Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-13

W. q. Hoover, a former employe,
in the freight Office at this place, but
who has been employed in the Pheni'
office for some time. came up from
that place this morning to take charge
of the Prescott freight office for few
weeks until Mr.. West sufficiently re.
covers to resume his duties.
II. A. Suttle, of Peoria, Illinois,
who is heavily interested in the min
ing industry In this county, being
interested in the IBauman1, Burling-
ton, Cypress and Illizona companies,
is expected to arrive in Prescott in a
short time to look after matters in
connection with these properties.
W. r. Williams, the popular man.
ager of the American Copper COM
pany's store at Blanchard, returned
last night from the San Jacinto hot
springs in California, where he had
taken James Blanchard for treatment
for a stubborn attack of rheumatism.
Mr.. Williams left this morning for
Blanchard.
Deputy Sheriff Neill, of Flagstaff,
passed through Prescott this morning
on his way home from an official trip
to the southern part of the territory.
He took with him from this place
young man by the name of Frank
Field who is wanted as a witness be-
fore the grand jury in Coconino
county.
Walter Resse, the wide awake real
estate dealer, has started a new de-
parture of advertising his business in
the Journal Miner. He will, from day
to day carry a list of the many bar
gains he has listed for sale and for
rent. By looking over his advertise
ment in the classified column each
day you will see many real bargains
offered.
Fred Joslyn, who has been spending
the winter at Castle Creek hot
springs, and who came up from that
place few days ago for visit in
Prescott with friends, returned to
the springs last night. He expects to
remain there for few weeks and then
return to Missouri where he will visit
for few weeks before going to his
home in Michigan.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Geo. c.
West went out to Walker to spend
few days visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Grimmer. She had only just
arrived at their home when she re-
ceived telephone message that Mr..
West had been stricken with paraI-
ysis, and Mr.. Grimmer secured a
team and started for Prescott with her
as fast as the team could come, max
ing the trip in one hour and twenty
minutes.
Secretary Nichols took charge of his
new office yesterday morning at 10
O'Clock, after having taken the oath
of office before Gov. Brodie. He i'm
mediately began to familiarize him
self with the work in the Office as
soon as Mr.. Stoddard had made the
transfer. Secretary Nichols spent
the day going over the Office and max
ing such changes as he found neces-
sary. He has not yet decided as to
who will be named assistant secretary,
and probably will make no announce
ment for several weeks.-Gazette.
The order of the state health de-
psrtment of Texas requiring the dis
infection of all Pullman cars and
passenger coaches operated in the state
at the end of each run went into
effect April LIST. All through Pullman
cars must be fumigsted at some point
in the state. The order also applies
railroad depots and public build
ings, which are required to be fumi-
gated at stated intervals. According
to information received by DR.. George
r. Tabor, state health officer, of Aus
tin, the rules for the fumigation and
disinfection Of passenger coaches will
be faithfully complied with by all of
the railroads of Texas.
The many friends of Geo. G. West,
who was stricken yesterday afternoon
with paralysis, will be pleased to learn
that he is very much better today-in
fact seems to have almost recovered
from the stroke. He will, however,
be very quiet for some time until all
possible danger of a return is past. |
The attack came on him very sudden
ly about three o'clock yesterday after
noon. He was walking about the
platform at the depot when all at
once he called to one of the boys there |
and all he could say was doctor.
Physicians we're summoned at once
and he was removed to his home and |
everything that could be done for him
was done with the result as above
stated.
The pupils of the eighth grade of
the public schools chaperOned by |
their teacher Miss Lee held picnic |
at Granite Dells yesterday. A part |
of the programme was the walk to the
picnic grounds and return. AS the
season has not yet been formally open
ed at this resort, Mr.. Shumate very
generously turned the grounds over
to the visitors for their full enjoy |
ment, and it is needless to say that |
they we're utilized to the fullest ex-
tent. Those attending we're Misses
Florence uerndon, Dorothy Drake, |
Mary Frank Gardner, June Williams, |
Marjory Bailey, Jennie Daggs, Edith |
Garfield and Hazel Martin and Mas |
tiers Charles Hesla, Don Tomlinson, |
David Ling, Geo. Meade and Geo.
Daggs.
Mrs. J. j. Fisher entertained a
large number of ladies at her resi-
dence in East Prescott on Thursday |
afternoon. While the form of enter
tainment was cards, it embraced |
cinch, hearts, whist and grand, the
party to the left of the dealer at each
table deciding from her hand, which