Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-12-28

I1dUk GleluS BOb uOSe LII uuld
 medicine yesterday afternoon that
 will keep him under the territory s care for a year at least. He robbed a
 man at Hooper a few weeks ago of a S60 check that he had oashed at Grown
 King, and had considerable fun with
 it in dissipation. He will now have an opportunity to sober up and appre- ciate as we'll that it is a long time be-
 tween drinks.
 One by one the roses fade away, and likewise is it true so are those rocks on the plaza being thrown out. Mr.. Cruickshank has his big stick at work these days, and if the good work is continued soon there will be but a memory of the folly that placed them there. Soon the little fishes in that tank will feel very lonesome to know that they are the only element that will have a monopoly on the rock bus mess.
 The Roemer robbery has now assum- ed many phases of an intellectual dis cussion. Some pronounce it klepto- mania, others the good old style of a burglary article, while other express the opinion that they knew he was a thief and several were informed to that effect immediately after his arrival in this city, saying that he operated on an extensive scale in Phoenix before coming here, and left that city before he was found out. Roemer also used the secret order lodge as a shield to his criminal inclinatiOns by always posing as being a good fellow.
 Superintendent J. 4. Conlee, who has charge of development work on the White Horse group of claims is getting some splendid ores. Assay re- turns just had from a nice streak of ore in the Hammer shaft give values of S246 10 mainly in gold. 4 second sample taken from tunnel 450 feet east of above shaft and across three feet Of ore gave S20.6 50 also mainly gold. Cnnlee expects to make a shipment of the high grade ore in the near future.
 The municipal election in Prescott in January has every indication at the present writing of being a very tame affair. Last night but one ticket had been filed with the clerk of the coun cil, and as today is the legal eXpira tion for so fling ones declaration, it looks as if there would be no contest whatever for any office. The citizens ticket as filed comprises the following Mayor, Morris Goldwater; W. T. Brown and Ben M. Belcher; recorder, c. H. McLane; chief of police, s. A. Prince; assessor, Frank Williams.
 D. NJ. Martin, president of the Rio Colorado Land and Irrigation company of Needles, arrived on last nights train and will remain in Prescott a few days attending to business in con- nection with their big reclamation scheme on the Colorado river. His has secured some thirty thousand acres ofrich land from the railroad company and will take water from the river 9 miles above the tract which is on the east side of the Colorado and almost opposite the town of Needles. Ditches are being built and a large acreage of very fertile land will be made productive and bring added wealth to this section. From Saturdays Daily.
 How would City Marshal Frank Burns sound for a change?
 General Manager Harrington of the Tiger Gold company, is paying Pres 3ott a business visit.
 r. E. Biles, general manager of the Dividend Consolidated mines, came in rom McCabe yesterday.
 Mark Bradley is in the city from Cherry Creek, where the work of driv- ng a tunnel on his mining interests s progressing under a contract.
 J. B. Tomlinson who is developing l large mining property in Mexico will return there next week and re main some time looking after their interests.
 Charley Reyes is badly missed by ] many people of this city. He had the to go to Phoenix for the win CT after residing continuously here or nearIy a third of century.
 MT. and Mrs. J. W. Stewart go out 0 Williamson valley today to spend Christmas with Mrs. Stewards par nts, Mir. and Mrs. J. S. Cook. They