Weekly journal-miner., 1918-01-23
(From Fridays Daily.)

W. ". Durbin, contracting carpen- ter, left yesterday for Los Angeles on a trip of recreation for few weeks
 Visiting Friends.
 Mir. and Mrs. \. w. Wolfe and
 Mrs Morgan, of Mayer, are in the
 city for a few days to visit with
 friends.
 Return From Coast.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ed Block returned
 yesterday from Los Angeles, after
 an absence of two weeks, tie former
 OF mining business.
 Come to Reside. Mir. and Mrs. Albert Porter, visi,
 tors during the summer, returned during the week from Detroit, Mich, to make Prescott their future home.
 Visiting Old Home.
 Mrs. w. l.. Roberts left yesterday for Skull valley, her former home, to visit with a daughter, Mrs. Wiley Coghran.
 Visiting Coast.
 Mrs. C. A. Peter, wife of Cashier
 Peter of the Bank of Arizona, left yesterday for Los Angeles to visi, with friends.
 Visiting Relatives.
 Mrs. B. J. McNicholl, of Jerome Junction, wife of the joint agent of the s. F. P. & P. and U. V. roads. is visiting the city for few days and is at the home of her sister, Mrs. w. R. Ehle.
 Seligman Visitors.
 F. s. Dickerson and John Dial, rangemen of Seligman, are in the city on business, both stating tha, while the country is dry, as yet no alarm is prevailing among stockmen and no losses are occurring. Buying Supplies.
 Ed. Haney was visitor yesterday from his copper camp near Ramsgate, to buy supplies, reporting develop mcnt is going ahead, and shipping will begin in a short time if favorable weather permits freighting out. Comes to Visit.
 Mrs. Charles E.. Goddard, formerly a resident of this county, was an ar rival during the week from Sacra- mcnto, Cal, to remain for an extend ed visit and left yesterday for Mayer, where she has relatives. Recovers From Measles.
 Mrs. Lena Blackburn, trained nurse of Jerome, was visitor yes terday, returning to St Joseph's aca- demy in this city the daughter or Nil. and Mrs. C. V. Hopkins, who is convalcscing from measles. Mining Man Here.
 Andrew Merquist, having varied mining interests in this field, was an arrival yesterday from Duluth, Min nesota. on an extended inspection trip. He has been a frequent visitor in recent years, and is quite heavily interested in the Big Pine. Business Trip.
 C. E. Champie, pioneer resident Of Castle creek, is visiting the city on business, reporting the range country as well occupied by goats, sheep and cattle. Light storms occurred last week, and livestock conditions are fair only.
 Back From Coast.
 R. J. Bleck, who had been in Tuol- umne county, California, for several months engaged in gold mining, re- turned a few days ago, and IS to re- sume his vocation as millman with Anderson & Birch at the Arizona mine near Humboldt. Joins the Navy. Ben Blackburn, a native of this city, who filed his application some time ago to enter the navy, has been accepted at Mare Island, Cal, and is now a second-class machinist. He passed a highly creditable examina- ticn, and writes to his mother, Mrs. Lena Blackburn, of being fascinated with the service. A cruise abroad IS soon to take place, according to re- ports.
 Visited Old Home.
 Mrs. w. V. DeCamp, wife of the of the Blue Bell, re- turned yesterday morning from Denver, where she had been visiting relatives during the holidays. She brings the interesting information that her brother, Ralph Hinman, a visitor to Prescott sometime ago, is now at Camp Funston, in the offi- cers' training school, and will prob ably qualify for a commission in the army.