Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-03-16

ot secure eligibles from which to make certification to fill vacancies in the position of assistant electrical 1 engineer in the signal service at Wash ington, D. C., at s1400 per annum, and other similar vacancies as they may occur.
 From Tuesdav's Daily.
 Mrs. J. c. Page was an arrival to- day from Phenix.
 J. Q. Stephens came in last night from Williamson valley.
 Geo. P. Harrington returned on to- days train from his visit to Phenix.
 Sheriff Joe Roberts left Kansas City at eleven o'clock today due to arrive here Thursday evening.
 Boln, in Prescott, March F, to Mr. and Mrs. Wilmot Pentland, a son. Mother and child doing we'll.
 Pete Breen, a miner at the Iron King, came into Prescott this after noon to spend few days in the city.
 J. NJ. Philips, who has been in charge of the underground work of the Rincon Mines company is in town today.
 R. E. Morrison left yesterday for Los Angeles to attend meeting of the Michell Mining company, of which he is director.
 Deputy Sheriff c. W. PIatt is down in the Weaver section today and Dep uty Sheriff Geo. Heisler is at Jerome on official busi ness.
 MT. and Mrs. W. 0. Bashford went to Ash Fork today to accompany the latter's sister, Mrs. Philips, who is en route to her home in California.
 The literary section of the Monday club met yesterday afternoon with Mrs. 40. Hesla as leader. The topic was the third act of Richard III.
 General Manager c. W. Clark of the United Verde Mining company has re- turned from his trip east where he was called by the sickness and subsequent death of his wife.
 J. Waterloo Dinsdale, the occulist and scientific optician, has moved his office to room 31, Lawler block, where he can be found between and o'clock p. ID. each day.
 MT. and Mrs. P J. Farley went up to Ash Fork today, to meet two child ren of Mir. Farley's. who will arrive tonight from Los Angeles where they have been attending school.
 An old man named James Allen was brought in last evening from Ash Fork by Deputy Sheriff Hall for ex- animation as to his sanity. Allen had a good supply of pocket knives and razors on his person.
 Shorty Halloran, spicther Efor the O. K. baseball team, caught a swift ball in his side at Sundays game, or the ball caught him there. Yesterday it was discovered that rib had been | fractured and Halloran is now in bed.
 The four year old girl of Mir. and Mrs. Mike Campbell of Walnut Grove was hooked by COW last Saturday, the animals horn entering her eye. The little sufferer was brought to Prescott where the eye was removed
 Harry Scullin, of the Massicks Cas- tie on Lynx creek, went up to Ash Fork today to meet his father and mother, Mir. and Mrs. John Scullin, of St. Louis, who will arrive here to- night for visit with their son and his family.
 Dr. W. S. Smith has accepted the position of company physician at Oc- tave and left for that place today. He has been very successful in his prac- l prove equally successful in his new location.
 G. D. E. Mortimer arrived on last nights train from the east to take charge of the mining operations of the Rincon Mines company in Weaver district, the property in which Wells H. Bates is interested and formerly owned by c. B. Gening.
 The United States civil service com mission announces an examination | on April 13, 1904, at the usual places to secure eligibles from which to make 1! certifcation to fill vacancies in the l position of assistant photographer | (either sex) in the department of az riculture, at sS4O per annum, and sim liar vacancies as they may occur.
 Mrs. W. c. Potts, who arrived here recently on account of the serious ill., ness of her father, V. A. Stevens, | left this morning for her home at | Jamestown, California. Mr Stevens health has greatly improved and he gives promise now of adding another decade to his life.
 A long string of empty cattle cars came in from Ash Fork on today's freight train. On account of the | continued drouth, which has been causing the death of good many cat tie there is quite movement of cattle some being shipped to California and some to the Salt river valley.
 Cattle have been dying on the O'Neill and Richards ranch on Date creek and the living ones are being shipped to the Salt river valley and placed on pasture. Two shipments of several car loads each were made last week, and other shipments are being made this week.
 Work was commenced yesterday at Dewey on job of shearing bunch of about 150,O 900 head of sheep. Large pens have been built just west of the depot and about thirty men are at work on the bunch. Several wool