Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-03-23
represented by James F. Salter, who died here on Saturday night.

ndQ J0e mlSIOfJune some weeks ago IO fall from a freight train that was pulling out of Prescott and had his right hand so badly crushed that It had to be amputated, left this morning for his home in Dolores, Colorado.
 Mir. and Mrs. F. W. Bangs left this morning for Williams. During all the years that Mir. Bangs has been travel ing through Arizona he has never yet visited Grand Canyon, and as his wife is accompanying him on this trip he proposed to take day off and the two will visit that great wonder of the world.
 Mrs. F. P. Cruice will return to- morrow from her visit east where she has been for the past six months. She was originally called there by the Ill- ness of her mother, who subsequently, died, and she has been detained since through sickness of other members of the family. It is putting it mild to say that Mir. Cruice is happy.
 Saturday evening the Journal Miner suggested that the prisoners in the county jail could use some books and magazines to good advantage and to- day the sheriff's office has been load ed down with magazines and good reading matter that was taken there by kind hearted people, who read the suggestion and acted upon it at once.
 W. J. Shaw and G. l.. Kennedy, fast friends and side partners, spent Sat urday and Sunday in Prescott, re- turning to Blanchard this morning. Mir. Shaw Is one of the diamond drill operators at the great Iron King mine and Mir. Kennedy is connected with the machine shop at that camp. Both are very popular gentlemen in the camp.
 Henry F. Ashurst, the silve tongued orator of the Bill Williams mountains and the original disciple of William R. Hearst in this territory, was married at Ann Arbor recently to Miss E. l.. Renee, of Flagstaff. Mir. Ashurst is taking a post graduate course at the above institution, and the bride is also a student in the same university.
 Mir. Blair, who spent three or four months in Prescott some time since in the interest of life insurance company returned to Prescott on Sat urday. MT. Blair is graduate of a theological seminary and assisted at the services in the Methodist church yesterday. He will go to Mesa City and take the pastorate of the Method ist church at that place.
 A telegram from Bisbee states that Billy Stiles who broke jail at Tomb stone recently is negotiating with the officers to surrender provided they will pay him a portion of the reward money. If he can get a portion of the reward money he believes he can fight his way to freedom through the courts. It is probable he will be within the Tombstone jail in a few days.
 Prescott was visited on Sunday by an equinoctial storm. Like all the other storms of the season it was most ly wind. The wind set in on Saturday night and continued until towards midnight on Sunday. About noon rain commenced and continued for about an hour. The rain fell quite lively for a short time but it soon ceased and the same sunny skies are in evidence today again.
 The Journal Miners informant was in error in Saturday evenings paper in stating that two of the boys of the sixth and seventh grades engaged in a fight at their ball game last Friday. There was a fight, as stated, but the boys participating therein do not at tend the public schools and are in DO way connected herewith. There be- ing half holiday in both grades on account of no tardiness, the teachers of both grades were present, and re- port the conduct of the school child ren as above criticism.
 Frank Burns is now the proud pos sessor of a handsome and valuable badge that was presented to him this afternoon by the attaches of the sheriff's office for valuable services rendered in the cause of justice and for deeds of bravery. The presenta- tion speech was made at four o'clock by Under Sheriff Sias in the presence of a few intimate friends. Lack of z ace forbids the reproduction of the esentation address which was very
 Iuching. Mir. Burns showed much gitation over the gift.
 From Tuesdays Daily.
 There was quite frost this morn ing.
 J. R. Liston is in town from Crown King.
 D. M. Cook left today for Gofs, California.
 II. Mott, of McCabe. has been ap- pointed a notary public.
 J. c. Herndon came ID on this mornings train from the south.
 Major West inspected the troops at Whipple this afternoon.
 J. F. Bauder went over to Jerome this morning on his periodical visit.
 E. NJ. Gilmore was a passenger for | California, this morning.
 H. P. Anewalt returned last night from a trip to Las Vegas on official business.
 D. F. Meredith left this morning for Seligman and from there will go to Denver.
 The Phenix Republican says that w. J. Wilsey, of Prescott, is visiting Phenix Eagles.
 The pack train of the cavalry troop at Whinnle was in Prescott this mOrn