Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1903-01-07

MISS f1Orence hernQOn VIII enter
 tain the young people of the Congre
 gational church this evening.
 In the divorce proceedings of NJ. H
 Cain vs. Laura Cain, Judge Sloan thi
 morning granted decree in favor o
 plaintiff.
 The north wind which set in las
 Sunday has continued during the weel
 and has taken a considerable amount
 of moisture from the ground.
 Dr. G. W. Vickers came up iron
 Phenix this morning to attend in.
 stallation ceremonies of the Knight:
 Templar.
 Two young men charged with rob-
 ping a Chinaman, had their prelimi-
 nary examination on Wednesday even
 ing before Justice Moore, and were
 discharged from custody.
 A. A. Johns leaves the office of un-
 der sheriff with the best wishes of
 everybody with whom he has had
 occasion to transact business during
 his incumbency of the position.
 sssThe free reading room received a
 $40 benefit from the liquid air enter
 tainment, a nice little New Years gift. The people who attended the entertainment received full value for their money in addition to the benefit they were able to give the reading room
 Ex-Governor Murphy came up to- day from PheniX on a brief business trip and will return to PheniX tonight again. MT. Murphy has just returned from visit to Washington in the in terest of statehood. While he still has hopes that the omnibus bill will pass the senate, he is not very san guine in regard to it.
 Mir. and Mrs. H. NJ. Gibbes of Jerome arrived in Prescott on Tues day and are the guests of Mir. and Mrs W. W. Ross on Mt. Vernon street. A number of their friends made a New Years call on them yes terday afternoon and evening and were served with refreshments by Mrs. Ross.
 . J. L. Munds, who retired from the sheriff's office at midnight on Wednes- day, leaves the position as popular as he entered it. He has made a good official during the four years he has occupied the position. He will devote his time now to his stock business. | as he has one of the best ranches in the territory, located in Coconino | county northwest of Ash Fork, and | has it stocked with about 1000 head l of fine ca5uIe.
 By the recount in the election con est case in Kingman. Grant gained | 5wo votes over the former returns. | His majority as given by the recount | vas nine as against seven by the re- turns. The returns from one precinct | were not counted as the seal had been broken, and Judge Sloan held that here was no way to tell whether it vas still in the same condition that t was when sealed by the election officers. Of course the contents of his package was not known.
 One of the best attended and most njoyable dances of the season oc- urred on New Years eve in Dough rty's hall. The hall had been draped nd decorated in colored bunting and for the occasion, softening he glare of the many electric lights nd adding peculiar charm to the elights of the dance. Besides the egular patrons of these dances there 7ere present several members of the Who Nose" club, who besides great y enjoying the dance themselves, contributed to the entertainment of he many spectators of the brilliant cene At midnight the entire party djourned to Shumate's refreshment arlors and feasted on the good hings there provided, and on return ng to the hall they were joined by lembers of the 'Red Lid'' club hose youthful faces and radiant at re formed welcome addition to the ( aiety of the evenings entertainment. ,
 is reported that the 'Who Nose'' ( ub will soon organize its first drOmic f all. f Mrs. H. P. AnewaIt and son have e turned from a protracted visit to c an Diego. c Mr and Mrs. T. E. Campbell came Ter from Jerome on Wednesday to f 'end New Years with relatives. C Joe Kerr. one of Prescott's old f mers, died Wednesday at the county s 1spital. Justice B. M. Crawford of Big Bug 7 Dened the New Year in a very happy : amer. when he united in marriage , illiam D. Bates of Walnut Grove to {, iss Rosa Wells of Mayer. ! MT. and Mrs. W. A. Cline and { iss Claire Cline entertained a few I tends Wednesday night, who ex- g nded greetings at the birth of the { CIV Year amid songs and general ,joicing. Games occupied the first art of the evening and refreshments ere served at II o'clock J. N. Rodenburg has received a ;; ,legram from Arkansas Hot Springs ' lforming him of the death of his |, an. with two other men from Pres )tt, had been at the above health re- Drt for some time. : John Stocks, formerly of Barthel & { tocks and we'll known mining man, l ,aves tonight for an extended trip { trough the mining sections of Old { Ieixco. { The borad of supervisors is in ses- on today. Among other matters up efore the board is the considera- on of petitions in the matter of the ppointment of road overseers. The ( ppointment of an assessor is also be- I lg considered. there being several I pplicants for the position. Miss Bessie Belle Thew is now pre- airing to give a farewell entertain lent to the people of Prescott about i 26th at the opera house, hen she will produce the comedietta i The Happy Pair and the farce, A Box of Monkeys. '' The music for : he occasion will be furnished by the 'rescott orchestra. Miss Thew will isit other points in the west with l jew of locating with her work. J. B. Girand, who returned last ; vening from the grand canyon says , here is a big mining camp located l n the north side of the river in this l erritory, about which people on his side of the river seem to know ut little. Their base of supplies nd outlet for -a.Suii-u-i,;,sl is in , =