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Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-20
w w. LEWIS WINS
 BRIDE FROM COLORADO
(From S':nGay'S Daily.)

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 One of the best appointed quiet weddings that has ever taken place in Prescott was that of Mr. w. w. Lewis and Mrs. May Lynn, which oc- cured at the Hotel St. Michael yes terday forenoon at about 9:30 o'clock. The bridal party consisted of the bride and groom, MT. George Domaine, of Humboldt, and few other friends of the groom, and Rev. Eustace Andersen, of the West Pres colt Methodist church olhciated, us- ing his regular church ceremony. After the wedding the happy couple and a few friends partook of a we'd ding breakfast. iater in the day leav- ing on a trip to Humboldt On their return they will be at home to friends at the Providence mine, one of the groups in the Big Pug district in which Mir. Lewis is interested.
 Mir. Lewis is one of the best known and most respected young mining men in this section. He came from Meridian, Mississippi, his orig inal home, and is interested in the Providence, Belcher and Red Rock mines in the Big Bug district, where he has most excellent prospects.
 Mrs. Lynn, now. Mrs Lewis, is a Denver, Colorado, lady. She came to Prescott few days ago to join her life and fortune with those of Mir. Lewis, the nuptials being the culmin- ation of love romance of long dura- ton.
 A number of friends of the bridal couple accompanied them to the train yesterday and gave them the honey moon grip as parting memento ot their felicitous respects.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-20
PORTS OF ENTRY WILL
 BAR OUT LIQUOR

DOUGLAS, Jan. 13.-When asked as to what action the customs of icials are taking in the matter of al lowing liquor to be imported into the United States, Charles Hardy, col lector of customs said that they can not be imported through the ports of Arizona. The Webb-Kenyon bill pro- hibits the importation of alcoholic beverages into dry states. This law is under consideration in the United States supreme court, but until it is decided to be unconstitutional it is in force.
 If an importer presents liquor at the customs house and offers to pay the duty on it, the duty will be re- fused and the liquor may be seized. If the importer proves that he was innocent of knowledge of the law he may be allowed to return the liq- uor to Mexico, but under no circum- stances will it be allowed to pass. Smugglers of liquor when caught, will be prosecuted.
 MT. Hardy said that he knew notn- ing positively about the report that General Villa has issued orders pro hibiting the exportation of cattle from the territory he controls in Mexico. Cattle irportations are among the most important transac- tions at the ports of this district and an order from Villa prohibiting the cxportation of cattle from Mexico would greatly reduce the amount of business.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-20
HENRIETTA MILL
 MAKES GOOD RETURNS
(From Fridays Daiiy.)

(From Fridays Daily)
 Lon D. Hall, general manager Of the Copper Gold Consolidated, was in the city yesterday from the Hen rietta camp, and reported the mill had made a run of over 100 tons on free ores, and the recoveries were satisfactory.
 The company has inaugrratcd dc velopmcnt in driving crosscut from the level Of the mill, and sinking is under hcadway from the upper tun- mel, for air and to utilize the shaft as base of future exploration.
 Mir. Hall stated also that lcascrs continue operating, ard have. on th' dump several carloads of ore for ship mcnt to Humboldt. In speaking of the McCabc and Gladstone properties he said tine eastern office has under consideration plan of future de velopment, and it is expected that early in the coming month both mines will again be in an active state.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-20
MOHAVE MOVING TO RE-
 OPEN OLD WAGON ROAD
(From Fridays DaiIy.)


 Advices from Mohave county are to the effect that the re-opening of the old military wagon road to the west boundary line, has been decid- ed upon, and it was expected con struction would begin early in the spring.
 This movement is urged by every business man i'll Kingman, and to bring that community and this into closer relations with an air line com munication is meeting with the ap- proval of all
 So far as this county is to be af- fected by the re-opening of the his torical roadway that was used during the days of fighting the Apache. resident of that locality stated yes terday the route will be, decided improvement over the Old Trails via Seligman, and shorten the distance between Prescott and Kingman by at least seventy miles. The distance from this city to Kingman via the northern highway is 18O miles, and surveys via Walnut creek give no miles. To the latter place fine high way is open from this city, and to build to a connecting point on the Mohave line is about thirty miles distant Mohave's quota of road work on this project is fifty miles. Scenic conditions, are an attraction for this inland road to be built, and with the mountain scenery abounding, and the fine farming country to be passed through, the move is meeting with much popularity to have tourists di- vert through the midland route, go ing or coming.
 Locally Anvil Rock. Fort Rock. | Camp Wood, the Oaks and Willows, | and other sections, for the first time in very many years will have an out let to Prescott on a direct air line highway.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-20
LOW METAL PRICES
 CAUSE SHUT DOWN
(From Sundays Daily.)

