Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-03-18

lOtoA hO0 OhAo AhOA hAA6 AAOAh o DO'AASo trip to New York City. He reports considerable winter in that part O the country and was glad to get bacl to sun kissed Arizona.
 Miss Leta Hickson and her brother Master Joe Hickson, left for Los An geles this morning on a visit. Mis- Leta is a member of the jolly R. l.. c and bevy of those smiling faced lit tie ladies were at the train to bid hel good bye and wish them safe return
 Judge Sloan has announced his de cision in the proceedings brought b! the Prescott National Bank for , temporary restraining order agains the county treasurer, prohibiting hin from listing their property on the de linquent tax list. The decision grantI the temporary restraining order.
 Some thirty or forty prizes will b' given away at the entertainment to b' given by the Grand Army of the Re public and Women's Relief Corps next Tuesday evening. The chief prizes will be gentleman's gold watch anc chain valued at sIO0 and lady's golC watch and chain, valued at $50 and { lady's pearl opera glass.
 The colonist rates with which tht Santa Fe has at last decided to meet the special colonist rates made by other transcontinental roads to Cali fornia is now in effect. The new ratt is s25 from Missouri river points anC other western territory, and s33 iron Chicago, to points on the Santa F'e 1T California. This is a one rate for col onist purposes, and will be good unti June b.
 There will be no meeting of tht Red Men lodge tonight on account oi the grand St. Patrick's Day ball which will be given in the 1. O. O. F. hall Great preparations have been made and one of the grandest times of the season is expected to be had by tho wearers of the green tonight. Tn, committee of arrangements have SC cured both halls for this occasion anC the ladies will serve fine supper fol the hungry revelers.
 MT. and Mrs. D. .. Foster, father and mother of Frank Foster, the pop ular secretary and treasurer of tht Samuel Hill Hardware company, Jeff this morning for their home in Uh richsville, Ohio, after two months visit with their son and his family il Prescott. Mir. and Mrs. Foster ar, delighted with this country and espe cially Prescott, and will undoubtedly return here again at some future time for a visit if not to make this theil home.
 The spirit of patriotism has taker special hold on about two dozen boyi in East Prescott and they have organ ized themselves into militia com pany and have daily drills. They have the soldier leggings, canteens knapsacks and guns but as yet have not purchased uniforms. The officers are, captain, Albert Fern, a military youth of Whipple; first lieutenant, Thomas Coleman; second lieutenant, Charles Hesla. Considering his youtl Captain Fern is we'll versed in mili tary tactics and he maintains the strictest discipline among his youth, full soldiers. The boys present a very fine appearance in their marches and drills.
 There has been very little said con cerning the coming school election which takes place the last Saturday il this month, or the 2Sth of the month this year. The schools of Prescott art among her proudest possessions and their welfare should not be overlook ed. They have been running along so tremendously for the past three ol four years that people have almost quit thinking about them other thar that they were in good hands and were being improved and enlarged every year. This is all right, but the importance of the public schools is SC great that it is we'll for all good citi. Zens to keep them ever in mind and be ready at any time to give assistance wherever and whenever needed.
 Sheriff Joe Roberts is laid up with a very sore arm the result of an acci- dent at Bisbee. He was entering a restaurant there behind another man, when the man in front of him let the swinging doors fly back with great force. Roberts put up his hand to catch the door, expecting the wooden part of it to strike his hand. His at tention was involuntarily attracted to something else. Instead of strik- ing the wooden part of the door his left hand came in contact with the glass, breaking it, the glass cutting four tendons and an artery. The wound is very serious one and will to certain extent cripple his hand for life provided nothing more serious occurs, which is not thought probable as he is getting along very nicely.
 A special train bearing the visiting members of the Development Company of America, and prospective invest ors, consisting of Mir. and Mrs. Geo. A. Beaton and Opha Moore, of New York, c. F. Karns, Mexico, E. R. Lawson, Col. Ruthford Trowbridge, and John B. Darlington of New Ha- ven, Conn.,, Geo. M. Goodale, of the American Investor, of Boston, went out to the great Poland tunnel today. This is one of the great enterprises which the above company is handling. The party will return to Prescott to- night and may go down to the Con- gress mine which is also under the control of the company. MT. W. F. Staunton, superintendent of the Con- gress mine, is in charge of the party. A BOYS WILD RIDE FOR LIFE.
 With family around expecting him to die, and a son riding for life, IS