Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-10-19

| MT. Palmer received the first prize for the best acting and Miss Edith McAl- lister received the first prize for the best acting among the ladies. Miss Eleanora Miller received the ladies' ! consolation prize and MT. Thomas the consolation prize for the gentlemen. Miss Fannie concluded the evenings entertainment by rendering several beautiful musical selections
 Murty Sullivan, an old time Je- romite, who has been employed about the works for many years, died of dropsy in the company hospital last night after prolonged illness.
 Mir. and Mrs. Le Sage, of Prescott, arrived in town this afternoon.
 Mrs. A. J. Knoblock, who has been visiting in Prescott for the past week returned home this afternoon.
 Vim. Nagle, expert for Charles W. Clark, who has been looking over min- ing property in the vicinity of Pres colt for the past few days, returned to Jerome today.
 Frank Neviu, who has been in Pres colt on business as depUty sheriff, ar- rived this afternoon. Frank has been good deputy and we hope Le will be with Sheriff Roberts next year.
 Mrs. L. M. Jackson, who has been visiting Mrs. Storey of Prescott for a few days, returned home today. Joe Johnson, Fred Wetherland, Johny Roarke, Frank Rathbun and Jack Duff, who have been deer hunt ing in the MogollOn mountains for the past month, returned home today. The boys killed many deer and state that they had very pleasant trip. One thing we do know and that is that each of them came back with big crop of whiskers.
 J. c. Forest made a flying trip from Prescott arriving yesterday morning and leaving in the afternoon. The republicans are getting everything in readiness to give MT. Fowler and the county candidates a rousing reception on the 18th.
 Jerome, October II, Special to Journal Miner) Paul D. Hastings, of Prescott, and J. M. Aitken, of Phen- ix, arrived here this afternoon and are making preparations to go deer hunting in the Mogollon mountains with A. J. Knobloek.
 W. .. Miller returned from busi- ness trip to Prescott today.
 Jim Barton, an old Jeromite has gone from San Francisco to Australia to accept lucrative position with a large English mining syndicate.
 It is reported that Miss Josephine Hottinger, who taught school here last year, has recently been married to Jesse Brunk, of California.
 Alex Lyons and Mr. Le Sage, of Prescott, went out to Mingus moun- tain this morning returning this af- ternoon.
 Mrs. W. s. Owen, who has been sick for the past week, is reported as greatly improved.
 J. c. Cain, engineer at the Equator smelter, has resigned his position and Thomas Cummons has accepted the position.
 Reports from Mcdonald states that politics are raging pretty warm, and that the republicans are preparing for a big vote on the Sth of November.
 S. J. Guade, socialist candidate for supervisor and J. E. Kelly, socialist candidate for probate judge arrived from the Big Bug county this after noon. They are bound for the Verde Valley on an electioneering business and will return home through Lone some and Chino valleys.
 T. E. Campbell. who has been away for several days is reported at Walker tonight.
 M. J. PhinaZee, chairman and s. s. Dennison secretary of the republicans in Jerome, called a meeting which is now in progress at republican head quarters in the Clinkscales building.
 J. Albert Mallory the celebrated ocialist speaker has gone to McCabe where he will speak tonight.
 R. M. Dougherty, of Crown King, was among the new arrivals this after noon.
 Arthur Cordiner, who left for Gold field some days ago informs hls friends that it is almost impossible to accom- plish anything in the business line there at present and that many cars of freight are bIoekaded, making it inn possible to get any kind of freight in