Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1903-02-25

J. A. Hope returned this morning from attending the Shriners meeting in Phenix. They report having had a very enjoyable time and of being royalty entertained during their visit.
 June Freeman has been appointed general agent of The Federal Invest ment and Trust company and leaves tonight for the southern part of the Territory with J. B. Monnette. gen eral manager Their first step will be at Congress Mir. Monnette will re- turn the latter part of the week.
 W. T. Hutchison died last evening at his home in Wickenberg of a com plication of diseases which at his ad- vanced age could not be successfully treated. He was T years old and has been sick for several months. his liver and other internal organs being affected and there was some reason for believing that his trouble might be of a cancerOus nature.
 Jack Hayden, the well known ca terer, has taken charge of the Palace cellar restaurant and will run first class place in every sense of the word. employing only white help and per sonally supervising the work of sup plying the patrons of the place with the best food that can be purchased, in satisfactory manner and at a price they can afford.
 Casimiro Rodelas had bis prelimin- ary examination before Justice Talbot today on charge of attempting to rrHnr. loco NlaArrn in a Mexican saloon on Granite street. and was held under S2500 bonds. Yberro. who was shot through the body by Rodelas, was able to be placed on the witness stand. He has almost recovered from the wound, but the greatest wonder is that he is not beneath the sod, as a A calibre ball pass entirely through his body.
 Every day witnesses something having been done" toward getting the Athletic club in shape for opening up. Word has been rerecived that the new apparatus has been shipped and will arrive in Prescott within a few days. J. fl. Mulrein, who was given the plumbing contract, is busy get ting in the bath, lavatory. and heat ing apparatus, so that everything in dicates that the club will be able to open for business about the 10th of March.
 Judge Ainsworth, the we'll known Walnut Creek rancher. is in town on a purchasing expedition. Among other purchases he has made is an en- zine of several horse power capacity with which he will operate a pump having capacity of 2S0 gallons of water per minute or nearly 17. GOO gal Ions per hour. This pump will be used for the purpose of irrigating a very fertile tract of land which the judge owns along the creek. and on which tons of excellent vegetables and fruit will be raised.
 There was very pretty and greatly enjoyed social dance at Dougherty's hall last night, given by Messrs. Trigalles and Gentry. The ball took the form of a Washington's birthday party and had been planned for some time by the above young gentlemen, both of whom are held in high esteem by our young folk, and as a cOnse- quence was well attended by lovers of the ball room. The music was fur nished by Mrs. B. H. Smith and Err nest Emanuel which is always a guar antee of its excellence.
 Memorial tablets are becoming the thing these days. They are used to mark the spot where some important event occurred. For instance there is a memorial tablet in the depot to mark the spot where President Gar field was shot. Prescott has a me morial tablet now, a genuine steel tablet. It is in the postoffice. It is right in front of the general delivery window and is about two feet square. It marks, as we'll as covers the spot in the floor where hole was worn through by the feet of the numerous patrons applying for mail. It will take great many years to wear a hole through this.