Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-09-21

l here being too high for him.
 Fred Crone, a miner, who has been in this county for the past ten years left today for a visit to his old home in Clearfield county, Pennsylvania. He will visit the St. Louis exposition en route.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. H. Strahan, who left the Verde Valley some five or six years ago to make their home in the state of Washington, returned to this county few days ago to visit relatives and friends for few weeks.
 A. c. Gilmore, business manager of the Courier, is enjoying a three weeks vacation at the sea shore. Mrs. Gilmore has been there- for several days and will accompany Mr. Gilmore home on his return the last of this month.
 City Attorney E. E. Ellinwood is expected back in a few days from Pasadena, where he accompanied his family short time since. The latter expect to remain there for four years whers the children will attend the Throop Polytechnic school.
 Miss Nora Clough. daughter of A. s. Clougb, of Point of Rocks returned last Friday from a three months trip in the east, during which she visited the St. Lo1is exposition and other points in the east, travelling during her absence a distance of 5000 miles
 Hon. s. P. Hooker, of New York, is visiting Prescott. MT. Hooker is stock kholder in the Gro Grande mines, and makes periodical visits to this section. He represents his dis trict in the assembly of the New York legislature and has already re- ceived the nomination for reelection.
 Mrs. J. H. Bailey and her two daughters left today for San Fran cisco, where they expect to reside in the future. Mr. Bailey will remain here for some time yet, The ladies will be greatly missed from Prescott as during their four years residence here they have won a host Cf friends. pr. A. A. Ames, twice mayor of Minneapolis and twice tried for graft ing, has filed his affidavit of candi- dacy for the republican nomination for congress and will make a vigorous campaign. This is an exhibition of gall which will probably receive backset in the republican nominating convention.
 In the Japanese army every soldier carries with him kettles made of ordi- nary thin Japanese paper. It is filled with water and then water is poured over it. It is hung over the fire and in ten minutes the water is boiling. The kettle. can be used eight or ten times, and the cost of it is about ? cents.
 Morris Asher returned on Saturday from spending his vacation in Los Angeles. He left Los Angeles on Wednesday evening of last week, came on the Santa Ee road as far as King man when the train was turned back on account of wash out and returned to San Bernardlno thence via Yuma and Phoenix. For once in his life if never before MT. Asher says the rail road company gave good value for his money.
 John H. Palmer passed through this city recently on a trip from the east to Poland in order to investigate the Buffalo-Arizona Gold Mining company property. While MT. Palmer stayed in this vicinity only few days, he seemed to be happily sur prised at the physical conditions of our country and he stated that he found everything far beyond his ex- pectations. We would be pleased to have more of the eastern business men make similar trips in order to get ac- quainted with Yavapai county and the people.
 News comes from Globe that Presi dent Epes Randolph of the Gila Valley, Globe and Northern railway has recommended to the Southern Pacific management the extension of the road from Globe to the Tonto dam and it is probable the recom- mendation will be adopted if the surveyors now in the field can find a feasible route. Citizens of Globe are naturally jubilant over the report as the construction of the road would make Globe the distributing point for the supplies used at the dam and undoubtedly tend to boom that place. a Of