Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-07-12

way to locate in business in Pres
cott
In the district court yesterday VIM.
Holiday, a transfer man OF Jerome,
was granted divorce from his wife,
ON the ground of desertion. Legal not
ice of this action was made public
some time AGO,
owen Callaghan and Foster Cal
laghan of Chicago. who are looking
TO mining matters in the Hillside
trict. and who for several days past
save been in the country, returned to
ascott yesterday and are guests at
.he Burke hotel.
!. NJ. Griswold, of Houston. Texas,
who Is in Prescott partly in the inter
est of jim Sias and to attend to other
business. and who was his employer
in the Lone star State, is a guest at
the Prescott hotel, and VIII remain
here for several days.
Alex. NJ. Mckenzie of Bismark. Da-
kota. accompanied by his daughters, the
Misses May and Alma Mckenzie, are
guests at the Burke hotel. He is one
of the noted mining men of the north
west. and was at one time in charge Of
the great Homestake mine.
Robert Campbell, of Mayer, one Of
the old-time residents of this part of
the territory. was in town yesterday,
and will leave for trip to the north in
a few days. He expects to stop on
the California coast, and then pro
coed to Portland, Oregon, where he Will
view the Lewis-Clark exposition
William Holiday. the one transfer
man of Jerome who has become prom
inent by his success in that business,
was a visitor in town last evening, and
is TO return home today. In talking of
the Fourth he emphasized the fact that
the Jerome boys arrived home feeling
that they had been royalty treated
during the celebration here.
If those who are undertaking cam
paign to secure some drinking foun-
tains and more seats in the plaza are
successful in their efforts, there is likely
to be four new fountains and several
rows of comfortable benches placed
there within the next few months.
The celebration of the Fourth of
July emphasized the need of these
drinking fountains, where ladies and
children can secure drink of water.
and there is no band concert given on
any Sunday that does not show how
much the plaza IS in need of more
benches. In many instances ladies
cannot find places to he seated in com
fort. and in view of the comparatively
small expense attached to putting in
new supply of benches, it is urged that
there is no excuse for not providing
them.
1t is further urged that drinking
troughs for horses and hitehing posts
that will keep the horses tied on the
outside of the plaza should be put in
place all around the enclosure. Some
movement in this direction may be
made in the near future, and it IS hoped
that the supervisors and the city coun-
ell will get together in a way to pre-
pare for these improvements without
unnecessary delay.
Manager Hyke of the Comet Grotto,
which resort has been noted during the
past two years for its frequent change
of owners, is apparently the last of
many to give up the management as
bad job. Just how he arranged to
escape. and in what manner he succeed
ed in eluding certain of his creditors
who are anxious TO once more see his
smiling countenanee, remains to be
explained
It is. however, n fact that he disap-
peared last Friday, and those who
hold to the theory of foul play are de-
cidedly in the minority. 1t was an
open secret that a damsel with money
and fairly good business Judgment
"staked" the Indiana man to the
money to open the place, and that for
time Evke did all that he knew how
to mahc a success of the cellar that
had hcen the downfall of several Of his
predecessors, but without avail.
! With all kinds of "boosting' and
much hard work a stand off was a
luxury OF amy one shift, and finally it
appears that Eyke decided to ''hike''
for new fields.
Ernm what little is TO be learned Of