James R. Slack was in the city yes tcrday from the Centipede mines ill Hassayampa district, where he is in charge for the present. performing large assessment work, and stated he has closed down the Ruth lead and silver properties. The reason for this action he stated, is due to the last quotation for silver being 49 cents while lead has slumpcd to 3 cents the lowest recorded in the past ten years. Under these conditions he has concluded to suspend operations although hundreds of tons of ore arc ready for blocking out.
 The Ruth was paying proposition two years ago, and shipped thirty cars to Pueblo. Slack recently sc cured d bond and lease and started operations, when tue metallic low water mark competed him to close down This mine IS but six miles from rIe city, to tGc sout' on Indian creek.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-20
ANOTHER BIG DAM
 FOR WILLOW CRETK
iFrom Fridays paily.l


 Upon the arrival in Prescott O. President Watson, Col E. P. Thay CT, and other leading stockholder: of the Arizona Land and Irrigation Co.,, it was stated yesterday that the building of a second water storage service on Willow creek, would be taken up and favorably considered.
 In fact, arrangements have been definitely closed for this undertaking and the stockholders named are due to arrive any day, when official an nouncement is expected to be made of the intention to build the second dam.
 The location of this storage is but two-thirds of mile distant from the dam now under construction on Gran ite creek, that is to be built to a height of S2 feet, as against 102 feet as originally planned. The Willow creek structure will have a height of S2 feet also, being a duplicate of the original one.
 After consideration by engineers of the expense to be incurred by sub merging the track of the s. F. P. & P. railway if the original plans were followed in changing the roadbed 1t was decided that the expenditure thus involved could be applied to the Will low creek shed and the conservation perfected for developing the lands set aside in Lonesome valley. An addi tional attraction for the second stor- age is said to be that Willow creek drains larger area than that of Granite creek, and with the compound flows conserved, the land holdings of the project will be materially en- larged as well as enhanced in value.
 The big rock crusher being used at present, will remain in its location on the crest of the ridge within quarter of a mile of the proposed dam Fine rock material and sand are as convenient also, and the expense of removing the hoist, tower and other equipment will be nominal.
 One-Third Complete.
 H. c. Wells, of Nancy Brothers, the contractors, stated yesterday af ternoon that the Granite creek dam was one-third constructed, and would be ready before March 1, weather conditions permitting The dam has left the channel of the creek, and is now creeping into the rugged forma ton on both sides. The arched type prevails and will be continued to al height of 82 feet One gate will be built on the west and the other above on the east end. The dam has a width of fifteen feet at its base, is of concrete and reinforc ed with steel rods. Work begins to- lay on the second unit When com oleted to its full height it will have l width of six feet at its top.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-20
CYCLES OF TIME PRE-
 SENT MANY CONTRASTS s
(From Fridays Daily)

An old-timcr of Prescott calls to mind the changes which have taken place in this state since the conven- ing of the nineteenth territorial leg islature, the commencement of the present session giving him the cue.
 The nineteenth territorial lcgisla- ture he says, was held in an old armory building at Phoenix, handy to the largest saloon and gambling house in the state. In this place all kinds of games were in progress, and thousands of dollars went over the roulette and poker tables every night. The place was dazzling in all that went to make up a truly vivid gambling house of carly days, and most of the members of the legsla turc spent great deal of their time there while they were not "cngross- ed' with the cares of state. All kinds of music poured forth from this monte carlo practically day and night even to female choruscs from bevy of girls who sang in the place, and had the privilege of drinking with male companions at the bar. And this was also true of Prescott and many other cities and villages i'll the state at that time, and no one seem ed either willing or anxious to say nay"
 Now" says this old timer, "the second state legislature convcnes at time when it is impossible to pur- chase even d glass of beer lawfully in the whole state of Arizona, and when there is not a gambling house in the state It all illustrates the changes that time brings to mankind in his weary march from the cradle to the grave"
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-20
PLANT ASSURED FOR
 BIG PINE MINES
(From Fridays Daily )

NIlOlh l llhdy OdAASC
 From interested partis it was learn ed yesterday that 1t has been decid- ed to remove the $100,0OO reduction plant from the Mascot mines in the Bradshaw mountains to the Big Pine mines on the Hassayampa near Sen ator, and it is expected that before the first of March the dismantling of the machinery will begin.
 No particulars were given of the important deal. Supporting the in troduction of this huge mechanical equipment for the Big Pine, it was also stated that development prose cuted for the past three years had determined an attractive mineral con dition, and estimates made by cngi- neers showed the workings to have at least 50,O00 tons ready for block ing. A small force has been main tained for months in development and it is said that in the deeper workings the values are the most at tractivc.
 A system of tunneling has been .hc method of operating and engi- 7cers have reported favorably on the showing. The Mascot mill was in stalled by thc Lake Superior and Western Co.,, and aside from test runs, was never operated. it is en- tircly new.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-20
YAVAPAI COUNTY PARED
 WELL IN LEGISLATURE (Ernnn Eridav's Dailvl

