Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-02-17

Methodist church yesterday. lie will preach at Blanchard next Wednesday night and will not return to Flagstaff until Friday morning.
 Attorney H. M. Gibbs, of Jerome, was in Prescott today on legal busi- ness. He won a case in the U. $. land office and also one in the justice court, which is not a bad record for one day.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. J. Murray came in from the Iron King mine, of which Mir. Murray Is the superintendent, Saturday afternoon, and spent Sun day with Mrs. MuTray's parents, MT. and Mrs. T. c. Archer
 F. s. Breen, forest supervisor of the Black Mesa and Grand Canyon forest reserves. came down from the north last evening and was a witness in a contest case in the United States land office in this city today.
 Wm. M Marrs, assistant assayer at the properties of the Bradshaw Noun tain Copper Mining and Smelling company, came in from Middleton Saturday evening and spent Sunday in town with friends.
 District Attorney E. S. Clark re- turned Saturday night from a hurried trip to Washington, D. c. He says he passed through Baltimore last Monday and saw the great fire which was simply beyond any possible des- cription.
 Governor and Mrs. \. : O. Brodie came up from PheniX this morning and will be the guests of honor at the grand ball tonight. MT. and Mrs. Brodie have a host of warm personal friends in Prescott where they resided for several years.
 There was a game of base ball be- tween the soldier boys yesterday after noon, in which the nine from the in fantry defeated the cavalry boys. These bright spring days will surely sprout the base ball plant and some good games may be expected soon.
 A telegram was received at the sher- iff's office this afternoon from Flor ence Trapenier, at Albuquerque, wife of the man who was arrested a couple of days ago on a charge of insanity. stating that she would arrive here to- morrow night. His hearing will be postponed until she arrives. H. Wm. Stevens and wife came up from Morristown this morning and stopped over to visit with friends for few hours, taking the afternoon freight for Ash Fork where they will catch the limited tomorrow morning for New York city where they expect to remain a couple of months.
 Charles J. George, the well known mining man, who was extensively in- terested in this county, came in last night with party of capitalists to look over the different properties They went out to Poland this morn ing and will likely go from there to the Bradshaw mountains before re turning to Prescott.
 Word has been received by Prescott typographical union of the death at the Union Printers Home at Colorado Springs, Colo, on Feb. 10th, of John E. Jetfry who worked at the printers trade in this city for about two years but who was sent to the home about a year ago. He had worked as a com positor for over forty years.
 A letter received in this city yester- day from Delegate Wilson, at Wash ington, confirms the report that Whip pie had been allotted S2JO, GOO for the rebuilding of the fort. It is the aim of the government to increase the ia cilities of the fort sufficiently to ac commodate a full battalion of iufan try and at least two troops of cavalry.
 Deputy Sheriff Heisler went to Ash Fork this morning with six prisoners who had been brought down from that place Friday night charged with breaking into a sealed box car. The evidence against the prisoners is said to be conclusive as they were found with the stolen goods, which were ar ticles of wearing apparel.
 There were several Japanese pas sengers on the north bound train this morning bound for San Francisco where they will sail for Japan to assist their beloved country in her struggle against Russia. Thousands of these little brown men from all over the United States are leaving for home to join the Mikado's forces.
 H. P. Auewalt has returned from Los Angeles where he spent few days visiting and transacting business. He