Weekly journal-miner., 1918-05-08


 tored to the city yesterday to visir wiIh fnends and on business.
 From the Country.
 ! II. N. Fritschic. we'll known in drs farming circles for the success he i: making, was . visitor yesterday iron Big Chino valley.
 Back to Jerome.
 Robert T. Sherlock of Jerome. who has been in Prescott for the last few days looking after some affairs in the Superior court, Jeff for his home town yesterday afternoon.
 Back to Kearny.
 John Frederick. of Camp Kearny who had been visiting with his wife at Camp Verde, and also looking after | his range interests, returned yester- day to resume his military duties. Going to Jerome. | Naval Recruiting Officer William Sieckmann leaves this morning for ] Jerome, where he will remain for the next few days getting in touch with several young men who contemplate joining the navy. i Come to Reside. Mir. and Mrs. ]. c. Montgomery motored to Prescott from Tucson during the week, and are so well pleased with this section that they have concluded to remain, the first named to engage in business. Called Home.
 II. R. Taylor. q barber of this city, left yesterday for Venice, Calif., re. ceiving news of his mother being critically i'll, her death being expected at any time. He returns later 10 re- sumc his vocation at Sweeney's shop Mining Business.
 John Kelly is in the city from his camp near Jersey Lily. and J. A. Forbes, another mine owner of that locality, also arrived yesterday, both stating that deals arc pending and q lively summer is anticipated. Good Road Report. Frank Hector, a business man ot Phoenix, arrived yesterday in auto, travelling via Black canyon, which road he states is in good shape, with the exception of a few bad places. which can be repaired for a small sum.
 Fine Outlook For Fruit.
 John Chartz is in the city from Lower Kirkland valley, and reports an excellent outlook in farming, with the biggest fruit crop assured ever grown in that country. No frost as yet has appeared and trees are in full bloom.
 Summer Sojourner.
 "Jaek" Sparks who has established the habit of living in Prescott during the summer and treking back to Phoenix as winter comes, arrived yes. terday from the latter city in his Palm Beach raiment. He says it is getting warm in the Salinas country. Range Needs Rain.
 ,Mr. and Mrs. (. C. Evans were visitors yesterday from Kirkland, and the former stated cIttlcmen were again complaining of dry weather. rain being needed to insure the growth of beef. The dry wave for several weeks has been severe on this industry.
 Returning Home.
 Mir. and Mrs. Calvin Howe, who had been in Imperial valley, Calif., since last December visiting with a daughter, Mrs. Grant Eggers, were in the city yesterday en route to Wolf creek to remain for the sum mcr, where Mr Howe has range i'm terests.
 New Arrivals.
 NIT. and Mrs. c. T. Whitcsitt, ot Kansas City, are recent arrivals, and will for the present make Prescott their home. Mir. Whitesitt is . brother of the president of the Inter national Syndicate of Mines and Shelters, owners of coppers in Cop per Basin. Later they will move to the Portland camp, one of inc hold ings. Rain Needed.
 Mir. and Mrs. Geo. E. Ainsworth, of Walnut creek, motored to the city yesterday on business, and the for mer stated high winds recently had dried up the country. rangemen com blaming of poor feed for cattle. The farmer. however, is better situated. and big crops are assured, particu- larly in fruit.
 Mining Man Here.
 Franklin Hayes, mining man oi Boulder county, Colorado, is in the city en route 10 Tiptop district to look over the silver country. He states that Colorado is rapidly ap- preaching it's old-time mineral status since the white metal has come back, and more mines arc active than known in twenty-five years. The visitor is cousin of the late Sena- tor Henry NJ. Teller of that State, famed as a bimetallist of the past, whose prophecy of dollar silver has