Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-03-30

R. A. Talbot and family will move in few days into a building in Otis where they are erecting a nice residence.
 General Fitzhugh Payne, a famous confederate black horse cavalry lead CT, who has been failing for some time is dying in Washington.
 Among the outgoing passengers this morning were the following: E. R. Tuts and wife, Chicago; l.. F. Morse, Denver; W. W. Paley, Fl Paso, Texas.
 Engineer Allen Love, of the S. F. P. & P. railroad today purchased tbe residence of MT. and Mrs. J. s. Det- wiler on North Marina street near the depot.
 T. B. TrumbulI and W. M. Marston, the wool men, returned to Prescott last night from the north where they had been on a wool purchasing trip for Boston firms.
 The Elks have issued invitations to the laying of the corner stone of their new building next Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. A general invitation is extended to the public.
 J. H. Mulrein was arrested today charged with tampering with ballot box on Saturday at the school cleo tion. His preliminary examination will be held on Thursday at 10 o'clock before Justice Talbot.
 Leon Kneip returned last night from his visit to Santa F'e, New Mex ico, on business connected with the forest reserve there. He says he en- joyed the change very much and en- joyed the work on the forest reserve there.
 Material for a new turn table for the Prescott railroad yards arrived yesterday. The old turn table, which has been in service ever since the road was built, is about worn out. The new one is much heavier than the old and is built of steel instead of iron.
 Father Quetu returned last night from his visit to Jerome. He says that camp is quite active at present. Gen. eraI Manager c. W. Clark, who was expected there some time since, but who failed to arrive as expected is now expected to return about April l.
 The Tucson Star favors using the proceeds of those s1OO, 900 bonds which congress has authorized the territory to use in the improvement of the in- sane asylum by building a branch asylum at Prescott or some other point in the territory where the heat is not so great as at Phenix.
 The preliminary hearing of Luther Talbot, charged with illegal voting, is in progress this afternoon. It is claimed that defendant had not paid a school tax as required by law, while on the other hand defendant claims to have property interests with his father and consequently paid school tax.
 Prof. J. B. Jolly has received re- ports from the following school dis tricts on the election of school trus- tees on last Saturday: At Mayer there were two candidates, Mrs. Joe Mayer winning by a vote of 62 to 8. At Je- rome Joseph Thomas was elected by a vote of 67 to 50. At Kirkland G. W. Runs was elected.
 Marshal Young, a cattleman from the lower Turkey creek country, is in Prescott today on business. He says the country in his section of the country is suffering greatly for want of water. He says there is not drop of water running in Turkey creek in his neighborhood and he has to water his stock from wells. The range cat tie are dying now and are looking very bad. In two or three days after the recent storm one could not tell that it had ever rained a drop.
 The attention of the officers of the city is called to the fact that there are many drivers of teams who are daily and hourly disregarding the city ordinance compelling them to either tie or properly weight their teams when left standing on the streets. Some of these days there will be a runaway and some one's child will be killed or crippled for life. Then even if the ordinance is enforced it will not restore the lost life or limb. The proper time to attend to these things is before some one is injured or killed.
 Harry Elliott, road foreman of loco motives of the S. F. P. & P. railroad, left this morning for a visit to the Brookes Locomotive works, at Dun- kirk, New York, where the company has an order for three new locomo- lives for the Prescott & Eastern and Bradshaw mountain railroad. The con- struction of the new machines are we'll along towards completion and are expected to be ready for service within a month or six weeks. The new en- zines will be much heavier than the old ones purchased by the railroad, and will be built with special adapt ability for mountain climbing.
 Thomas A. Jobs, a prominent resi- lent of Phenix, died on Sunday. He ,ame to Arizona an invalid years ago, put despite the fatal malady which lad fastened itself upon him, he in silence and was always cheerful under all circumstances. He vas a lawyer by profession but en- ,aged in newspaper work, which voca- ion he followed for several years During the past nine years he has erved as city recorder of Phenix. He vas man of high honor and strict in egrity and was beloved by all who ,new him. He left a wife and one laughter and has a son and married laughter residing in the east.
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