Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-07-06

Sixty SECONDS.
The spur from the railroad to the
quartermaster's warehouse at Whipple
has been completed.
Try ore of those specials, some
thing new every day in soda drinks
at the Womsn's Exchange. SO If
Police Judge c. Il. McLaue col
lected and paid over to the city dur
ing the month of June $3.50 in fines.
A fine line of fresh candies, both in
bulk and boxes, has just been receiv-
ed at the Womgn's Exchange. soft
Young girl wishes second work,
dining room work or assist in house
work. State wages. Address A. B.,
Journal-MIner office.
The base ball game at Jerome juno
tion on Sunday between the Prescott
aud Jerome teams resulted in a score
of p to in favor of Prescott.
The visit on Saturday of r. H. Bur
mister to Jerome was his first visit to
that place since 1897. He noticed
quite few changes in that period.
Miss Manuix has been engaged to
play the piano at the Wsman's Ex-
change every afternoon and evening.
She is one of the finest pianists in the
city and it is treat to hear her.
W. S. jerks and family are recent
arrivals in this section from San
Francisco. Mr.. jerks is a millright
by hade and hopes to be able to To-
cate ID this section of the country if
be can find work in his line.
Miss Mamie Baker has accepted a
position with the woman's exchange.
Miss Baker has a host of friends in
Prescott and will be glad to see them
all at tie exchange where she will
take great pains to serve them.
Mrs Maria Campas died at Crown
King last week at an extremely ad-
vanced sge. She was the mother OF
Mrs. Geo. H. Tinker and Mrs. A. b.
Boyle and grandmother of John, Will
and Joe Tinker. She mad resided in
this county for about thirty years.
Late news from the seat of war is
somewhat conflicting. Telergams from
Toxic are to the effect that the Japa
nese are advancing, while st. Peters
burg dispatches report the japanese
falling back. and the Russians in
trenching themselves in the places va
Gated by the Japs.
A Mexican woman named Garcia
vas burned so severely at Jerome on
Saturday morning that she died with
in few hours. She was engaged in
cooking when her dress caught flre
and she rushed out of the house with
results as above.
An effort is being made to secure a
reduction in the assessed value of cat
lie this year on account of the ex-
treme drought Cattlemen all over
the territory have suffered heavy
losses and cattle that are yet alive are
not worth the amount they have been
assessed for in the past.
Prof. J. B. Jolly, superintendent of
public instruction in this county, was
married at Cynthiana, Ky, on June
-, to Miss Lillian Webster They
will visit the worlds fair for few
days on their way to Prescott, where
they will arrive in a short time to
make their future home.
Congress had two ball games on the
Fourth. Prescott Juveniles played
the Congress juveniles in the
morning and was won= by Congress by
a score of IS to 9. In the afternoon
the Congress ball team won a victory
over the Glendale team.
A forest fire on Groom Creek on
Tuesday burned over an area of two
miles in length by a mile in width
destroying a large amount of timber.
Forest Supervisor F. E. Stewart had
forty men employed fighting it and
got it under control about dark.
The Degree of Pocahontas apd the
Red Men of Zuni, of this city, are
making arrangements for a joint in.
stallatiOn of officers in the Odd Eel
lows hail next Monday night. They
will have a grand feed of corn and
venison, or something equally al
good, after the installation ceremonies
are over.
J. J. Fisher and Frank Hesse, two
we'll known civil engineers, have g
contract to do lot of surveying fol-
| the government in the Blue River
country, in the eastern part of thi:
territory, and will shortly begin the
job. They will have a force of about
dozen men to help them and the
work will take close to two months to
complete it.
Fernando Sesma, the city pound
master, had the misfortune a few
nights ago to get two ribs broken and
otherwise bruised up by his horse fall
ing and rolling over him. He was at
tempting to corral the bunch of horses
that have been nearly running the
grass plots in the court house plaza,
when his horse stumbled aud fell.
He had a narrow escape from being
killed.
The Geographic adVices state that
the democrats are framing their plat
form as nearly on the lines of the re-
publican platform as possible without
adopting it bodily. The indications
are that Parker will be the nominee
of the convention, and an attempt
will be made TO heave Bryan bodily
overheard from the democratic craft.
All these beautifully laid plans how
ever, may miscarry.
Rev. II. f. Tolle preached a pa
triotic sermon on Sunday at the
Methodist church. which was great