Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-06-17
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THE LOCAL NEWS.
THE
( ......CITY And COUNTY
rom Wednesdays Daily.


Smiley Christy and party left this
afternoon for Phenix in their large
automobile.
J. W. Wilsey returned this morning
from his trip to Yuma in the interests
of the order of Eagles.
The citizens of Wickenburg have
raised quite a nice little purse for a
miners drilling Icontest to take place
on July 4th.
c. D. Doris, prominent merchant
of Phenix, who is at Iron Springs
with his family, came into Prescott
this morning.
Ab. Anderson, the we'll known dis
penser of delicious ice cream sodas at
the BrisIey Drug Company's fountain,
has gone to California.
The supervisors of Mohave county
have refunded to Sheriff Lovin $3.50
of the $500 he paid as a reward for the
capture of Outlaw Mckinney.
The town of Bisbee will be visited
next Sunday by the great Boer war
rior, General DeWet He will be &C
eompanied by Captain O'Donnen.
H. L. Krohn and wife are recent
arrivals in this city from Cincinnati,
Ohio, having come to this section for
the benefit of Mr.. Krohn's health.
Major B. W. Leavell left for Phe-
nix this morning to consult with the
governor regarding the strike condi-
ton in the southern part of the terri
tory.
Mrs. E. D. Treadwell left this morn
ing for San Francisco for a visit with
her parents and friends. Mr.. Tread
we'll went as far as Ash Fork with
her.
E. H. McFall has just completed
arrangements for shipping about 800
head of horses which he has purchased
in this county for the market at
Hutchinson, Kansas.
81. 4. and W. H. Clarke and T.
Johns Rigby, all Denver mining men,
arrived in Prescott on the special
early this morning from Ash Fork.
They are here on mining business.
\ telegram has been received in
Prescott that a flood in the vicinity
of Clifton. Arizona, has destroyed
forty thousand dollars worth of prop
erty with loss of life of about thirty
people.
The local in last evenings paper
stating that Bert Brown" had re-
turned from attending school at the
territorial university at Tucson, was
an error. 1t should have been Bert
Johns son of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul a.
Johns
J. c. Rankin and Louis Wolfey,
two of the best known mining men in
Arizona, arrived in Prescott this
morning from Chicago. They have
large mining interests in this section
and are here to look after them.
Another special train of six car
loads of sheep was shipped from
Mayer this morning for Chicago.
Arizona sheep are commanding a bet
ter price on the market than sheep
from any other part of the west, this
being on account of the good condi-
ton the sheep are in and their free
ness from all forms of disease
\ new postoffice has been establish
ed in this county in the Jerome Can
yon section. The name of the post
office will be Granite and the post
master appointed to look after Uncle
Sans interests is Earl D. Morton.
The Office is at the camp of the Jerome
Canyon Copper company, and Mr..
Morton is the assayer and time keep
er of the company.
The ladies of the Degree of Honor
gave the members of the 4. o. U. W.
a very agreeable surprise party last
evening. Just as the business of the
lodge was closed the ladies made their
appearance and the hall was soon the
scene of a merry party of dancers.
The ladies were thoughtful, of course,
and brought along some nice cakes,
etc. and a very enjoyable time was
spent.
The census for the Prescott school
district has been handed in to Super
intendent Jolly and the number of
school children are $50, Just 30 more
than last year. Chas. Born did the
work of taking the census and it is
pronounced to be as fine a job as was
ever turned in by anyone in this
county, in fact it could not be i'm
proved upon.
Acting Governor Stoddard last night
ordered all the Arizona militia to pro-
coed at once to the scene of the riots
and strike at Clifton and Morenci,
and a special train left Phenix at
midnight last night for the scene of
trouble, under command of Captain
Lamson and accompanied by Adju-
tant General McClintock and Regi-
mental Adiutant Coggins. There
are said to be $500 men armed and pa
rading and serious trouble may con-
front the militia when it arrives.
H. H. Barnes, who arrived here a
few days ago from st. Louis, where he
had been engaged in the printing bus
mess, has received word that he has
been appointed state organizer for
the order of knights of Honor, a fra
ternaI insurance order, with head
quarters at st. Louis, and one of the
largest orders of the kind in the
country, and he wilI5proceed at once
to the work of organizing a lodge of
that order in Prescott After that is
completed he will continue the work
/ in other towns in Arizona.
From Thursdays Daily.
Mrs. j. J. Hawkins has returned
from an extended visit to Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Blanchard came
in from the Iron King mine thi.