Weekly journal-miner., 1917-10-17
City NeOs In Brief
(From Thursdays Daily.)


 (From Thursdays Daily) Comes to Visit.
 Mrs. D. (. Foster, mother of Frank w. Foster, of this city, arrived yes terday from Urichsville, Ohio, to re, main for the Winter. To the South.
 Joe K. Campbell left yesterday for Bisbee to look over range conditions in Cochise county, and may decide to enter the cattle business there. Back to Yavapai.
 Former Sheriff Jack Lane of Mo- have county, has come back to Yava- ,pai and IS now located at the new town of Verde, below Clarkdale. Takes Back Track.
 Amos Simmons, son Of Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Simmons, IS a recent arrival from Spokane, to visit with relatives and friends after an absence of Y years.
 Visiting Old Home.
 Miss Helena McEachran left yes terday for St Paul. and her old home in Iowa, where she will visit with relatives and friends for the next two months.
 Coloney Dudley Here.
 Colonel J. B. Dudley, of San Fran cisco, one of the officers of the Silver Belt Consolidated, arrived yesterday and will leave for the camp today on an inspection of development. Vacation Trip.
 Miss Theora Simmons, assistant chief operator of the Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company, in this city, left yesterday for Ontario Cal, on a two weeks outing and to visit with her sister, Mrs. D. D. Nc Donald.
 Going to Coast.
 Mrs. Bert Hayes, visitor since July, leaves today for San Luis Obis- DO, Cal, for brief visit. Her hus- band and son remain, and the family may decide to locate, taking an option on lot in West Prescott on which home may be built.
 From the Verde.
 R.R. Mulholland and ]. s. Boyer young rangemen of Verde valley were in the city yesterday on bus mess, both reporting high state ot prosperity to offset the high cost ot living. Ore Loading Contract.
 Bert Welch left yesterday for Skull valley, where he has an ore-loadine contract, transferring from freigh teams to the railroad from the Com mercial and other producing mines o Copper Basin. His contract calls foi l50 tons a day.
 Fruit Arriving.
 A. l.. Dickerson and William Rob erts commenced yesterday delivering by auto trucks to this city their apple crops from Fair Oaks, which are tC be stored for future marketing. It I: estimated both will have approxim ately 10000 boxes. They are als' making heavy local sales. Back From Phoenix.
 Dr. (. w. Pardee and Robert Shult; have returned from Phoenix, where they. were called for consultation b! State fair officials, in which it ha' been decided to add a Frontier Dal feature to the program in sporting events. Big purses are to be hung uI for the cowboys, and the Prescott program is to be repeated in rang sports.
 Mining Business.
 P. H. Osborn, secretary of the SIl yer Belt Consolidated, was an arriva yesterday from the camp near Hum boldt. on a brief business trip. H. stated drifting goes ahead on the 3oO foot level, and determinations are sat isfactory. He exhibits line of sam ples taken from new workings whicl show an excellent mineral situation Il evidence.
 Successful Farming.
 H. C. Anderson, who was visito yesterday from the farming colon, near Jerome Junction, reported a sue cessful season. For the first year o this project, returns will be surprls ing, everything planted producinI bounteously. In the opinion of Mi Anderson soil conditions have bee demonstrated as without an equal an the production is the best answer il anything that grows.
 (From Fridays Daily0 Here From Needles.
 Mat Kelso, a railroad man c Needles, is in the city for few day