Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-01-25

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were on a camping tour on Saturday,
were preparing supper near Dukes
ranch. Alfred Thomson, son of DR..
and Mrs. Thomson, accidentally shot
himself in the foot with a bullet from
% caliber rife severing one of the
arteries. Being a doctors son and
having watched the soldiers as they
were given instructions how to care
TOR wounds in emergencies and happen
ing to have an emergency package in
his pocket, the youth was enabled to
bandage the wound in as skillful
manner as a professional nurse or
physician could have done. On his
return to Whipple the wound was
treated by DR.. Thomson.
The chairman of the board of super
visors the probate judge and the
clerk of the district court yesterday
drew the Juror list for 1906. The
names of ninety citizens of the county
were drawn for the grand jury list and
an equal number for the trial jury
list The drawing of jurors is some
what OF complicated transaction.
Early in the year the board of super
visors go through the great register of
names from it of citizens eligible to
jury duty. Then on the third Monday
in January, the chairman of the board,
clerk of the court and probate judge
take this list and Gull it down to two
hundred, being one hundred for each
branch of jury duty as above. just
prior to the converting of court, at a
date fixed by law, these lists of names
are taken and put separately into a
receptacle and from the respective
lists the grand and trial jurors for the
term are drawn.
The chairs for the opera house have
arrived.
E. D. seaton is in town from Tur-
key creek.
Lyle P. Conner returned to Prescott
on Monday night.
Gus Heyman went to Phoenix on
last nights train.
W. G. Blakely. of Kingman, came
in on last nights train.
J. P. Bauder left yesterday on his
periodical visit to jerome.
D. G. Sinclair went south on last
nights tram en- route to his home at
/ Yarnell.
Leon F. Kneip left yesterday for
Santa Fe to take charge of the forest
reserve there.
/ E. Dondee, U. S. A., arrived on last
nights train in Prescott, accompanied
by his wife.
Mr.. Sentenney, of Groom creek. is
contemplating removing to Mexico to
locate and engage in mining.
The United Verde tax compromise
case was argued before the supreme
court and submitted to it yesterday
J. P. Mclaughlin, formerly super
intendent of the Henrietta mine came
in on last nights train from AIbu-
querque.
The Journal Miner admires a man,
irrespective of his politics, who will
stand up for what he considers right,
regardless of consequences.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shepherd left
yesterday for Los Angeles. Mr.. Shep-
herd was until recently head cook at
the Burke hotel.
Tom and Will Carrigan, sons of Mr..
and Mrs. 7. J. Carriang, have return
ed to Los Angeles, where they are at
tending st. Vincent's college.
Sheep shearing has commenced in
j. D. Houck camp, in the Salt river
valley. 1t is estimated that 100, 600
sheep will be sheaIed there this season.
| DIR. and Mrs. H. c. Burmister are
rejoicing over the birth of a girl, their
first born. Mother and child are get
ting along nicely and great hopes for
the father.
Alex Lyons, of the fra of Knob
lock y Lyons. left for his home in Je-
rome yesterday after brief business
visit in Prescott. Mr.Lyons is an en-
thusiastic advocate of a smeler propo-
sition for Prescott.
There is quite a stream of water
coursing down Lynx creek at present
and G. W. Murray, who was in town
yesterday says that advantage is being
taken of the water at the Lynx creek
hydraulics by working them and sluic-
ing out gold.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. E. Alstad left yes
terday for Los Angeles. where they
expect to remain. Mr.. Alstad was I'M
til recently III charge of the Midnight
Test mine, on Groom creek making
his home in Prescott. The young
couple made many friends in Prescott.