In the organization of the legisla- ture into a working force Yavapai county seemed to fare about as well as any other in the state. Aside from the committee positions se- cured by the six representatives from this county, three people were pro- vided with positions, two clerkships and one assistant doorkccpership. The distribution of committees re suited as follows for the Yavapai county delegation:
 In the Senate.
 Goldwater-Chairnlan of the judi ciary committee, and membership on banking, insrrahce, militia, public defense, state accounting and meth ods of public business
 Mrs. Munds-Chairnan of com mittee on education and public insti- tutions, and member of public health and statistics and enrolling and en- crossing committees.
 In the House.
 Johns-Livestock (chairman) rules appropriations, good roads.
 Swecney-Judiciary, labor, enroll ing and expressing.
 Lecper-Mines and Mining (chair man) ways and means, corporation. Orthel-Counties and county af- fairs, printing, efficient government accounting and business methods.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-20
CHICAGO MAN TO SUBMIT
 COURT HOUSE PLANS
(From Fridays Daily.)


 As a forerunner of new court houst activity, two Chicago architects by the names of Powell and Johnson were in Prescott yesterday and by permission of the clerk of the board of supervisors took measurements O. the various offices and rooms in tho court house as a means of guiding them in plans which they expect tc draw for the proposed new building and submit to the board at the prop CT time. They made many notes concerning the situation as they found it here, and it is thought they secured their cue as to the probable sale of the bonds in the near future from Chicago bonding houses who are prospective bidders for the issue.
 The question of where the county offices will be located during the court house construction period is still being discussed and it has been SuSS SNStSu lAdl thS tlSdSul Cl Oln(C be placed in the upper story of the sheriff's office and the other offices located in the Odd Fellows build ing and the vacant Burmister store rooms on Gurley street. It will be necessary to employ guards for the offices when they are moved, all ex- .cept the treasurer's office, if it is moved into the county jail building.
 On the Decrease.
 The population of the county jail has been depleted from about sev- enty to between fifteen and twenty during the past thirty days. A great many of those who were in jail at the commencement of the new year were federal prisoners for which the county collects seventy-fve cents per day per man for support, They were serving terms, except in a very few instances, for selling liquor to In dians, and all being sentenced at about the some time and for prac- tically terms of similar duration, their discharge came about the same time. Thirty of this class of prison CTS were released the past week, the last two of this number, John Brown and E. Gomez being given their lib- erty yesterday.
 First Business.
 The first business transacted in the office of Judge McLane in the court house since the dawn of 1915 was yesterday and the day before, when one criminal and two civil suits were filed. The criminal case was against the Italian who is accused of money from a local dairyman which he collected from the latter's Prescott customers.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-20
NEW TELEPHONE
 LINE BEING BUILT
(From Fridays Dailvl

(From Fridays Dailyl
 Recent reports from Crown King are to the effect that mining business in that section is daily assuming a more promising aspect, and to keep in pace with the progress of the dis trict the Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company has com menced the installation of a metallic telephone system from that place to Humboldt to supplant the old ground circuit system. This means a much better service for the two places mentioned and all intervening and connecting points. The work of plac- ing this improvement in operation has already commenced and will involve the expenditure of a considerable sum of money.
 Each day sees the Grown King dis trict on the upgrade People living in that section report that many of the smaller mining properties which have been dormant for some time are commencing to assume activity, while some of the better properties, which have been operated only on small scale, are to be pushed ahead with larger forces of men and machinery. Crown King district is one of the richest in northern Arizona, and men who are best posted as to the min eral wealth of nearly every hill for many miles around Prescott look for big things there when people really commence to go after the mineral known to exist in those hills.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-20
NEARLY 50,0O0
 HOMES IN ARIZONA
(From Sundays Daily.)

