Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-05-25

the Equator has been dissolved, Chas,
Hong remaining in the business.
The Journal Miner recently an
nounced that J. r. Lowry had an
nounced his candidacy for sheriff. II
was a mistake. 1t is plain Jim Lowry
who is running.
( The man named Mccarthy, who was
arrested recently. charged with deal
ing in worthless paper, paid up the
amount of the bogus checks issued by
him and has been released from Gus
tody.
The Congregational parsonage has
been moved and permanently anchor
ed on the south side of the lot owned
by the church. Work on the con-
struction of the new church edifice
is also progressing.
The Woman's Exchange gave con-
cert on Saturday afternoon to its pat
rons. The musicians we're Prof. b.
Smith o. the violin and Miss Mannix
accompanist. a very interesting pro-
gramme was rendered.
Prof. A. ]. Matthews has been re-
elected as principal of the Tempe nor
NAL school. He is just closing his
fourth year in that position. he has
been very successful in the position
and has raised the standard of the
school very materially since taking
charge of it.
DR.. NJ. A. Carrier formerly of Je-
rome, is now located at Camp Verde
where he is practiciDg his profession.
After leaving Jerome DR.. Carrier went
to California, and resided there for
a year or more but the climate did
not agree with him and he decided to
return to Arizona again, locating in
the Verde valley as stated.
If the person who took the hand
forge from the Rutledge ranch, two
miles south of Prescott, will return
the same to the place from which il
was taken, there will be no questions
asked nor further trouble made. Be
Jag an old prospector myself do not
care to make trouble for anyone. P.
J. Fitzgerald. 5x25xtf
"Florabel was vision of feminine
loneliness. Her swanlike neck sup
ported a fair face crowned with a
wealth of golden hair which glowed
like radiant autumn leaves. Her
shell like ears, eyes like twin stars
and coral mouth made the fair maid
indeed a dream of beauty. "-EX-
tract from a popular novel.
Work on the Elks' new building is
progressing quite rapidly and the
building IS assuming shape giving an
idea of what it will look like when
completed. On the west side, next
the alley the wall will run up to a
height of about five or six stories be
ing seventy three feet in height. This
will be where the stage of the theater
will be located and this immense
height will be necessary in order to
accommodate the scenery.
Sealed proposals will be received at
the office of Major {. c. Walcutt,
constructing quar;ermaster at Whip
pie until 10 a. M, May %, 1904, and
then opened for track laying at
Whipple barracks. Information fur
nished on application to that office.
The government reserves the right to
accept or reject any or all proposals
or parts thereof. Envelopes contain
ing proposals should be marked "Pro-
possls for Track Laying at Whipple
Barracks and addressed to the con-
structing quartermaster.
Last week all the business men Of
Hermosillo united in a telegraphic
protest to the Los Angeles Times and
the associated press generally against
the sensational kilograms sent out
by the Hermosillo correspondent of
the associated press with reference to
the Yaqui troubles. That the Next
can government has trouble with the
Yaquis is admitted and they have no
objection to having the real condition,
as they exist. reported by the press,
but object to the exaggeratiOns and
Misrepresentation by irresponsible
correspondents.
Chaplain Scott and Captain W. F.
r. SCHNEIDER we're visitors in Prescott
during the recent session of the grand
army encampment Both of them
we're old time residents of the place,
out 1t was their first visit in Prescott
since the big fire of 1900, and conse-
quently noted great changes in the
city. While here they visited Whip
pie Barracks, where the changes made
by the onward march of progress, while
not so great as in Prescott, are also
quite noticeable from the olden days,
When General Crook had his head
quarters in the long adobe building
which stretches across the gulch there.
\ letter published in the last issue,
from Lynx creek, contained the news
of the serious illness of "Uncle" John
! Fisher, an old time miner and pros
pector of that section. Even before
! the ink was dry on the paper contain
ing the Information of his illness,
! death had claimed him as his victim
and the body was renosing in the
morgue of Ii. NJ. Maus q Co. s under
taking establishment in Prescott.
His death occurred on Tuesday after
noon aud the remains we're brought
to Prescott and buried on Wednesday
afternoon. Deceased was - years old
and was universally respected by all
who knew bin.
O'Brien. the miner. who bad his
eyes shot out about three months ago
left last Thursday for Goldfield, Col
orado. where he formerly resided.
He was accompanied by President
Moore, of the McCabe Miners union