Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1903-02-25

Gussie Cartmell, the courteous and
 Obliging messenger of the Western
 Union Telegraph office. is abmitious
 to learn every branch of the telegraph
 business. Yesterday and today he was | experimenting with climbing poles.
 with the sharp pointed climbers used
 by line men for that work. He failed
 to achieve success however in this line in any marked degree as he fell
 yesterday spraining an ankle. and in la fall received today sustained painful injuries to his left arm. though, luck
 fly no bones were broken.
 The sherif's office has been notified
 of the finding of the body of man a
 short distance from the railroad track
 in Crazy Basin. From all appear
 ances the body had lain there for a
 couple of days. Justice Crawford. of Providence. went to the scene of the
 tragedy today to hold an inquest but
 at the time of going to press no fur
 ther word had been received in Pres
 colt as Co the cause of death or who
 the man was. The dead mans head
 showed evidences of having been badly bruised with some blunt instrument, probably a rock or club.
 Hon. M c. Burns returned from 1 PheniN yesterday. While in Phenix he circulated among legislators and l comes back fully convinced that the democrats will carry.out their platform pledges to the letter. He referred es- pecIally to lavapai's $ representatives and said they would return with a l record which would make every man who voted for them glad to shake hands with them. Courier. Some of | the Navapai representatives will have ! Go change their course of action very materially to receive the well dOne' | plaudit from constituents.
 The family of J. M Cook. of Wager canyon. who have been going through a small poX siege. are getting along in splendid shape The members of the family who have had it were not even confined to their beds and have nearly fully recovered. The only other case which has developed in that neiChbOr- hood is that of a little nephew of Dan Weaver. who also had a very light at tack. lt is hoped to get the school in that district opened again before long
 Thursday last while Pat McLaugh- HI NttS d-S1Si lllE DOnAllA DulllNdu LO remove fixtures from the Stermer building to the next door south, he in some way misstepped and fell down the stairs in the first named place. breaking one of his arms in two places. He was taken to the hos pital where be died shortly after. Deceased was between 40 and 90 years of age. and for some time has been To sss of Jerome. Jerome News.
 Mrs. Wilmot Pentland. whc has been l confined at the Mercy hospital for some time on account of an operation. | has so far recovered as to be able to l leave the hospital today and be taken | home Mir. Pentlan6 has secured the | cottage just south of R. D. French's | home on South Pleasant street. and l during Mrs. Pentland's illness has | had it put in nice shape for house | keeping. SO it will be all ready to oc- cupy as soon as she k able to be about | again. which will be within a very i short time
 Passenger and freight traffic on the | Santa Fe has grown so heavy that the ] management of that line has found it | necessary to lay second track in | several sections where trains are most . numerous. It is expected that during . 1903 double tracking of the Emporia i cut off will be nearly completed from . Holiday to EmpOria. The main line . from Chicago to Joliet may be simi- | larily improved. When these addi- | tions have all been made the Santa Fe . will have approximately l35 miles of double track.
 There is a very worthy contest on, or rather promises to be on. between the two \. O. U. W. grand lodge iur- isdictions of Colorado and Arizona and New Mexico The latter iuTis- diction has challenged the former to a contest for new members. on the fol- lowing terms. "That the jurisdiction making the greate-t percentage of gain in memoershlp between now and June l. 1903. be entitled to a $50 silk flag at the expense of the jurisdiction losing. The contest promises to warm the membership up to a high pitch of rustliug for new members for this excellent order.
 The Prescott Athletic club is mak- ing splendid progress with the work of getting things in running order The lease for the Dougherty hall has been signed. contracts for the plumb ing let. apparatus for the gymnasium ordered and in fact most of the pre- liniuary work completed. All that remains DOW to be done k to get things in place when they arrive and complete the details. The institution will be one of the brides of the city and if you are not already a member. you had better hurry"
 The city street committee is re ported to be on a tour of examination. to ascertain where improvements are needed. Lest they might Overlook it j. their attention is earnestly directed to the need of sidewalk on Gurley street between Marina street and the alley running alongside the COngrega- tional church. They will receive the blessing of every man. woman and child in East Prescott. who have occa- sion to travel on the north side of Gurley street if they will only fix" that mud hold in some way. and make it possible to get along that side of the street in muddy weather.