Weekly journal-miner., 1919-12-24

the farming situation as shaping up for early spring crop growing, soil conditions being good.
 Taking Layoff.
 Frank F. Andrews. street superin- tendent, left yesterday for Los Aug- eles to visit with his wife and daugh- ter during the holidays His fighting canine, "Foch," was taken along.
 Swastika Active.
 Mary Murphy has returned from filling an engagement with the Swas- tika, which silver he reports as as suming considerable interest from the good showing made, and that a mill is soon to be installed.
 School Vacancy.
 Miss Louise Lower has resigned as teacher of the Blue Bell public school leaving the city yesterday for her home in Los Angeles. to remain. A teacher is wanted immediately after the holiday recess.
 Mining Man Returns.
 Colonel J. B. Dudley, of San Fran cisco, secretary of the newly formed Yaba Copper Co.,, has gone to the camp near the Franco-American oh trip of observation, initial opera tions being under headway.
 Coming Lawyer.
 Jimmy" Smith. son of Mir. and Mrs. A. L. Smith, a law student Of Stanford, has returned home for the holidays, and is meeting with a greet ing from many. young and old.
 Wants a Janitor
 School Trustee A. w. Bromley, of Humboldt, visited the city yesterday to secure a janitor for that institu- ton. Unless one is secured after the holiday recess the pupils will have to. fall in line to do a little muscular training with the broom every day. From the Range.
 Jones H. Bishop, a well known range man of the Anvil Rock coun-I try, is visiting the city, reporting theI cattle business in excellent condition for the winter and no losses are an-I ticipated. Where It Is Cold.
 Fen S. Hildrcth has returned from Montana, Canada and Idaho, after an absence of a month on legal business pertaining to land interests. Hei o+,+o- 4I,o ,,,~,,,o-+ -r-oo4lo- 1o o.. countered while away was 10 below zero, while the coldest was when the mercury congea1ed at 50 below. Pioneer Woman III.
 Grandma Reid" as she is so fav- orably known i'll this county. for over half a century, residing in Verde | valley, was reported yesterday as dangerously i'll and her recovery isf hopeless. She is nearing her 90thI year, and during her long life has become endeared to many, who will regret 10 learn of her illness. Valley Visitor.
 A. C. Young is in the city from Ferguson valley, coming by train. in stead of motoring, as has been his habit for some months. His last trip !. by machine over the Copper BasinI range proved disastrous and he states q two per cent grade on concrete roadbed is his future route. Pioneer Returns.
 George Carey, an early Yavapai pioneer, but in recent years of Mari copa county, summer visitor to ! Prescott this year, returned during the week, stating that the climate agrees with him and his health has improved. He is or old-time freight CT, but at present owns big chicken 1 ranch at Glendale.
 Locking Over Range. l
 L. L. Deuell. who has the biggest steam sheep shearing plant in the Southwest. with headquarters at i Congress Junction, is in the city en <. route to look over the grazing coun- try of Black canyon. He states feed ing on the desert this winter is ex- cellent, and many more bands are in i quarters than last year. He antici- pates a big season in his business. On Litigation.
 Felix A. Davidson, formerly en- gagged in mining in the Big Bug country, arrived during the week from Navajo county, and comes on legal matters which may go into the Su- perior court. He has been into the Moqui reservation prospecting, and located a silver-copper property. He will begin development next spring, and has organized a small company.
 POSTWAR TROUBLES
 STOCKHOLM, Dec. 2O.-Reaction