Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1903-01-07

Join the Saturday Night Social clul
 tonight at the new I. O. O. F. hal
 and you will have a good time. Come
 and see for yourself.
 The election contest in Mohavt
 county, of Scanlan vs. Garnt, for tho
 position of supervisor was concluded
 yesterday, resulting in favor of Grant
 who was declared elected on the face
 of the returns.
 The s. F ., P. & F. railroad is now
 selling 1000 mile tickets over its
 system at three cents per mile or S3C
 for each 1000 miles. This will prove
 great saving to great many peo-
 pie who have occasion to ride over the road.
 : Geo. s. Beaton, who is connected
 with the Tombstone Consolidated
 Mines company, and MT. and Mrs.
 Leon Bailey of New York, left on today's train for a visit to California.
 MT. Bailey is general counsel for the
 Development company of America.
 The Cudahy Packing company will
 ship 600 sheep from Prescott on Sun
 day to the Los Angeles market. They
 were purchased from various sheep
 men in this section, several of them
 having been furnished by c. O.
 Hutchinson, the we'll known sheep
 raiser.
 E. H. Simpson, late postmaster at
 Williams, died in the Phenix asylum
 for the insane on Wednesday. De- ceased was well known all over north ern Arizona and was as we'll liked as he was well known, being an excellent citizen. He was occupying the posi- tion of postmaster when attacked with physical and mental paralysis.
 Shirley Balderson sprung a surprise on his friends yesterday by getting married. No one ever suspected that the microbes of matrimony had settled themselves on him. The fortunate and happy young lady implicated in the affair was Miss Jessie Phar, re- gently of Los Angeles. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Leon O. Lewis at the parsonage of the West Prescott church.
 Late on Friday afternoon the board | of supervisors made the appointment | of assessor by naming D. J. Sullivan | of Congress. There were nearly a | score of applicants for the position, among them being J. R. Lowry, J. P. Dillon, Wallace Willard, T. H. Bald | win Mir. Thompson of the ice works, J. R. Beatson and W. I. Johnson. Mir. Sullivan has earned the position by party service.
 John Berrie, superintendent of the Hudson mine received orders today from the Hudson Mining company to erect a whim on that property. A Davis whim and 300 feet of cable has been purchased and just as soon as he whim is in position work will be and the shaft sunk to a yreater depth. The property is look ng in splendid condition.
 Mrs. Mary Ann Davis, mother of ]. l.. Davis of the Val Verde smelter, lied on Thursday and was buried his afternoon from the residence of Ter son, 341 N. Mt. Venom avenue. Rev. A. M. Gibbons conducted the uneral. Mrs. Davis was a native of and has resided with Ter son for the past three years.
 The amount of freight shipped oveI he P. & B. railroad is somewhat sur ] ,uisness a railroad is. The shipments O various points along the line mounts to 450, 600 pounds every day in ray of freight alone in broken car lots, xclusive of the car load lots. There 5 heavy shipment of coal, machin- ry, oil and ore also in car load lots l n addition to good passenger busi- z ess by both trains.
 Parties who have arrived from l erome recently state that the smelter ' as been closed down again. The i, ompany has been unable to obtain a ] lpply of coal to keep its plant in 2 peration. Besides a fuel shortage 2 he fire in the mine is still causing I 'Ouble, as they have not yet succeed in getting it under control Some 2 lpress the opinion that a close down | several months will be necessary I D account of this fire. | Contractor Webster has the grade of a le Phenix and Eastern railroad ( ompleted to the Salt river and has )rce of men at work on the south de near Tempe. Rails have been lid on the road up to within a short istance of the river, and work is pro- I ressing on the bridge across Salt 1 iver. The bridge will be one of the S lost substantial in the territory. The 1 iles are down for five spans, four of v hich are completed and rails laid. a 'n either end the structure rests on s lassive stone abutments, which I ssures its perfect condition for years | } come.
 Mine host and hostess, Mir. and S lrs. Vincent, of the Congress house, nile repairs are being made to the xterior of that building, are mak- g lg extensive improvements inside. he place is being repapered and re- V ainted throughout, and the old a -ooden bedsteads have all been taken ut and replaced with new up to date ron bedsteads All other wooden lrniture in the house has been clean d, repaired and vanished, and no aims or expense have been spared in |. he way of improving the place for he comfort and accommodation of heir guests. J. H. Emmert accompanied F. NJ. : lwphy today on his trip to New z ork. |,
 Mrs. l.. O. Lewis and her two ' hildren have returned from four lonth's visit with friends at Colum- ! us, Georgia. They were accompanied ] y Miss Britt, sister of Mrs. Lewis. t
 The Big Bug Enterprise, an off : bring of the s10, 600 hurled" was orn late this afternoon. The Jerome : unction Jumper" is expected to be next week, and will be fol owed later by the Martinez "Mug- -ump'' and the Humbug Hummer. !"
 The Monday club of Prescott will ! leet at the home of Mrs. John l.. I funds, Mt. Vernon avenue, Monday, ,, at 2.30. Subject, "Ari- C ona.' The address of the afternoon ( ill be given by Miss Sharlot Hall of :, )ewey, Arizona. Miss Hall is an l onOrary member of the club.
 The skull of a prehistoric man S stimated to be at least 10, years l Id, has been positively identified s that of coyote killed near that { lace in the spring of '85 for killing The discovery has been a Ort of set back to science, but prob bly another skull can be found that annot be1so easily identif1ed.-Ex.
 Methodist Episcopal church, 133 N. larina street, A. M. Gibbons, pastor. ,ervices tomorrow as follows: Preach ng at II a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Sub- l act of the morning sermon H Story