Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-03-22

When Frank Spence appeared before Justice Talbot yesterday for his pre-
 liminary examination for taking { shot or two at Billy Thomas, he waiv ed the examination and was held by the justice to appear before the grand jury. His bond was fixed at s50( which he promptly frunishel.
 MT. and Mrs. E. A. Kastner enter. tained a number of friends at their residence on south Pleasant street last evening in an informal manner. Games of various kinds were played and most delicious refreshments were served.
 Charles Robey was shot from am bush and killed near Stafford on March 10th by W. H. Sessions. The two men had previously had trouble about wat CT and Sessions, accompanied by his wife, concealed himself behind some rocks firing upon Robey while he was at work on a ditch.
 A report comes from Bisbee that Jesse Routh, a miner formerly of this county was the victim recently of an explosion in a mine at Bisbee receiv- ing wounds which may prove fatal. One hand was blown off and one eye blown out, besides receiving other in- iuries which may cause his death.
 An attachment has just been made on the property of the Picacho Blanco Mining company near Wickenburg. The attachment was made on judg- ment issued in favor of H. R. Wood for something more than s, 200. The property included in the attachment consists beside the stamp mill and other appliances one patented mining claim. Republican.
 The supreme court on Monday re- fused to vacate an order previously made by the court in the case of the Arizona Eastern railroad against tte Phoenix and Eastern, permitting the latter road to give a supeIsedeas bond, and to operate its road over the puted right of way, pending final decision of the case. As the company is unable to operate its line, the origi- nal order was modified to conform to the new conditions.
 Dr. J. B. McNally left yesteI day morning with his four year old son for San Francisco to receive treatment from a specialist for the latter, who has been quite seriously ill for a few weeks. The little fellow fell out of bed short time since and has had succession of spasms and it is in the hopes of obtaining relief for him that the trip is being made. Mrs. McNally being unable to accompany them, Mrs. J. H. Collins very lindly con- sented to make the trip and assist in the care of tho child.
 Instead of A. W. Corbin, it was A. W. Bork, of the firm of Corbin < Bork who left yesterday for St. Paul, Ninn., on visit. It was a slip of the typewriter which made it read Cor bin, the two names being closely asso- ciated together in business way. It is customary that whenever a single man leaves town a rumor is immedi- ateIy circulated that he intends to get married. In connection with Mir. Bork's departure it may be frankly stated that an approaching marriage had something to do with his depart ure but the groom will be an intimate friend of his and not himself.
 After period of drouth covering two whole days and nights and part of the third night, another storm set in at ten minutes past o'clock on morning and lasted through out the day except at brief intervals. About 10:30 o'clock the rain turned to snow which came down quite live iy for an hour or SO, but melted as fast as it fell. Tbe temperature, how ever, was just right for snow in the higher attitudes and the Sierra Prieta were covered with beauti- ful mantle of white. The Groom creek stage which arrived in town shortly after noon had about two inches of l snow on its top.