Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-09-16

the stroke. As her father IS quite an elderly man and has been very active, the chances are that be will have severe struggle. From the telegram however, it would indicate that be was conscious of his condi- ton.
 Miss Norma Fernwalt, daughter of Mir and Mrs. W. E. Fernwalt, of this city, was united in marriage to gen. tleman by the name of w. E. Gib- bons, trusted employe of the Union Iron Works, of San Francisco, one day last week, the happy event having taken place at Vallejo, California. Miss Fernwalt was one of the most charming young ladies sin Prescott, and her host of friends unite in wish ing her unbounded joy in life with | the companion of her choice.
 An agitation has been started in Phenix to establish separate school for the colored children of that city. There are now about thirty colored children attending the schools in that city and the race question is assuming a we'll defined shape. The question is not a political one but is intended to be for the best interests of the schools, as the trouble between the children themselves is seriously inter- fering with their work in the schools.
 Worlds Fair Commissioner St. Claire said yesterday tbat Arizona had been allotted space for her eXhib- it in the educational building at the St. Louis fair next year. The location is most excellent one. California being a rich and powerful state and with good pull, secured about the best possible location. Arizona being next to it on the map, was assigned neat little place, but plenty large enough, alongside California and near to New Mexico and Arkansas. Re publican.
 The weather has been simply ideal in Prescott today, the severe blow hay ing spent its fury. The cool bracing mountain air makes fellow feel like getting on a high perch and Tapping bis wings-all but the summer widow CTS, and they don't have wings. Most of them are too fly anyway. The hot weather in Phenix is also said to be moderating considerably and people are coming home from their summer vacations in droves, most of them poorer but cooler.
 Saturday morning the doctor at tending Mrs. T. B. Carter took the stitches out of the wound Tn Der head which had been caused by being struck by falling limb from a tree, and it was thought she was able to go home, but later iu the day her fever began to raise and for several hours she was quite bad but is reported bet ter again today. It is thought best not to take her home for a few more days until there is no more danger of a re-occurrence of these symptoms.
 Deputy Sheriff Heisler went to Phe- nix Saturday night with Harry Coop CT, the insane patient. He was quite violent and it took the combined efforts of Mir. Heilser and Deputy Sheriff Jeff Duncan, of Pbenix, to take him from the train to the asy- lum. In bis examination Saturday afternoon before Judge Hicks. Cooper said be had killeu several men while in Phenix last winter, and made quite a number of the widest assertions. The poor fellow was certainly bad case of bug house.
 The United States civil service com
 mission announces an examination oI
 October 2l-22, 1903, to secure eligible:
 from which to make certificatiOn tC fill six vacancies at Washington, D.
 C., three at Rock Island Arsenal, Hi nois, and one vacancy at Sandy Hool
 Proving Ground, N. J., in the posi-
 tion of mechanical draftsman in tn,
 ordnance department at large, at s12O'
 per annum each, and other similar va
 cancies as they may occur. Persons
 who desire to compete should at once
 apply either to the United States civi
 service commission, Washington, D
 e., or to the secretary of the loca
 board of examiners for application
 form 1912, which should be properl!
 executed and filed with the commis sion at Washington.
 Eugene Willard, a we'll known ciga salesman, passed through Prescott thi morning. MT. Willard looked prett.
 healthy for man who is supposed t.
 be dead and buried for severa
 months. At the time of the fearfu train wreck on the Southern Pacifi near Tucson some months ago MT Willard and his wife were reported t be among the dead. The impression was gained by the fact that they wer supposed to have taken that train an'
 pocket knife was found among th } wreckage with his name on it. l f turned out that the knife had bee r given to a friend some time previous g and was in the baggage belonging t f this friend which was burned up il . the fire after the wreck. Mir. Willa- . had gone in another direction an
 showed up among their friends lik
 Caesars ghost when they were mourn
 ing them as dead.
 George Miner and associates of l company, N. G. A., who left in tn e latter part of August for an outing i
 the hills, returned home yesterda 1 morning after rough but enjoyabl
 trip. They went up the Black Can
 yon road to Big Bug and adjacan points, then to Prescott and back [
 Phenix via the Wickenburg road
 They came in contact with mountain ' and trails that it seemed to them ha never been discovered and were hid ing out especially for the purpose c
 getting in their way as they cam
 along. Sometimes they had to hel [ the team get the wagon up the grade: q and at others they had to help it hol 2 the wagon back. But all these thing . made appetite and appetite made goo : health and muscle. They wer y charmed with the scenery of the Brac - shaws, especially in the pine belt, an - hope to be able to return next sun
 mer.