Weekly journal-miner., 1919-02-12


 Visited Friends.
 Mrs. Robert Schwanbeck has re- turned home to Cedar Glade after a few days in the city visiting with friends
 Getting Out.
 C. F. Overhuls, a Williamson Val ley farmer, visited the city yesterday and reports roads again opening, but travelling is slow and difficult by any conveyance.
 Back to Civil Life.
 Sergeant Harold M. Pickerill, son of Mir. and Mrs. w. w. Pickerill, of this city, arrived from Kelly Field, Texas, on Sunday, and is to resume his duties at the garage of his father Business Visit.
 Former Sheriff J. F. Young, who is managing the Williamson Valley Land and Cattle Co.,, interests, ac- companied by his wife, visited the city yesterday on business matters. To Try Out Road. ] J. w. Stewart is going to make g try for Simmons today. The roads have been so bad the last few days that he was forced to wait until the mail went through
 To Williamson Valley.
 Mir. Koontz is leaving for William son Valley today to take the place of superintendent of the Williamson Valley Stock company of which Joe Young is manager
 Legal Mission.
 Attorney H. M. Globes arrived yesterday from Jerome to attend su- perior court today in the civil trial of the case of Pallas vs. Paxenas, and he will represent the latter, with James Loy for plaintiff. The sum of about $2OOO is involved Visiting Teacher
 Miss Ruth Baughn, teaching the Je- rome Junction public school, visited the city Saturday evening, and re- ported all pupils in excellent health and the attendance at the maximum number enrolled in the district Out of Navy.
 w. E. Craig, for over a year in the navy at Mare Island, Cal, returned i yesterday, with an honorable dis charge. He leaves today for Crown King, where his mother, Mrs. Eli s. Perkins is residing. Farmers Pleased.
 E. z. Carbine, of the Prescott Farms Co. colony, was i'll the city yesterday and stated the outlook, could not be better for big crops ow- ing to soil conditions. Lake Watson is also filling up and a full season of is assured. aRange Riding Begins.
 Walter Cline, foreman of the L. L. Harmon range, Camp Wood, is in the city and stated riding is again going on after a two weeks lay off on account of deep snow. The trip to the city was made on horseback, owing to bad roads. On Duty Again.
 F. E. Ross, state bank examiner, who has been at his home in this city for several days under treat ment for a severe attack of tonsilit. is, has recovered, and is preparing to resume his official duties, leaving in a few days for Phoenix Shelter in Action.
 w. E. Pate and George B. Me Garvey, of Humboldt, visited the city Sunday on business, and report ed the Consolidated shelter as run ming to its full capacity, the reduc- ton in force having affected to date only small number of employees who had been engaged in construc- ton work.
 Concludes Visit.
 Mrs. Fred Platten, who had been in the city for the past month visit ( ing with friends, and was a guest Of ' Mrs. Amy Hill, returned home yes ' terday to her husbands ranch out of z Williams. She has been unable to { reach the place, owing to the snow S blockade. C Goes to Fort Bliss. c Earl Simmons, recently discharged / from the army, with an excellent re- T has gone to Fort c Bliss, Texas, where he is called on duty by the military in p assembling machinery He is rated as n ,irst-class in his trade, and it is pre- sumed his reputation followed him rom Fort Benjamin Harrison in In- 1iana to the above garrison in Texas Pleased Texans. -' George Romero and Timothy Gay n III, rangemen from the Pecos coun- ry of Texas, who are in the city ' liter an inspection on the desert 1 rom Beardsley as far north as Hill tide, and west along the A. & C. O oad, are favorably impressed with he country generally. They are to urchase from the state section of \, and, to be explored for water and if t' uccessful propose to locate in the ountry. C Desert Blooms. '