Weekly journal-miner., 1909-11-24
CIty News
 ...In Brief
(FroE Tuesdays Daily)

Tempe Visitor.
 L. W. Harmon, who has stock in- terests at Tempe, is a late arrival in the city.
 To Midnight Test Mine.
 To accept the position of mill wright at the Midnight Test mine, John Fitch left yesterday for that property.
 Juanita Mining Man.
 To attend to some mining matters, c. E. Warren, superintendent of the Juanita Mining company, is in the city. Leases His Interest.
 Joe Valdrini has leased his half in- terest in "The Friend" saloon on North Cortez street for three years to Tony Cazzolo, and has no further business connection with the place. Students From the Verde.
 Oakes Ames and Ed. Jordan, two popular young men from the Verde Valley, and sons of prosperous fruit growers, have just entered the Pres cotA Business college for the winter. Former Resident.
 To renew old aequaintanees and at the same time to attend to some business matters, Carl E. Bashford, who is a former resident, but who now resides in Los Angeles, is in the city.
 Returns From Alfalfa Country.
 Having enjoyed a pleasing visit in Phoenix and the surrounding coun- try. MT. and Mrs. Chas. Hooker ar rived in the city yesterday en route to their home at Ash Creek. They will leave this morning for that sec tion.
 Back From Ranch.
 John Lawler and Homer Wood, who went to Kirkland on Sunday morning to look after ranch interests, return ed to Prescott yesterday afternoon. They state that ranch conditions are quite good.
 Yavapai Club Smoker.
 The Yavapai club will give a smoker tomorrow evening at 9:30 o'clock to Major Kirby, commanding officer at Whipple Barracks, and Dr. Percival Lowell, founder of the Lowell observatory at Flagstaff. Enroute to Frisco.
 Frank Ilzey, who has an excellent position with the United Verde Cop per company in the town of Jerome, was in the city yesterday for brief visit. He is en route to the me tropolis of California for a short stay.
 W. c. T. U. Meeting.
 The W. c. T. U. meet at the home of Mrs. Piper, 435 Beach ave nue, this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Af- ter the disposition of the routine business, Dr. Wallace will give a talk on Scientific Temperance Instruction and a social will follow. Our friends are most cordially invited to this meeting.
 Turkeys Are Coming In.
 It is the sound of the gobbler that is making sweet music these days in Prescott. Each train brings in a big consignment and the ranch men living in this county are adding to the quota of the big birds that will grace Prescott tables on Thanks giving day. The turkeys command an excellent price.
 Revenue Collector Was Here.
 En route to Phoenix on official business Henry Bradshaw, United States internal revenue collector, was in Prescott on Sunday. He was at one time engaged in the mining busi- ness in Yavapai county and still re- tains his former love for this pros porous county.
 Fire Alarm Apparatus.
 That it will be but a short time until the Gamewen fire alarm system is in operation in this city was in- dicated yesterday when the material for the bell tower arrived. The oth- CT apparatus is expected within short time. Under this system when an alarm is turned in from one of the boxes, it will ring the number of the box through an electrical arrange ment. The system is in operation at present in Tucson. Home From Bouse.
 Ed. Shumate returned to the city yesterday afternoon from a trip to the Salome country, where he has mining interests. He states that that section has an excellent future and that the showings made of the vari- ous properties are most gratifying. He stated that Dennis Burke is con