Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-03-08

The Blue Dick group of mines was
sold at sheriff's sale yesterday, the
price at which it was bid in being
1924. 81. The property has produced
thousands upon thousands of dollars
during the past twenty years. During
the summer of 1888 John Howell had
pack train packing ore from it over
to the Howell smelter on Lynx creek.
The recent heavy rains have demon
strated that asphaltum walks laid on
the streets without any foundation are
not durable. Nearly all the cross
walks of this kind on the streets, and
particularly those where heavy teams
cross, have been ruined by the storm.
The ground underneath gets soft and
the crossing breaks to pieces. Should
they be replaced they should have a
good foundation placed under them.
Captain j. W. L. Philips, who will
be remembered by many of our peo-
pie as a dashing young lieutenant of
the eleventh infantry, stationed at
Whipple at the outbreak of the Span
ish-American war, has recently been
dismissed from the service. He was
just on the eve of his promotion to be
a major when the trouble causing his
dismissal arose.
There seems to have been something
in the atmosphere west of town during
the past few days, as there we're three
gun plays made there within a radius
of less than half a mile within as
many days. One was over the alleged
theft of a bull dog, one was over the
alleged theft of wood and the other
was caused by the swapping of team
OF horses in the mud.
II. NJ. Maus returned yesterday
from Castle Creek where he went TO
look after the remains of the late
Major Stuldert. In accorandce with
a cablegram received from London,
the remains we're buried at Castle
Greek. 1t is possible that later the
government will have them removed
to England for interment. Major
Studdert was only thirty five years
old and the cause of his death was
wounds which be received in the Boer
war.
The Elks' theatre was we'll filed
last night on the occasion of the pro-
duction of "Soldiers of Fortune by
the White Whittlesey company. 1t
was not only large audience but it
was an appreciative one as we'll. White
is young man of com
presence and possesses fine
powers which at once attract
his audience to him. He-has a splen
did support in the different members
of the company and the play gave ex-
cellent satisfaction throughout.
r. II. Walters, representing the Col |
lmbia Portrait company of Chicago, |
who has been in this section for sever
al days, left yesterday for Phoenix on
the south bound freight. Mr.. Walters |
was formerly resident of this section |
but had been absent for a great many |
years prior to his return recently and |
was very agreeably surprised at the
rapid strides which had been made in |
The growth of Prescott. He has always |
had a very warm spot in his heart for
Arizona, and hopes to be able to
spend considerable of his time here in
he future.
Frank Spence was arrested yesterday |
afternoon by Deputies Merritt and
Johnson, on a warrant sworn out by |
William Thomas charging him with an
attempt to shoot him on Monday |
evening. Spence was on his way home
under the influence of Ii
luor when he met Thomas in the road
md latter said something about being
stuck in the mud when it is alleged
spence drew his gun and commenced
hooting, firing two other shots all
If which went wide of the mark.
spence was taken before Justice Tai
rot and was held under $500 bonds to
.ppear for examination. He claims
hat he did not shoot at Thomas at
ID, but that he was stuck in the mud
nd he shot to brighten his horses so
hat they would make extra efforts to
.et out of the mud. Mrs. Thomas was
o nervous over the shooting that she
vas confined to her bed almost all
lay yesterday.
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