Weekly journal-miner., 1919-02-26

land. The bill of sale was recorded yesterday for a nominal sum.
 Backward Season.
 R. w. Ainsworth is in the city from Welnut creek, reporting that farming is at standstill owing to cold weath CT. and soil conditions which are no: favorable for blowing. Hog raising, he states, has been the principal busi- ness this winter,
 Leases Mine.
 J. s. Atkin has executed lease for i his Delta mine, Hassayampa district, to o. O. Smith, for period of two years. The rate is $25 per month, and work is to begin inside of 60 days, according to the document recorded yesterday.
 Generous Town.
 i An entertainment given at Mayer : few days ago for the benefit of the public school, which was known as ' book social, netted the neat sum o1 SI1O This money is to be applied to- ward purchasing a library for the in- stitution.
 Good Outlook.
 Henry Ritter arrived yesterday from the Hillside range country, and says such favorable outlook for the cattleman had not been known for many years. New feed has commenced to grow and water is abundant every where.
 Mining Business. | w. H. Skinner, president of the Pocahontas Mining Co.,, was an ar rival yesterday from Mayer, reporting conditions generally in that field as satisfactory. His property is getting in shape to start up soon.
 Come to Reside.
 MT. and Mrs. Eli s. Perkins are again in the city to reside, coming from Crown King recently, and are occupying their nome in East Pres colt. The change is due to Mir. Perl 'kins selling his mercantile business in the Bradshaw town. | Visiting Officer.
 Lieut.. Thomas B. Hopkins, attach ed to the quartermaster corps at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, is in the city on leave for short time to visit with his wife and baby. Ills marriage was solemnized in. Prescott, and his wife will be pleasantly remembered as Miss Maude Henry.
 Chino Visitors.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles King, Thos. w. King, Carl Rees and Nelson Pun tenney, all of Big Chino valley, were visitors yesterday They reported the condition of range cattle as only fair, owing to the cold wave and new feed is slow in coming up.
 Death Tidings.
 Friends in this city of Mrs. Theo- dore Schwan have been advised of her death recently at Washington, D. C. She was the wife of General Schwan, U. s. A., retired, and many years ago she and her husband re- sided at Fort Whipple when General Schwan was with the 1lth infantry Comes Back.
 Senator J. J. Sanders, for many years parole clerk of the state peni- tentiary, arrived yesterday from i Florence to again make Prescott his home Owing to the change of the state administration he rendered his resignation on January 1st, and was relieved only few days ago. He comes back to engage in mining, be. ing familiar with this field
 Fair Returns.
 James Ludd, placer mining near the head of Granite creek, was in the city yesterday, and reported a clean up from two weeks of operating that would average about S4 per day, to the man, his partner, A. B. Moore, being included Later he anticipates better reward when new ground is sluiced, that pans satisfactorily. Anxiously Waiting.
 Frank w. Giroux has returned from Phoenix visiting with his wife and family, and will make an investiga- ton of conditions at the Peck mine, to ascertain when work will be re !. sumed. He states that the deep snow will probably defer operations until about April 1st A large shipment of machinery has reached the railroad siding two miles from the camp, but cannot De moved i'll.
 Out of Danger.
 Thomas Simmons, brother of Mrs. D. D. Mcdonald, was advised by telegram yesterday afternoon from Ontario, Cal, that his sister has re- gained consciousness and will recov- CT. She was injured last week when the auto in which she was riding was struck by an electric train. Mrs. Nc Donald has many friends in Prescott who will be pleased to learn of her favorable condition.
 From the Country. William Roberts has resumed haul ing from his Fair Oaks orchard, making yesterday the first trip ill over a month, owing to condition of the roads. He is delivering about 1000 boxes of apples to a local buyer. From Walnut creek yesterday came