Weekly journal-miner., 1917-12-26
last night.
 Buying Mine Supplies.

ing a satisfactory situation in new development He also comes to pro cure a powder license, and is to make arrangements for shipping to begin al an early date.
 On Hunting Trip.
 The game birds and animals in tho Congress section of the county got the fright Of their lives yesterday, Luther Spalding and Ed Mcaney hay ing journeyed thither with their pump guns in an effort to bring home some thing for the Christmas dinner. Home From School.
 Among the young lady students of Tempe Normal school to arrive yesterday to spend Christmas holi- days with relatives and friends at home were Miss Minnie Piper. Miss Mary Farley and Miss Helen Reibel- ing.
 Mining Business.
 Thomas Roach, who sold his cop per holdings recently in Pine Flat, ar rived yesterday from the new camp being established, and reports that active development would be under headway in a short time. Nr. Roach IS to return to Hooper, where he has other mines, and is to start operating. Back From Apache.
 Horace Neomans has returned from Apache county visiting his wife and family and looking after his farm in tcrests. He states the drouth IS severe in that section, and unless rain soon comes losses will be heavy to farmers and rangemen.
 Brief Visit.
 Victor Starr, resident of this city & years ago, when in the locksmith business, Was a visitor yesterday be- tween trains, coming from Phoenix and being en route to Las Vegas, N. M., to spend Christmas with his mother and other relatives. Yuletide Visitors.
 Miss Nydia Acker, domestic science instructor of several schools in Salt River valley and sister, Miss Tccel AcKer, who is a student of the Red lands, (CalD, University, both daugh- ters of Mir. and Mrs. ]. $. Acker, ar rived yesterday to remain during the holidays with relatives and friends. Exceptional Weather.
 Arriving yesterday from the Quart zite country to spend the holidays in this section, Mir. and Mrs P. D. Der rick reported climatic conditions as exceptional, in which residents Of that country for over 30 years had never experienced such a warm Win ter. The temperature reached to S9 degrees on last Wednesl lay and since late in July not a single rain has fallen. The growth of trees and shrubbery indigeous to the desert is unusually profolic.
 Visiting Teachers.
 Miss Alice Martin, teacher of the Crown King public school, is in the city visiting with friends during the holiday recess, while Miss Grace Gil lespie, teacher of the Kirkland public school also is here for Christmas and is at the home of Mir and Mrs. Will liam NJ. Poulson, the former her uncle.
 Going to Leave.
 MT. and Mrs. Joe F. Rudy were visitors yesterday from Kirkland, and the former states he is preparing to leave this section for a new location in Mohave county to pursue his range business. He has secured a location in the Colorado river country, and carly in Spring begins shipping his range stock and personal property Here From Oatnan.
 E. Jargason of Oatman arrived in Prescott for an over-Sunday visit, and says that the camp is getting to be lively place once more. The recent strike in the lower Tom Reed work ingS had put a bunch of pep into the affairs of the place and much new development work is being done on the Reed and on other properties in the district
 Come for Christmas.
 Mrs. Daniel Frostman and daugh- ter, Mrs Ella Kingsley, of Pima county, are in the city en route to Oatman, to spend Christmas with relatives. leaving this afternoon. Mrs Kingsley made this city her home for many years, when her husband work ed at different mines nearby as a hoiSting engineer.
 After License.
 A. c. Metter was an arrival ycster- day from Copper Creek, east of May CT, to procure a powder license. He has started development for a Utah syndicate, recently entering that field and is here also to meet one of the principals, Harry B. Chamberlain, of Salt Lake City, who was due on last nights train.
 Overland Trip.
 Mir. and Mrs. Harvey Paine were arrivals in auto Friday afternoon from Redlands, Cal, cn route to Yer de for a holiday visit with relatives. At Needles they took the river road to Parker, and report that grade in good condition. They were advised not to travel 'rc Old Trails route. Will Live in Frisco.
 Nr. and Mrs Leo Willman left yes terday afternoon for San Francisco, where the former will take a position as assaycr with the Dalbear Man ganese Company During the past year, Mir. Willman has worked in a number of local assay offices, and has proven himself to be thoroughly com potent in that line of business. Prominent Elks.
 Joe V. ProcahasIa. State GamC Wo-Jc, and a Past District DcDi1tv