Weekly journal-miner., 1919-02-26
City NeOs In Brief
(From Thursdays Daily.S

day, and reports the valley country as thoroughly soaked.
 Health Improves.
 Ruby Woodling, the baby daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. George Wood ling is recovering from a recent op- eration.
 Phoenix Visitor.
 Mrs. Roland Johnston of Phoenix, who is well known here, has arrived to spend a couple of weeks with Mrs. j. R. Lowry.
 Back from Coast
 ]. 1. Roberts mas returned from Southern California after an absence of a month on trip of recreation, his health being restored 10 normal Visiting Coast.
 Mrs. H. w. McKean, wife of an attache of the s. F. P. & P. general offices in this city, left yesterday for Los Angeles on brief business trip. Departs for Home. -
 William Loutitt, who has been in the city the past few days from Clarkdale, in attendance upon the court, departed last evening for home.
 Visiting Officer.
 Fred Hawkins, special officer of the United Verde Copper company, visited the city yesterday, returning later to his duties. The suspension, he stated, has resulted in no overt acts from those affected. Home from Coast.
 Mrs. David Miller, who was called to Hollywood, Cal, last month ow- ing to the serious illness of sister, Mrs. C. H. Bailey, afflicted with in fluenza, returned home yesterday, tne latter recovering. Return to Clarkdale.
 J. E. Zingheim and wife, the for. mer here on jury duty, returned to Clarkdale yesterday following the dismissal of the pury panel until February 2S.
 Showed Under.
 George Donner is in the city from the Gold King camp, in the Brad shaws, where he is superintendent, and reports that property as inac- tive, owing to the country being showed under.
 Called East.
 Attorney Richard Lamson is now in New York, City, where he has been called on legal business, and expects to return home in about ten days.
 Special Duty.
 Captain w. E. Beck returned yes terday from Jerome, where as the of- ficial interpreter of the superior court, he participated in the prelim- mary examination of three Mexicans charged with the murder of R. H. Harrison last September. Bad State of Affairs.
 Fred Mickle,' one of the best known residents of the Jerome coun- try, visited the city yesterday and re- ports the mining shut down as com plete, the country being depopulat- ed. Business matters are in a stag nant state and the general situation is deplorable.
 Badly Injured.
 A postal card from Tucson states that Marvin Brewer, a local mining man, having interests on Big Bug Creek, was hit by an auto last week from which slight fracture of the skull followed. A trepanning oper- ation had been decided upon, owing to his mental faculties being disturb ed.
 Loud Cheers.
 C. A. Long of the Kastner force was around giving loud cheers yes terday over the arrival of a baby girl. Said daughter came two day ago, but Long only came to enough to tell folks about it yesterday. The little one, who is called Ermine LOT raine, weighs eight pounds and she and her mother are quite nicely. Many Oil Deeds.
 Recorded yesterday were deeds for about 360 acres of land loocated in Big Chino Valley, the seller being w. R. Mcconnell and the buyers R. M. Bradley, George H. Weller, J. C. Cain, Ernest Beier, K. A. w. John son, Ruby A. McCrady, Charles Kost, and C. E. Huffman. Each of the purchasers acquired from 20 to 40 acres of land, supposed to be oil bearing.
 Fatal Affliction.
 News has been received from Yer de of the death few days ago of L. E. Woods, influenza being the fatal illness. The deceased made his home in this city, where he has rel atives, and formerly worked for Geo. C. Ruffner, freighting out of Copper Basin. The deceased was universal ly popular, frugal and industrious in habits. He was aged about s years. He was a native of Kentucky and single.
 Hldreth Happy.
 Fen s. Hildreth returned yester- day from an inspection of his large farming interests in Williamson Val ley, and is very much pleased with the outlook, saying the country is better watered than in many years.