Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-03-25

| days of storms would prove of great advantage to the entire country at the present time.
 E. H. Dowell, the genial and ac- commodating clerk at the Hotel Burke, has sufficiently recovered from short spell of sickness to be at his post of duty again.
 School election takes place next Saturday. T. G. Norris is the retiring member of the board. He has made good trustee and is being urged to stand for reelection.
 The court room and furnishings at the court house have been treated to nice coat of paint and varnish and otherwise nicely fixed up, which adds very greatly to the appearance of the place.
 This mornings northbound train was over an hour late owing to dis abled engine. The accident occurred near Hillside station and an engine had to be sent from Prescott to finish the run to Ash Fork.
 The Southwest Miners association which had its headquarters in Los An geles has closed its doors and disband- ed Its valuable mineral exhibit was turned over to the Los Angeles chamber of commerce.
 Justice Talbot heard the case of P. J. Stanley vs. The Gold Link Mining company this afternoon, but has not rendered his decision in the case yet. The suit was for the recovery of SS5 which the complaint claimed was due him for wages.
 Col. William Christy of Phenix died at his home there last night. He had been a sufferer from asthma for great many years, finally resul- ing in his deatth. He was about 62 years old and was one of the most prominent citizens in the Salt river valley.
 The engagement of Milton Tregal- lis, the popular salesman and actor, and Miss Henrietta Towles, has been sort of open secret for some time in society circles, and is now made pub lie. MT. Tregallis has just purchased a lot on North Pleasant street on which he will erect neat little cot tage in which they will reside.
 The Women's Christian Temper ance Union added five new members to its roll at a meeting held yesterday at the residence of Mrs. E. c. Payne. F. l.. Wright of the Prescott Electric Go. was given a vote of thanks for agreeing to blow curfew with the power house whistle, at 8 30 each eve ming. The Union also endorsed the candidacy of Mrs. J. l.. Munds for school trustee.
 E. H. Peoples and family left today for Los Angeles where they expect to make their future home. Mir. Peoples will probably engage in the tailoring business in that city. During the seven or eight years Mir Peoples has been a resident of this city he has made many friends who will regret to see him and his estimable wife leave Prescott but who wish them success and happiness in their new home.
 The Epworth League of the M. E. church held a business meeting last evening at which the following were elected officers: Miss Amelia Block, president; Arthur Oyer, first vice president; Mrs. H. W. Horton, second vice president; Miss Alice Young, third vice president; Stewart Jacobs, fourth vice president; D. D. Philips, secretary; Miss Louise Penny, treas urer, and Mrs. H. W. Horton, organ ist.
 Word was received in Prescott today that the sheep corral belonging to J. A. Pitts, at Ash Fork, was burned to the ground last night. Mir. Pitts is in Prescott in attendance at court and has not learned the cause of the fire Besides the loss of about $500 in money the fire will be a serious incon- venience to the sheep men in that neighborhood as it was the intention to begin shearing in this carral in a day or two.
 The travel to the Grand Canyon of Arizona by the railroad from Will Hams is increasing and each train on the Santa Fe main line brings its quota of tourists bound for the Can yon. The tourists complain of the insufficient hotel accommodations at the Canyon, and it is expected that the railroad company will remedy the complaint this year by building new and commodious hotel on the brink | of the Grand Canyon. .-Coconino Sun.
 A number of oil locations were re- corded in the recorders office here. | The oil bearing country is located | seven miles northwest of WinslOw and | lies in both CoconinO and Navajo | The indications for oil are | said to be good, and an experimental | well will probably be put down at an early date to test the field. The loca- tions were made by Winslow and | Flagstaff parties and they hope that | they have another Beaumont oil field. Flagstaff Sun.
 A party of the stock holders of the great Iron King group of mines locat- ed near Val Verde arrived in Prescott | from New York Sunday night and left for the mines Monday morning. The party consisted of the following per sons: A. s. Kimberly, of New York, of the company; J. K. Burn ham and wife, of Kansas City; Thos J. Roberts. of New York ;TWalter B. Bellbrook, New York and Mrs. Ben Blanchard, wife of Superintendent Blanchard. of Kansas City.
 Arrangements have been made for curfew at S:30 each evening by the blowing of the electric light If parents would do their duty by their children there would be no need of curfew. Of late however crowds of boys can be seen on the streets until late hour at night and If one stnns and listens tn the cnnuar- l