Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-08-31
THE LOCAL NEWS...... ......CITY AND COUNTY

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 The city council has fixed the city tax rate at sI on the Sl00 valuation.
 The Woman's Exchange has a fine line of fancy paper napkins for card parties. S-0-d
 Cement equal in quality to the Portland brand has been found near Douglas.
 Born, to Mir. and Mrs. Rupert Max gut, in Prescott, August 24th, a daughter.
 For the leading brands of foreign and domestic wines call on the Voge Wholesale Liquor company. 7-13-tf
 MT. and Mrs. F. P. Cruice have moved into their cozy little new bungalow on Mt. Vernon street.
 The Congregationalists are taking advantage of their parsonage being unoccupied by making some repairs to it.
 Dan Campbell reports the loss of six head of cattle by last Thursdays storm. They were washed down the creek.
 F. M. Murphy has men at work i'm proving the drive way west of town. Recent rains have damaged the road slightly.
 J. J. Fisher returned on Friday from the Black Hills. He has con- pIeted the survey and location of the Black Hills tunnel site.
 Worth Rybon, of McCabe has about recovered from the effects of the injuries received some time since by an explosion of acetyline gas.
 Rev. G. J. Sigler, pastor of the Methodist church at Douglas has been compelled to abandon his charge and leave the territory on account of ill health.
 Word comes from Kelvin that E. W. French, formerly probate judge of this county is being talked of as can didate for the council from Pinal county.
 Ed. Austin, formerly a resident of Prescott, IS engaged in mining in Mex ico and on invitation from him Charley Shull left here last Thursday to join him there.
 The Solar motor built and operated for time near Tempe has been sold and will be removed to Wilcox where it is intended for use in pumping water fur cattle.
 The ten months old child of MT. and Mrs. A. B. De Laney died last We'd nesday and was buried on Thursday afternoon, services being held in the Catholic church.
 Mrs. Joe Ray, of Groom creek, who attepmted to commit suicide some time since by shooting herself in the right temple is reported to be on the highway to recovery.
 City Marshall Snodrgass, of Bisbee, was found guilty of maltreating a prisoner by the Tombstone court and was fined S30U for the offense. Snod grass gave notice of appeal.
 A Kansas City man has figured it out and says that if person could live without breaking or cutting his nails for lifetime they would attain the length of seventy-three inches.
 Col. J. H. McClintock and Capt. G. A. AlkIre came up from Phoenix on Saturday to take a look at the target grounds north of town where the encampment of the National guard will be held next month.
 While car load of soldiers en route west was held at Seligman's on ac- count of the washouts the men created a little sensation in that quiet burg by filling up on whisky and indulg ing in a number Of fights.
 The Courier office was struck by lightning last week. A huge ball of fire rolled down the Ventllator pipe from the roof. Beyond frightening the "devil'' out of years growth no special damage was done.
 St. Joseph's academy will open next Tuesday in the handsome new build ing recently erected by the Sisters in West Prescott. The building will rank among the very best in the south west used for educational purposes.
 The recent floods, while damaging almost beyond estimate the Santa Fe railroad has not been an unmixed evil to it. While their road bed has been badly washed, their dams have been filled with water and it is stated that every time one fills with water it pays