Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-02-03
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THE LOCAL NEWS.
OF THE
......CITY And COUNTY
From Wednesdays Daily.

L. E. Hewins, a well known rea
estate agent of Phenix is lin town.
The condition of N. r. Parker, tn,
mining man, is slightly improved to
day.
Rev. f. o. McIntier went out t
Iron King today on his regular week
ly visit.
Mike Herman who returned from
California some time since is improv
ing in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Dugas left yes
terday for their home at StOddard
after a few days visit in Prescott.
Mr.. Baer took a photograph yester-
day of Prescott's new school building.
1t will be used at the st. Louis Elk
position.
H. NJ. COe will leave tomorrow for
Los Angeles to Join his family who
are spending the winter with relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Clark, wife of William Clark,
financial agent for W. A. Clark, at
Jerome, came over to Prescott last
night for a short visit.
The art section of the Monday club
met with Mrs. Julian Willard, on Tues
day afternoon. Sculpture and Col
oring'' was the subject for the after
noon, and the leader was Mrs. 7. W.
OTIS.
Joseph Ferguson, who was brought
down from Ash Fork a couple of days
ago on a felony charge, will be taken
back to that place tomorrow morning
for his preliminary hearing before
the justice of the peace.
The interior department has called
for bids to be opened February 10Th,
for furnishing the government with
80, 900 barrels of Portland cement for
the dam site near the mouth of Tonic
creek for the Salt river irrigation
project.
DR.. L. L. Wish, of Stafford, was
shot and killed last week by his step
son who claimed that the father was
attempting to poison his wife, the
mother of the young man. DR.. Wish
was a very prominent and very popU-
lar citizen of Stafford.
Miss Sarah Dugan, in the employ
of J. l. Gardner, was stopped at 40
O'Clock on Monday evening on the
corner of GurIey and Mccormick
streets, West Prescott, by the same
man probably who later held up the
young man, J. A. Campbell. Miss
Dugan screamed and frightened the
man awaT.
Sheriff Joseph Roberts and wife will
leave this afternoon on the delayed
train for Kansas City. After visiting
there for a few days they may con-
tinue their journey on to other places,
and will likely be absent for several
weeks. Mrs. Roberts goes on a visit
and DIR. Roberts will combine bust
ness with a pleasure trip.
A letter received in this city today
from Sam Harris, who is an electrician
on the coast defense monitor Wyom-
ing, which is in Panama waters, says
the turret for the big twelve inch
gun was so badly damaged during tar
get practice a few days ago, that the
boat will likely have to return to San
Francisco for repairs.
As an indication that there is plenty
of money in the county, notwithstand-
ing the claim OF some that times are
close, the county treasurer reports
that the collection of taxes is the best
in the history of the office. The de-
Iinquent tax list is smaller than usual
ard those who were on the delinquent
list ore paving up very fast. This is
pres = g.-. index Of b. condition Of
the county from a financial stand
point.
r. H. Erwin, representing the In
ternational Correspondence School of
Scranton, Pa, with headquarters at
Phenix, has been visiting this city for
the past two days in the interest of
this famous correspondence school.
He left this morning for jerome but
will likely return here in a few days.
Prescott has had quite large repre-
sentation on the books of the school
and it is the intention of Mr.. Erwin
to make this one of the principal
points in the territory.
Officers installed by the Woodmen
recently we're: T. L. Shultz, c. C..
Thomas HouIihan, advisor; W. S.
GoIdsworthy, clerk; Henry Hartin,
banker; S. c. Rogers, guide; c. W.
Moore, manager. The officers of the
circle are: Mrs. Hanna, worthy
guardian; Mrs. Simpson, magician;
Mrs. Heisler, banker; Miss Radcewsky.
inside guard; Mrs. Meade, outside
guard; c. W. Moore, clerk; Mrs.
Smith, attendant; Mrs. Bones, advisor;
Mrs. Gales, pianist.
j. a. Campbell, the young man
from Carbonate, Illinois, who had
the unpleasant and unfortunate
meeting on Monday night with foot
pad in West Prescott, left last night
for Phenix, where he expected to OBJ
tain employment. He was armed with
a letter to Thomas Bishop, connected
with the S. F. P. q P railroad, which
would have secured him the job, but
for one thing, which had not been
counted on-death. Even before the
train which bore Mr.. Campbell to the
scene of his expected work left Pres
colt, death stepped il and claimed Mr..
Bishop.
From Thursdays Daily.
Stein Bloch suits ar going fast. Get
in while they last at Ed Blocks.
Mrs. J. z. Liston will leave tomor-
row morning for San Diego.
Have you seen the new 1904 spring
styles of hats at Ed Blocks?
R. ID. French came up this morning
from a visit with his family in Pie