Williams news., 1904-10-01
GENERAL NEWS NOTES
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 The records show that F. R. Stew art, forest supervisor; J. s. Acker, real estate agent. and J. P. Bauder. wholesale liquor dealer, have incor- porated the Prescott Journal Miner Publishing company, with capital stock of $25 ,OOO.- Courier.
 The republican territorial cam paign will be vigorously opened. Headquarters have been estab- lished in rooms 8 and 9 of the Nicholson block, Phoenix, and MT. Sims Ely was made secretary of the territorial central committee.
 The platform adopted by the re- publican territorial convention pledges the republican party of the territory as against joint statehood, and in favor of single statehood for Arizona, or no statehood at all. The platform also strongly pledges the party to uphold the rights of labor.
 The State Publishing company was incorporated Sept. 20 for the purpose of publishing the Phoenix Enterprise. The company is capi- talized at 5000, the stock being divided into 800 shares of a par value of $50 The incorporators are Mulford Winsor, Clara Beatrice Winsor and o. H. Willis.
 Hon. Marcus A. Smith left Pres colt Sunday morning, en route to Kingman, where the opening gun of his campaign was to be fired Mon- day evening. A special representa- tive of the Los Angeles Herald ac- companied him, and throughout the campaign the Herald correspond ent will wire to that paper each day detailed and comprehensive reports of the ''doings"
 Governor Brodie has issued or ders that members of the ranger force are not to take an active part in politics this fall, as the rangers are in no way connected with either party, and it is the desire of the governor to keep the force out of all political combinations and party fights, as he believes that the men will give better service if not mixed up with political parties.
 Following is list of the territo- rial democratic central committee: E. E. Ellinwood, chairman; J. P. Dillon, secretary. The executive committee of the central committee is made up of the following wheel horses: E. E. Ellinwood, J. H. Puckett, w. R. Manning, D. A. Burke. M. J. Cunningham, Neri Os- born, M. J. Nugent and Alonzo Bailey.
 An explosion of molten slag OH Sept. 25 caused the total destruc- tion of the Val Verde smelter, twenty miles east of Prescott. The smelter employees were engaged in drawing slag from the furnace and were unable to get the plug in to i stop it. When the molten mass ran on to the wet floor an explosion followed. The red hot stuff scat tered all through the building, causing a fire to break out in sev- eral places. The building and ma chinery were destroyed. So hot were the flames that a portion of the machinery melted. The plant cost about $20O,O0O.
 Gov. A. O. Brodie returned yes- terday from trip to the Grand Canyon. He accompanied w. Scott Smith, private secretary of Secre- tary of the Interior Hitchcock, to the Canyon. They had delight ful visit. While MT. Smith was in the territory, Governor Brodie es- corted him to many points of in- terest, and MT. Smith was delighted and surprised at the development of the territory and the high class of citizenshin that exists here. It