Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-04-27
THE LOCAL NEWS.
......CITY AND COUNTY
From Saturdays Daily.

ACAN AOA OShNOA NOudg-
A high wind with a severe tinge of
GOODNESS has prevailed today.
Attorney General E. W. Wells came
up on today's train from Phenix.
E. S. Gosney, the we'll known sheep
man, of Coconino county, is in town.
Hon. 7. G. Norris will return on
tonight's train from his trip to Cali
fornia.
Geo. Ryan, representing a Chicago
hardware firm, is in town on his per-
iodical visit.
Mrs. ". R. Rhodes, of Chino valley,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. G.
Keegan in Prescott.
E. B. Prescott, the Toledo mining
man, went out to the Baumann Cop
per camp again today.
Mrs r. H Burmister etertained a
large number of ladies at her resi-
dence on Friday afternoon.
The first excursion of the season
from Phenix to Iron Springs will take
place next Saturday April so.
Claiborn Conger, a prominent stock
raiser of Kymo, is in town on his
. periodical trip for supplies for his
: ranch.
The examination of Crockett Robin
son, on a charge of killing a Mexican
at Crown King was commenced this
afternoon.
: Deputy Sheriff Joe Cook went out
to Williamson valley today on official
: business and Deputy Burns went to
Crown King.
James Grogan returned today from
a visit of three or four weeks at Ton
opah. He was not particularly favor
ably impressed with that camp.
R. r. Coleman came up on this
mornings train from Florence where
he is engaged in railroad building for
the Southern Pacific company.
Judge J. ]. Hawkins has returned
from his visit to Los Angeles. Mrs.
Hawkins did not return with him as
expected but will return in a few
days.
G. T. Pryor, of McCabe, has just
returned from trip to the southern
part of the county. He reports every
thing in that section suffering terri
bly, for want of water.
This has not been an ideal day for
a picnic yet some of the teachers and
a number of pupils of the public
schools went out to Granite Dells for
an outing in that beautiful resort.
F. H. Burch, the advance agent of
the carnival went to Congress today
to bill the town for the carnival.
From there be will go to PheniX and
will return here OF Monday morning.
The examination of S. Z. Miller for
the unlawul cutting of wood on goven-
ment land was held before Court Com
missioner J. c. Forest this afternoon
and resulted in his being held to ap-
pear before the grand jury under $500
bonds.
Charles NJ. Binford, who has been
in the employ of the Bashford- Bur-
mister company for a number of years
as bookkeeper, will in short time
sever his relations with that company,
having accepted a position in the
Bank of Douglas. He will leave about
the middle of May.
An application to dissolve the tenn
porary Injunction to restrain the Arr
iona Eastern railroad company from
interfering with the construction of
the Phenix & Eastern company was
argued before Judge Doan at Solom-
onville and denied. This virtually
amounts to making the order perman-
ent.
Negotiations eliminated today
whereby L. n. Wombscker, and J.
R. Boyer, disposed of their Cactus
group of mines in Cherry creek dis
trict to the Keystone Investment CON-
.pany a corporation doing business at
indianapolis. The purchase price is
not stated, but runs into five figures
and it is understood was cash trans
action.
The Empire Stock company CON-
posed of home talent produced The
Avenger last night to a good sized
audience at Odd Fellows hall. The
play is not an inspiring one by any
means, being suggestive of evil, rather
than good. The company numbers
among its members some very good
amateur players and they we're accord
ed goodly amount of applause at
last nights production.
Reuben Wilkerson, of Taylorville,
Illinois, arrived in Prescott on Thurs.
day evening and went out today to
the Crown King country where be is
interested in mining. Mr.. WiIkerson
is the father of Mrs Geo. P. Harrington
and has been interested in mining in
this county for several years, making
annual visits here to look after them.
Despite his age, s3 years, he is still
quite active. He expects to remain
in this section for few weeks.
gentleman who attended last
nights meeting of the Hearst club
informed the Journal Miner that the
attendance was not large, but there
did not seem to be any abatement of
enthusiasm on the part of those who
we're there.
Ed Lift, of the BrisIey Drug COM
pany, who is making his regular trip
to the surrounding mining camps, is
accompanied on the trip by his wife
1t is her first experience in making
a tour of the mining camps, and were
it not for the wind which has prevail
ed would no doubt prove a pleasant
and novel one.
K. A. Turner, a young banker of