Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-06

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! of the track laid.
H. G. Transfer, sewing machine
salesman for B. Tilton, returned TO
day from a trip to Congress selling
machines. He was absent just two
weeks and two days during which time
he sold eleven sewing machines, which
indicates that the machine business is
not dead yet.
j. f. Hesse, the we'll known civil en-
gineer, left this morning, with party
of seven men, for the northern part
of the territory to complete a con-
tract of surveying government land
which he recently received. 1t will
require about two or three months to
finish the work.
Sheriff Roberts returned last night
from trip to the Black Canyon Sec
ton where he secured some very i'm
portant evidence in the Goddard muir
der case. Mr.. Roberts is determined
that not thing shall be left undone
that will tend to bring the murderers
to justice.
Miss Teresa Fredericks, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. n. Fredericks, left
this morning for San Francisco, for
visit with friends, and to be present
at the graduation of her sister Miss
Winnie Fredericks, from Mills college
which will take place the latter part
of May.
r. r. Coleman who has been spend
ing few days with his family here,
left this morning for Needles to look
after railroad contract there. which
is to be let soon. The work is build
ing a narrow guage road from Needles
to mine eighteen miles distant. He
expects to return tomorrow or next
day.
The remains of the late ]. W. Ker-
cbeval were shipped today to his form
er home at Sheridan, Indiana. They
were accompanied by his brotherin-
law Frank Griffith. Deceased was
only 80 years old. and had been in
Prescott but few days before being
taken to the hospital.
Mrs. r. H. Jack and Mr.. and Mrs.
E. H. Meek returned last evening
from their visit to Camp Verde for a
visit to r. H. Jack who sustained a
broken arm by falling from a build
ing. The latter is able to be around
and superintend the work on the
building but carries his arm in a
sling.
E. 7. Hand, agent for the fire ex-
tinguisher powder, who has been in
Prescott for several weeks and who
gave an exhibition of the qualities of
this morning for Salt Lake. b. Tilton
has been appointed agent for the ex
tinguisher and has supply of the
tubes on hand.
]. E. Dunn, stock buyer for the
Cudahy packing house of Los Angeles,
is in this section buying sheep for the
above firm. Mr.. Dunn has been buy
ing stock in this section for the past
twenty years or more, and during that
time has purchased thousands upon
thousands of head of cattle and sheep. |
The sale of old buildings at Whip
pie took place today. The attendance
was not large and the competition not |
very great, as the highest price |
brought by any building was only $50 |
and the prices ranged as low as S25. |
The buildings have to be removed with
in thirty days and few if any of them
are worth being moved without being |
torn down, hence the low prices.
The friends of Clarence jackson
who saw him this morning thought at
first that he had his mouth cut from .
ear TO ear, but upon closer investiga
ton they found out it was only
smile occasioned by the arrival at his
home of bouncing baby boy which .
his wife presented him yesterday eve
ming. The mother and son are getting
along fine.
There are a number of chess play |
ers in the city and there is a move
ment on foot to organize chess club.
A meeting for that purpose will be
held at the dental parlors of DR.. F.
NJ. Metzgar this evening at o'clock |
and all who are lovers of this wonder
full game are requested to be present |
and join the club.
A. c. Mcqueen, live stock and |
claim agent for the S. f. P. and P.
railroad, who was called to Phenix by
an accident to his son Donald Nc
Queen, returned from there this morn
ing. A horse being ridden by the
young man stepped into a gopher
hole, throwing him off and his wrist
was badly sprained. Luckily, how
ever, his injuries are not of a serious
nature.
j. P. Stoffell, a professional mill
wright, who constructed Touring
mill in the Salt river valley during
the past winter, and who came to
Prescott few weeks ago, where he
has been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
L. Smith, left this morning for AL
buquerque and later will go to Den
yer. Mr.. Stoffell is master in the !
line of building first class mills and
never lacks for work in his line.
From Fridays Daily.
W. NJ. Gibbany,a Groom creek mer-
chant, is in town.
Several picnic parties went out to
Granite Dells To-Day.
DR.. g. W. Vickers came up from
Phenix this morning.
H. B. st. Claire of Phenix, came up
on this mornings train.
J. H. Farrell the we'll known miner
of McCabe, is in town today.
Mrs. B. S. Snider came in on this
mornings train from Martinez
The stock of goods of Kelly 4
Stephens is being sold off at bankrupt
sale.