Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-09-23

F.. H. Mott, of the Poland Extension company's store, is in town today.
 John l.. Munds came in last even ing from his stock ranch north of 
 John Harrison, stenographer ar rived in Prescott last evening, with view of locating here.
 Geo. B. Ryan, representing Hib- bard, Bartlett & Spencer, a big Chi cago hardware firm, is in town.
 Track laying is in progress on the. Crowned King road. Six miles of grade have been completed, ready for the steel.
 w. E. Lackland, of Washintgon, D. C.. arrived in Prescott today to take the position in the postofice vacated by Willie Stewart.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. c. Mcqueen and their son, of Mesa City, passed through Prescott on this mornings 's train en route east for visit.
 G. R. Blasingame, whose wife died here last week, will leave tomorrow for Arkansas with his three motherless children, the youngest being only six weeks old.
 There was a nice rain storm accom- panied by some thunder and light ming and a sprinkle of hail at one o'clock this afternoon. It was a sort of eauinoctial farewell of the thunder storm season.
 R. E. Dyer, principal of the Con- gress public schools, and Miss Lucin- da Nickell, of Kentucky, were mar- ried on Saturday evening in the Hotel Burke parlors by Rev. II. B. Long. They left immediately for Congress.
 Two soldiers from Whipple, under the influence of whiskey had fight on the street last night, when one knocked the other down. In the fall the mans head struck the sidewalk with such force that he was rendered unconscious and it was thought hi: skull was fractured.
 H. D. Aitken, first vice president and treasurer of the BashfoTd- Bur mister Co. was a passenger on thu north bound train today, and aftel visiting the principal cities of the eas in the interest of his firm, he vii continue his trip to Nova Scotia anC take a few weeks vacation huntins and fishing. This will be his frs visit to his old home in about twelv' or fifteen years and he expects to hav' great time. He will be absent abou two months.
 Miss Florence Agard entertained number of her young friends anC school mates at birthday party a her fathers home in West Prescott Saturday evening. The occasion wa her fifteenth birthday. The evenin, was spent in games and general goo' time, and the hostess served he guests with refreshments. Those pres ent were: Misses Elsie Mosier, Mabl Tobey, Anna Ford, Zona Ford, Mrs Dudley, Masters Walter Mosier, Rob ert Beck, Brant Doty, Tussie Vog and Mir. Agard.
 Two majestic pine trees which hay stood like silent sentinels at the wes end of Gurley street, have been com pelled to give way to the march O improvement, and were cut down Sat urday and made into stove wood They were in the right of way of tn street car line and as it is eXpecte, work will be resumed on this enter prise in the near future, the stree was cleared for that reason. Quite humber of the beautiful pine trees ar 
 dying in West Prescott, presumabl on account of so many houses bein built around them. The pine tre can't stand too much cultivation 0 domestication.
 Forest Supervisor F. R. Stewar received telegram today from hi wife from Jackson, Ohio, annOuncin the death this morning at S:l5 o'cloc of the latter's father, Judge Jame Tripp at the age of so years. Judg Tripp was prominent citizen of tn Buckeye state, having resided ther all of his life and taking an active il terest in the politics and business ( the community in which he lived For number of years he accU pied the beEch in his judicial district Four daughters and one son surviv him. On account of his oemise Mir: Stewart will remain for some time i the east.
 From Tuesdays Daily.
 Judge J. l.. Hall, of Congress, is i town today.
 J. II. Wingfield, of Camp Verde, in town on a business trip.
 Mrs. c. NJ. Sabin is on the sick llst but is getting somewhat better.
 The loy rate of S27. 10 Is now effect from Prescott to San Francisco
 Wells H. Bates left this morning fC Los Angeles, for visit with his fan