Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-06
1.-THE LOCAL NEWS.
5 ......QTY And COUNTY
From Saturdays Daily:


Phenix this morning.
B. NJ. Crawford came in from Prov
idence to attend the Elks ball.
DR.. Douglas Long, of Detroit, is
visiting this section on maing bust
ness.
Lieut.. Bennett, of Whipple, left on
this mornings train for TT. Apache,
where he will take station.
Rev. Leon o. Lewis returned this
morning from attending the confer
ence of the NJ. E. church south.
Elmer Wells is in town today from
the Lelan mine in the Chaparral
country, which he is developing.
Mrs. A.V. Kautz, and her daughters
left this morning for the east. They
expect to return again in August.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Wood left this
morning for Los Angeles to attend the
Friesta which opens there next week.
The Brodie Cadets ball club won
yesterdays game at Granite Dells over
the Springfields by a score of % to %.
Mrs. A. ]. Knoblock, who has been
visiting in Prescott for some time left
this morning for her home at jerome.
Police Judge McLane collected
1926 in fines during the month of
April. As fine getter the judge is
success.
The center piece, handkerchief and
collar disposed of by Mrs. Russell.
was won by Lille Oliver, s. being
the lucky number.
Captain Read, of WhIpple, in obedi-
ence to orders from Washington, has
gone to Phenix to inspect Company
B, National Guard of Arizona.
F. E. Biles returned last night from
a trip to the northern part of the ter
ritory in the interest of the Federal
Investment and Trust company.
Mrs. E. W. Wells left this morning
for st. Louis where her daughters are
attending school. On her reteurn she
will be accompanied by the young
ladies.
Grant Eads, the popular stage driver
between Dewey and Camp Verde,
came into Prescott on the train last
evening on business, returning to
Dewey this morning.
ID. Russell of Joplin, Missouri, is
in this section looking over its re-
sources and possibilities He has been
visiting California but expects to re-
turn east again next week.
While about forty people have in
timated their intention of visiting the
Grand Canyon next week, there have
not been enough reservations for Pull |
man accommodations to justify run
ming special car and this plan has
been abandoned.
E. r. Hotsenpiller and wife came in
from the Cornucopia group of mines
in the Cherry Creek country today,
where they have been spending the
winter, and will leave in day or two
for their home in Magnetic Springs,
Ohio.
Father Haggerty was greeted by a |
fair sized audience at the court house |
last evening to listen to bis lecture on
socialism, and was listened to with
marked attention by all present.
Father Haggerty is a highly educated /
man, a good thinker and fluent talker. |
Orders are coming in very rapidly
for Old Mesa Gold company stock,
not only from local people but also
from outside parties, every mail
bringing large orders for stock.
President Ed Block received one order
today by telegraph for 5000 shares.
The Old Mesa is certainly winner.
The steel has been laid on the rail
road spur built for Merchants Mining
company and Oriental Mining COM
pany. The Merchants Mining com
pany are now negotiating with the
smelters for the sale of their ore.
They have several hundred tons of
splendid ore which will be shipped at
once.
E. H. Conger, son of J. W. Conger.
who has been in this section for about
a year in the employ of Douglas,
Lacey & Co., as assaeer, left this
morning for Los Angeles, his former
home. After brief visit there he
will gofo San Francisco and thence
to Seattle, on pleasure trip. He ex-
poets to be absent for about six weeks
or two months.
W. W. Munds, of the Pyramid Cop
per Mining company, paid visit to
the properties of the company in Cop
per Basin yesterday. in company with
several gentlemen who are contemplat-
ing becoming inter ested in the COM
pany. He returned to Jerome today
to assist in caring for his uncle, WIN.
Munds, who has been very i'll at
that place for several weeks. The lat
ter is reported to be slowly improv-
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Hickey, accom-
panied by the latter's mother, Mrs.
r. McKelvey, have moved into Pres
colt from Huron, where Mr.. Hickey
has been station agent for the p. and
Z. railroad for several months. Mr..
Hickey has been promoted to the posi-
ton of train dispatcher on the S. F.
P. and 2. and assumed his new duties
in the general offices here today.
III. K. Major has severed his con-
nection with the Bashford- Burmister
company and will join Dixon Eager
berg in the merchandise brokerage bus /
mess. Their headquarters will be in {
Prescott, where Mr.. Fagerburg has ]
had his headquarters for the past year '
or two. They are a popular young '
couple, and will make good business 8
firm.
Judge Sloan held a short session of q
court this morning and fixed next Fri
day May s. for passing sentence on
Samoan Alderetta for murder. AL |