Weekly journal-miner., 1919-05-07
City NeOs In Brief
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 Mrs. L. J. Bennett and daughter, Miss Helen Bennett, are in the city from Winslow, to remain for a short visit with friends.
 Farming Business.
 Lafayette Fletcher, farming on Rig Bug Creek, near Mayer, was a visitor yesterday on business. report ing favorable outlook since the season seems to have started. Country Drenched.
 ]. (. Young, farming in Ferguson Valley, was visitor yesterday, and reported heavy rains Sunday and Monday, that will prove beneficial to farmer and rangeman.
 Comes to Reside.
 Max Alderman, recently from ovc-- seas, mustered out of the army in California a short time ago, arrived yesterday to join his brother i'll tnis city, Joe Alderman, and will locate in this section.
 Health Seeker.
 A. s. Waterman, with the Santa Fe at Winslow in the operating de partment, is in the city with his wife, who is seeking a change of climate for her health, remaining indefinite ly. Her husband returned to his duties yesterday.
 More Barristers.
 Attorney P. w. O'Sullivan left yes terday to attend a meeting of the Arizona Bar Examining Board, ap- plications from twenty young law students to be considered for adrnis- sion to practice.
 Aas Rheumatism.
 George Foreman, foreman of the teaming department of the city, left yesterday for Murietta Springs, Cal, to take the water treatment for rheu- matism, and remains away for the next two weeks.
 Off for the Navy.
 Recruiting Officer French of the navy. sends today two more youths of this city to the service at San Francisco. They are Edward C. Young and James A. Rokohl. Foul, others are now taking the examina- ton and will probably qualify. Prosperity Rain.
 A. w. Clcvinger, farming near Je- rome Junction, is visiting the city and reports that region as in the best shape ever known since big rains had fallen every day this week. The big colony will have a successful season as the soil is soaked to over six in ches in depth.
 Mining Man Returns.
 Col. ]. B. Dudley, manager of the Silver Belt Consolidated, who was called to San Francisco last week on important business, returned yester- day. He will make this city his tenn porary home in view of development making such favorable showing at present.
 Soldier III.
 Claude o. Eckel, son of MT. and Mrs. John o. Eckel, of Fair Oaks, has reached Camp Bowie, Texas, from overseas, and is in a base hos pital under treatment for pleurisy. He will submit to an operation and after his recovery will return at once to Prescott.
 Plenty of Rain.
 Dave Finnie, in the city yesterday from the Finnie Soda Springs, in the upper end of Oak Creek, reported heavy rains this week, and while farming was not materially benefited the range industry people were re- joicing over a good outlook. He al so stated the fruit crop will be the biggest in many years.
 Fatal Affliction
 Abner Carrill, a mining operator of the Searchlight, Nevada, field, left for home last night, receiving news of the death of his daughter, Miss Jerrie Carrill, who succumbed to blood poisoning. The young lady of eleven years stepped on nail that penetrated her foot, causing a slight wound. Four days later infection ap- peared, and five days afterward the end came. Mir. Carrill returns to Prescott later. Visited in Wyoming.
 R. H. Burmister has returned from Fort Russell, Wyoming after an ab- sence of about two months visiting with Col. and Mrs. R. R. Glass, the latter his daughter. It will be learn ed with pleasure by the many Pres colt friends of this officer that he served overseas with the regulars and won high commendation in ac- ton. When stationed at Whipple some years ago Col. Glass was a lieutenant, and made good after war was declared, as his present rank in dicates.
 Attending Court.
 Chas. w. Shull, night foreman of the Verde Combination near Jerome, is in the city, being called as a jury man, and is at the home of his mother Mrs. Isabell Forest He brings word that development goes ahead without interruption and the normal force has been retained since the other coppers