Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-03-09
sTHE LOCAL NEWS......
 B ......QTY AND COUNTY
From Saturdays Daily.

NeW spring mats aI I'd BLOCK 8. 0. T. Joslin is in town from Me Cabe. Geo. F. Harrington is in town from Crowned King.
 B. Kaufman has returned from a brief trip to Los Angeles. The street sprinkler should be put in commission again soon.
 Edward Zeiger, of Martinez, came up on the north bound train today. The new spring suits are ready for your inspection at Ed Blocks.
 Judge J. J. Hawkins left this morn- ing or a brief visit in Los Angeles. The weather bureaus predicted rain storm has not yet appeared in the hor- izon.
 P W. Strahan, of the Verde valley, was delegate to the republican con vention.
 : A. c. Burmister is in town from the Black Hills country where he is en- gagged in mining.
 l. D. l.. Williams and Fen s. Hill dreth went out to the Verde valley to- day on business trip.
 Herbert Penney is the choice of the Pima county republicans for delegate to the Chicago convention. w. H. Constable the we'll known commercial man is in town, timing his visit here to spend Sunday.
 Harry Heap, of Phenix, was pas senger on this mornings north bound train en route to California.
 P. s. Barnhart, brother of A. D. Barnhart, left today for Los Angeles with view of locating there.
 The EIks lot is regular hive of in- dustry from the battalion of workmen engaged in putting in the concrete foundation.
 Wallace Fsirbank has recently or dered, through the Samuel Hill Hard ware company, fine toneau car au- tomoblle.
 Joseph Hammer, of McCabe, who was one of the delegates to yesterdays - convention, is stopping over in Pres colt for a day.
 D. Nj. Martin, who arrived here last Sunday on mining business has just returned from trip to the mine and is laid up with grippe.
 c. T. Kennan, a Milwaukee mining man who is operating a mining prop erty in the Signal district came in from the north today. 2 Mir. and Mrs. Frank A. Davis, son. 2 in-law and daughter of Dr. J. N. Nc Gandless, arrived in Prescott last evening for brief visit.
 Ed wagoner left for his home at Walnut Grove this afternoon after spending a day in Prescott playing politics for day in Prescott.
 The eighth grade Adelphian boys of Miss Lees room in the public schools played a game of base ball this afternoon with the boys of the high school.
 Of the thirty nine delegates elected to the Tucson convention about twenty five have agreed to attend in person. The delegates will leave on tonight's train for Tucson.
 A number of the public school girls, of the seventh grade, with Miss Mason and Miss Hof, as chaperones, went out to Point of Rocks today for picnic having had very enjoyable time.
 A. Koppe, who was brought up from Martinez this morning was examined this afternoon before the probate court on the charge of insanity. He was sdjudged insane and will be taken to the asylum tonight.
 Constable Pete Boscha came up from Congress this morning having in custody A. Koppe, the Martinez black smith, under warrant issued from the probate court for his examination OF a complaint of insanity.
 Beavers & Heisler are having their bottling works enlarged, their busi ness having grown to such proportions that they could not handle it in the space they have been occupying. They are adding another room at the back of the building.
 Postmaster A. l.. Smith has been at work for some time to secure permis- sion to have the door of the postoffice lobby open at night and today re- ceived permission to do so. Hereafter instead of the outer door being locked at 9:3o o'clock as formerly, under in structions from Washington, it will remain open all night.
 A merry picnic party went out to- day to Thumb Butte, intending to climb the mountain if not too foot sore and weary on their arrival there. The party consisted of Mrs. Hough- ton, Misses Cora Thomas, Ada Me Cormick, Florence Herndon, Florence Brett, Mary Frank Gardner, Dorothy Drake, Maud Thomas and Hazel Martin.
 From HOnday's Daily The board of supervisors is in ses- sion today.
 The street sprinkler commenced operations again today.
 Dr. Looney and wife came in from McCabe yesterday evening.
 There was a Chinese funeral yes terday, the subject being Lee Coy.
 MT. and Mrs. Ben R. Coffin are visiting the formers sister Mrs. E. S. Clark in Prescott. . B. E. Dolly is acting as a deputy sheriff for short time until the re-