Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-01-06
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Fork, has returned from a short visit
with his family at Winslow.
In making settlement with the board
of supervisors County Treasurer
Storms report showed balance on
hand December 81, of sI75, 669. Sc as
against ST., $40. 70 on December l.
Capt. Meeks, of the United Gold
and Platinum Mining company, oper-
ating in Cataract Canyon, returned to
the property this morning after few
days visit with his family in Prescott.
Mike Hermann returned last night
from his trip to California. He was
not benefited by the change of eli
mate as he had hoped, so he decided
to return where he can be among his
friends.
The postoffice at Florence was burn
ed last week. The building was not
worth over $500 and the postmaster
carried all the valuable contents of
the Office out of it every night for safe
keeping.
The first week in January has come
to be observed as a week of prayer,
and in accordance with this custom
services will be conducted at the Bap
fist church each evening this week ex
cept Saturday.
Judge Ewing, one of the ablest at
torneys of the city of Chicago, will
lecture at Odd Fellows hall Friday
night of this week on the subject of
Christian Science. The lecture will
be free and all are cordially invited.
Golden Rule Chapter, Order Eastern
Star, will have a private installation
of officers on Thursday evening, Jan
uary Z, at seven o'clock. At nine
O'Clock all members of the Eastern
Star and their families and all Masons
and families are requested to be pres
ent at the hall for a social entertain
ment.
A fire alarm was sounded Sunday
afternoon between four and five
o'clock. The blaze was located in a
small building on South Montezuma
street used as a paint shop and was
extinguished before the arrival of the
fremen. The origin of the fire was
supposed to have been from matches
carried by mice, as it started between
the ceiling and roof of the building.
Guy L. Jones, one of the engineer
ing corps on the Phenix i Eastern
railroad, came up from the south this
morning for medical treatment for
an injured foot. A few days ago he
was in a wagon when the team ran
away and the wagon was dashed
against a tree and Mr.. Jones had his
foot quite badly crushed and bruised.
John keenan,, an educated young
man, who fell from ladder with a
nod full of brick at Mayer some time
since sustaining serious injuries to his
head, was adjudged insane on Saturday
aud sent to the asylum. He had ap-
parently recovered from his injuries
when his reason suddenly left him
and he became very VIOLENT. Geo.
Heisler took him to the asylum.
An order has been Issued etfecting
all railroads west of Chicago Iand the
Mississippi river, to the effect that
no return transportation ~ill be issued
to those accompanying shipments of
stock to market. Notice of the new
arrangement has been received at the
general freight and passenger office of
the S. Z. p. Il p. in this city and will
be concurred in by that road. The
order went into effect on January l.
Through the breaking of brake
beam, on car of the Congress rail
road last week, I. J. CarrIgan, who
was letting the car down the ade in
front of the company's store, lost con-
troll of it, and Carrigan and car made
the Iiveliest run from Congress to
Martinez that was ever made over the
line Cannon balls, - "Meteors"
and ''Limited" trains are not in the
speed making class with the time made
by the car. Just before reaching Mar
tinez Carrigan made a combination
flying and rolling leap from the runa
way car without any serious injuries
and the car kept on flying until de-
rallied at the station by Agent B. S.
Snider.
R. ID. French has severed his connec
tion with all the business houses he
has heretofore represented and has &C.
cepted the position of general manager
of the store at Crown King, for the
company operating the Crown King
mine and tailings. He went out there
yesterday to take charge of the bust
ness today. Mr.. French has been
"on the road for ten or twelve years,
and while highly successful, he be-
came tired If the constant travel and
decided to locate where he can re-
main. The company has been very
fortunate in securing his services.
The Journal-Miner made a great |
mistake on Saturday evening in re-
porting the happy occasion of the ar
rival at the home of Chas. Ashley of |
The new member of the
Ashley family happens to be big
bouncing boy, and the Journal Miner
had to run himself out of
breath to keep out of the clutches of
Mr.. Ashley today for making such
The reporter was warned
that he had better be scarce when
Mrs. Ashley comes down town. Long
live the new boy.
Harry Driscoll, who was sentenced
several days ago to serve a short term
n the county Jail for appropriating an
)vercoat, hat and some other articles
If clothing from the cloak room of
he Hotel Burk, completed his time
and was discharged. Frank
Adams, who had been serving a term
or the theft of some articles from the