Weekly journal-miner., 1917-12-26

yesterday rom Mayer, WHtIe lHcy have interests.
 Christmas Shopping.
 Mir. and Mrs. Claud Ferguson, the former the superintendent of the Copper Queen, were Prescott visitors yesterday, making some Christmas purchases and looking after some other business matters.
 Drouth Continues.
 Grant Carter was a visitor yester- day from Kirkland valley, reporting the country as the dryest ever known and considerable alarm was prevail ing over the outcome of the prevail ing drouth.
 New Sailors.
 William Sicckmann, local naval re- cruiting officer, states that the fol- lowing-named young men have left for Fl Paso to join tine navy since the last report: Herbert Berube of Jerome, Allen Cooper Of Wickenburg and David Merwin and Edgar Lewis of Prescott.
 Will Visit Husband.
 Mrs. H. H. Linncy left last night for San Antonio, Texas, where she will spend the holidays with her hus- band, Lieutenant Linney, who is stationed at the adjacent Camp Stan ley. Lieut.. Linney will be granted d Christmas furloueh of five days, and will spend it in the city.
 Off to Frsco.
 Charles McGimsey, Cottonwood merchant, left Prescott yesterday af- ternoon for a visit at his old home in San Francisco. Mir. McGimsey has been away from the old town for nearly a year, and was of course, anxious 10 sec the Golden Gate town once more.
 Back From Kearney.
 Mir. and Mrs. C. l.. Churchill, who had been visiting with a nephew of the l60th (Cal) infantry at Camp Kearney, Cal, returned on Wcdnes- day. and leave later for Constellation, where the former is to operate mine under a bond. They are recently from Los Angeles.
 Mine Examination.
 Dr. Richard Moldenkc, of New York city, accompanied by Lieut.. E. Brown of Newark, N. J., returned to the city yesterday forenoon after trip in the southern section of this coun- ty on an examination of mine. They left later for the East on hurry-up call, presumably on military matters pertaining to the latter officer. Fine Highway.
 4. R. Sykes, a mining engineer of Globe. who had been looking over conditions in Eureka district, states the new road out of the Copper King camp is a creditable piece of work, about five miles being completed. Mir. Sykes states he is now with War ren district company, and IS not in the employ of the Lewisshons, as is generally reported. He Is well pleas ed with the above field in its copper possibilities.
 To the Desert.
 Thomas Swinburne, civil engineer until recently in the Jerome field, was an arrival Wednesday and yes terday left for the Quartzsitc section, to accept a situation with the Pacific Placer Co.,, now starting up. His cousin, P. s. Rawlins, one of the directors, will be remembered as a resident of this city few years ago. Record Run.
 Al Weber has outclassed all pre- vious records in travelling between Prescott and Cottonwood, making the trip on Wednesday in 2:40, the dis tance being 5S miles. He used Q noted Oldsmobile car, and carried three passengers. Weber is one of the noted drivers of this locality and states that with roads improved he can easily make the trip in 20 minu- tes less than the above time, which is the record to date.
 Pleased Mining Men. Albert Harrigan and Stephen Lom- bard, mining men who recently ar rived from Goldfield, Nevada, return ed yesterday from the Hooper coun' try in making examination of mines. expressed themselves as very much pleased. They travelled in auto, and reported the rebuilt road as entering Hooper Both may become interest, ed and return in the Spring, when Mir. Harrigan will be accompanied by his wife
 Was Not Accepted.
 Roy Medley, the young man from the Journal-Miner job rooms who re- ently went to Los Angeles to join the U. s. cavalry, returned to Prescott yesterday afternoon, having been re- jected bv the examining physicians. The young man had slight opera | ton several years ago, and the doctors objected to a scar which had been left, and turned the boy down. It is said that the number of youths enlisting at present IS so great that the recruiting officers are accepting only those in tip-top physical condi- ton. rejecting all who have the slightest physical imperfection.
 (From Saturdays Daily)
 Leaves for Holidays.
 Mrs. George C. Ruffner left yes ! terdav for Femme tO visit with rela-