Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-03-23

!, 1. NJ. Foster, the attorney from Athens, Ohio, left this morning for Los Angeles.
 A mass was celebrated this morning . at eight o'clock in the Catholic church, in honor of St. Patrick's day. In the alleged proposed appoint ment of Col Dunn as secretary of Ar izona. when the act was done it was not Dunn.
 Among the outgoing passengers this morning were: NJ. L. Packard, to San Francisco; G. R. Bradford, Den yer aud T. Barton, Hot Springs, Ar kansas
 A. c. RedewIll, a son of the we'll known dealer in musical instruments of Phenix, Arizona, came up from the south this morning in the interests of the firm.
 Tho services at Prescott Mission every night beginning at 30 are quite we'll attended, and a good inter- est shown. All who will come will be made welcome.
 J. F. Salter, the wool buyer, who has been sick at Hotel Burke for a week was removed this afternoon to Mercy hospital. His condition is re- ported quite critical.
 Election of officers for the Elks lodge will occdr March 30. Nomina- tions of candidates may be made next Wednesday evening, March g, to remain open until election night.
 Today is St. Patrick's day and for the first time in years the day has been permitted to come and go with out the followers or admirers of the great saint celebrating his birthday.
 John Scullin, president of the St. Louis and North Arkansas railroad, went out this morning in his private car to Middleton. The private car is one of the longest which has ever wis ited Prescott, being seventy five feet in length.
 E. B. Gage came up this morning from Phenix in his private car, Mich igan. He was accompanied by W. F. Stanton and R. B. Burmister. The party will return to Congress this evening and will be accompanied by Charles E. Murphy.
 Teddy Rooney, a member of the Eagles band, yesterday was the re- cipient from Belfast, Ireland, of box of shamrock, as reminder of this be- ing St. Patrick's day. In spite of its trip of 1000 miles, the contents of the box arrived in good shape.
 Joseph EhIe celebrated his nine tieth birth day on Wednesday, March l6. He is still hale and hearty and gives promise of living to celebrate his 1JOth birth day. Of the ninety years that he has lived forty of them have been spent in Prescott, as he came here in 1864.
 There was a good attendance of members at last nights meeting of the Odd Fellows lodge to meet and welcome the Grand Master of the order J. E. Perry. At the conclusion of the business of the evening ban- quet was served which was greatly en- ioyed by all present.
 The Elks have fixed on Easter Sun day, April 3, at 3 80 o'clock in the afternoon to lay the corner stone of their new hall, club rooms and opera house. The blue print, showing the plan of the building in detail has been completed, and the building will be handsome one.
 Ed Shumate has made a contract with the Eagles band whereby the latter will give Sunday afternoon concert every Sunday during the sea- son at Granite Dells. The concerts will last from ? o'clock to 5:30. MT. Shumate is figuring on opening his picnic resort either April 3, Easter Sunday, or April 10.
 Most patents applied for are first rejected by the U. s. patent office, but many are afterwards procured through the skillful prosecution of c. A. Snow & Co.,, patent lawyers, of Washington, D. c. The average in ventor or lawyer is better able to make his own hat than to procure valid patent.
 Mention vas made in Wednesday, issue of the closing, under attach ment, of W. P. Covillaud's drug store. Before the ink on the paper making the announcement was dry, however, the store was reopened under advices from Los Angeles and c. E. Gentry, wbo has been with Mir. Gov illaud for a number of years has been placed in charge of it.
 Supt. J. B. Jolly has just received 'the report of Miss Minnie Rebbe, who closed her second term of school in the lower Verde district last Friday. Miss Rebbe has given splendid satis- faction as a teacher and expects to leave in a few days for her home in Minnesota to spend the summer with her relatives. Some of her friends intimate that this may be her last term of>school work.
 One man was killed and two others quite badly hurt in the Santa Fe round house at Winslow on Wednes- day by the explosion of an air cylind- CT. The dead man is Tom Williams, the foreman of the round house, and the injured Marion Pritchard and c. s. Taylor, two emUloyes. The explo- sion was caused by the exDansion of the air piston spindle, and the in- juries sustained by the men were caused by the fragments of iron which flew in all directions.
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