Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-04-01


 Monday clubs library benefit Ap- Til 13.
 The local officers of the Salvation Army will observe the week of prayer and self-denial from April 5th to 12th. Donations will be received for the home and foreign work of the army. f Captain Hobson left on this morn- ing's train for a visit to the Grand l Canyon. From there he will go to Bakersfield, California, where he will lecture on Monday night, March 30. The beautiful play. Sunset" will be produced oD Monday, April 13, for the benefit of the public library. The play will be given under the auspices of the Monday club and will be staged by Mrs. A. V. Kautz.
 A gentleman by the name of Me Carey was the lucky holder of the ticket that won the gents gold watch and Mrs J. M Watts held the ticket that won the lady's gold watch at the lG. A. R. entertainment Tuesday night.
 Mrs. J. B. Hooker entertained a number of ladies yesterday afternoon at her residence The afternoon was spent by sewing and in pleasant con- versation, while refreshments were also served by the hostess, who proved herself an excellent entertainer.
 Mrs. K. K. Lake and Mrs. E. l.. Lee, both of whom were committee clerks during the recent session of the legislature, came up from Phenix today and will visit with their mother Mrs. Kirkpatrick, for a few days be- fore returning to their home in King man.
 l The foreman of each of Prescott's fire companies yesterday received donation of s6O from the city, The city has been delinquent for some time in paying its annual donation to the fire laddies and these payments make them feel correspOndingly happy. Wells H. Bates received a telegram yesterday calling him to Philadelphia on business. He had his plans all made to accompany his wife and daughter to Pasadena, where the latter expected to remain for some time They will now remain in Prescott until MT. Bates returns.
 Don't forget the date of the print er's grand ball. It will be as fine as anything the season has produced. April F is the time and the l. O. O. F. hall is the place. Go and help the boys out as the proceeds are to be used to assist sick members of the craft and other worthy causes.
 F. E. Jordan, one of the leading citizens of Jerome, came over to Pres colt few days ago on mining busi- ness and had not much more than landed in town when he was gathered up and pressed into service as a grand juror. He has now finished that duty and is again at work on his original mission.
 A couple of Prescott's men are said to have engaged in lively fistic 1 encounter in one of the restaurants along Montezuma street Wednesday i night, in which one of the aforesaid men got a dark border placed around his eye. The trouble is said to have been over a handsome young lady who is visiting in the city. Sev- eral dollars worth of dishes were sac rificed in the skirmish. Messrs. Freeman and Hamilton are circulating a petition to have the houses of Prescott renumbered. They have prepared a chart and plat of the town showing their proposed system l of numbering, and these will be pre- | sented to the city council at its next meeting The renumbeing process is | proposed in connection with the di- i rectory which Messrs. Freeman and Hamilton are working on. !
 The s. r. P. and P. railroad will | run an excursion train from Phenix | to Wickenburg tomorrow for the pur- ! pose of giving the people of Phenix an opportunity of having picnics out ! on the desert which is now carpeted l with blooming poppies. It has made fare of sl for the round trip and ] stops will be made at intermediate | points where parties can leave the | train and spend the day.
 Billy Thomas who recently pur- chased the Ferguson ranch in Willow creek is having a we'll sunk on it and if a good flow of water is struck he will erect a wind mill to pump the water for irrigation purposes. Mir. ! Thomas intends going into the potato business on an extensive scale. He has patch of about six or eight acres ] of virgin soil which he will plant and if the season seems favorable may put in sixty acres.
 J. E. Mccoy returned from his trip to California last night where he went some days ago for the purpose of ship l. ping carload of fine horses to this section from his ranch near OXnard. . On account of some of his horses be- l ing taken sick on the road be only succeeded in getting his fine stallion Ben Corbet to Prescott. This stal- ! lion arrived today and he is fine an- . imal. MT. Mccoy will place him in the stud during the present season.
 Fifty Rough Riders of Bisbee and ! southern Arizona, finding that Presi- . dent Roosevelt will confine his itiner- ary to the northern part of the terri . tory, have arranged an excursion to the Grand Canyon where they will meet. Desiring to give the president some appropriate token of their es- teem, they have secured a monster black bear, captured in Sonora, and will present it to him when they meet at the Canyon. They realize that 1t will be somewhat awkward for the EgzszW1-,~0S ~0Sk@N