Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-04-22
People on Earth. Don't fail to at
tend and have the time of your life.

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tend and have the time of your life
The S. +. p. and p railroad has
ordered six new engines, TO accommo-
date the increased business of the
road and its branches. Three of them
are to be delivered in September
The new machines will be much
larger than any now in use on the
road and will also have a greater
speed capacity.
While some members Of the Court
House base ball nine were practicing
this morning the pitcher threw an
cup shoot" which shot so high that
it went through the window in SuDt.
Jolly's office. If that is the way the
Court House nine are going to throw
ball the fellows who go to the bat will
have to stand on stepladder.
j. Ii. Mason and wife, of San Fran
cisco, arrived in Prescott a few days
ago and expect to remain here for
three or four weeks. Mr.. Mason is
an expert miniature portrait artist
and has been doing some very fine
work for our people the past few days.
He has rooms at the Hotel Congress,
and will be pleased to show his work
to anyone wanting anything in that
line.
Martin Ernst, who has been living
in little shack near the depot, and
selling tinware and doing little odd
jobs for some time, was arrested last
evening on a charge of insanity and
was examined this afternoon before
Probate Judge. \ couple of days ago
he came near burning the shack where
he was living, and it was feared he
would do so if allowed to remain un-
restrained so he was locked up.
Governor Brodie has issued a com
mission, as captain, to f. S. Breen,
of Company L, the local company of
the national guards From all indi-
cation there will be big enlist
ment of new men and the company
will come up with the best of them,
in the territory. A trip to the st.
Louis fair is in prospect and the com
pany will be drilled for the purpose
of capturing everything in sight
Coconino Sun.
Mrs. Iva Tut, of the Arizona Power
company which is preparing to install
an electric power plant at Fossil creek
and who has been expected here for
some time, has had a narrow escape
from death in Los Angeles The
cause of her trouble was eating oys-
tiers, which poisoned her. For several
days she was not expected to live, but
she is now reported to be convalesc-
ing and hopes to be able to come here
by May l.
At the solicitation of Mrs. H. b. !
Long number of Prescott ladies met !
at Odd Fellows hall this afternoon to |
meet Mrs. II. NJ. Peabody, who has
been devoting large portion of her
time working among the Indians, and
her talk was based on her experiences
among them. Among her collection |
of curiOs gathered up among the In |
dams was a sacred Navajo blanket |
Mrs. Peabody is said to be very in
teresting talker..
W. r. HUMPHREYS. the scenic pho
tOgrapher, received a letter today |
from the Montezuma Copper com
pany, near Nacozari, Sonora, Mexico.
stating that they were going to pre-
pare magnificent album of pictures
of their property to be exhibited at
the st. Louis exposition next year.
and requested him to come down and /
take the views for them. He viii 30
down in few days and take a large
of views. This property is
one of the famous properties of Mex
leo, the ore shipped from there being
so rich that an armed guard accom-
panies it to the smelter.
The S. F. P. and p. has made ar
for a special rate to the
Grand Canyon on May >, the day
President Roosevelt is to visit that
wonderful place. The rate has been
fixed at so for the trip to the Grand
Canyon and return Arrangements
have also been made for a special
rain to meet the north bound train at
Ash Fork and take the passengers di-
rectly to Williams so that no time
will be lost in waiting at the former
place. There will undoubtedly be an
immense crowd take advantage of this
to not only see President
Roosevelt but also to see the Canyon
It the same time and for the same
price, which is considerably less than
t usually takes to see the Grand Can
ION alone.