Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-12-09

F. A. Bletcher and family, are in
from Walker today.
The sprinkling cart has gone out OF
commission for the winter.
The weather bureau scored failure
on its snow storm prediction.
The only business transacted in the
district court today was the hearing
of the Gotta perjury case.
| Miss Jennie Kastner returned this
morning from visit with Mrs. Chas.
Platt at Kirkland. Mrs. PIatt came
up to Prescott with her and will visit
a few days here.
The regular teachers examination
for certificates has been in progress in
Supt Jolly's office yesterday and to-
day. There is only one applicant tax
ing the examination.
E. E. Ellinwood has purchased the
lot on Mt. Vernon street on which the
building stood recently occupied by
Walter Reese and family and which
was burned Mr.. Ellinwoood will
build residence on it to be occupied
by himself and family.
Billie Dugan, the best natured
plumber that ever escaDed from Ould
Cork, who has been working on large
plumbing and heating contract in
Tucson for several months, has re-
turned to Prescott and is busy today
greeting his host Of friends.
The railroad bridge just beyond Del
Rio has been finished, the steel grid
ers sixty four feet long having been
put in place yesterday. The south
bound passenger was delayed about an
hour until the bridge could be put in
condition for the train to pass over it
last evening.
C. P. :Wingfield, the Huron mer-
chant and mining man, is doing bust
ness in the county seat today. He
paid friendly visit to the treasurer's
office while in town and deposited a
few good American dollars to help
keep the wheels of county government
running for another year.
The funeral of the late Mrs. VIM.
Denny took place this afternoon from
the family residence in West Prescott,
interment being in the Masonic GENE
terry. Services we're conducted by
Rev. Z. o. McIntier. The members
of the Masonic lodge of Prescott turn
ed out in body to the funeral, the
husband of deceased being a member
of the odrer.
Omer Cox, who has travelled through
this section for several years repre-
senting the Simmons Hardware CON-
pany, of st. Louis, one of the largest
hardware firms in the world, is max
ing his farweell visit to Arizona now.
He has been promoted to a territory
in Illinois and will enter at once upon
his new field after returning to St.
Louis from this trip.
The United States civil service COM
mission announces an examination on
January ., 1904, at the usual places
to secure eligibles from which to make
certification to fill vacancy in the
position of register and receivers
clerk in the United States land office,
Duluth, Mimi, at 5000 per annum,
and other similar vacancies as they
may occur.
Vide Caseia, an Italian, who was
arrested in the rocks rest of Prescott |
last Saturday on a charge of insanity. |
was examined before Probate Judge |
Hicks this afternoon. He informed I
be officers that the officers in italy 1
we're going to send him several million |
iollars, of which he seemed to be /
'ery much in need, from his appear
ince. He was committed to the asy-
um at Phenix.
VIM. Thomas, the contractor for the
county hospital, was taken suddenly
md quite seriously i'll on Saturday
md was taken to the hospital in a
lack. His condition yesterday was
exported still serious, and the probs-
Iility is that the trial of the case I'm
ourt against him which was to come
IF this week will have to be post
loned, unless his recovery should be
emarszably rapid.
Frank Murray, known in every min
ng camp on the Pacific coast, died
at Oak Creek ranch last
light. He had been i'll with asthma
uring the night, but John Brady.
no was with him, thought he was
etter and saw him comfortably cover
d up in bed This morning when he
'ent to the bedside he found Murray
cad. -Kingman Miner.
II. i. Suttle, of Peoria, Illinois,
no is interested in three or four
inning enterprises in this section,
nd who has been here for a couple of Z
eeks looking after mining interests .
i'll leave on tonight's south ,
ound train en- route to Mexico on ,
lining business and thence will re-
Irn to his home in Peoria. to spend
ie holidays with his family. He will +;
sturn to this section again early next
ear
The funeral of the late Mrs. Geo. 0
ohpeter will take place on Thursday
ternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the o
lapel of p Mohn 4 Co. IS undertak- Il
Ig parlors. Interment will be in Odd o
elbows cemetery. Deceased was only P
'enty five years old. The Journal c
liner was enormously informed that e
rec motherless children we're left. &
i'd instead there is only one, born
)out a month ago. A child born a
me time since to the couple died o
ter 7
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The greatest musical treat of the q;
ason will be furnished by the Ladies Il
lild of the Episcopal church, III the ii
ncert to be given by the renowned al
,ture pianist, Prof. Lauder, of Chi C,
90. Dec. Il. The New York Musical nj
'urier, May 10, 1893. in appointing Y,
r. Lauder to be their critic at the o,
ilumbian exposition, says: "Mr. -