Weekly journal-miner., 1918-09-25
City Neus In Brief
(From Thursdays Daily.) ere From Clarkdale

Here From Clarkdale.
 w. A. Davidson and ]. C. Furst of Clarkdale, were in Prescott yester- day to look after some business mat terS.
 Returns From Coast
 Mrs. A. l.. Tiiton, mother of Chief Tilton of the fire department, return ed yesterday from California where he had been during the summer with relatives
 Visitors From Mine.
 Mr. and Mrs Joe Caspari were visi- tors yesterday from the Davis mining camp. Slate Creek, where the first named is successfully operating and shipping regularly to Hayden.
 Range Visitor.
 Frank Munkittrick, who has range interests near Goodwin, is in the city and reports the country in excellent condition for this time of the year for that line of business.
 Mining Business.
 I. H. Cross. mine owner of Crook canyon. is in the city and states many properties are held mp from operating by lack of wagon communication, roads being in the worst condition ever known.
 Visiting Old Home.
 w. L. Conner, superintendent of the Fannie Mining Co.,, left last night for Kansas City, his old home, for a months visit with relatives and friends. During his absence Joe Al- eert will be in charge of this mine. Recuperating Health.
 Calvin A. Kane, formerly of Verde. but recently of Ray, is in the city at a sanitaripm recuperating from ty- phoid fever after being i'll for over two months. His wife and daughter arrive later and they will probably make their home at Jerome.
 Gets War Job.
 Charles Kilgorc, a young man who Lad been visiting this section for. nearly a year, writes from Washing ton that he is a clerk now of the War Industries Board. He was ex- empted from military duty at Topeka, Kansas.
 Return to Desert.
 Mike Mayein and H. R. Hayward, are in the city from Jerome and leave tomorrow for the Colorado river country for the winter to start 9 camp and open up a gold claim locat- ed last April. They will be joined in this city today by Al Kline and James Broyle, of Oatman. Brief Visit.
 Mrs. George Stevens, of Los Ange- les. who came to Prescott to attend the funeral of Mike Sikos. her hus-, band having been an associate of the deceased, the firm being Stevens, Sikos & Co.,, returned home yester- day. Mir. Stevens remains to look after contract work along the s. F. P. & P. The Next Sheriff.
 Warren Davis, of Mayer, republi- can nominee for sheriff Of this county was a visitor yesterday and IS getting shaped up to begin the big drive for the southeast sector of the new court house, which he anticipates will be reached On November ;. He IS meet ing with encouragement from many friends of the opposite party. Promoted Again.
 Never c. Emerson has written to- his mother, Mrs. Florence Emerson of this city stating that he had been promoted to the rank of first-class seaman. a raise which will mean a boost in pay for the young man. Meyer has been in the navy but a few months and his raise is coming about mainly as the result of his hard study Auto Mishap.
 The car driven by NJ. E. Brophy, visitor from Glendale, ran into the fence of the military rifle range north of the city yesterday. and jumping into a ravine about three feet deep the axle snapped in two. The trouble was due to the steering apparatus freezing. Mir Bophy was en route to the Prescott Farms CO. to look i over the country, and with him were two friends of Glendale. i Mining Slows Down.
 C. NJ. Wardwell. mining in Blue ] Tanks district, is in the city, and re-i ports but limited operations generally ! throughout the country among mines in the prospect stage. The trouble IS due to copper wages being demanded and the high cost of material and powder, such expensive combination being a handicap that cannot be met by the ordinary operator. He also states quite a number of men are placering. and returns in some cases are excellent.
 Waiting the Call.
 Abner Stillson, who returned home to Pueblo, Colorado. to register for military duty, arrived yesterday and goes to his mine near Dewey to re- sume work until he is called into ser vice. He states there are four broth CTS in the family who have registered and he being the eldest expects to be ] the last called. He also stated it was the first time the fohr brothers had beeen under the parental roof in over ten years together, and the occasion [ was made a family reunion, in which . two of his brothers popped the ques- ton" to their best girls and they are now engaged to marry.
 Mining Man Returns.
 John Gray, mine manager of the !. late F. NJ Murphy in this field, ar
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