Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-20

J. G. Rankin, the mining promoter,
was a passenger on this morning s
train en- route to Chicago after a brief
visit in Prescott.
Two hundred and fifty signatures
have been obtained, it is said, to a
petition for the formation of Hearst
club in Prescott.
Attorney Matt Reynolds and two
judges of the court of private land
claims we're passengers on this MORN
ing's north bound train.
E. P. Deal of Charleston, Mo-, who
visited Prescott few days ago was a
passenger on this mornings north
bound train en- route to his home in
the east.
Marguerite Gray, a six months old
girl who died at jerome Junction on
Thursday afternoon, was brought to
Prescott and buried at $50 this
afternoon.
Geo. G. West has recovered from
his recent illness, sufficiently to be
down town today. He expects to re-
sumo his duties as station agent on
Monday again.
The rar,o;ns ~ tba x-o,,pc, r,a,, bill
ed at Hooper we're brought to town
last evening. They will be held for
day or two at Logan's undertaking
parlors pending receipt of instructions
from relatives in the east.
A large quantity of iron for the
ella river bridge has passed through
Prescott during the past few days.
The iron is from an old bridge on the
Santa Fe road.
A brother-in-law of the late J.Guist
is en- route from California and on
bis arrival here the disposition of the
body will be determined on. Whether
it will be buried here or shipped to
California is not known.
Keane St. Charles, editor of Our
Mineral Wealth, of Kingman, and Dr.
]. B. Whiteside, of Chloride, left on
this mornings train for their respect
i've homes. While they went on the
same train they did not travel in the
same car.
a. S. Gotta, a member of the bridge
force of the Phenix & Eastern rail
road was brought up from Florence
on this mornings train and taken to
the Sisters hospital. He was suffering
from broken leg received by a fall
while at work.
VIM. LawIer OF Hillside was struck
in the eye recently by some steel fl
ings, sustaining painful injuries. He
went to Phenix yesterday from Hill
side to receive medical attention for
it, but received little encouragement
from the doctor for being able to save
the eye.
Mrs. Lee, mother of A. X. Lee, for
merly resident of Prescott, died at
McCabe last evening. The remains
we're brought to Prescott today, and
the funeral will take place tomorrow
from Logsn's undertaking parlors at
80 o'clock. Deceased was we'll ad-
vanced in years.
Court Commissioner J. G. Forest
had a couple from Turkey creek before
him a few days since on a charge of
violation of the Edmunds act. The
testimony was not considered suffi-
cient to warrant him in holding them
to the grand jury and they we're ac-
cordingly discharged.
Ball Player Hemus, who was ap-
pointed a deputy sheriff to go to Sell
igman to guard the machine shops
returned last night. He claims that
be was not fully informed of the ma
ture of the expected trouble and upon
ascertaining the trle condition of
affairs, he refused to serve.
According to the Courier Prescott
has a Hearst club. The affair has been
kept very quiet, but our contempor-
airy publishes the following notice
this morning: There will be met
ing of the Hearst Club in the court
room Friday evening at eight p. m.
Good speakers will address the meet
ing"
Our morning contemporary makes
mention of the fact that a drove of
horses appear on the plaza every
night about IL 30 O'Clock for a mid
night lunch. This incident must be a
source of qualification to citizens as
we'll as to the horses, as it is not gen
orally known that horse could OBJ
tain a lunch on the plaza unless he is
rock eater. Our contemporary says
they feed on blue grass.
Mrs. Bishop, mother of Harry Bis
hop who died yesterday morning, is
expected to arrive in Prescott on this