Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-27

Z. P. Ripley by appointment for
conference on railroad matters.
F. H. McFall and H. Davis are i
this section purchasing horses for tn
Z Hutchinson, Kansas, market. The
have bought a number of horses fror
, John Lawler and others and will g
to Kirkland this evening to make ar
rangements for shipping them t
? Hutchinson.
P. Mohn & company received al
} order today for casket to be sent t,
Kirkland valley this evening for tn
burial of Mrs. d. Wolf, whose dealt
occurred there this morning. No par
ticulars concerning her death were OBJ
tanned.
The Prescott Hotel has the wors
luck with its front windows of any
body in town. Their latest misfor
tune was the breaking of one of theil
plate glasses a day or two ago. Two
boys got into a scrap in front of the
hotel and one of them threw a rock al
the other, missing the boy, of course,
and hitting the glass, breaking large
hole in it.
The many short brilliant examples
of fiction and poetry that are appear
ing monthly in The Criterion are
gaining more than ordinary COM
mendation from the reading public
| 1t is difficult to find short stories
more original in character, or whole
some in tone or excellence The
present number contains ten unus-
ually clever pieces of fiction.
If you are going to be one of the
many June brides or bridal attend
ant, and are somewhat in doubt about
any of the fine points of wedding ETH
quette, you will be able to enlighten
yourself by referring to the article
under The Observances of Society in
the June Delineator. 1t is concise,
yet complete, exposition of the re-
quirements of good form in this re-
gard. The duties of all who are con-
cerned are explained, and the infor-
nation is reliable.
j. X. Truman, superintendent of
the Climax Mining company's proper
ties near Quartz mountain, is in town
today on business. He reports that
they are getting things in shape to go
to work on the property in a short
time. They have been building road
and are now building a camp which
will soon be completed. A good sized
force of men will soon be put to work
in the mine and mill.
j. H. Stephens and wife came in
from the Stephens ranch, in William
son valley today, and will return
home tomorrow accompanied by j. Q.
Stephens. who has been in town sew
eral days having an injured foot at
tended to. The foot has recovered
sufficiently so he can wear his shoe
and walk around.
The preliminary survey for the
proposed railroad from Congress juno
tion to connect with the Santa Fe
railroad in California, has been COM
pleted as far as Amboy, California,
and the party of surveyors who have
been running the survey for the past
four months, returned to Prescott
night and are now working
on the estimates of the cost of build
ing the road.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad is
about to publish something in the
way of a symposium of articles writ !
ten by the funny men of the United |
States. A meeting of those who have
been responsible for mothers in-law
and other ancient jokes, will be held
in Baltimore May % for the purpose
of organizing an association. The
Book of the Royal Blue for May will
contain articles from these so-called
humOrists. Each contributor has |
written a story in his characteristic
style and it will be accompanied by
photograph and autograph.
The proprietors Of the Palace have |
decided that there shall be a good |
crossing from Montezuma street to the !
court house plaza. For these gentle |
men to decide on thing is sure
sign that it will he done, and conse-
quently this afternoon force of men
were put to work on the crossing and |
another day or two will see first |
class crossing from the west side. |
The crossing will be in front of the |
Palace
Edward Dugan, a young man aboul |
a years of age, who was shot several |
months ago, and as result of his in
juries had one of his legs amputated,
died at Mercy hospital this morning.
The accident occurred last August |
near Winslow and he was brought to |
the hospital here about two months
ago. The body was taken in charge |
by P. Mohn " Co. and the funeral
will take place tomorrow from the
Catholic church at 1915 o'clock a.
N. Deceased is said to have been an |
young man. He leaves a |
brother and sister to mourn his loss.
There arrived here Tuesday a party
of seventeen men from Arizona COM
prising survey party of the Santa |
Fe. They left here with supplies /
for Parker, going overland |
by the country road. They will run
a preliminary line from a point near
which have already been run from |
Congress and Wickenburg, intersect-
ing the main line of the Santa Fe near
Amboy, west of here. The line from |
Congress to the Colorado river is
ninety five miles long and the one
from Wickenburg is 115 with a maxi
mum Stdue VI per cSnI- IL Is OK
pected that the line from the river
crossing to its intersection with the
main line in California will not ex-
coed l per cent.-Needles Eye.
From Thursdays Daily.
Yesterdays wind resulted in blow
ing up "A rain storm last night.
Mrs. O. II. Tucker left on this
California excursion for a