Weekly journal-miner., 1920-10-13
City NeUs In Brief

(FrOm WeQneSQdy Dally)
 From Verde River.
 C. B. Coulson, a prominent ran cher of the Verde River country was in the city yesterday.
 Good Meeting, Report.
 Mrs. Ward Wheeler, who was il Jerome last night with the larg, party who went over there for the purpose of campaigning, phoned MT Wheeler to the effect that the party got through all right. Mrs. Wheeler said that slight rain fell while they were en route, but not enough tc make the journey unpleasant. She reported that they held a fine meet ing in the mining city.
 Stops on Way.
 Winfield Arnett, from the M. A Perkins ranch about twenty miles days in Prescott on his way over land to his home in Hanford, Cali fornia. He has been working at the Perkins anch about twenty miles north of Jerome Junction.
 Another Still.
 What is claimed to be the finest still in the country was on view yes terdav at the Sherit's office. Since stills are considered law breakers when they are functioning according to the time-honored traditions of Tohn Barleycorn, this particular still, which was caught in the act, was lodged in the little room behind the locked door that opens off the office, where it is now keeping company with a number of other offenders. Ii is made from a wash-boiler, cop oered and rigged Up with number of attachments necessary under cen tair circumstances, and when arrest ed was found in questionable com nanv. to wit: two barrels of mash. The mash was done to death accord inc to law. and the still locked up. Red Cross Fair Exhibits.
 Miss Kathleen Booth, western Red Cross director, wired yesterday from Douglas, to Miss Annie Camp hell Tones requesting that dates and arrangements for the Red Cross dis plays to be shown at the Northern Arizona State Fafr be wired to her at Bisbee. The Red Cross is pre- n airing a number of exhibits show inc the nature Of their work. Miss Booth is making her semi-annuaL trip of inspection of Red Cross chap ters in Arizona, and plans on return ing to Prescott in order to be here during the Fair.
 From Skull Valley.
 Charley Young was In the city yesterday from Skull Valley, May Settle Here.
 William Case, who is directing the Red Cross activities at Whipple Bar racks. left for San Francisco, where he has some business matte rs to attend to. MT. Case says that he intends to wind tip his affairs in the California city, in order to return to Prescott permanently.
 120o Sheep Astray.
 The Sherif's office learned yester- dav that flock of 11O0 sheep had straved onto ranch owned by A. w Lessard. tn accompanied by any berder or owner. Undersheriff Ed Rowers went down to the ranch and looked the leaderless flock over He secured a herder from Mayer to take care of the flock until the owner co,,ld he found. Anyone who re- members having lost 12O0 sheep, and who can identify these particular specimens, may apply to the oherln office or to the Lessard ranch. Coming Along.
 Tom Marks was visable around the court house today, carrying his arm in sling. He was one of the wit resses in the Ben Johnson case oe- mo tried in Judge McLane's court Marks hand, which was injured re- centIv in raid in which Charles C. Blv did some shooting, is getting well gradually.