Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-02-08

DlStIlCl ahlOtuel Z. u. bllluWOOus
will leave today for ten days visit
with his family at Pasadena.
a. Blumberg will leave tomorrow
for the east to purchase a stock of
goods for the New York store.
Mrs. E W. Meaney is expected to
arrive here tomorrow evening to re-
main for several weeks with her son.
Leroy Anderson and NJ. a. Perkins
left yester lay for Phoenix, after being
storm bound here for several days.
A passenger train arrived from the
south last evening about Q o clock.
After reaching Ash Fork it returned
south again arriving here some time
after midnight.
The funeral of the late George Zika
will take place this afternoon at 30
O'clock from the undertaking parlors
of H. NJ Maus < Co. Interment will
be in the Citizen s cemetery.
Joe Mayer was in town yesterday
from Mayer circulating among his
many friends and attending to some
business transactions. He says that
mining is very active around Mayer.
F. NJ. Murphy is expected hon e
Thursday night after prolonged alb
sence in Washington and New York.
At the capitol city Mr.. Murphy has
done heroic service to prevent joint
statehood with New Mexico.
F. NJ. Murphy will bring a party of
eastern men out with him Thursday
and it is believed that the big smelter
proposition is the chief subject which
will be considered by these people
who represent large money interests.
Two trains were-sent south yester-
day. An extra freight was sent out
about 10 O'Clock and the regular
freight train No. went south about
on time Quite number of passen-
gers left on each train for Phoenix
and other points on the line south.
Charles Wariield, a coIored man.
formerly engaged in the restaurant
business, died yesterday afternoon of
pneumonia at 127 North Granite street
after an illness of only three or four
days. His body was taken to Nevin's
undertaking rooms and bis relatives
in Indian territory were notified of
his death. Pending advice from them
no arrangements have been made for
( his burial.
George Wager was IN from McCabe
yesterday and reports that camp as
maintaining the prosperous record it
has enjoyed for many months. Wager
is leasing on part of the Model com
pany's ground and is getting satisfac-
tory results for his work The Glad
stone, the McCabe, Little Jessie, Div
idend and other surrounding mines
are all fairly busy and matters gener-
ally speaking look prosperous.
Rapid progress is being made on the
finishing work at the Elks opera
house. The chairs are being set up,
the decorations are nearing completion
and the heating plant will be ready
for testing by the end Of this week.
The burIap wainscoating is nearly all
in place and the electric fixtures are
being attached The building re-
spends nicely TO the decorations and
seating arrangement and will undoubt-
edly be Gre of the most convenient
and attractive show houses in the
southwest.
c. J. Reel, of Pittsfeld, Ill, stop
ped over in Prescott yesterday for the
purpose of visiting his boyhood friend
and sehoolmate the late John Bagby,
not having learned of his death until
he reached here. Mr.. Reel is engaged
in the grocery business and is taking
much needed rest and vacation from
the cares of the trade. He continued
to Phoenix on last nights train where
he will spend a month but was so
favorably impressed with Prescott
that be promised to return here for
few days prior to going home.
The Monday club held very inter
esting meeting on Monday afternoon,
it being the regular business session
of the club. The president, Mrs. W.
W. Ross, presided atsthe meeting. The
topic of the day was forestry, and af-
ter the transaction of regular business
of the club on the request of the
president, Mrs B. d. Billinghurst
read a paper on Forestry or How to
Preserve our Forests written by Mrs.
J. II. McClintock, of Phoenix, who
took a course in this branch in Berke-
ly, college. The president also gave
talk on the subject
The Anderson Metals Extraction
Co. have taken a lease on the McCabe
dump of the Model Mining Co. and
are installing a plant to treat the many