
Chief Engineer W. A. Drake, of the
S. f. P. & P. railroad, returned this
morning from a visit to the end of
the track of the Phenix & Eastern
road. He will leave tomorrow for
Chicago to meet President F. NJ. dur
ply.
Mrs. Nellie Akers is making prepa-
rations to move her millinery store
from south Cortez street, where she
has been for the past year, to the
brick building on west Gurley street
formerly occupied by Stephens i
Hoover.
Edward Grunsfeld, manager of the
Equitable Life Assurance company,
g., No, Mox;oo Ari1ona apd Waofarr
Teaxs left for his home in Albu-
querque this morning. Mr.. Gruns-
field was accompanied by his wife and
child on this trip.
James Odell, an eight year old or
phan boy, who was brought here re-
Gently for adoption by Mrs. Marcou,
was sent back to the orphanage at San
Francisco today by j. Fl. Robinson,
clerk of the board of supervisors. The
boy persisted in running away from
his guardian.
f. A. Murdoch, one of the old time
miners of this county, who has been
doing considerable contract work in
the McCabe district, is in Prescott to-
day on business. Mr.. Murdoch has
been mining in Yavapai county the
most of the time for the past sixteen
or seventeen years.
The jerome News reports that Sin
Tucson last week the case of MCGEE
vs.. the United Verde Copper company
was dismissed by agreement. MCGEE
was injured yew fears ago at the U.
V. works by an electric car. The
case was taken from Prescott to Tue
son on a change of venue"
Gus Hirshfeld, we'll known resi-
dent of Phenix, came up on this morn
ing's train for a brief visit in Pres
colt. This may account for the sud
den change in temperature here as Mr..
Hirshfeld seldom visits Prescott, and
when he does his visit is almost invar
iably accompanied by some extraor-
binary freak of weather.
Prescott Eagles elected the follow
ing officers last evening: President,
W. ]. Bond; vice president, j. F.
Pendegast; secretary, c. H. McLane;
treasurer, Charles VANDERBILT; chap
lain, William Marks; conductor,
Willis Grander; inside guard, Fred
Roemer; outside guard, j. c. Burle;
trustees, Coy Carey, n. Levy and
John Andrews.
DR.. Vickers, who was a passenger on |
this mornings train from Phenix, |
had the misfortune to lose his hat on
the trip. As there was high wind |
blowing today, when the doctor reach
ed Prescott be had only few stray !
Cling hairs left on the top of his head.
Had not fellow passenger taken pity !
on him, and loaned him a cap before |
reaching Prescott, he would probably |
have lost even them.
Master Mechnaic E. DeSilva sent
engine number Is, one of the new
just received, out with to-
days freight train. Its trial run yes
terday proved satisfactory, with the
exception that the oil burner did not
work satisfactory on the start. The
drive wheels are seven inches larger
than those on the other engines and
he boiler sets up higher from the
rack.
Abraham Frank, one of the old time
residents of Yuma, and we'll known to
I'D time Arizonans all over the terri
DRY, died in Yuma November %, aged
IS years. Mr.. Frank was a native of
Germany and was formerly probate
udge of Yuma county. A wife and
eleven children survive him. He will
,e buried in Los Angeles.
James Dennis of Richmond, In
Llama, claims to have hit upon a COM
,ination of common clay and certain
hemicals that produces first class
uel. 1t is turned out in blocks the :
ize of bricks. Dennis claims these
tricks will furnish steady, lasting :
leat, and the cost is placed at not :
more than half that of coal. s
Cornelio Contreras, of the Red Light
aloon, was before Justice Talbot yes
erday on a charge of smoking opium
nd was fined 500. Another man for s
tealing a watch from a Mexican was
iven a similar fine and a third one
or smoking opium was fined $50.
Sone of the fines we're paid and the
rio was committed to Jail to serve
entences at the rate of one dollar per
ay each-two for one hundred days
nd the other sixty days.
At five o'clock this evening one of
he finest show windows of the season
Ias thrown open for inspection by
lr. Fournier at the b. B. Co. IS NAM
10th department store. The decora- !
ions of the window represent large
hip just coming into barbor loaded I
own with Christmas presents of every !
ind and description to please the lit
lie folk. A large light house is shown {
nd Santa Claus on deck ready to dis
ense toys to his friends, the children. :
t is said Santa Claus will make the /;
'.-B. company his general 1istribut q
ng agents in Prescott this year.
Capt. G. H. Robinson, past presi-
ent of the Associated Fraternities of