Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-04-19

H. P. Anewalt returned to the city yesterday from Phoenix to prepare for his departure for San Francisco to take up his new duties. Mrs. Ane- walt will remain in Phoenix for about a month before going to California to take up her home there.
 Civil Engineer T. c. Archer went out yesterday to the Storm Cloud property, where twelve men are at work with pumps to get out the water. As soon as this is done it will be ex. amined for eastern parties, who con- template purchasing.
 J.P. Dillon has two sacks of vegeta- ble seeds at his cigar store, which were sent him by Delegate J. F. Will son, from Washington, D. O., several weeks ago. They are for free distri- button. The seeds were not received by Dillon until this week.
 Reports from sections along Willow, Granite and Lynx creeks are that the heavy rains is washing in a large amount of placer gold. In the past few days several people have been in Prescott, who report the finding of small nuggets.
 Granite creek kept at the high wat CT mark yesterday. Miller creek is running more water than usual, and where it flows into Granite makes that stream almost river. No acci- dents to people attempting to cross were reported yesterday.
 Employees of the Prescott Electric company are making repairs to the motive apparatus of the electric car on the Gurley street line, and expect to have the car moving again in few days. The motor has been rendered useless because of the burning out oi the armature.
 Property owners are circulating g petition, asking that the city grade 2 block of the south end of Montezumf street in Goose Flat. It is claimed that during the rainy seasons the roaC is almost impossible. The petition will be presented to the city counci at its next meeting.
 The Right Rev. J. W. Hendrick vii ] r-fosfaffAra fn Luke's Congregational Episcopa church on next Sunday morning. H, will minister holy confirmation i'm rnediately after the morning prayer and will return to Phoenix the same evening.
 0. P. Hopkins reports that he i. making good progress in shaft being sunk on mining property, owned by him in Lonesome valley. The shaft ii down over 100 feet, and is opening up promising formation. He ha' been in the city a few days to get sup plies and material.
 Next Monday evening the city council will meet to open bids for tho construction of the new reservoir and duplicate pumping plant at De Rio. Several bids have reached tht city through the mail, and are beinl held by City Clerk E. B. Moden, un til the council meets.
 Weather Observer Dr. Day reported yesterday that up to o'clock in th' afternoon a total of ? :35 inches of rair had fallen during the storm of th' past few days. The total rainfall fol the season since Januarly l, has beer 24 B inches, being the greatest fol any corresponding period for the pas thirty years.
 The Sherif's office and some of th, court officials are getting ready fo the next term of the district court which opens here on May l. The lis of available trial jurors will be draw shortly. The average number of case are scheduled for this term. The fed eral court will follow the distric court term.
 The sad news reached here yesterda! of the death of Mrs. Clarence Blanch ard at Phoenix on Tuesday, who vii be remembered as having spent som time here last summer for her health The remains accompanied by the be reaved husband, will pass througl here this morning en route to tn home of the deceased in Massachusetts
 Cecil G. Fennell, who is promoting the construction of railroad between Huron and the McCabe section, state yesterday that capital to finance tn enterprise has been arranged for il the east. The road is to be six mile long, and is to be built to assist mir ing companies in the development o their property.
 Late last night the train that shoul,