Weekly journal-miner., 1911-11-08
CIty News
 ....In Brief
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 Business Failure.
 N Friedberg, clothing merchant, of this city, yesterday filed petition in bankruptcy in the United States District court.
 On Official Business.
 Deputy Sheriff F. F, Bartlett, of Ash Fork, is in the city to be in at tendance before the district court which convenes tomorrow. Business Visit.
 Chester Dickerson, member of the mercantile firm of T. J. Evans X Co.,, of Ash Fork. is in the city for a few days on business and pleasure visit. Business Visitor.
 Harry Lewis, son of mining man of San Francisco, arrived in the city yesterday to visit with friends and to look over the mining possibilities of this section. Visiting Old Home.
 Ben c. Ward, former resident of Jhis city, arrived yesterday from the northern part of the county to visit with friends at his former home and IS at the Congress hotel. From the North.
 O. D. NJ Gaddis, well known in mercantile circles of Mohave county, arrived in the city yesterday from Kingman and will visit with friends before continuing his journey to Phoenix. Visit to Old Home.
 NIT. and Mrs. William C. Loss, the former an attache of the auditors office of the s. F. P. & P. in this city, left yesterday for St. Joseph, Mo, where they will spend the com ing month with relatives and friends Visiting Cattleman.
 Frank Condron arrived in the city yesterday from Walnut Grove, to be in attendance on the district court TShich opens tomorrow. He states That cattlemen are jubilant over the nHtlook for the coming winter in good grazing and high prices.
 Mine Examination Trip.
 Thomas Taylor, superintendent of smelters, and T. P. Peacock, of the mechanical engineering department of the United Verde, passed through the city yesterday from Jerome en route TO Montana and British Columbia on a mine examination trip.
 Going to the Fair.
 Dr. L. A. Hawkins, of Jerome, ar rived yesterday and after brief stop continued to Phoenix to remain during fair week. He was accom- panied by Alex Williams and reports .he roads through the Verde valley as in q depIorable condition. His road ometer registered the distance from Jerome to Prescott via Cherry Creek at 5 miles, and over five hours was required to make the trip.
 To Operate PlaceTs.
 Mr and Mrs. W. $. Bradford were arrivals from Phoenix yesterday and wiH visit with friends in the city for a few days. Mir Bradford is Identified with large placer mining Interests in the Skull Valley noun .tains near Copper Basin, and is per fecting arrangements for the intro duetion of machinery to begin opera tions. He expects that work will be inaugurated before the first of the wear.
 To Attend Grand Lodge.
 Tonight, Jobn NJ. Aitken and T. H. Bate of Prescott with George Tovrea, of Congress Junction will leave for Phoenix where they will attend the . annual eonelave of Grand Lodge of Ehe Knights of Pythias, which will loe in session Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. In addition to their of fIeial duties they will take in the sights of the last Territorial fair where Bate will exhibit several Pres eott made photographs.
 Signs of Prosperity.
 County School Superintendent G. N Persons, who has returned from l the Bradshaw mountains on an off cial examination of schools, states that he was very agreeably pleased 10 see such a large attendance, which was greater this fall than at any time in recent years. In mining aeti- vity there is also noticeable a buoy ant feeling at many camps, and there IS little doubt but what the com ing year will see heavy producing district there.