Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-08-17
THE LOCAL NEWS...... ......CITY AND COUNTY

Every uOuS6 duu lcnb at AlOL Springs is occupied this summer.
 Born, in Prescott, August Il, tc MT. and Mrs. c. T. Dunlap, daugh ter.
 The Woman's Exchange has fine line of fancy paper napkins for card parties. s-6-tf
 The school trustees are having cement floors put in the basement of the school building.
 A great many of our people are planning a visit to the Worlds Fair in September or October.
 For the leading brands of foreign and domestic wines call on the Voge Wholesale Liquor company. 7-13-tf
 John Luke, of Phoenix, is reported quite sick and has been taken to Los Angeles to have an operation perform ed.
 The S. F. P. & P. had another small washout last Thursday evening. delaying the south bound train about two hours.
 Mrs. TregalIas entertained a num- Der of ladies last Thursday evening, with Miss Sarah McCrea as the guest of honor.
 The thirteen days old baby of MT. and Mrs. Ed Roberts died on We'd nesday of last week and was buried on Thursday morning.
 Between fifty and sixty men are en- ployed on the grade of the Arizona and California branch of the Santa Fe west of Wickenburg.
 MT. and Mrs. Jesus Melendrez, of Phoenix, but former residents of this city are rejoicing over the arrival of their sixth child, and second son.
 Nothing equals wholesome beer as a beverage. The Voge Wholesale Liquor company are distributors of the leaders, Pabst, A. B. C.. Anheuser- Busch and M & E., in quarts and pints. 7-13-tf
 There has been an epidemic of ty- phoid fever at Camp Livingstone, where operations are Sunder way for the construction of the Tonto dam. One or two deaths have occurred, among the number being a member of the engineer corps.
 The late Abe Sroor, of Congress, who dropped dead while watching a ball game, was quite wealthy. At the time of his death he was negotiating for the purchase of real estate in Phoenix valued at S20,OOQ. Dr. Den nett has applied for letters of admin istration on his estate.
 The bridge OF the Phoenix & East ern road over the Gila river was washed out recently during one of the floods. The structure was only in- tended as a temporary affair and the company knew they were taking a big chance when it was built, in case of a heavy storm but the period of dry weather encouraged them to take the chance.
 SITUATION WANTED. By young mining engineer, assayer, surveyor and cyanide chemist. Thoroughly understands mining geology and ore deposits. Also familiar with ore treatment and mining machinery. : Has had several years experience. Speciality, cyaniding and "roughing it. " Will accept position in any capacity where there is promise of . permanency and advance. Address box 14S, Prescott, Arizona. S-3-3
 The biggest flood of the season came down Granite Creek last Thursday about noon. While it did not rain any in Prescott there were extremely heavy rains in the mountains south of town. The flood waters brought an immense amount of debris down in the shape of logs and brush. Granite creek overofwed its banks at Willis street and spread over into Granite street coursing down that thorough fare.
 That base ball decision which re- suited in low, breaking up ball game some time since, still bobs up and the decision of those Iho under stand ball playing sustain the conten- tion that It was necessary to touch the man running from third to put him out the way the play was made, but had the ball been thrown home befvre being thrown to first it would not. This little incident has caused a dis cussion which has given some of the local players pointers on ball playing they never knew before.