Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-06-01

fore. The change is a step backward.
as the private room in use was
great convenience for the patrons of
the registry window and the money
order department. The change was
made on account of more room being
needed in the inside of the postoffica
for the employees.
The Journal-Mnier is and has for
long time been conceded by men Of
all parties to be the best newspaper
published in Prescott 1t gives all the
news in a succinct and impartial
form, quality rather than quantity
being its watchword. This being the
case it numbers among its subscribers
hundreds of democrats, who are not
in sympathy with its politics. but who
appreciate and take it for the news
il furnishes. Democratic aspirants for
office will be able to reach a large
class of their party adherents by adj
vertising their announcements in tho
Journal-Miner.
Fred Sattes has an announcement in
this issue as a candidate for super
visor, subject to the action of the
county democratic convention. Mr..
Sattes is a consistent, uncompromis-
ing democrat, but a good citizen. He
is one of the old time miners
of this county, although for
the past several years he has
not followed this occupation, and
has a host of friends all over the
county. The first time the writer of
this notice met Mr. Sattes was in
1888. at the shaft of the old Sucker
mine. between Turkey Creek and
Palace Station. He was the owner.
or a part owner, of the claim, and
was engaged in developing it. During
all the years he has resided here, this
is the first time that Mr.. aSttes has
ever aspired to any political office, and
he deserves well of his party, at least.
The Announcement of Frank Genuns
as a candidate for sheriff appears IL
this issue of the Journal-Miner. NJ.
Genung is a native Arizonan, having
been born and raised in this county,
being a son of that sterling citizen
and veteran democrat, Charles B. &c
uung. He is an energetic and intel
ligent young man, and comes of ?
stock which knows no fear, and should
tie voters of the county elect him by
their ballots they would have fear
less officer in the position of sheriff.
Whether Mr.. Genung will make his
race at the November election, though,
will depend upon the action Of the
democratic convention, as he will
submit the question to it as the final
arbiter of his candidacy, as he is
staunch democrat, and will submit 10
the will of that body when it con
venes.
Theo. Wade's residence at McCabe
was destroyed by fire on Saturday,
and Mrs. Wade was quite painfully
burned. The fire originated in very
peculiar manner. Mrs. Wade had
roast in the oven of the stove, and
the oven became so hot that the
grease was set on fire. On opening
the stove to look at the roast a sheet
of flame flashed out from the oven,
and Mrs. Wade attempted to quench
the flame by throwing water on This
only had the effect of scattering the
! flames. and the kitchen caught on fire
Before aid could reach her the flames
had made such progress that it was
impossible to either stop them or 20
save any of the contents of the home
Mr.. Wade was working at the Glad
stone mine. and knew nothing of what
had occurred until the building was
destroyed. They did not save any OF
their personal effects, except the
clothes they were wearing at the time
Rev. E. B. Taft, pastor of the Bar
fist church, expects to leave about the
10th of June for his old home in
Rochester, N. Y, where he will lead
one of the fair young ladies of that
city to the nuptial altar. He will re
main there for a few days visiting
with his parents and host Of friends,
when he and his bride will return to
Prescott. and he will resume his work
as pastor of the church here. Re-.
Mr.. Taft has been pastor of the Ban
] fist church here for nearly three years
during which time the membership
and congregation have been greatly
increased and the work of the church
has made much progress. He has a
host of friends not only in the church
in which he labors, but in all the city
there is not one but what has a COOL
word for Rev Mr.. Taft, and his wide
circle of friends here all join with
the Journal-Miner in wishing that his
future life may be as useful and happy
as it gives promise of being.
People in this section of Arizona
have experienced what they called
droughts before, but conditions have
never been so serious since the first
settlement in this county as at pres
ent. The editor of the Joufnal-Mnier
visited the Bradshaw mountain sec
ton on Monday, and found the oak
trees dying on account of the contin
ued dry weather. The brush on the
mountain sides, which, during this
season of the year should be fresh
and green in appearance, are as brown
and parched as after, a heavy freeze
in the middle of winter In Crazy Ba-
sin and around Cordes station even
the cactus is whitening and dying. As
10 grass, the plains and mountain
sides are as devoid of it as a well
Travelled road The outlook is GER
tainly anything but encouraging. NOT
only is vegetation suffering from the
protracted drought, but the water sup
ply all over the country is reported
to be failing, and in some places 1t
is beginning to affect mining quite
seriously.
The design for the front page of
the special edition of the Prospect