Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-11
THE LOCAL NEWS.
-OF THE
......CITY And COUNTY
From Saturdays Daily.

Paul A. Johns went to Denver this
morning on mining business.
r. E. Maynard is recent arrival
in this city from Honolulu.
Walter G.Reese will leave this even
ing for Phenix on business trip.
]. II. Hise left today for the east in
the interest of his mining properties
in the Placeritas district.
Ed Lift went to Ash Fork this
morning to meet Mrs Lift who will
arrive today from her visit in Canada.
The plant of the Tucson Ice and
Cold Storage company has been des-
troyed by fire, with loss of SIS, 600.
A. ]. Head is placing a heating
plant in the basement of his fine new
business block just north of the post
office.
Clifford Hathaway went down to
Congress this morning on short bus
iness trip, and will return home to-
morrow.
Attorney General E. W. Wells and
wife will arrive home in Prescott to-
night, after nearly two months alb
senee in the east.
Rev. James d. Kingsbury, of New
York. will preach both morning and
evening at the Congregational church
IN this city tomorrow.
Miss Maggie .Mahoney, who left
Prescott several years ago TO reside in
San Diego, California, has returned
to her home in this city.
Mrs. C. W. Dunlap, who has been
spending the past three months at her
home near Seattle, Washington, is ex-
pected to arrive home tomorrow.
W. G. Reese has leased the three
office rooms on the first floor of the
new library building and will fit them
up IN fine shape for his real estate
offices.
Father Dunavan has been selected
as assistant to Father Quetu in the
Catholic church of this city, and ar
rived in Prescott last evening to enter
upon his new duties.
Maj c. c. WaIcutt went up to Ash
Fork this morning to meet Mrs. Wal
cult who is excepted to arrive from
the east today. They will arrive in
Prescott ON tonight's train.
E. L. Beal and wife and ]. B. Laird
and wife, who arrived in Prescott q
few days ago from San Francisco, left
this morning for Holbrook where they
will probably reside, they having &C
cepted positions with the railroad at
that place.
The Southern Pacific railroad COM
pany has assumed the active operation
of the Maricopa and Phenix road and
hereafter all business of the branch
running from Maricopa to Phenix will
be reported to the division head
quarters of the S. p. at Tucson.
Geo. E. Sanders, president of the
Angel Consolidated Mining company
which has some mining properties in
the vicinity of Wickenburg, is in
Prescott from his home in New Next
co. He is here in connection with the
transactions of the famous A. A. Pratt,
who is held in custody in this city on
numerous charges.
The Journal Miner is in receipt of a
letter from Mrs. Fannie Kautz which
states that she and her daughter Miss
Navarro have been spending some time
in Seattle, Washington, but expect to
return to Prescott early in December.
Mrs. Capt. A. G. Read, nee Miss
frankie Kautz, and her husband, are
living at Baton Rouge, where he is
connected with the university of that
place.
Rev. Long returned today from at
tending the territorial association of
the Congregational church at Tempe.
He was accompanied by the Rev.
James d. Kingsburry. d. D., of New
York, who will occupy the pulpit in
the Congregational church both morn
ing and evening. His subject in the
evening at Z 80 will be ''The Story of
Cuba All will be welcome to these
services.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cox passed
through on this mornings train on
their way to their home IN Jerome
Their daughter, Mrs. May Lawrence.
died few days ago at Pueblo. Colo
RADIO, and her body was taken to Pie
Xix Tor burial, and they were just re-
turning today from attending this sad
event. Their many friends in this |
county extend them sympathy in their |
bereavement
The delegates for the coming grand |
lodges of the different branches of the |
Masonic order. will leave tonight for |
Tuscon where the grand lodge sessions
will open next Tuesday morning. The |
delegates who will go from this city |
are f. G. Brecht and wife, A.
Johns and wife, a. ID. Barnhart. NJ.
GOldwater. Mrs. J. L. Munds will |
join the party at Phoenix tomorrow
and go with them to Tucson. The
ladies go to attend the grand chapter
of the Eastern Star which also meets
in Tuscon next week
Rev. McIntier, of the Methodist
church, has in his possession a very
unique copy of the gospel of st. John
which he intends to donate to the
new free library. The book is printed
from Photographic plates made from
the first edition of the New Testament
ever translated into the English Ian
guage, by William Tyndale, there now
being only one book of that edition
known to be in existence He also
has copy of the smallest book ever
printed. being an entire edition of
the New Testament The book is so
small that be carries it in a postage
stamp case, it being a little larger
than half the size of an ordinary post
age stamp and about one quarter of an
inch thick. With the aid of a glass
every word in the book is plainly Wis
. T. l. 4 II