Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-03-08

Undertaken FL. NJ. Maus is expected
TO return from Castle Creek Hot
Springs on this mornings train where
he has been, to embalm and prepare
for shipment the remains of Major
Studdert, an English army officer,
who died there Saturday morning.
The city council met in regular
monthly session last evening ard aud.
tied the bills for the month and OPP.
ened bids for some yearly contracts.
Bids for city printing we're as follows
Journal Miner, 1927; Courier, s29S;
Herald, $3.50.
/ A convention of sheriffs is being
held in Phoenix, according to the Re-
publican. Its object is graft. That
is, it is an attempt to defeat the An
derson bill which proposes to place
the sheriffs of the various counties on
salary instead of continuing them
on fees.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Monday club was held yesterday after
noon at the usual place, Mrs. W. W.
Ross, president of the club in the
chair. The minutes of the preceding
meeting was read by the secretary, Miss
Amy Nelson. Quite an animated de-
bate was participated in by the mem
bers, the question being Household
Economics.
Joe Rudy and Walter Cline won the
steer tying contest in Phoenix on
Sunday. Each man tied three steers
the time being as follows: Rudy,
561a; Lie; SO, average :021!. Cline,
1:21, LOO; l 10; average, I'LL. Davis,
1:1O24; las; 40, average, liza. An
derson, l 40; 6:22; 80, average, 2:42.
Sheriff Lowry of this county was one
of the time keepers.
Among the members of the White
Whittlesey company that shows at the
Elks' theatre tonight, is young lady
named Miss Edith Campbell. 1t is
understood that this is Miss Edith
Campbell who lived in Phoenix in
childhood and who after fitting herself
for the stage visited Phoenix last year
on her first tour.
In mix up on Saturday evening
between Thomas Smith of Prescott and
". Fl. Grizzell, who lives west of
town, Smith received painful wounds
on the head, by being hit with gun.
The Il o lbIe arose over a dog owned
by Smith and which he charged Griz-
eel with stealing. Smith is in Mercy
hospital and Grizzell is under bonds
to appear before Justice Talbot on
Saturday for trial.
Lodge No. 123, Grand Fraternity
elected the following officers at its
meeting held last evening: c. P.
Steele, commander; Mary. Bowen,
vice commander; Mrs. Ora French,
regent; Mrs. Agnes Meade, marshal;
Jos. H. Mills, guide; E. r. Jenkins,
recorder and treasurer Thomas Pillar,
H. f. Lowe, Mrs. Meade, trustees.
The place of meeting was changed from
K. of P. hall to the small hall in the
Odd Fellows building and the meet
ing nights have been changed to the
first and third Mondays of the month,
at o'clock.
Walter G. Brandon arrived in Pres
colt on Sunday night to make final
arrangements for taking his departure
from here. He expects to leave with
his family on Wednesday. He has de-
cided to locate in Reno, Nevada,
where he has arranged to open Ma
tional baGk, in connection with other
parties among them being some of the
leading citizens of that city. Mr..
Brandon's many friends here while
regretting his departure will be pleas
ed to know that he has splendid pros
poets ahead for the future.
The railroad company struck a |
streak IF bad luck on Sunday, but !
nothing serious happened to it. The
incoming train from Crown King was |
off the track four times in making the |
trip and the outgoing train went off
the track at Poland Junction. The |
former got through all right without |
any damage except the delay caused,
but the other train was less fortunate,
as the derailed cars were not gotten
on the track until Monday. The track
is very soft but the greatest precau-
tion il being taken that no accident |
may happen.
D. Shea and NJ. j. Bradley have ap.
piled for a new lease On a section of
school land in the Verde valley. A
portion Of the land is embraced in
Peck lake and they are DESTROYS of
the lake so as to secure the
use of this land. At the meeting of
the board yesterday an order was pas
sed prohibiting the drainage. Dry
land being so much in excess of water
in this territory, and the above lake