Weekly journal-miner., 1917-09-12
Visited Friends.

Mrs. Harry Henderson, of Congress Junction, returned home yesterday after visit of a few days with friends in the city.
 Country Visitor.
 Ernest Phippeney, young rancher of Thompson valley. is visiting the city, and gives good report of con ditions in the above industry.
 New Arrival.
 Miss Dorothy Day Webster, seven pounds of dainty fenlininity arrived at the home of Mir. and Mrs. R. B.. Webster. Wednesday, September 5th. Fair Crops
 Peter Marx was visitor yesterday from Walnut creek, and gave report of fair crops for this season with the range outlook better than in many years.
 Shelter Man Here.
 Billy Hardness, of the Arizona Sampling & Reduction Works of Wickenburg, was in Prescott yester- day, being on his way to Humboldt to transact some business with the shelter firm in that place.
 Returns With Bride.
 Mir. and Mrs. Thomas F. Withers whose marriage was solemnized two weeks ago at Canon City, Colo, ar rived in Prescott on Tuesday, and later left for Jerome to reside. The groom is a mechanic and formerly worked in this city. He will be em- ploved at the new smelter of the Unit ed Verde Extension Co.
 Lively Country.
 Frank Henderson, a well known resident of this county, has returned from Chloride. Mohave county, and reports an active mining country, which is founded on many properties proving desirable as deep develop ment goes ahead. He believes that belt has fine future from the prac- tical methods in operating at several camps.
 Texas Visitors.
 A. L. Bedding and James Murray, cattlemen of Dimmit, Texas, are re- cent arrivals and come to look over the range country. They report drouth in that section of Western Texas and heavy losses taking place among rangemen. Mir. Murray has brother residing in the Bradshaws, and later both leave for Crown King, to make observations.
 On the List.
 James Dwight, a young man of z5 years. who had been visiting with his parents on the Mogollon mountains since July, passed through the city yesterday for Yuma, to begin his military duties. He was drafted and accepted. while convalescing from typhoid fever without submitting to ! physical examination. He said he was willing to abide by the orders issued for him to report for duty. Leaving For Home.
 Mir. and Mrs. N. L. Griffith, visitors since June, leave for Pinal county to- day, and will be accompanied by their niece Miss Bessie Knowles, of this city. who is to spend the Winter at their ranch, near Casa Grande. A son of the visitors has concluded to re- main in this section and later goes to the new shelter town of the United Verde Extension in Verde valley. Joins the Army.
 Leaving last night on the same train with the Prescott contingent, to report for duty at Fort Riley, was voung man named Albert Hadding- ton. of Raton, N. NJ, who for the past three days has been visiting with brother and a married sister at Je- rome. He will seek duty as an cleo trician, and has the endorsement of the Las Vegas Light & Water Co.,, as capable employe.
 Returns East.
 Phillip Stinson, of Xenia, Ohio, who had been looking over mines in the Mayer country for the past ten days, left last night for home, very much pleased with the outlook of certain group. He proposes to enlist capital for development, and is to re- turn during October, when he will be accompanied by his wife and family, making Prescott his home. This is his third trip to the country. His brother is a zinc operator of the Jop- lin. Mo. field and may come to Mayer later, to take the superintendency of the group.
 Mining Men Arrive.