Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-03-30
 THE LOCAL NEWS......
 ......QTY AND COUNTY
From Wednesdays Daily.

Dr. W. s. Smith went out 10 Nc Cabe today on business.
 . Born, in Skull valley, March 2l, t ! MT. and Mrs. J. G. West, a son. Walter G. Reese returned this morn ing from a business trip to Phenix. The storm this morning prevente
 the commencement of work on tn street railroad.
 Passengers from the south thi morning report the rain extendinI as far south as Hot Springs Junction
 John Berrie, who came in toda. from Lynx creek, says that the noun tains in that section are covered witt about foot of snow today.
 Miss Broadbrook and Mrs. Yelling engaged in the rescue work of women will speak tonight at eight o'clocl at the residence of Mrs. J. l.. Munds
 H. c. Whitehead, general auditor O the Santa Fe, with headquarters a Chicago, left for the north this morn ing after short business visit tC Prescott.
 J. R. Evans, of Chief Engineer Drake's office, accompanied by hi: wife, left this morning for a few days visit to the GrandsCanyon of the Colorado.
 O. E. Runner, of Martinez, who promoted the sale of the Octave mine, which has proven to be one of the great properties of this county, came up this morning from the south.
 A mining expert of San Francisco, by the name of Kisslingbury, was a passenger on the north bound train this morning. He had been examin- ing some mining properties in the southern part of the county.
 Walter Fields and one or two other enthusiastic duck hunters, left this morning for Del Rio where they had heard there were several droves of ducks in that vicinity anxiOusly wait ing for someone to come and shoot them.
 Among the outgoing passengers this morning were: R. c. Morrison, to AIamosa, Colo. l.. c. White, and R. B. Passmore, for San Francisco; Samuel Headlee, Billings, Montana; John Fredinie, Fort Worth, Texas; and Dan Green, New York City.
 R. B. Passmore, who arrived in Prescott from San Francisco to meet a mining man by the name of Bing- ham, found out after arriving here that the gentleman whom he wished to see had moved to Globe where he is engaged in the mining business, and he returned to San Francisco.
 Judge J. J. Hawkins, who returned recently from Los Angeles, says that the recent rains there have been of incalculable benefit. While the rain fall for the season has been below nor nal, the rains have come at an oppor- tune time when they will do the great est possible amount of good.
 A snow storm set Tn this morning about daylight and after lively fall of snow for about an hour or so, it turned to rain, and rain and snow alternately have continued falling during the day. It has come down in gentle showers giving 1t an oppor- tunity to soak into the ground large Iy, and is the best storm of the season.
 The authorities in this city should put a stop to some of the reckless driving that is being done on the main streets of the city. There are some drivers in this city who do not ap- pear to rare whether they crush women and children beneath their horses feet or not. A few good stiff fines for this kind of thing might wake some of them up.
 W. NJ. McFann, formerly in the employ of the railroad company at Mayer returned yesterday from a two months sojourn in Phenix. MT. Nc Fam was sent there by the company to do some work, and had just put in two days when he was taken sick with pneumonia and has just recovered from the attack, and concluded to re- turn to Mayer.
 James Griffin, a former resident to this place, has returned to Prescott after an absence of about four years during which time he was in Kansas City. Parties who may not remember Mir. Griffin will readily recall his in teresting family of five little girls who could be seen on the streets daily as they went to or returned from school, all dressed alike.
 The civil service commission an- nounces that an examination will be held in Prescott on April 9th for car rier clerks for the Prescott postoftice. Those wishing to take the examination can secure blanks by calling on W. J. Murphy, the local clerk of the board, at the postofice. Further particulars may also be obtained of MT. Murphy.
 Master Mechanic R. DeSilva, of the s. P. P. & F. railroad, and wife, re- turned this morning from Phenix where Mrs. DeSilva had gone to con- suit with Dr. Ancll Martin, the eye specialist, regarding her eyes which have been giving her 8 great deal of trouble of late. The doctor assured her that he could remove the trouble and she is correspondingly happy over the trip.
 F. c. Stamford. special agent of the Norwich Union Fire Insurance com pany, who arrived in Prescott yester- day is making his headquarters at Martindell & Horne's who are the To- cal agents for the company. In addi- tion to looking after the business of his company during his visits here, Mir. Stamford always finds time to pay | his resepcts to a number of his old