Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-08-19

are no rules by which one can become
brilliant talker, everyone can de-
velop what talent he may possess.
There are certain considerations to be
kept in mind in cultivating CONVEX
sational powers. The requisites for
agreeable conversation are dwelt upon
in paper in The Delineator for Sep
TENDER, which will be distinct aid
to any one wishing to improve his ac-
complishments in this regard. =
Col BW. Leaveil, adjutant general
of this territory, is engaged in making
out checks to pay the national guard
members that participated in quelling
the Morenci labor trouble The priv
ates are paid 81 per day for the time
they we're ON duty and the officers are
paid the same salaries as are paid Off
GERS of the regular army. The pay of
the militiamen amounts to about $500
and the total expense to the territory
will amount to about 5000.
Mrs. NJ. A. Lawler returned last
night from her visit to Los Angeles.
She made trip to San Diego TO visit
B. T. Riggs an old time partner, of
Johna nd NJ. A. Lawler in the Hillside
mine Mr.. Riggs who is now Sc years
old is quite feeble, and his great de-
sire now is to return to this county
once more for visit. He desired to
be remembered to all of his old time
friends. Mr.. Riggs still owns valu
able mining property in the Bradshaw
mountains. During her visit there
she placed the children of PJ. Farley
in the school of the Sisters of the
Holy Angel, in Los Angeles.
About nine o'clock this morning E. W.
Richardson, the tailor, lighted his gas
oline stove on which the irons are heat
ed and few minutes later the lady
who is working for him went to the
stove and found the fire out. Mr..
Richardson attempted to relight the
stove when the flames shot up setting
his clothing ON fire, and threatened
fire, but the quick action of Mr.
Richardson in throwing some wet rags
and saw dust on the flames soon ex-
tinguished the flames before any dam
age had been done farther than to
ruin the pants which Mr.. Richardson
had on.
A Chicago telegram of Aug. Ii says
that "Mrs. Katherine A. tombstone,
daughter of Samuel Ellerton, the we'll
known capitalist and politician, made
application in the supreme court of
New York today for absolute divorce
from Hugo r. tombstone. Nina Far
rington, an actress, otherwise known
as Mrs. n. X. Ferris, is named in the
complaint. Mr.. tombstone is inter
ested with Mr.. Allerton in the Sultan
mine, in the Santa Maria district,
and has maze several visits TO this
section, and is well and favorably
known here, and the above will come
as complete surprise to his numer-
Gus friends.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Geo. Loring returned this morning
from a short visit to Phenix.
General and Mrs. Baldwin will
leave tomorrow for Denver.
The board of supervisors are in ses-
sion as board of equalization.
Brick laying on the new Wilson
building will be commenced in day
or two.
E. Greenwood, of the Arizona Mich
igan Mining company, left today for
a business trip to California.
DR.. Day, the official weather OBJ
server of Prescott, says the rainfall
last night was exactly one inch.
A heavy black cloud hung over the
southern horizon from an early hour
this morning until noon, indicating
the existence of a heavy storm.
Rev. Lewis Halsey, of Phenix, will
fill the pulpit at the Baptist church
next Sunday morning and evening.
We have just received 800 samples
of new fall suitings from which we
are ready to make you a suit to order
Ed Block.
A. j. Head proposes to run flee
automobile to the Head Hotel. He
will inaugurate the service in few
days.
Miss Boyle, of Santa Fe, who has
been the guest of Mrs f. NJ. Murphy |
for several weeks will leave tomorrow
for her home.
= J. W. Smith, in charge of the Oc- |
tave Mining company's store, at Oc-
tave, left this morning for California
for months vacation.
Ed Block has just received ship |
ment of fall suits and overcoats from |
the Stein Block Co., wholesale tailors. |
LhC Sdl hichlS dic lcdhJ lOI yOu W Try /
on.
DR.. Mcdonald of Crown King |
brought in little girl from that
place yesterday with broken arm
and placed her under the care of DR..
Fitzsimmons
Mrs. G. a. Block and her daughter
Miss Amelia Block left today for Cal
ifornia. During their absence they
will visit the various beaches of
southern California.
One piece of machinery which will
be used by the Sand Brick company
in manufacturing bricks weighs
twenty tons, and in the shipment con-
stituted the entire load of one car.
Charles l.. Mosher, one of the old
time newspaper men of Phenix, is
spending few days in Prescott. Mr..
Mosher returned to Phenix recently
after an absence of fourteen years.
The work of excavating for the new
brick block to be erected by A. j.
Head was commenced this morning.
A portion of the ground floor will be
used as bowling alley and shooting
gallery.