Weekly journal-miner., 1918-07-24
City Ne,Us In Brief
(From Thursdays Dailv.l

Miss Edna Uber has gone to Los Angeles where she will visit with relatives and friends for a few weeks. Official Business.
 Dr. Joe J. Taylor, Indian agent of city this week on duties pertaining to the Clear Creek Reserve, visited the his office.
 Comes to Visit.
 Mrs. ]. P. Sweet, wife of Brad shaw mining man, arrived from Crown King during the week to visit with friends.
 Mining Business.
 Cyril Farnham, a frequent visitor, is again in the city from Glendale Cal. and will look over the mining country near Mayer, retaining inter ests there.
 Safely Overseas.
 Mrs. Elsie Montana has received word of the safe arrival Of her hus- band. Corporal Amos Montana, Troop \, .3l4 Mounted Police, over seas. He left here September 2Oth. Range Visitor.
 Russ Heath, of King Brothers range, is a visitor, and reports only Ieht showers for that section this summer. but the outlying regions have been soaked. The cattle busl- ness is in good condition, however. From the Oil Field.
 ]. ]. Pearls, field man Of the tinted Chino Oil and Refining Co, was visitor yesterday on business, report ing a healthy situation, drilling be- ing under hcadway in an energetic manner and exploration being attend ed with favorable determinations. In France.
 Chas $. Merritt. better known as Tmmv Merritt, Company D., 4lst Engineers, is now at PonteX, Landls, France. word having been received to this effect by his parents within the mast few days. The last time heard from he was in England, but raring to get across and in the thick of the fray.
 Going To Denver.
 | R. Nyle, who has taken over mines in Thumb Butte district, and is preparing to operate, leaves today for Denver. to place certain matters before associates, and expects to re- turn in a few weeks fully equipped with funds to begin the large work outlined
 Visiting Old Home.
 Mrs. Fred l.. Astc-- of Roosevelt, 2 former resident of Prescott, arriv- cd Tuesday night to remain with her sister. Mrs. May Morris. and other relatives here during the summer: Another sister. Mrs. A. A. Lyall, ot Phoenix. and daughter. Frances, also are in Prescott from Phoenix for the summer.
 Getting Well. Mrs. Granville Fain, of Camp Verde, has joined his parents in this city, and is rapidly improving after being severely injured by a fractured arm when his horse stumbled and rolled over on him. Mir. and Mrs. Fain arc making Prescott their temporary home while warm weather prevails in the Verde valley.
 Ioins Brother In Business.
 I K. Dickinson has arrived m Prescott and will become associated with his brother in the Shoe Hospi- tal in West Gurley street Mir. Dick inson for several years has been as sociated with the Selby Shoe Com Danv and therefore IS conversant with the shoe business and should be valuable asset to the local business house. His family will arrive later. Health Improved.
 Miss Clara Vessey, a visitor since last month, coming from Tucson while convalescing from typhoid fever. will return home today with her health fully restored. She be- gins duty as a Red Cross nurse at the Galveston. Texas, training school August 1. She is anticipating over seas, service later. She has two brothers in France, and has been a student in a medical academy for short time.
 Desert Visitors.
 Mrs. E. L. Pinkcrton and daugh- ter are in the city from the mining camp of Mir. Pinkerton in Cunning ham Pass to remain until warm weather ends. They state the present summer in heat is pronounced the worst by old-timers of that country in over a third of century. Rattle snakes, lizards and other pests also are numerous, and one of the disa- greeable features of living is the poor quality of water. Nearly all camps have slowed mp. Mir. Pinkerton will arrive in the city in a few days, hay ing decided to suspend work until fall.
 Where It Rains.
 Thomas Meegan, a rangeman of Tonto Basin, is in the city to meet his wife and family who arrived yes terday from Imperial valley, to re- main for the summer at home. He stated that for l2 consecutive days such heavy rains had not fallen in over twenty-five years, and cloud bursts accompanied every storm. He counted over fifty cattle on the range killed by lightning and hundreds of pine trees were hit. Mir. Meegan has pet lawn elk, and states quite a herd of these animals are roaming that region. all docile and easily ap- preached. After a visit to Mayer and Crown King with relatives Mir. and Mrs. Meegan leave for home, via