Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-12-16

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s2555. % for the month. For the sever
and one half months since the Law
transferring the fees to the territory
went into effect, March Is, the fees
have amounted to SO, SCI. .-Repub
lican.
A mortgage was placed, on recordsiI
the recorders Office today by d. d.
Mcdonald in favor of Supervisor Geo
Schuerman for the sum of $4,000 OF
the newspaper plant of the Herald
This is the second mortgage which
Mr.. Schuerman has taken on the Her.
aid plant, the former one being fol
the sum of $500 and was given some
months ago.
The city council has the chain gang
at work deepening the boxed outlet
for the drainage of Gurley street al
Granite creek. This box was formerly
located several feet above the bed OF
the creek, and the fall from Granite
street to the creek was not sufficiently
great to permit of the free flow of wa
ter from the street, resulting in the
box filling up with sand and the water
flowing over the streets.
John Berrie, who is in town today
from the Lynx creek section reports
fatal accident as having occurred
there on Tuesday. A miner was at
work in a shaft when a bucket fell on
him, producing injuries from which
he died on Wednesday morning. He
said he was unable to learn either the
name of the man or that of the mine
in which he was working but stated
that it was near CIV. Murray's place.
A trunk belonging to Mrs. M. G..
Wright was stolen from a warehouse a
few days ago. 1t was discovered yes
terday but it had been rified and
everything of value to the thief had
been taken. Mrs. Wright reports that
$1,000 would not replace the jewelry,
clothing, etc., taken. Two of the
thieves were arrested yesterday while
attempting to dispose of their booty.
Mrs. Wright is the lady who arrived
here recently to organize lodge of
Maccabees.
A very attractive display of furni-
ture for Xmas trade is exhibited on
the third floor of the B. B. Co. 8 store
that is worthy to be seen. The very
latest goods are shown, such as
weather oak sideboards, combination
dinner tables, celerette Bullets, d.
vans, Davenport dressing tables and
the most elaborate line of chairs ever
seen in the west. Everything to make
home look perfect. Everybody is
cordially invited to call and examine.
They are not asked to buy but merely
to look.
The Prescott lodge of Elks will give
"a ladies' social session on Monday
evening, December %. This will be
the first social session given by the
lodge for long time and they pro-
pose to make it the social event of the
season. 1t will be given in Odd Eel
lows hall and admission will be by
invitation only, and the invitations
will be limited. This order is noted
for the elaborateness of its social
affairs and it proposes to eclipse all
former efforts with this one. The COM
mittee having it in charge are all ex-
perienced along this line and will
spare no efforts to make it a great
success.
A man of many aliases being known
as B. F. Forman, c. NJ. Ford, B. NJ
Fowler, Bert j. Forbes, Bronson j.
Freeman, who poses as agent of sew
eral leading law book publishers, bias
been arrested in Salt Lake and will be
returned to Colorado to answer a
charge of passing fraudulent check.
He is also wanted in New Mexico, on
announcing his capture states that
Attorney Williams" (Wilsonf) "of
Prescott, Ariz., and Edward F. Med
lar of Albuquerque, and two attorneys
of FL Paso also cashed drafts of the
same amount for Forman. Forman is
said to be of good family, and his
father in-law, who is a resident of
Los Angeles, is reputed to be wealthy.
From Fridays Daily.
Geo. TisdaIe came up from Phenix
today.
Walter Hill returned today from a
visit to Phenix. I
Phenix water bond election takes
place tomorrow.
E. A. Haggott is in town from the
Blue Bell mine.
]. j. Fisher went over to Jerome to-
day on professional business.
Shirley Christy, of Phenix, was a
passenger on this mornings train en-
route to Chicago.
j. 7. Hughes a cattle buyer for ].
G. Hurley came up from Phenix this
morning on business trip.
J. Fl. Emmert and Fl. P. Anewalt
are out on trip of inspection on the
Phenix & Eastern road today.
Coke has commenced to arrive for
the jerome smelter and it will be
started up soon again.
Geo. Flammer, the McCabe mer-
chant left for home today after few |
days spent in Prescott on business.
Tucson Elks lost three members by |
death during the present year and |
eleven have died since the organiza-
ton of the lodge.
The case of Martin Fredericks
against the Cash mine, an action to
recover damages, was dismissed today |
in the district court.
There was large attendance at the
funeral of the late Mrs. Geo. Rohpeter
yesterday afternoon, and there was
great profusion of flowers.
T. G. Smith, who is identified with
the Dividend Consolidated Mines
company is in town on business trip
to the property of the above company.