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as LOCAL BRIEFS. Fjom Sunday's Daily. Wells H. Bates loft yeaterday for Los Angeles. Eggs are, becoming scarce in the Frescott market. The street car is warmed up these cold evenings by electric heat. The only associated press report tak en in Prescott is received by the Jour nal -Miner. Airs. C. E. Lamb, wife of Engineer .Lamb, has gone to Williams for a month's visit. The great register now contains 4000 names. Registration will close on Tuesday evening. Ten car loads of oil were brought in from Ash Pork by Saturday's south bound freight train. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bunker and the latter's sister, Mis3 Cnlbert, came in yesterday from theYaeger mine. Deputy Sheriff Burns made a catch Pridav night that netted him $400. It was an eight spot on a policy ticket. Yardmaster Rains, of Ash Fork, came down on Friday night's train re turning to Ash Fork again on Satnr day. Dr. McCandless' condition remains just about the same. He does not seem to improve any and he is getting no worse. This has been pay day at the rail road office and several thousand dol lars were put in sirculation in the town. The republican candidates went out to J3rome Junction Saturday after noon where a rousing meeting was held last evening. Prof, and Mrs. B. D. Billinghurst and a number of the Prescott school teachers had an outing yesterday at Spruce mountains. "W. J. Murphy, a well known resi dent of Pheuix, passed through Pres cott yesterday on the south bound freight train en route home. C. Garesche, representing the Ar mour Packing company, went up to Ash Fork yesterday to meet his wife, who is en route here from Denver. Sheriff Lovin, of Mohave county, was in Prescott on Saturday subpoen ing witnesses for the term of court vhicb commences in Kingman on .Monday. Some of the Prescott boys are invit ing trouble for themselves in the shape of broken limbs or more serious inju xy by trailing along the street car on bicycles. Thomas Brown, the vegetable man south of town, is carrying one hand in a sling. Just what is the trouble with it he enys tne doctors are unable to determine. Carl E. Schlingheyde, special agent and adjuster of the Law Union and Crown insurance company, of London, is in town. looking after the business of the company. The open season for quail commenc ed yesterday and lasts until March 1st. The limit that any one may kill in a day is twenty-five and it is unlawful to sell the birds. C. II. McLane went to Ash Fork on Saturday to register the voters of that precinct, the justice of the peace there being sick in Los Angeles and unable to attend to the registering duties. Rev. A. E. Slothower, wite and two children arrived on yesterday's freight train and are domiciled temporarily at the Congress house. Rev. Slothow er is the new pastor of the M. E. church. Justieo Talbot yesterday fixed the bail of Charles King and H. Ferris, charged with stealing a check from Joe O'Hara, at 5300, pending their preliminary examination which was set for Tuesday next. Dr. George W. Vickers accompanied George H. Maxwell to Prescott yester day. Mr. Maxwell was accorded a rouf lug reception in Phenix on Friday evening and his speech was greeted with the greatest enthusiasm. Judge R. E. Sloan will leave today for Kingman, where ho will open a term of court tomorrow. Ho will be accompanied by Court Reporter W.S. Norviel, and a number of attorneys will also go over to attend the term. Tom Coleman, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Coleman, who went east some time since with his mother to attend the world's fair, returned home Sat ardny morning. Mrs. Coleman is still st the fair and will not return home for another month yet. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Herndon and their daughter, Miss Florence, return ed Saturday morning from their visit to the world's fair and with relatives in Missouri. Mr. Herndon who spent several weeks in California, for the benefit of bis health prior to going east, returned with .his health com pletely restored. !','... A. A. Britton, a San Francisco trav eling man is visiting Prescott. R. R.Stednian was able to be on the street yesterday after a nine weeks' siege of typhoid fever. It will be faomo weeks yet before ho can again go to work. Quite a number of returning pil grims arrived in Prescott on Satur day's freight train. Among this num ber the following were noticed as they debarked from the train: Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Hazeltino and children, Dr. and Miss Criley, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Geeuwood and C. E. Gentry. Judge Sloan held a short session of the district court yesterday at which Mrs. Frances Holbrook was granted a divorce from Ben F. Holbrook and a motion was granted in the case of W. B. Clark, against the Empire Mining company, allowing defendant to de posit the amount sued for SI, 400 in a Prescott bank. C. H. Bunker, superintendent of the Yeager Canyon Copper company, was in Prescott yesterday" and reports continuous improvement in that splendid property. They are obtain ing an increased supply of water from development and hope to eventually ootain sufficient from shafts to answer mill purposes