Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-05-13
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THE LOCAL NEWS.
......CITY And COUNTY
From Wednesdays Daily.

John Coleman has gone TO MeNlC
to work for JamessDouglas.
Sheriff Roberts went to Phenix la:
night on official business.
Mrs. ]. F. Hough was an arrivs
from New York last evening.
Miss Mary Fitzpatrick is reporte
quite sick at the Mercy hospital
Mr. and Mrs. F. NJ. Murphy are eH
pected to arrive home tomorrow
e night.
Supt. Bradley is in town from tn
Lion Gold Mining company's proper
ties on Cherry Greek.
Deputy Sheriff Joe Campbell wen
to Jerome today for a short VISIT anc
to transact some business for the sher
ifs office.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Mcqueen passed
through this morning on their way
to Ash Fork. They will return t.
Phenix tonight.
Granite Dells will not be opened
before the 18th of May, on account OF
delay in receiving part of the mater
ial for the resort.
r. H. Millward went to jerome to
day to complete the data for the
Verde district for his mining direct.
DRY which will soon be issued.
Walter Bennett, the republican can.
didate, was elected mayor of PheniS
yesterday. The victory for the re-
publican ticket was almost complete,
only two democrats being elected.
Joe Mellinch, the popular jeweler
with Geo. H. Cook a Co., who has
been working in the Phenix Store
during the winter, came up from that
city today and will be here during the
summer
The old burnt frame formerly occu-
pied by Mrs. Blain as a millinery
store, has been torn down and will be
replaced by fine business block, to
be erected by Mr.. Blumberg, who has
purchased the property.
Ira Pulliam today sold his black
smith shop to Jas. Keegan, the we'll
known blacksmith. Mr.. Pulliam will
devote his entire attention to his au-
tomobile bus line as soon as his car
arrives.
Postmaster Smith will receive bids
up to May 20 for setting several new
iron posts for mail boxes. 1t is the
intention of the department to extend
the free delivery and collection sys-
tenn in Prescott about July l.
Joe Endle, who has been one of the
popular employees at the Palace for
several months. left today for Byron
Springs, near San Francisco, where he
hopes to get relief from an attack of
rheumatism which has almost laid
him up. He will be gone about six
weeks.
Mrs. H. Belcher, mother of B. NJ.
Belcher. left today for her home in
Boston, after visit in Prescott with
her son. She was accompanied as far
as Ash Fork by Mrs. b. NJ. Belcher.
She was delighted with this little city
and may return again in the future
for another visit.
At the meeting of the city council
yesterday afternoon a number of bills
we're audited and the city clerk was
instructed to advertise for the sale of
the recently voted bond issue. Adver-
tisements will be run in the local,
San Francisco, Chicago and New York
papers.
]. F. Hesse, came in from the Red
Rock country where he is finishing
up big job of surveying for the gov
ernment. He went back again
this morning and was accompanied by
Harold Cheverton, of Chicago, who
has been visiting with E. r. Mellow
ell for some weeks. Mr.. Hesse re-
ports his wife slowly recovering from
her severe attack of rheumatism.
George Loring yesterday received a
telegram from Madison F. Larkin of
Scranton, Pa, saying that Matt Lor
ing had sDent the Sunday with him
and told him that it was really the
first good time he had had since leav-
ing Prescott. Mr.. Loring is in the
civil service and was lately promoted
to Washington. lie has a promising
future in the government service but
Mr.. Larkin who is at the head of the
International Correspondence school
is trying to induce him to connect
himself with that institution.-Phe
nix Republican.
People who have purchased frames
recently at Wooster's may have no.
ticed the fine quality rof glass used.
This is a special kind made for pic
ture frames at st. Helms. England. 1t
is quite clear and colorless and shows
pictures to much better advantage
than the green American glass, or the
French, which is sometimes smoky
Nh: Wooster now uses this English
glass in all his frame work. He says
the first cost is more than American
glass, but there is not so much to be
thrown away for defects, and the price
list remains the same.
Cicero Weidner, of Espanoal, for
merly chief of police of Santa Fe, has
inquired of Mayor |. Sparks. asking
if the latter deemed the presentation
of bear to President Roosevelt would
be out of place and if he thought the
president would accept the gift. 1t
is probable that a message of inquiry
will be sent MIR. fRoosevelt, and if he
signifies his willingness to be incum-
bered with the pet for the rest of his
/ trip, Weidner will bring a black
bear. owned by him. here and present
it to Colonel Roosevelt. The animal
is a pet. As soon as he receives a re-
ply, Mr.. Weidner will Immediately
construct nice. new cage for bruin,
provided the gift is acceptable. New
Mexican.
\ recent Los Angeles dispatch
says: Official announcement was
made from the headquarters of the
Santa Fe in this city of the purchase
by that company of the Randsburg