Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-02-15


visit relatives.
H. E. Armitage came up on yester-
day 8 train from the south for visit
with his family.
H. W. Fagley and wife and H. Mat
thews, of st. Paul, Mimi, are visit
ing IN Prescott.
j. B. Rice, representing the Cali
fornia powder works, is in town on his
periodical visit.
The mercury yesterday morning
stopped about eight degrees short of
what it was on Monday morning.
a bill has been introduced in the
legislature to provide for the redemp-
ton of property sold for taxes.
A car load of oil, one of beer, two
of merchandise and one of coal, were
among the arrivals by yesterday s
freight train.
The cold wave took its departure as
suddenly as it came. Cold waves do
not thrive in Arizona. 1t is too warm
place for them.
The Southern carnival company
opened an engagement in Phoenix last
Monday. 1t will remain there during
all of this week.
The opening of the Elks theatre
uext Monday evening promises to be
the event of the season. The com
pany is said to be an excellent one.
The Elks deserve liberal patronage
for the opening night of their theatre.
The place will accommodate nine
hundred people.
The New Mexico legislature has just
passed law prohibiting steer tying
exhibitions. That territory is making
practical preparations for statehood
evidently.
Thermometer in Phoenix went to
thirty last night, with frost. Coolest
night here this winter. No crop is
damaged except the almonds, which
are in bloom. Gazette, Feb. 49,
Arizona legislators are trying to do
away with the Arizona rangers and a
bill has just been passed by the New
Mexico legislature providing for a
mounted police for that territory.
George P. Harrington, general man
ager of the Tiger Gold company, was
in town yesterday He reports the
above property in furnishing condi-
ton.
Owing to needed repairs to the en-
CINE at the power house. the street
car was put out of commission be-
tween and o'clock last evening for
the remainder of the Light
A habitue of one of the saloons in
vested twenty five cents last night in
one of the policy games and marked
what is known in policy parlance as a
nine spot, receiving $500 for his out
lay.
j. L. Anderson has resigned as mes
senger for the Postal Telegraph com
pany and has accepted position with
the Yavapai club. Jesse Thompson,
formerly in the employ of W. H. Tim
erhoff in the drug store has taken the
position vacated by Mr.. Anderson.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Pyramid Gold and Cop
per Mining company was held yester-
day. Without completing the bust
ness an adjournment was taken until
Friday afternoon, February 18th. A
large proportion of the stock was rep
resented at yesterdays meeting.
DIR. B. G. Watson and DR.. r. B.
Tabor, of Benton Harbor, Michigan,
who have been visiting Attorney A.
L. Hammond, left yesterday for Cali
fornia for short visit before return
ing to their eastern homes. Both of
them expressed themselves we'll pleas
ed with Arizona, in fact so much so
that each stated that they might re-
turn here to live.
The announcement in an evening
paper that the Elks intend to auction
off the seats for the Florence Roberts
performance is without any founda-
tion at all They have never even had
such a proposition under considera-
tion. They are considering the advis-
ability of placing the boxes up at
auction but have not come to any de-
cision in reference to it yet. The seats
will be sold in the regular way and
the box sheet Will be open not later
than Saturday and perhaps on Friday,
the time not being yet definitely fixed.
The Santa Fe railway company will
begin work soon on vast improvements
to its line in northern New Mexico.
/ The improvements will include a new