Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-12-30

the gift of the people of that city, MIR.
Bennett is reconized as one of the
leading attorneys of the capital city.
Passenger coach No. lO2, which has
been in the car shops for several
weeks undergoing an overhauling, was
attached to the north bound passenger
this morning. She looked as bright
and new as a pin with her new coat of
paint.
q. o. Brown and wife returned this
morning from a few days visit in
Phenix where they spent the holidays
with friends and relatives. Mr.
Browns mother was visiting in that
city for short time and he had nice
visit with her.
The case of Keystone Copper and
Gold Mining company VS.. j. Nj.
Evans, ct al was begun this afternoon
in the district court before Judge
Sloan. c. z. Ainsworth. of Phenix,
appeared for the plaintiff and Walter
Bennett and Judge Kibbey, also Phe
nix attorneys, appeared for the de-
PENDANTS.
Rev. ID. I. McClelland, of Stanford
university, arrived in Prescott last
evening en- route to Phenix TO attend
the territorial teachers association,
where he is on the programme to de
liver a lecture. He stopped off in
Prescott for a short visit with friends
here.
The journal Miner is in receipt of a
small booklet of fifty one pages, de-
voted to the resources of the Salt
river valley. II is valuable book as
| the information contained is in COM
pact form and at the same time is
quite exhaustive. 1t was compiled and
published by j. 0. Dunbar, COM
missioner of immigration for that
county.
Miss Smith, of the Prescott high
school has gone to Phenix, where she
is on the programme for a paper on
"High School English" Prof. B. D..
Billinghurst is on the programme for
paper on "Manual Training" and
Miss Anna 1. Corbett, of the sewing
department of the Prescott public
schools, will read a paper on "Sewing
in the Public Schools
The sad intelligence was received
yesterday afternoon of the death Of
William Watts, of Alton, I'll. Deceased
was a highly respected citizen, and
member of the q. A. r. and father
of Mrs. Chas. E. Ashley of this city,
and Mrs. Chas. f. StelZel, of Alton,
H., who is now visiting here. He
was sixty nine years of age and his
death will be deeply felt by large
circle of friends.
The cavalry troop stationed al
Whipple was out for "a practice drill
this morning and took a few miles
march south of town. They made d
very pretty appearance as they march.
ed down Montezuma street in full un.
form. There we're besides the horses
on which were mounted the cavalry
men, the ambulance corps, the pack
animals and extra horses, making il
all about eighty or ninety head OF
horses and mules.
One of the members of the chain
gang working near the Gurley street
bridge, made a break for liberty this
afternoon, going up Granite creek like
a scared deer. John Merritt, who wa;
in charge of the prisoners took after
him and ordered him to halt but he
only ran the faster and even a shot
! from the officers six shooter failed to
stop him, but the officer proved to
be the best runner and finally caught
up with him and took him to the city
Jail where he will be put in a strong
cell on light diet.
Geo. Peterman, formerly janitor OF
the Prescott public school building,
died suddenly at his home on Sunday
morning aged Ga years. Mr.. Peterman
had a stroke of paralysis about two
months ago, and has not been in good
health since but was able to be around
up to the time of his death almost,
the summons coming very suddeny.
Deceased was an engineer by profess
ion having worked in that capacity in
/ Tombstone in the early days of that
camp. He leaves a wife to mourn his
/ loss. The funeral will take place on
Tuesday December %, at two O'Clock
from the Methodist church on Marina
street Mr.. PeteTman was a member
of the Grand Army of tho Republic
The marriage of Floyd Burmister, of
the lower Aqua Fria section, and Miss
Maggie Allen, of Cherry creek, took
place at the residence of the brides
father, on Wednesday, December D,
in the presence of a large assembly of
friends of the young couple. Rev.
Charles Gillette, of the Dunkard
church, performed the ceremony. The
groom.I is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Burmister of lower Aqua Fria and is
very exemplary and honorable young
man, while the bride is said to be
most charming young lady, born and
reared in Cherry creek. Both are very
popular with all who know them.
After the wedding ceremony was pro
nounced, an elaborate wedding supper
was served to the guests present of
which there we're over thirty. The
journal Miner extends its best wishes
to the happy couple.
The funeral of the late L. J. Alters
took place yesterday afternoon under
the direction of P. Mohn Il Co, the
services being conducted by the Ma
sons of which deceased was a member.
The above undertaking firm intro
duced a new device for lowering the
body into the grave, which is quite an
improvement on the old fashioned
plan of having the pail bearers per
form this service with tape bands.
This new device consists of a frame
which rests on the sides and end of
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