Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-07-08
THE LOCAL NEWS.
! ......CITY And COUNTY
From rIOnday's Daily.

Whipple won the base ball game at
Congress over the Congress team by a
score of to l.
Mr.. McClung, cashier of the Phenix
National bank, came up to Prescott
to spend his Fourth.
J. n. Rodenburg returned on Satur-
day from taking Howard Legge to Los
Angeles for Medical treatment.
H. NJ. Hubbard will leave tomor-
row for his home in New York going
via Los Angeles and other California
towns.
Mrs A. c. Mcqueen and Mrs. John
l.. Warning came up from Phenix this
morning accompanied by Mr.. Nc
Queen.
Arthur Cordiner, of Jerome, came
over to Prescott to spend the Fourth
and incidentally to renew old &C
quaintances.
Mrs. Richardson, mother of E. W.
Richardson, the tailor under Hotel
Burke, left this morning for her
home in New York.
Miss Mary Lynch of Hotel Burke,
won the beautiful shell PORTER, which
has been on exhibition for several
DAYS at Corbin & Borke's window.
Sheriff Roberts arrested a Mexican
at Yaeger Canyon on Saturday charg
ed with horse stealing. He was arm
ed with huge knife when arrested.
Donald Mcqueen, son of A. c. Me
Queen, of the S. F. P. and P. rail
road. won second prize at the steer
tying contest at Mesa on the Fourth.
Mrs. J. II. Emmert and children
arrived from Pasadena a short time
since and have apartments at the Hope
residence on the corner of Cortez and
Pleasant street.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Williams, old
time Prescott people, but at present
residents of Mesa City, came up on
Saturday for brief visit with their
son-in-law and daughter MIR. and Mrs
McRae.
A brother of B. A. Zachau, of the
law department of s. F. P. and P.
railroad, came over from Los Angeles
for visit during the Fourth of July.
The brother is employed in the aud
itor's office of the Santa Fe railroad
at Los Angeles.
Hugo Behan and Miss Hattie Miller
were married in Los Angeles last
week. Both are natives of Arizona
Mr.. Behan being the son of Mrs. S.
P. Behan, formerly of Prescott but
now resident of Los Angeles.
"Bud'' Kastner was thrown from
buggy and dragged by team on Fri
day afternoon sustaining painful in
juries. The accident was caused 10y
the breaking of the neck yoke of a
buggy which he was driving.
Miss Anna Wentworth Phinney a
most charming young lady who has
been visiting her brother Lieut.. Phin-
ney, of Whipple left yesterday for her
home at Montpelier, Vermont. She
will be missed in social circles of
Wbipple and Prescott where she had
become quite popular.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. W. Higley and
their two children left for Coronado
yesterday, where Mrs. Higley and the
children will spend the summer.
After inhaling a few deep draughts
of salt air into his lungs and visit
of few days, Mr.. Higley will re-
turn to Arizona.
Passenger Conductor william Bran
men and Freight Conductor Beck Det-
wiler of the S. F. P and P railroad
will take thirty days vacation.
Conductor Graves, of freight crew,
will take Brannen's job during bis
absence and j. G. Gregg will take Det-
wiler's run. ]. B. Cowley of the
Prescott and Eastern will take charge
of Graves run during the latter's alb
sence.
The Los Angeles Times of Saturday
July 4, contains notice of the death
of Mrs. n. c. Shekels, formerly of
Prescott, and wife of \. c. Shekels,
of the Crowned King mine. Her
death occurred at 1 :15 O'Clock on the
morning of the Fourth. Mrs. Shekels
has been in poor health for some time
but the announcement of her death
will come as a surprise and shock to
her mnay friends in Arizona who have
not been apprised of her condition
being at all critical. Deceased was q
most worthy woman and her demise
will be mourned by a large circle of
friends. Besides her husband, she |
leaves one son to mourn her loss.
The picnic given by the VIC. T. U. |
and the Prescott Sunday schools on |
Saturday was very unique affair so
far as the natural surroundings were |
concerned. At the place selected
there was a natural stone platform
covered over with natural growth of
wild grape vines, forming a pictur
esque arbor which-had been decorated
for the occasion with red, white and
blue bunting. Rev. H. B. Long in
troduced those participating in the
exercises, paying a handsome compli-
mept TO those present of which there
were about l50. The declaration of /
Independence was read by Miss Anna
Burke, in clear ringing tones, and
Mary Frank Gardner and Frank
murphy each gave recitation. Lee
roy Anderson was the orator of the
day and his address was a very e.o-
quent one, during the course of which
he took occasion to pay high COM
pliment to the ladies. Refreshments
had been prepared for double the
number in attendance.
The Ladies Guild of the Episcopal
church did a thriving business at the
rectory on Saturday afternoon and ].
evening, serving ice cream. The /
rooms of the rectory were crowded 4
during the afternoon, and in the /
evening ice cream was served on the |
lawn which was lighted with Chinese |
lanterns.