Weekly journal-miner., 1917-02-28
City NeUs In Brief
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CFrom Thursdays Daily.D Mining Business.
 Ed Block left yesterday for South ern Arizona where he is called for several days on mining business. To Phoenix.
 Under Sheriff and Mrs. ]. H. Rob- inson left yesterday for Phoenix, the former to attend the Mystic Shrine meeting, and the latter to visit with friends.
 Humboldt Visitors.
 Mir and Mrs. F. (. King, the form CT smelter superintendent of the Consolidated at Humboldt, are in the city for a few days visiting with friends.
 Open Country.
 B. ]. Knowles, who is mining in Black canyon, was an arrival Tues day evening, and reported no trouble on account of weather conditions. All mines are operating.
 Country Visitor
 Nr. and Mrs. Henry Hobart. the former a goat raiser of the Castle Creek section, were arrivals Tuesday, the latter being en route to her form CT home at Fort Smith, Arkansas, for an extended visit with relatives. To New Home.
 Mrs Hettie Simmons, who had been occupying the old Miller home of her deceased parents, left yesterday for Clarkdale, to join her husbond, ma chinist of the United Verde smelter, and will make that place her future home
 Church Birthday Party.
 The church birthday party arrang- ed by the Methodist Ladies Aid will be held to night in the Monday Club, beginning at 7:30 The party prom ises to be a great success. All adher- ents of the church are cordially in vited.
 Miner Returns.
 w. R. Wheelock, miner formerly of this section, returned during the week from Butte, owing to extremely cold weather affecting the health of his wife, who accompanied him. They leave later for the Wickenburg coun- try.
 Comes to Visit.
 Mrs. Robert J. Hards, of Gunnison, Colo, is recent arrival to remain for a few months visiting with relatives, and is guest of Mir. and Mrs. c. Arthur Morris. The visitor is the mother of Miss Henrietta Barrett, resident of this city.
 From Jerome.
 Stephen C. Collins, mining man of I.I l.I tigating conditions in the Jerome field for a few weeks, arrived yesterday, and is preparing to make an inspec- ton of coppers east of Mayer He contemplates remaining in the coun- try during the Summer.
 Shumate Improving.
 Letters received during the week from Ed. Shumate at Los Angeles, stated that he is rapidly recovering from recent illness and his health again is normal He will not return to Prescott, however, for the present, and trip to Honolulu may be taker later. Lively Place.
 L. B. Holderness, payInaster of the Consolidated at Humboldt, was a NlSllOI EtSlGIOdl NllIl HIS Wllc, anu reports the smelter center as thrifty, and copper production being main tained to the capacity of the plant. Mrs. Holderness is preparing to join her husband in the smelter city. Mining Business.
 F. w. Hatch, who has copper mines near Humboldt, was visitor yesterday on business, reporting weather conditions as interfering with operations for a short time. The field to the east of the smelter city. he states is attracting considerable attention. Health Restored.
 Many friends in Prescott of Geo. H. Schuerman will be pleased to learn that he has been restored to normal health by specialists in Los Angeles, and contemplates returning here in a short time. His physical improve ment is shown in yielding an axe, in saving wood, digging ditches and do- ing stunts on the horizontal bar. q am back again to the vigor of youth, and in fine fettle," were his concluding words, in letter written fa,,, Jo,-e