Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-05-11

assaulted him very roughly before
they would consent to turn him over
to the authorities. His form of in
sanity is said to have been a very
dangerous one because the lad at
times was very sly and shrewd as a
fox. He had a desire for fire arms
and it was feared he would kill some
one in one of his insane spells. He
said he believed a lot of old people
ought to be put out of the way. Bris-
tow has been raised in the Verde val
ley and has never been just right.
Many people Will breathe easier since
be has been taken in charge and put
where he cannot harm anyone.
From Fridays Daily.
Mr.. Donobue, of Flagstaff, is in
town.
Gus Hishfeld came up from Phenix
on today's train.
Thos. Jones was a passenger for
Los Angeles this morning.
Otto Kaiser came in from the south
today on his regular visit.
Mrs. May luck Fine arrived on yes
terday's train for brief visit.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Lee,
in Prescott, May 5, a daughter.
B. A. Fowler, of Phenix, was pas
senger on today's north bound train.
F. S. Dickerson, a business man at
Seligman, is spending a few days in
Prescott.
Floyd Gibbons, bookkepeer for the
Cash Mining company, is in town
taking in the carnival for a couple of
days.
Father Juillard, of Gallup, who has
been visiting Father Quetu for some
time in Prescott, left today for visit
to California.
Jim Johnson's saloon, near the de-
pot was burglarized on Wednesday
night and between s. and 81 taken
from the cash register.
H. A. Suttle and wife will leave for
Phenix this evening where they will
remain for three or four days and re-
turn again to Prescott.
Geo. NJ. Walker, manager of the
Adams hotel, at Phenix, has been
spending a day or two in Prescott, |
but returned to Prescott last night.
W. B. Bretherton, who is employed |
at the Stark Mining company's mill,
came into Prescott Wednesday even
ing to visit few days with friends
and relatives and see the carnival.
Mrs. NJ. Rosenberger is in town
from the lower Aqua Fria. Mrs.
Rosenberger has fine orchard in that
section and reports the dry weather
interfering with it very seriously.
P. B. Salazaar, who is interested
with Jesus Melendrez, in the publica-
tion of Ell. MensajeIo, Spanish paper
in Phenix, arrived in Prescott today
with his family. The family will
spend the summer in Prescott.
NJ. H. Belknap, of Ansonia, Con-
necticut, and J. H. Maughiman, of
Scio, Ohio, left on today's train for
California after a few days visit in
Prescott. Mr.. Maughiman is an old
friend of Frank W. Foster of Prescott.
The Prescott street railway company
has received another mile of rails for
the road. The cars for the line we're
shipped from the east a couple of
weeks ago and if no unlocked for
delay occurs will be here in time to
start the line in operation on time.
Mrs. P L. Kastner and children lief.
on this mornings train for Canada
where they expect to reside in future.
relatives were at the depot to bid
them good bye. Mr.. Kastner will re-
main here for some time before join
ing them, in their new home. Mrs.
VIM. Nelson accompanied the family
to Ash Fork
Miss Maude Bretherton, daughter of
S. E. Bretherton, arrived home last
night after stay of several months
in GAINESVILLE, New Mexico, with her
uncle. Walter Bretherton. She was
by her cousin, Miss May
Bretherton, who will remain here for
several weeks. Miss Maude's many
friends in this city will be glad to
welcome her back home.
The journal Miner learns from
parties from the Verde valley that
nearly all the fruit IN that valley has
been killed by the late frosts and
heavy freezes a few days ago. This
will be a heavy blow to the residents
of that valley as their fruit crop is
one of their main products. The fruit
along Cherry creek is also said to
have been almost entirely destroyed.
The town has been very quiet and
orderly this week, notwithstanding
the fact that hundreds of strangers are
in town attending the carnival. There
is very little drunkenness or trouble
of any kind. There have been one or
two little robberies committed but
they did not amount to much. The
officers have bad no trouble in keep
ing splendid order in the city day and
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Wheeler of
Florida, New York, arrived in town
a couple of days ago. Mrs. Wheeler
is sister of Thomas Howell, of Skull
valley. The couple are making an
extensive tour of the western country
and took a run down to this section
to visit Mr.. Howell. While Arizona
differs very materially in a great
many respects from New York, the
couple are we'll pleased with the looks
of this section.
The Martinez Water company is
about ready to deliver water to its
subscribers. The pipe is laid into
Martinez, and short lines of pine will