Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-07-22

of Jerome.
/ NJ. u. Farwell, who is associate
! with E. w. Stephens in the stock bus
: mess at Williamson valley left thi
morning for Denver Mr.. Farwell
., state senator in Colorado, and goe
:, to attend an extra session of the leg
8 islature, which has been called t
? meet next Monday, to pass an apprc
priation bill, the bill passed at til
regular session having been declare
invalid by the supreme court.
Prof. b. d. Billinghurst left o.
this mornings train for thirty days
g visit in California. Prof. Billing
hurst has certainly earned vacation
as he has been steadily at work nos
for two years, spending his last year.
school vacation experimenting tn
construction of the new school build
ing. He will return just before tn,
opening of the schools for the mex
term.
The party of stockholders of tn,
American Copper company arrived
from New York last night in theil
special Pullman car. There are be
tween twenty and twenty five gentle
men in the party, several of whom
have visited this city on previous oc
casions. They remained in Prescott
last night leaving for the Iron King
mine this morning, having their cal
attached to the regular Mayer train.
They will remain at the mine until
Saturday before starting on the return
trip to New York.
From Fridays Daily.
Z. B. Gage came in this morning
from the south.
j. w. Burson came up from the
south on this mornings train.
Heavy rains have been experienced
all over the southern part of the terri
tory during the past few days.
Eugene Parisek, superintendent of
the Mona Mining company, operating
on Cherry creek, is in town.
Forest Mckinley, special agent of
the interior department, is in Prescott
arranging for the trial of number of
contest cases in the land office.
Walter c. Miller came over from
Jerome last evening on his automo-
bile. He came via Augua Fria and
encountered heavy rain storm en-
route and no end of mud.
Burton W. McManus and Miss
Mayme Cowan will be married in Los
Angeles July %. Both are from Phe-
nix, the is to be bride being a
daughter of Rev. c. V. Cowan.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Murphy will
give a reception on Monday night at
their residence to General Baldwin,
Col. Pope and party ON the occasion
of their visit to Prescott.
Mrs. S. L. Walker, of Los Angeles,
left on this mornings train for her
old home in Nova Scotia, after visit
of few weeks with her sister in
Prescott, Mrs. DR.. J. W. Finn.
For the purpose of restoring him to
citizenship Governor Brodie has par
doned f. p. Farber from the peniten-
tiary. He was convicted of burglary
in this county in 1901, and his SEN
tence would have expired tomorrow.
Just as P. NJ. Arthur, grand chief
of the b. of l.. E. arose at midnight
last night to speak at banquet at
Winnipeg, Manitoba, and had repeat
ed the words, at may be my parting
words to many of you," he fell
backwards and expired few minutes
afterwards.
Judge f. NJ. Sanford returned to-
day from his trip east on mining bus
mess. His trip was a very successful
one, and as a result the Century
mine, on the Hassayampa, in which
he is interested, will start up about
August 10, with three shifts and work
will be pushed rapidly ON the mine.
A man and wife, willing 10 take
charge of we'll kept, nice, comfort
able camp or station, can learn of
something to their advantage by call
ing at this office. One must be first
class cook, as only first class trade is
catered to, and parties must be cap
able of taking complete charge of
place.
Keane st. Charles of the Kingman
Mineral Wealth announces the birth
of a child in his family as follows:
"Gladys, Florence and Alwyn st.
Charles anxiously watched for the
flyer Wednesday to see their brother
Bill come in. The train was late and
they went to sleep disappointed. Bill
came all right looking as though he
might have rode the brake"
Born, in San Francisco, July l., to
" r. and Mrs. r. X. Shoemaker,
daughter. Mr.. Shoemaker will be
we'll and favorably remembered by
our people having formerly resided
here, in the employ of E. NJ. Sanford.
He writes that the party of the
third part weighs nine pounds. Mr..
Shoemaker is at present in the employ
If Bishop, Wheeler Il Hoefier, a big
law firm of that city.
A telegram from Tucson says that a
terrible fight took place the other day
at Wilcox between members of caval-
ry troops from Fort Grant. About
fifty men were engaged in the fight.
Revolvers, carbines, knives and slung
shots were used, and about 100 shots
were fired. Corporal Seidenstriker
of troop NJ was fatally wounded and
several others seriously wounded.
Bad feeling had existed among the
troopers for some time.
S. Reed and j. Eaton are the names
of the watchmen at the Poland tun-
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