Weekly journal-miner., 1909-08-18


 Visits Friends.
 Miss Millicent Gleadle, a prepos- sessing young lady, formerly resi- dent of this city, but at present in
 Secretary Young's office at the terri torial capital, was visitor to friends in Prescott sunday. She returned the same evening.
 From the Range.
 Ex-Supervisor J. R. Beatson is in the city from the Santa Maria on a visit to Mrs. Beatson and family. He reports the cattle industry in that section as in a prosperous condition. with an abundance of feed to carry the stock through winter
 Cattlemen in Town.
 J. D. Glenn of the Upper Verde, and G. C. Collins of Walnut Grove, well known cattlemen of their re- spective sections, were in the city yesterday. Both report excellent con ditions prevailing in the industry, with  fine prospects for winter feed Full Head of Water.
 \ Mason. a well known Verdeite, is in the city on a business visit. He says that the river was carrying an immense body of water Saturday, and was not fordable. No damage fol lowed, but considerable hay was lost by the flow reaching high points. Preparing to Ship.
 B. II. Yaeger, heavily interested in the sheep industry at Camp Wood, is in the city on business matters, and is preparing to make a heavy ship ment of sheep from his range in that section. expecting to gather at least 2;OGO head. They will be sent to Kan sas City.
 Back to Coast.
 Professor F. T. Walker, the chem ist Of the Arizona Smelling company at Humboldt. arrived in the city Sun day and left for the coast to com plete his vacation. Prof. Walker was recently called to Humboldt from Los Angeles, where he was on a vacation, for consultation.
 No Connections Made.
 Last nights <. F., P. X ?. train from Ash Fork failed to make con nectious with the santa Fe trains both east and westbound, owing to the washouts east and west or Ash Fork. The westbound train was reported nine hours late. while the eastbound service was annulled. straightening Taxes.
 The county board of equalization and the city equalizers are at work in citing many taxpayers to appear and show cause why their assessed valuations should not be advanced. Several days will be consumed in this work by the two governments, the work starting yesterday. Range Flourishing.
 o. Phippeney, the Hillside eat tleman, is in the city on business trip. and in speaking of the recent heavy rains and the abundant range feed everywhere to be seen, and says hat the cattle industry is in better condition than for many years vast. Ranuemen are iubilant over the fu- ure prospects. Capable Railroader.
 H. L. Fishel. chief engineer of the Bouse and Swansea railroad, is visit ing the city for a few days on busi- ness. He reports the work of con -truction as progressing satisfactorily, and that in a few days rail laying will be started. About ten miles of the grade is completed. Mr. Fishel is one of the most competent railroad engineers in the west, and his serv- ices alc always in demand where un- usual typographical conditions are necessary to be skiIlfully handled. Likes the Place.
 Frank Derr, who will be favorably remembered by many Prescott peo- ,le. and particularly the younger set, | was an arrival sunday from Los An -eles. where he is engaged in busi- ness. He selected his old home as the most suitable place to spend his i vacation and will get into the saddle 1 to bust the brcncho for a few weeks ! Extensive Farming.
 W. l.. Coffin, formerly a resident of this city. but now of Peoria, in Caricopa county. is paying his for mer home visit. He is extensively identified with farming in that see rion, having under cultivation over 200 acres of ground from which he is cutting the second crop of the sea son in alfalfa hay. With others. he recently purchased this land for $35,-