Weekly journal-miner., 1918-01-23
City NeUs In Brief
(From Thursdays Daily) From the Range.


 CFrom Thursdays Daily) From the Range.
 Allan Garrett, a well-known range man of the Seligman country, is visiting the city on business.
 Country Visitor.
 R. W. Coughran, ranching and ranging in Skull valley, was a visitor yesterday on business.
 Missionary Society.
 The Baptist Missionary society will meet this afternoon at the home of Mrs. Hoover at l32 North Marina Street.
 Gone to Enlist.
 Dr. Richards, who has been assoc lated with Dr. ]. H. Blain, left yes terday for Phoenix to enlist in the dental department of the medical reserve corps.
 Visiting the Coast.
 Mrs. Eurilla Rankins, accompanied by her son, Ellis Rankins, recent ar rivals from Jacksonville, left yester- day for a brief visit to Los Angeles with relatives, to return next week. Mining Men Here.
 A. K. Hollands and his engineer, George Hogge, of Denver, were ar rivals yesterday and 1t is reported will make an investigation of a silver property in Turkey creek district, leaving yesterday Mir. Hogge was in that field about two months ago. Pioneer Here.
 Thomas Vogt, an early day resi- dent. when he worked at the old RodenDurg brewery, is visitor for few days, and is en route from Arkansas to Parker, for the winter. He is in poor health, due to malarial troubles. This is his first trip to- Arizona since 1885. Back From Canada.
 After an absence since 1900, Ed ward Don, a miner who formerly worked at mines near McCabe, re, turnel last week from Cobalt, Can, and is to remain. He Is seeking a change of climate for his health and comes to escape the rigors of that Winter climate, leaving later for the Constellation country. Range Visitors. Harry and Archie Henderson were visitors yesterday from Lynx creek. i where they are in the range cattle business and reported some benefit from recent storms, but not enough | snow fell to alter conditions from the l long drouth. Cattle continue in good condition, and no losses have taken place. Officer on Leave.
 Lieut. I. L. Prick, attached to the | 18th Company, Coast Artillery, sta tioned at Plattsburg, N. Y, was d visitor yesterday, returning East af- ter a trip to Jerome on mining busi- ness. He stated that after the war he will probably return to make this section his home, to follow civil en- gineering.
 Bad Range Conditions.
 John L. Heath of Verde valley, re- turned yesterday from Texas, where he had been looking over the range situation and gives discouraging re- port of the cattle industry. The drouth is still on after nearly one and one-half years of duration, and losses of livestock have been heavy He will not locate in that country, in consequence.
 Eastern Visitors.
 Mir ard Mrs. H. A. Pudry, of Mont pelier, Vermont, are recent arrivals and had been spending week in Je- rome, where as stockholders Mn Purdy is interested in copper prop erty. The visitors are very much pleased as well as surprised over this country, this being their first trip |, west of the Mississippi.
 Back From Phoenix.
 R. B. Westervelt returned yester- day afternoon from Phoenix, where he hal been to represent a boot logger during the latter's trial in the Superior court. The man got off with a 60-day sentence after having expected to receive a bit of some thing like six months. The convict ed whisky merchant was a former Prescott resident.
 Enlists in Army.
 Cecil A. Hoover, young miner oi the Wickenburg section, passed thru yesterday for Fort Cheridan, H., to enlist ill the army, and has selected the cavalry arm. He had been in the country for the past seven months and had escaped the draft. His actions were purely voluntary. Hoov CT speaks five languages and is ? years of age.
 From Copper Camp.
 w. E. Winner, who is developing a copper in Squaw Peak district, is visiting the city, coming to meet his wife and daughter, Mrs. l.. T. Lount, who are to remain for a short time here, being en route from Pueblo, Colo, tc San Ana, Cal MT Winner