Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-02-10

ing at present with their children who
are attending school at that place.
Justus Clarke, a young gentleman
who came here from Colorado and
New Mexico some two weeks ago, in
hopes of receiving some benefit from
the climate, has decided to return to
his home in Bristol, Pennsylvania,
and will leave for that place tomorrow
morning.
The Phenix baseball team, which
has been amusing itself lately with
the Glendale nine, has gained sutfi-
cient confidence in itself to challenge
the Prescott team to a diamond con-
test. The challenge provides that on
certain conditions the PheniX team
will go to Prescott and make an hon
orable effort to defeat the Ysvapai
lads on their own grounds.
NJ. S. Burhans, who is making big
preparations to engage in the chicken
business near this city, went to Je-
rome this morning to purchase a
bunch of 400 or 500 chickens that he
heard of there. Mr.. Burhans is going
at the matter in manner that will
prove whether the chicken business
can be made to pay here or not, and it
is sincerely hoped that he will find
the industry a most profitable one.
The following was received from NJ.
]. Nolan who is at Columbia, Ari
IONA: "Another of the pioneers of
the early '7O's has passed over.
Harry Norton, a we'll known miner,
died at Columbia, IN this county, or
Friday, the 9th of January, after a
short illness. Mr.. Norton was ma
tive of Maine and went through the
civil war as a union soldier, and was
about Ga years old. He was a man
who had many fine traits of character
and hosts of friends in those who
knew him Intimately
Mrs. Wooster received word yester-
MIR. and Mrs. W. G. Wheelock, would
leave Chicago last night, Feb. 3, for
Prescott, and that they would prob
ably spend the rest of this winter in
this place. Mrs. Wooster is greatly
delighted over the news and has sue
ceeded in securing apartments for
them in the VIM. G. Arndt house on
Grove avenue. Mr.. and Mrs. Whee-
lock reside at Green Bay, Winconsin,
and have decided to spend the winter
in the sunshine of Arizona and escape
the storms and rigid weather of the
north. They are certainly coming to
the right place.
From Fridays Daily.
| c. A. Peter, jr., of the Bank of Ari
IONA, has been appointed a notary
public by Governor Brodie.
Joe Mayer was passenger for Je
rome this morning, going over to the
big copper camp on mining business.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. lHodson of Red
lands, California, are visiting in Pres
cott with Mr.. and Mrs. George lis
dale.
Mrs. W. S. GoIdsworthy informally
entertained a number of her lady
friends at her home yesterday after
noon.
Miss Faulkner, stenographer in the
law office of I. c. Job, returned this
morning from two weeks visit with
friends in Phenix.
F. Lambert, representing a mining
machinery firm, left this morning for
Denver after interviewing several min
ing men in this section.
G. G. Henderson, the pioneer
freighter of this section, has taken a
contract to do lot of hauling for the
United Verde Copper company at Je-
rome.
The prayers of the righteous have
prevailed and late this afternoon snow
and rain began to fall and soon the
fog of dust was put out of business.
Let 'er come.
A party of the stockholders and Off
GERS Of the American Copper company
is expected to reach here in a short
time. They will spend a few days at
the Iron King mine.
Samuel G. Wilson, who has held
the position-as head clerk in the New
York Store for the past three or four
years, resigned his position with that
firm last night and will leave in few
days for San Francisco where he has
good position offered.
Clarence Easley, who has been work
ing at the McCabe mine for some time
came in from McCabe this morning
and left for San Diego, California, for
visit with his father and sister, who
are spending the winter at that place
to escape the wintry blasts of their
Iowa home.
Word was received late this after
noon from the parents of John Bald
win to ship the body home and W. J.
Mcleod, an old friend and chum of
the dead man will accompany the re-
mains home to Puce, Canada, for
burial. The body will not be shipped
until Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Dyers, of Des
Moines, Iowa, passed through Pres
colt this morning on their way to Cal
itornia where they expect to spend the
remainder of the winter. Mrs. Dyers
is cousin of Mrs. W. o. Hoover, of
this city, and they have been spend
ing the past two weeks together in the
Salt river valley.
Deputy U. S. District Attorney
John II. Campbell, of Tucson, and j.
P. Welles, chief clerk in the United
States Marshal's Office, of Phenix.