Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1913-03-19


with a copy of the Arizona Miner,
of the far-away day of April 9, 1875.
DR.. Thibodo, at the time of the
paper being issued was a resident
of Prescott, and practising ply
sician
Briefly scanning the columns of
the old paper, of which the present
Journal-Miner is counterpart,
through the purchase made of the
Miner in 1885, there are summoned
from the long ago many interesting
doings of an early day, as we'll are
names revived in certain features of
publicity in the columns, which are
pleasant TO recall as linked among
those of this day.
At that time T. J. Butter was
editor and proprietor of the Miner,
and the price per year for the six
column quarto of a weekly issue
was 500 gold, in advance. That
the merchants of today have no
Kick coming" in advertising rates,
it is well TO jog their memory that
when there were but a handful of
patrons in and around Prescott in
1875, it required $500 per inch TO get
into the columns of the paper at
that time for the first insertion. For
the same matter for each subse
quent insertion the rate was $l.5O
per inch, or a total for the month
of four issues, $50 per inch. And
yet the paper was well patronized,
but it made but little money.
In the professional column ap-
pears the law card of Rush &, Wells,
as attorneys at law. The senior
member of that we'll known early
day firm has passed away, but Judge
Wells, survives, and continues to
make Prescott his home. He is
good for a century on this earth,
from his physical bearing and his
preserved manhood. Many years
ago he retired from the bar, and is
now one of the most active citizens
in mining and other stable pursuits.
He looks not over forty at the
worst.
J. Goldwater & Brother have a
forwarding and commission house
ad and Ehrenberg on the Colorado
hiver is the main Office. The found
ers of the house passed away many
years ago, and the only memory of
the business firm clusters around the
living in Morris Goldwater, of this
city, who in the early day was the
chief clerk of his father and uncle.
Ehrenberg in 1875 was somewhat
of a lively place, the gateway to
Prescott and Central Arizona in
traffic of many freight teams, A few
years later the mercantile firm of NJ.
Goldwater & Sons was established
in Prescott, and hither Morris Gold
water came, and still continues TO
grow up with the country"
Pioneer Restaurant, Bakery and
Saloon with Dan HAITI, proprietor,
appears on the first page. Meals,
Is cents each. Mr. HAITI is still in
the land of the living. and resides
on North Montezuma street. His
place is now occupied as the Schuer-
man House, but the culinary depart
ment has passed out OF existence.
Mr.. HAITI had one OF the most
popular hostelries in the territory
at that time and his place was a
rendezvous for everybody who came
to the city. He was so well pat
ronized that he was compelled to
sell out and quit the business.
The Antelope Restaurant ad, with
Tom Whitehead, as proprietor, an
nounces board for SO gold per
week, and regular meals Is cents
each. This house was located with
in a few feet of the corner of Cor
tez street, now occupied by Gar
rett's barber shop. Mr. Whitehead
still remains on this earth, and is
running a restaurant in Bisbee, as
well does he own large cattle inter
ests in Cochise county.
Cory & Potts advertise their drugs
and medicines at Cerbat, Mohave
county, and other goods. J. c.
Potts still makes Mohave county
his home, residing at Kingman.
The ad appears OF Fred G. Brecht
OF large, new and complete wag-
on and blacksmith shop" on Gurley
street fronting on Granite street
Mr.. Brecht has retired from ham
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