Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-12-28

on the latter assuming office on Jan
uary Is. The new appointee enjoys
an excellent name in every way, and
as to his capability is said to be COM
petent to fill that responsibility.
Mr.. and Mrs o. D. Haskell. OF Clay
Center, Kansas, arrived in Prescott
on Sunday night for a visit with their
daughter, Mrs. Ziba o. Brown. The
latter who has been quite sick is now
very much improved and is able to sit
Up again. Mr. and Mrs. Haskell will
remain here about month when they
will go to Los Angeles to visit rela-
tives.
Parties who arrived here from Je-
rome during the past few days report
the burning of James Patterson's hotel
and saloon last Saturday evening. Two
of Mr.. Patterson's children, who were
asleep at the time, we're saved with
great difficulty and narrowly escaped
cremation in the flames. An explosion
of lamp caused the fire. There was
no insurance on it.
The Baptist Sunday school gave a
very pleasant Christmas tree entertain
ment at the church last evening. 4
vrey interesting program was rendered
by the scholars of the Sunday school
after which Santa Claus distributed
the fruit from the we'll laden Christ
mas tree bringing joy to he hearts of
the young folks.
The postofice people report bigger
Christmas postoffice business this year
than for any previous year in its his
tory. The registered packages passing
through the office amounted to 300
more than last year. Postoffice bust
ness is said to be one of the best indi.
cations of the state of business in
town that exists. This certainly does
not indicate dull times in Prescott.
The afternoon mail forwarded to
Ash Fork on the freight train for both
east and west closes at 40 p. m. Per-
sons desiring to take advantage of this
increased mail service should make a
note of this closing time. Mail for
Los Angeles, leaving on that train,
will arrive at its destination seven
hours behind the mail leaving at IL
o clock, but seventeen hours earlier
than if held for the ii o'clock train
the day following.
We are in receipt of the Goldfield
Review, a paper that is published at
Columbia, in the big Nevada gold
camp. The familiar name of I. d.
Vandervort appears as the publisher.
Many Prescott residents of the long
ago will recall in the name a young
man who followed the trade of print
ing and they will be pleased to know
also that he has prospered materially
long years of service to the
public The Review is not only a neat
paper, but it is likewise newsy and
being the only journal in that great
gold center it is read by all with
decided interest.
official information of a criminal
incident which occurred in Wicken-
burg Saturday night reached here late
last night when two men were brought
TO Phenix on the freight train by
Con stable Ike Ford. One of them had
4 bad bullet wound in the forehead,
md the other had bad case of as
'ault charged up against him. One of
hem went to the hospital and the
lther to the county Jail. Neither the
he incident we're learned but it was
exported that there had been row and
he man wounded had very close call
or his life.-Republican.
E. J. Sanders. son of Mr.. and Mrs. ?
I D. Sanders, and Miss Clara Dick
on, youngest daughter of Mrs. j. H.
Dickson, of Skull valley, were married
N Sunday by Justice VIM. Roberts,
# Kirkland. About forty five ladies
nd gentlemen we're present to witness
he ceremony and to shower their
on the young couple.
The groom has been in the employ of
Wells Fargo and company for some
ime, and is an industrious and ener-
etic young man, while the bride as
tated is the youngest daughter of
lIs. Dickson, who with her late hus-
and was among the earliest settlers
q this county. She is most charm
ng and popular young lady and the
ournal- Miner extends the couple its
lost earnest and sincere congratula-
ions and we'll wishes
Governor Brodie made a good Sc
sction on Monday, when ne appoint
d Frank r. Stewart of Yavapai
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