Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-07-15

A. a. Moore came up on this morn
ing's train from Walnut Grove.
The board of equalization has
reached the letter "S'' and will be
through the list the first time in two
or three more days.
Mrs. Coles A. Bashford arrived on
last evenings train from Los Angeles
to attend the funeral of her father.
Mr.. Bashford will arrive ON tonight's
train.
Supt. Mark Bradley is in town
from the Lion mine. He says work
has not yet started on the proposed
new working shaft, and the property
still remains idle.
Casper Heck, mining man from
Cripple creek, Colorado, who has
been in this section for some time,
left this morning for MOhave county
for visit on mining business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. c. McMartry left
on this mornings train for Binghamp-
ton, New York, where they formerly
resided and where they will probably
remain.
Mrs. A. W. Millican, connected
with the Indian school at Sacaton, has
been in Prescott for several days. hav-
ing come up here to spend her vaca-
ton away from the heat.
The Bisbee Review announces that
l.. p. Nash, who shot man named
Anderson at Sierra de Cobre not far
from Cananea a few days ago, has been
fully exorerated in the affair,
About forty or fifty of the Iron
Spring colonists passed through Pres
colt this morning en- route to Granite
Dells to spend the day. They will re-
turn on this evenings south bound
train.
The picnic party brought in last
evening from Ash Fork by Deputy
Mobiles, consisting of three women
and one man, paid their fines, for
their disorderly conduct and left town
this morning.
The biggest car load of lumber that
ever came into Prescott aWived yes
terday. 1t was in a mammoth new
steel car of the Pennsylvania road. \
number of steel cars from the above
road has been received here of late.
The funeral of the late Geo. r.
Parker will take place from the fam
lily residence West Prescott, tomor-
row, Wednesday, afternoon, at 2:30
o'clock. Friends and acquaintance
are respectfully invited.
The Poland Tunnel company COM
menced work again yesterday ON the
Lynx creek end of the tunnel. A
Waterman stationed at the mouth of
the tunnel was run away from the
place last evening by a lawless mob.
Mrs. Harry Heap, of Phenix, who
has been visiting her parents, Judge
and Mrs. E. W. Wells in Prescott for
some time, left on this mornings train
for Los Angeles to spend the balance
of the summer. She will not return
until October.
ga condition and not a theory
confrOnts the city council. The con-
dition is a depleted treasury. At a
meeting of the city council yesterday
afternoon it was decided to discon-
tinue the lighting of the streets for
two months, commencing July 10.
A. G. Mcqueen, live stock and
claim agent of the S. f. p. and P.
railroad is making his temporary
headquarters at Iron Springs for a
short time while attending to business
in this section. He goes out there
each evening and returns to Prescott
in the morning.
VIM. Lawler returned last evening
from a five weeks trip to California
on his wedding trip. He says that
there were fine showers of rain
all along the Santa Re road from
Ringman to Ash Fork yesterday after
noon. rs
Judge Sloan held a short session of
court this forenoon at which time the
case of John Bianconi VS.. John Duke
was tried and judgment rendered for
plaintiff. A divorce was also granted
TO Mrs. Josefa Macon from Jose Ma
zon. Court then adjourned till 9:3O
morning.
Deputy United States Marshal c. II.
lifting came in from the north last
night on official business. There was
a rumor on the streets today that the
principals in the recent boxing bout
might have to explain things to the
federal officials. but Mr. lifting in
formed Journal Miner reporter that
he knew nothing of the matter.
Judge T. E. Edwards, of Poland.
arrived in town yesterday for a brief
business visit. He was accompanied
by |. j. Stauber, a civil engin eer, in
the employ of the Poland Mining com
pany. The latter left on last nights
train for the "Old Boot" or Silver
Bell property in the southern part of
the territory, owned by f. NJ. Muir
ply and associates.
A Mexican in the employ of Camp
bell Il Francis, celebrated the Fourth
by shooting a bullet into his leg, at
their sheep camp, about sixty miles
from Flagstaff. He was brought to
Flagstaff and placed in the hospital.
At all events, he should be commend
ed for establishing praiseworthy pre-
cedent in using himself, instead of
others, as a target. Sun.
Jack Bolan, who was convicted q
prize fighting at Tombstone, has been
sentenced to years Imprisonment in
The territorial penitentiary. Bolan
vas participant in boxing match,
but the court and jury decided it was
4 prize fight. and in violation of the
statutes made and provided governing
such cases in territories.
The Degree of Honor postponed the !
of officers last night to
heir next meeting There was no
OF officers of the Wood !
men as that lodge only elects officers
)nce a year and that is in January.
There was a social session of the two |
lbove lodges, however, last night and |
| good time is reported.
, IN an article which appeared in the
Journal Miner a few days since COM |
,aring the school census of 1912 !
With 1923 a typographical error crept |
nto it which made it appear that the
chOols of the county were falling off |
n attendance. The average attend |
nee in 1902 was ll42. while in |
092-3 the average attendance was
l15. or an increase of 33. The error
made the paper say the average at
enhance in 1912 was Zip.
Col. b. W. Leavell left on last
lights train for the southern part of
he territory. After day spent at
'heniX he will go to Morenci to mus
err in the new cavalry company organ
zed at that place. This will make
he second cavalry company connect
d with the Arizona militia, the other
ne being located at Nogales. Col.
.eavell is making good progress to-
ards getting an efficient national
uard in Arizona, and is now quite
ncouraged in his work.