Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-03-09

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 Jim Rybon is in town from Nc Cabe. He says that camp is still prosperous
 J. P. Hogue, of St. Johns, came in on last nights train. Mir. Hogue is CD route to Tucson.
 The cavalry troop from Whipple passed through town today on their regular weekly practice march.
 c. R. Wilson, representing the Ari- zona Cattleman of Phenix, is in town in the interests of that publication.
 Mark Bradley is in town from i Cherry Creek where be is superintend- ent of the Lion Gold Mining com pany's property.
 1 Charles Lauer, is carrying his right eye in a sling in consequence of a painful accident which happened to him few days since.
 Christian Huseman had his examin- | aton yesterday aud was adjudged sane, and was transferred to the county hos l pital oD account of his being sick. ("Shorty'') John Hebstritt, a timer formerly in the employ of Brown Bros, died in Los Angeles recently. | He left Prescott about two months ago | sick.
 The Phenix Republican says that the Dixie Carnival company, consist ing of eight separate shows is headed | toward Prescott. The company is now in Phenix.
 H. Nj. Maus & Go. have made ar engagements with the Pasadena crema- torium, whereby parties desiring to be cremated after death can have their wishes gratified.
 Privates Williams, Michael and Bean of the United States army will receive their discharges at Whipple in few days, their terms of enlistment having expired.
 Misses Nellie Drake, Emma Butcher and Teresa Fredericks returned today from a visit to Castle Creek hot springs, where they report having had most enjoyable time.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. Blumberg are ex- pected home tonight from their visit to Los Angeles, on account of the se- rious illness of Mrs. L. Wollenberg, mother of Mrs. Blumberg.
 A warrant was issued today from the probate court for the detention of A. Koppe of Congress Junction for examination as to his sanity. The examination will take place Saturday.
 William Lane, of the Verde valley, arrived in town last evening and will leave tomorrow for his old home in Arkansas to visit a sick sister. He expects to be absent for some time unless his sister should improve very much. ! s. G. Johnson, superintendent of the Alto Mining company's property, returned a few days since from his trip east accompanying the remains of the late NJ. R. Parker, and left this morning for Providence where the company's mines are located.
 W. R. Page, one of the original promoters of the Grand Canyon rail road and also interested in the Can yon Copper company died recently at his home in Vermont of pneumonia. Mr. Page was brother of J. H. Page a member of the last territorial legis- lature from Coconino county.
 The Tombstone Prospector says that a company has recently been formed in Tucson to work 8 Kaolin deposit in PinaI county. There is a small mountain of Kaolin in this county, which is easy of access, and within about four miles of the railroad. If the stuff is of any commercial value it might pay to work this.
 The Mesa Free Press has the follow ing very complimentary mention of Rev. H. F. Tolle who preached in the Methodist church in Prescott last Sunday and who has been appointed as pastor of that church ;here: "Rev. H. F. Tolle has returned from Pres colt, where he preached yesterday, and now it is rumored that the Pres colt people have made a pull to have Mir. Tolle sent there for weeks. The Mesa Methodists will no doubt make strong kick against this purloining of parson by rapacious Ysvapai; and even those who don't go 10 church like to see MT. Tolle around town. He Is one of those cheerful preachers who don't give one the blues every time one meets him." J. l.. Hall is in town from Con- gress. Speaking of the discovery of the skeleton recently near Date creek, he says that the general impression is 1 that it is that of a man who left Con- gress about two years ago, and has ucfcI OcCh uCdIur Ots A1C say gS that the mans death must have occur red fully that long ago as the bones were scattered all around within ra- dius of 100 feet from the skull He states also that the report that bottle of chloroform being found was a mis- take but that partially filled bottle | of laudsnum was near the remains. The skeleton was found on top of an almost inaccessible mountain and the belief is general that the man sought : this secluded spot and committed sui eide there, with the hope that his body might not be found.
 From Fridays Daily. c. Truax left for Los Angeles to- day.
 W. J. Martin and wife of Poland | are Tn town. J. Q. Stephens is in town from Williamson valley.
 Melon planting has commenced in the Salt river valley. ,
 Mrs. Tom Shultz and one of their ( children are quite sick with the grin E