Weekly journal-miner., 1919-05-07
begins large operations. Veteran Returns

Judge J. (. Shafer returned
 Wednesday from the Soldiers Home
 at Sawtelle. Cal, and is granted a
 furlough Of six months to look at,er
 his interests on Groom Creek, for
 which place he left yesterday. He
 IS a veteral of the civil war, and was
 admitted to the above institution last
 fall He also Is Hassayamper and receives a welcome from many pIo'
 neers on coming back.
 The Banner Year.
 A. Matley and daughter, Dora of
 Williamson Valley visited the city yesterday and the first named stated that his farming interests at present indicated the best outlook ne had ex-
 perienced in sixteen years of being in tkat country. Rains have been abundant at time when most need ed and the native hay crop will be the biggest ever known, as well will other yields far exceed any previous year.
 Rains Redeem Range.
 T. L. Morris, a rangeman in the city yesterday, from Hillside, stated it was pretty scene these days to see the country carpeted with green and such a situation had not betn known for many years. New feed has started to grow, and the livestock iL- dustry has a prosperous season IS sured. Rains this week were heavier than ever known for the spring. Early Arrivals
 In the city from the Casa Grapde country are MT. and Mrs. HOw1rd Earle and MT. and Mrs. Gibson Gore, who later will take to the hills near by to go into camp for the summer among the pines. Next week Mr and Mrs. Earl will be joined here by a son from overseas, who Is reCov- ering in the east from wounds re- ceived in action while with the reg ulars. Another son remains in Ger many and has concluded to re-en- list for three year service. The wis itors state weather conditions in the south are exceptionally warm and many are preparing to leave for he 
 Not Infected.
 ]. E. Osgood, bitten by skunk early last month while camping on Lower Date Creek, passed through the city yesterday for Congress June ton, and stated Pasteur physicians at Chicago pronounced him as not having been infected, although as a precautionary measure he submitted to fourteen lamentations. These au- tnorities on hydrophobia stated that the danger period ranges from about June l to the close of the autumnaI equinox, when the bite of any wild beast may develop the rabies. Os- good is to continue prospecting and desires friends in the southern part of the state to know that he had es capedd.
 Soaking Rains. From the northern part of the county in the city yesterday was L. E. Hare, Texas rangeman who is looking over that region, and he stated heavy rains mad fallen during the week, the outlook for good graz ing being excellent. He will contin ue to make observations leaving later for Eureka district He states many of Texas have been ruined during the droutb tho ef the past two years, and while in Maricopa county short time age he was surprised to learn that men who had been rated from $10,O00 uT to as high as $40,000 in livestock as sets were now angaged in pickino cotton for daily wage MT. Hare also stated many big range firms had lost heavily and their one big busi- ness had been wiped out. He is very much pleased with this section of the state. '.-e