(From Sundays DaIly.)
 Some interesting information con. corning Arizona is contained in a re cent United States census bulletin, copies of which reached Prescott yes terday.
 It is shown that there are 47,827 homes in the state, as against 13,495 ten years ago. Eighteen per cent of the Arizona homes are farm houses, compared with twenty-five per cent in 1900 and seventeen per cent in 1890. The number of homes in this state free of incumbrsnces at the present time is 18,946, while 3,2l7 are incumbcred and 23,408 are rented.
 Thirty-six per cent, or $500 of the farmers of Arizona employ hired help, and their anruai expenditure for this item is approximately s. 505,00O, according to the bulletin. Ten years ago the yearly expenditure for labor by farmers in this state amounted to $1,253,COO, and the in- crease within the past decade is shown by the figures quoted to have been IF per cent. Eighty-two per cent of the amount paid for labor in the state is cash.
 For United States.
 The bulletin also contains much statistical information of value con corning the country at large. For continental United States the labor expenditure is more than S65l ,000,- coo, and forty-six per cent of the farmers of the country hire labor at the present time. There arc nearly three million farmers in the country who employ hired hands.
 As showing the prosperity of the farmers of Arizona, the bulletin says that the building material dealers in the state report an unprecedented de- mand for barn lumber and red paint. Next to the home, the barn is the most important building on the farm and it goes without saying that where the red barn exists there frugality and prosperity abide in supreme con tentment
 The rapid construction of new barns in Arizona Is Hitting the farm ing industry of the state into high CT zone of utility and is establishing new era of industrial progress. No community can proceed far into agricultural economy and prosperity until its stock is well sheltered and its crops well housed.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-20
ATTEMPTED BRIBE.

PARKERSBURG. Jan. 14-A. L.. Veil of Pittsburg, chief counsel for the Manufacturers Light & Heat Company, was arrested on a train at Williamstown, w. Va, today charged with attempting to bribe C. H. Bron- son Of the public service commission in an effort to influence decision in which the light company is inter- cstcd. Well was released later on habcas corpus proceedings.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-20
SAW MILL RUNNING.
(From Fridays Daily. )

John Richards, the log contractor for supplying the Keays sawmill on Groom creek, was in the city yes tcrday, and reported the plant as run ming steadily, and turning out con siderable lumber. This is the only plant of its kind operating in this county, and the scene is like other days, when that timber belt had scv- eral mills actively operating.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-20
PENSION LAW IS GREAT
 BOTHER TO SOLONS
(From Sundays DaiIyl


 Tt seems to me there is a good, conservative and able lot of men in the present legislature, who are bent on doing things for Arizona which are needed and nothing more," said Hon. A. A. Johns, one of the repre- sentatives from Yavapai county, who took advantage of the adjournment of the house until Monday at ten o'clock out of respect to the memory of the late M C. Cunniff, and came home yesterday to spend Sunday and look after some important personal busi- ness.
 Mir. Johns says the legislature has not yet gotten far enough into the groove of regular business to enable one to safely predict anything which may or may not be brought forth as a result of the session. He failed to express even an opinion as to the probable action that would be taken on the matter of a special election, if 1t comes up as proposed by the recently organized state association of business men. He said, however, that the so-called mothers pension law was the snag of snags so far talked about among the members and gave 1t as his opinion that the legis- lature did not have tEe power to re- peal the measure because of the ex- istence of another initiated law de priving that body of the power to repeal initiated laws. And he said this seemed to be the concensus of opinion among the members. Ac- cording to his view the legislators arc not inclined to think the fact that the measure did not receive the ma jority of all the qualified electors of the state at the last general election bestows the power of repeal on the legislature, as contendcd by some lawyers.
 Entirely New Rules.
 MT. Johns is member of the rules committee of the house and says this committee has an entirely new set of rules to present Monday when the house meets. The senate adopted the rules of the first state senate, but he says the house committee found the old rules of that body made quate for the purposes of the pres ent session.
 Speaker Brooks appointed Mir. Johns chairman of new committee, known as the capitol committee, which was created at this session and through which some action Is to be taken with reference to improv- ing the state capitol building so 1t will be more adequate to the needs of the state. MT. Johns says il IS go- ing to be hard to get away from an for some improvements as the situation is deplorable in the extreme. One of the branches of the state government is located in a building separate and apart from the capitol, and the offices in the build ing are all cluttered up, some of the state departments being combined in one room. The capitol committee will make a thorough investigation and its aim will be to recommend some kind of plan for providing more room and recommending an appro- Driation for the carrying into effect of such plan.
 Monday will see the body down to hard knocks, according to the opinion of the Yavapai county member and he 1hinks the session will be able to ac the maximum amount of good and adjourn at a reasonably carly date.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-20
DAVIS NAMED.

PHOENIX, Jan. 16-Formcr State Senator H. A. Davis was nominated today by Gov. Hunt for membership OH the Arizona commission for the promotion of uniformity Of legisla- ton in the United States subject to the advice and consent of the state senate. Davis is to succeed the late M. G. Cunniff, president of the first senate, lately deceased.
 somebody tried to master the pecu- liar excitement which held us all i'll it's grip by telling funny stories. But in spitcs of the stories and thc cigar cites the excitement, caused by the uncertainty where the next shell would strike, held on."
 When the bombardmcnt had sub sided the correspondents made their way back 10 their automobiles, con tending cn route with the unlriendly elements-mud and more shells and shrapnel."
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-20

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