Weekly journal-miner., 1915-08-25
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Mayer Visitor.
 B. (. Jones, a well known resident of Mayer, was an arrival yesterday in auto on business trip.
 Business Trip.
 s. Firnberg and L. D. Robinson, merchants of Phoenix, were arrivals yesterday in auto, on business trip through this county.
 Northern Visitors.
 Clarence Gardner and Victor Egar, of Williams, were arrivals yesterday in auto. They are making pleasure trip to this section for few weeks Comes to Visit.
 Mrs. J. K Campbell was an arrival yesterday from the Rio Verde Cattle Company headquarters ranch to re main for few days visiting with relatives and many friends in tn, city.
 Federal Official Here.
 Thomas A. Flynn, U. s. attorney for Arizona, was an arrival yesterday from Phoenix, to prepare for the trial of criminal cases for the September term and to represent the government in civil actions pending.
 To the Coast.
 James Jewell, a former resident, passed through yesterday from Casa Grande, on the Southern Pacific, for the San Diego exposition, accom- panied by his two nieces, the Misses Ella and Winnie Sterrett.
 Off to Clear Creek.
 Judge F. O. Smith, Deputy Clerk of Court A. l.. Jones and A. NJ. Boss leave today by way of machine for Clear creek for vacation to dis cover if they have lost their old-time skill with the rod and reel. Visiting in Prescott.
 ]. A. Anderson and Edward John son, of Phoenix, who are on a re turn trip from the two eXpositions. are visiting at the home of Dr. John w. Finn. They expect to return to Phoenix in few days. Rain Needed.
 J. C. Young, of Ferguson valley, is in the city, and states the range coun- try is in need of rain, owing to un- usually warm weather this month dry ing up feed. The present season is. the driest known for many years. Auto Tourists.
 Mir. and Mrs. H. Cass and Mir. Hefflen and daughter, Miss Carrie Hefflen, were arrivals yesterday from Southern Arizona in auto, and in q few days continue travelling to the Grand Canyon for an outing in the north
 Sells Half Interest.
 An undivided half interest in five mines in the Matazal district has been purchased by I. R. Burris, of Phoe nix, from George Simons. The mines are the Red Hill, Iron Dyke, Blue Ridge, Verdi Grande and the Lost Trail
 Important Litigation.
 Ralph H. Cameron has returned from Phoenix, to be in attendance to- day at the trial in the Federal court, in which he is a principal in a suit instituted by the government affect ing his mining claims in the Grand Canyon National Park.
 Range Visitors
 MT. and Mrs. R. E. Miller, of Santa Maria, were arrivals in auto yester- day afternoon on a business trip for a few days. Tie former is quite heavily interested in range cattle, and states the weather is warm and the country again needs rain. Returning Home.
 Mrs. Minnie Richardson is in the city from the Dumb Bell ranch, west of Williamson calley, where she had been spending the summer with rela- tives, and returns to her home in Tue son later this week, after visiting with friends in this city. Her parents, MT. and Mrs. J. A. Bozarth, accompany her to the city.
 Heavy Crops.
 MT. and Mrs. J. w. Stewart are in the city from Williamson valley, and the former states that farm condi- tions are unprecedented this year in crops assured, which are the biggest he has ever known during a resi- dence of over 40 years in that sec ton. All farmers are on the top wave of prosperity.
 Mining Man Returns.
 Col. J. C. Rankin has returned from Chicago on business trip pertaining to his mining interests in this field, and states the affairs of the Henrietta are soon to assume a satisfactory ad- justment to all interested, and the plan of large development will be
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