Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-03-02


 F.W. Bangs, the energetic represen- tative of F. W. Braun & Co.,, is in town today on his periodical visit.
 The condition of Miss Winnifreda Gale is greatly improved and it is now thought that her recovery is certain.
 Mrs. Iva E. Tut, of the Arizona Power company, returned Sunday night from protracted visit to Los Angeles.
 Thomas Roach is able to be out of the hospital after a weeks siege there with a sore foot, on which an opera tion was performed.
 A literary and musical program of the W. c. T. U. will be given at the home of Mrs. ). l.. Munds Friday afternoon at three o'clock.
 Private advices received from Los Angeles state that southern California had another good rain storm yester- day, the precipitation amounting to seventy hundredths of an inch.
 How about that spring carnival? It is about time to advertise the affair Albuquerque papers are running large advertisements of the appearance there of the Carnival company April to g.
 Colonists rate from the east are now in effect and the Santa Fe company expects to move 10000 people to the west. The rates are s33 from Chicago, s30 from St. Lotus and s25 from Kan sas City.
 Rock has been found in the vicinity of Williams which for lining fire boxes and furnaces is said to be su- perior to fire brick. A firm is en- gagged in quarrying It and shipping it to Los Angeles.
 The Rebekahs gave a very pleasant ball last night at Odd Fellows hall. The attendance was quite large and good time was enjoyed by all present. Mrs B. H. Smith and her orchestra furnished the music for the occasion.
 W. S. Norviel and II. F. Lowe went to Jerome today to attend the funeral of the man killed there recently. The latter was member of the Odd Fellows and the funeral will be con- ducted under the auspices of that order.
 4 new postoffice has been establish ed at Grand View, Grand Canyon, the headquarters of the Canyon Copper company, with H. H. Smith as post master The name has been consoli- dated and will hereafter be called Grsndview.
 A new freight tariff schedule went into effect today on the s. F. P. S P. railroad by which there is quite a re- duction on the local freight rates be- tween points on the road for short distances. In some cases the reduc- tion amounts to nearly fifty per cent. This is particularly the case in some classes on car load lots.
 District Attorney E. s. Clark re- turned last night from Ash Fork, where he went to attend the prelim- mary examination of Gertie Hopkins The latter was charged with snatching a s20 bill from the hands of a young man, and she was bound over to ap- pear before the grand jOry with bail fixed at s250. She gave bond for that amount with H. Shiveley and John Foley as bondsmen.
 The firm which has had the contract for drilling for water at Seligman, and who have been at work off and on for the past two years have finally given up the work and are now en- yaged ill taking down their rig pre- Daratory to moving it to the California oil fields. The same firm has con- .ract for sinking we'll at Picacho, 1 l station on the Santa Fe west of Seligman and on the edge of Aubrey | 7alley.
 Mrs Burch, wife of Fred Burch, | barber formerly of Prescott, and we'll | Lnown to a great many of our cjti- .ens, died in Los Angeles a short time ince of pneumonia, after an illness of | ,nly four days Fred Burch, jr., son If MT. and Mrs. Burch, was formerly messenger for the Bank of Arizona 3y the death of Mrs. Burch five chil- lren, three boys and two girls, are eft motherless
 The Douglas International reports hat the bullion taken from John 'ener by Alvord and Stiles, near Mag alena, was found by the officers near be place where Burt Alvord was cap ured last week. The bullion was olbCA a oCdAOh OA ScNtIdl NdNE n the vicinity. The bullion weighed g pounds. It was returned to Tener, he owner, at Naco, who is reported to ave paid 5000 to the officers who re overed the treasure. Geo. F. Shurtleff, of the Crowned ling Mines company, left this after oon for the Crowned King mine go- lg by private conveyance. He was ccompanied by his mother, Mrs. c. 1. Shurtleff and his sister Miss Ma el Shurtleff, who will spend some me at the above camp. The ladies ave just returned from a visit to Los ( ngeles and were glad to get back to rizona. Messrs. E. c. Rowe and H. 2 of Leslies' Weekly also ac- the party to the camp. t The collision on the Santa Fe rail )ad between San Francisco and r of which brief mention was i ade in Mondays issue, was between 2 le overland and limited instead of {