Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-20
THE LOCAL NEWS.
5 .....CITY And COUNTY
From SATURDAYS Daily.

b. Hilton returned last evening
from ten days visit to Los Angeles.
T. G. Norris is expected home this
evening.
Leroy Anderson has been chosen
orator for Memorial day, May 80.
W. ]. Martin, superintendent of the
Poland mine, is in town today.
Jake Marks went to jerome this
morning on his periodical visit.
The county pond in the plaza was
emptied of water yesterday and
cleaned out.
A high wind has been blowing again
today, with a very perceptible fall in
the temperature.
Stuart Jacobs, of H. P. Anewalt's
office is taking a lay off on account of
sore eyes.
Rev. A. NJ. Gibbons has purchased a
clock and presented it to the Metho-
dist church.
Quite a number of passengers left on
this mornings train on the usual Cal
ifornia excursion.
Mrs. Cheyney left this morning for
Los Angeles being cralled there by
the illness of her daughter.
A. ]. Head left on this mornings
train for San Diego on a brief bust
ness trip.
Herbert W. Meaney, formerly en-
pIoyed at the Poland mine, is now in
Manila where he holds a position in
the government service.
A marriage license was issued today
in the probate court to Adolph r.
Chretin and Miss Maclovia de Barra-
gan, both of Congress.
Miss Amy Nelson entertained a
party of friends at her home on North
Mt. Vernon aveune last evening in a
most delightful manner.
John Derr has been confined to his
home for three or four days on ac-
count of sickness. He is reported
somewhat better tdoay.
Wells II. Bates returned last even
ing from his trip to Los Angeles
where he succeeded in locating his
wife and daughter in a nice comfort
able home.
Frank jaeger, president of the Model
Mining company, is in town. 1t is
stated that the object of his visit is to
arrange for the rebuilding of the Nc
Cabe mill.
Bob MurtA, a former resident of
Chloride, Mohave equity, and men,
Der of the Kingman lodge of Elks, at
tempted to commit suicide recently at
Tonapah. Nevada.
The Journal-Miner acknowledges re
ceipu of an invitation from Snperin-
tendent c.. W. Goodman to the twelfth
anniversary and third graduating ex-
ercises of the U. S. Indian Industrial
School, at Phenix, Arizona, on May
II to 81, 1903.
A negro by the name of Dan Fow-
Ter was arrested last night on a com
plant that he was insane. He had
bootblack stand in front of the Peo-
pie Hall for some time. His case was
heard before Judge Hicks this after
noon.
A team of Eagles will go up to Ash
Fork tomorrow to initiate a number
of new applicants for membership in
the order There are twenty five of
them in all if they all put in appear
ance. A banquet will be served after
the initiation ceremonies are con-
cluded.
District Attorney E. S. Clark has
returned from professional visit to
Kanab, Utah, where he went to de-
fend a man in court against whom
there was a criminal charage. He
went via Flagstaff, thence to Lees
Ferry and to Kanab, the journey oc-
cupying about three days.
The price for the finest baby at the
baby show, to be held in connection
with the grand Eagles picnic at Gran
lite Dells May "a, will be a beautiful
baby carriage, which can be seen in
the show windows of the B. B. Co. 5
store. The prize for the ladies' foot
race will be a silver castor which can
be seen in the show windows at Geo.
H. Cook & Co.'S.
Charley Born began the work of
taking the annual school census yes
terday. He took the census last year
and did splendid job of it so was
employed to do the job again. He
says be has some trouble in getting
the people to understand that ne is
not collector OF some kind who is try
ing to get them into trouble.
Morris Asher, with d. Levy d CO.,
left this morning for Los Angeles to
receive medical treatment for his left
arm. He has had considerable trouble
with it for several years on account Of
imperfect circulation and being unable
to secure relief here decided to 60 to
Los Angeles.
Whilea laborer on the grade of the
Bradshaw mountain railroad was
watching blast that had been light
ed for shooting, he overlooked another
that had been fired behind him and
when the latter exploded, a piece of
rock was hurled against his arm which
nearly cut it off. A foreman of a !
gang of workers also fell and broke |
his leg on the same day.
A Hoppe, the Martinez blacksmith |
left for his home last evening.
Before leaving he called at the |
Journal-Miner office and desired that |
this paper should publish the state
ment that during his twenty years
residence in this county be had never
before been arrested or called upon to
appear before court on any charge
whatever.
returns from the school census are
beginning to come in from the various
country districts and while few show
a slight falling off in number. Others