for full twenty four hours run. T. D. Adams and wife returned Thursday night from a two months stay in San Diego and Los Angeles where they went for Mr. Adam's heatlh. He feels greatly benefitted by the change and rest and is again in his office where he has for so many years handled the lumber business of his firm of Clark & Adams. J. W. Kraemer, city ticket agent of the S. F. P. & P. railroad and Losada Anderson, messenger for the Postal Telegraph company, left on Saturday for a visit east. They will visit Mr. Kraemer's relatives and will also visit the St. Louis exposition and will re turn t i Prescott again in about a month. On account of trouble between an American and three Mexicans in Je rome, a race war is threatened there, according to the Jerome News, which says it has been informed by a num ber of merchants of the town, that the Mexicans in large numbers have been buying six shooters lately. Mrs. Fred Sattes will return today from a seven weeks' trip east visiting the world's fair and other places. Her visit was not as long as she had in tended it should be on account of re ceiving a telegram announcing the serious illness of her husband. While the latter was dangerously ill for a few days his condition has greatly improv ed and he is able to be out and around again. Guy Bennett, a former resident of this county, having been engaged in the stock businses in the Juniper country, died at Oceanside, Cal., on Friday afternoon, October 14. Mr. Bennett had been a resident of the territory for a number of years and was highly respected. During the past soveral years he has made his home in Phenix where a daughter, Mrs. E. J. Bennitt resides. A widow also sur vives him. The south bound passenger tram duo at 7:45 Friday evening did not arrive until nearly 4 o'clock Saturday morn ing. Even after this long wait a num ber of the Santa Fe trains failed to make connections and thirty-eight passengers and a carload of mail, ox press and baggage was brought down by the south bound freight on Satur day, which was held at Ash Fork four hours in order to save the passeugers from the tedious stay in Asli Fork. Miss Sharlot Hall is visiting in Los Angeles, tho guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Lummis. The former is a great admirer of Miss Hall's lit erary ability and during his absence from Los Angeles for a short time a couple of years ago placed her in charge of his magazine, "Out West. As editress of this magazine during the brief period she presided over it, Miss Hall won national fame. She has been a contributor to tho maga zine for a number of years, both in prose and poetry. The sheriff's office received a tele phone message on Saturday night say ing that two drunks wer creating a disturbance near hydraulics and act ing in a threatening manner towards a placer miner. Deputies "Joo Cook and George Heisler went out and brought them to town and lodged them in jail. They were inclined at first to offer resistance to the officers, but a little persuasion on the part of tho latter convinced them that pro nounced opposition to their wishes would not be conducive to their health. F. M. Murphy and party returned on Saturday afternoon by a special train from their trip south. Tlioso accompanying Mr. Murphy are Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Cheney. On their visit to the Imperial mine they met Superintendent Jones of the Southern Pacific company and his wife and daughter and Miss Whittaker, of San Francisco, and Mrs. Cheney induced the young ladies to join the Murphy party, and, tbey returned to Prescott with them. After a brief visit here tho party will go to the Grand Canyon for a visit. Julian Millard will leave today for his new scene of action in Philadel phia. He and Mrs. Millard will be given a farewell breakfast at Hotel Burke this morning by tho proprietors of that hostelry in honor of h'u sue cess in planning and constructing it, Mrs. Millard will remain in Prescott for a short time and dispose of their household effects prior to joining her husband in the east. The departure of theso excellent people will bo a real loss to Prescott. Commencing on Monday morning, October 17th, George Wooster will have a closing out sale of his entire stock of stationery, blank books, office supplies, books, framed pictures, etc. Everything goes and must be sold by October 30th if not closed out sooner. He intends retiring from the station ery business and expects to vacate the room where he is located before the first of the month and it will bo occu pied by A. W. Robinson for his cigar and stationery store, and news and preiodical stand. During this closing out sale the public will be given an opportunity to secure bargains in overy line kept in stock by Mr. Woos- ty. John Richards, of Phenix, mention of whom was made in the last issue of the Journal Miner a's having been charged with violating his parole and of an order having been issued for bis return to the penitentiary may be saved yet that fate. If he is it will be through the persistent efforts of his wife. She has succeeded in securing a stay of proceedings in the case un til she can introduce testimony show ing his innocence of the charges and if she substantiates rhatshe has all eg ed she will