Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-12-28

to this visit.
The Wellington "shod" thirts four
of its employees on Christmas with
the Walk over brand of shoe. In re
turn the boys went at their generous
employers to a finish, and tbs three
members of the firm we're also hand
somely remembered with costly tokens
of friendship.
". Ii. Timerhoff, of the postoffice
drug store, has been distributing one
of the neatest souvenirs to his patrons
that has been seen during the holiday
season. 1t is an elaborate Christmas
card of an original but most beauti-
full design and artistic finish. 1t is a
memento that one would be glad to
preserve.
The Baptist Sunday school will give
its Christmas tree this, Tuesday, even
ing at the Baptist church. Santa
Claus vii be there in his mirtil max
ing costume with words of good cheer
and presents for all and there sill be
program by the children Of the
school and a good time is assured to
all.
DR.. W. E. Day, the official weather
observer reports the temperature this
morning eleven degrees abova zero.
There was slight breeze from the
north blowing which made it seem like
zero weather. Or. Day says the tenn
perature was five degrees lower on a
previous morning the temperature fall
liug to six degrees above zero.
Eli r. Stauffer, a motorraan OF
Prescott's street railway, has been
spending few days in the Salt river
valley, having gone there to be at
home with the "old folks a. Glen
dale for Christmas. 1t is an annual
custom of the family to have all its
members at home for the Christmas
dinner. Mr.. Staffer will return in a
day or two.
U. I. Clotfeltel, who was some time
since appointed as local attorney in
Prescott for the Santa Fe company,
has been transferred to the Los Ange-
les Office of the company and Paul
Burkes an exceptionally bright young
attorney has been appointed to the
position here. Mr.. Burkes is by no
means a stranger to Arizona, as he has
been here a number Of times on legal
business.
The announcement of NJ. j. Cox as
for chief of police of the
city of Prescott appears in this issue.
MIR. Cox has been resident of this
section for the past six or sever years,
making his home in Prescott but be-
ing engaged in mining large part of
he time in the hills. He has been in
strumental in promoting a number of
mining deals also during his residence
here.
Deputies c. W. Platt and George
Heisler went south on last Gight's
rain, the former bound for 2henix
md the latter for Yuma. They had
IN their charge W. Fl. Kelly, who was
to the insane asylum yes
erday, after an examination before
he probate judge and Hank Field,
Who is under a sentence of Ole year
n the penitehtiary for stealing a
,heck and to which he entered plea
If guilty last week.
After four days of high wiad and .
storm north wind set in .
N Sunday and dissipated the clouds
Without getting any precipitation
whatever, the weather turning ex-
remedy cold during Sunday night.
The prospect for any great amount of
ainfall or snow during the winter
low is not very flatteIing, if the pre-
ent saeson is to be judged by previous
mes. The weather has been very
luch like that of last year which
receded a very dry winter.
A bill to legalize the use of the
post in California will be
resented at the coming session of the
legislature, and the measure will have
be strong support of police depart
rents all over the state, and many
EXAMINATIONS of women. AS drawn,
be bill provides that inferior and
nperior courts may, in their discre-
ion, order "macs" and wife featers
ogged, the severity of the Jogging
spending upon the seriousness of the
fense of which the defendant is con-
icted.
Tom Pickett, Of the Wellington, who
] years gone by was an expert in
lrowing the lariat around the big {
ovines on the Mogollon mountains /