Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-06-17


way to Phenix after an extended
trip through the northern part of the
territory on business for the govern
ment.
Three is a movement on foot to or
game a degree of Pocahontas. an aux
Hilary to the Red Men, in Prescott.
and the Red Men will not meet as
usual tomorrow night but have given
up the hall for that night in order to
give those Interested in the Pocahon-
tas chance to hold d preliminary
meeting.
Joe Becker, wife and children ar
rived in Prescott yesterday from Los
Angeles, and will make their home
in this city for some time for the
benefit of Mrs. Becker's health. Mr.
Becker is an old time printer and
newspaper man.
West bound trains on the Santa Fe
are all annulled today again owing
to bridge being washed out at Ration,
New Mexico. The Santa Fe has been
experiencing all manner of trouble
from washouts and floods during the
past three or four weeks.
Louis wohey, who is interested in
the Climax Gold company. operating
splendid looking property at Quartz
mountain, went to Phenix few days
ago after spending a short time at
the mines. He Is expecting a number
of Chicago capitalists who are inter
ested in the company to visit this
section very shortly for the purpose
OF looking over this property.
The Eagles band gave a delightful
concert on the plaza yesterday after
noon under the leadership of Willis
Grander The band since being or
gained recently has made wonderful
progress. Mr.. Grander is not only a
thorough musician but is an exper-
fenced leader. This was the initial
concert given 10y the band and there
was a large crowd out to listen to it.
The band intends to give concert
every Sunday afternoon.
Miss Thresea Fredericks entertained
a large number of her young friends
at the E'redericks mansion on Pleasant
street on Saturday evening. The
! party was given in honor of Miss En-
ma butcher Progressive euchre was
the form of entertainment the prize
winners being Miss Brandon and c.
W Herndon
/ The attention of the district court
was occupied all day today with the
mine sailing case in which Messrs
Grove and Sharpe are accused of salt
ing a car load of ore which they sold
the Val Verde shelter some months
ago. This case was tried at a special
term of court two months ago and the
jury disagreed.
George Payne. Santa Fe engineer.
was instantly killed by being run over
by his engine at Franconia last Satur-
| day. He was under the engine oiling
it when the ponderous machine started
grinding him beneath the wheels. \
leak in the throttle was the cause of
the accident This is the third acct
dent of a similar nature which has
occurred within the past few months
on that road
A man by the name of Shea Hinigan
was brought down from Ash Fork Sat
urday night on charge of insanity
and was being tried this afternoon at
the hour of going to press. He seem
ed to have a weakness for derailing
passenger trains and was caught pill
ing. up ties on the track of the Santa
Fe railroad and was found Just in time
to prevent the east bound train from
being wrecked.
S. R. belong, of Tucson, one of the
old time residents of Arizona, having
resided in the territory for over forty
years, came up ON yesterdays train
from the south for a brief visit to
Prescott, being his first visit here for
/ twenty years. Not only has the town
greatly changed during that period.
but he finds very few of the old
timers here whom he knew in the
early days.
The many friends of DR.. Barrett
will be glad to learn of marked i'm
provement in his health. The doctor
went to San Francisco early in May to
take a course of hospital treatment
/ for rheumatism. from which he has
suffered severely for a number of
years The treatment is proving very
successful. and his condition is i'm
proving rapidly. So much so. that
he expects to return to his practice in
I Prescott about the first of August ell
joying comparatively good health.
Frank Kramer, an old time Yavapai
county man, who has been working III
Denver for the past two years, return
ed to Prescott yesterday and Will 90
to jerome tomorrow where he will be
employed in the pattern making de-
partment of the machine shops of the
United Verde Copper company. Mr..
Kramer was employed by that com
pany in the same capacity some four
years ago, and for two years before
going to Denver he was employed in
the machine shops of the S. L. P and
P in this city
4 person can get almost anything he
asks for today at the Office of the gen
eral passenger agent of the SEP. and
P. railroad provided he can find the
head of that department out and the
business in charge of his assistant or
chief clerk, ". ). Goldsworthy. The
cause of it all is the arrival on Sun
day morning at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Goidsworthy of a son, their first
born. The Journal Miner congrat-
uIates the yourg couple on the happy
event and may the boy grow to be a
comfort and blessing to them in later
years
The revival of the Commercial Club
in Prescott Is a good move. Some
two years ago the club was organized
among the business men and best cit
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