avert his return to the penitentiary. She claims that the effort to secure his return to the peni tentiary is the result of a conspiracy on the part of bis enemies. John Bernard or Bernardo, the Ital ian who was injured at the Oro Bella mine on Thursday morning by John Tocolatto, wai brought to Prescott from McCabe last evening and is under the care of Dr. Smith. The latter says .that while his injuries are not neces sarily considered of a fatal nature tbey are quite serious. His nose is cut in twain and the bones are broken and should he recover bis face will be disfigured for life. Contrary to cer ain reports there is no fracture of the skull. Bernard says he was awakened from bis sleep by bis assail ant and was attacked without having any opportunity whatever to defend himself. He has not yet decided whether he will swear to any com plaint or not although ho has had it under consideration. From Tuesday's Daily. R. M. Dougherty is in town from Crown King. r. Morris Goodwater left for tho east yesterday. Mrs. George Hall left on Monday for a visit east. D. J. Sullivan came up from Con gress on Monday. Major W. II. Bonsall went up to Williams on Monday. W. C. Bashford has returned from his visit to California. Ed Stephens and wife, of William son Valley, are in town. Michael Kenny, of Octave, was a Prescott visitor Monday. Dixon Fagerberg went south last evening on a business trip. Morris Asher and Bert Clifford left on a hunting trip on Saturday. G.F.Anderson and Georgo Harbauer went to Wickenburg on last night's train. Tho Fowler club .in Prescott is ap proaching the 300 margin its mem bership. Charles C. Scoullar and wife, of Chicago, were among the arrivals on last night's train. The funeral of tho late Guy Bennett took place in Phenix on Monday after noon at 4 o'clock. Mr. ancPMrs. Archie Lockhart went out to Kirkland on last night's train whero tho former will put in a few days' hunting. W. II. Tinimerhotf, of the postoffice drug store will leavo tomorrow for a mouth's ftrip east and will visit the World's Fair during his absence. Rev. C. A. Hyatt of tho south Meth odist church left on Monday for a week's absence in California to attend tho conference of his church. C. M. Drimmick, a Chicago shoe' man, and P. J. Arnold, representing Murphy Grant A- Co., of San Francis co, arrived on last night's train. The Phenix Republican announces tho birth in Phenix of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Burmister. It was born on Sunday morning, October lGth. The men brought in. from .Lynx creek on Saturday night were fined the costs of their arrests and trial. They had taken too much whisky aboard. F. A. Tritlo, jr., asisstant secretary and manager of the Yavapai club, left on Monday for a visit to the V7orld's Fair. His mother, sister and brother reside in St. Louis. He expects to bo absent about a month. Dennis May, one of the original owners of the Congress mine came up from that camp on Monday. Mr. May still owns some very valuable proper ties in tho Congress section. After an absence of four months in the east investigating the latest dis coveries in certain medical practice, Dr. Criley has returned and vnll re sume the practice of medicine again. A stiff breeze from the north pre vailed on Monday, and served as a very forcible reminder of the coming of winter. Cool weather set in this year fully a month earlier then usual. The repairs to the Gila bridge of tho S. F. P. & P. railroad have been completed and trains are again run ning between Kelvin and Phenix. A portion of the above bridge haa been washed out four different times during the summer. D. M. Martin came in on Mondny morning's freight train from the north coming direct from the Mohave desert, where he is engaged in a big irriga tion enterprise and which he h:is just completed ready to commence the cul tivation of the land. A man was run over on Sunday morning as he was going to tho fire, by a boy on horseback. The man was going to the fire wlr.n he fell down and the boy who was close behind him could not stop his horse until he was on top of the prostrate man. Recent news from Goldfield, Nevada, aro not so roseato as they were a short time since. While the richness of the district is conceded it is practically impossible to find any new ground to locate and work is scarce and miners and laborers plenty and the ost of living is very high. S. H. Anderson, a Hillside mine owner, came to town on Sunday and was very much surprised though agree ably so to find bis son here. He had just arrived from the east and ho is so well pleased with what he has &een of Arizona that he thinks he may con clude to remain here with his father. J. A. Mallory, the socialist evange list has gone south for the promulga tion of his doctrine. During his visits in this part of the territory he is said to have been very conservative and fair in bis utterances, not bordering on an archy as been the case with a number of speakers who have called themselves socialists. Paul Johns and wife returned Mon day from San Francisco whore they have been for nearly two months and where Mr. Johns about a month ago underwent an operation for appendi citis. While not entirely recovered from the effects of the operation bo is improving very nicely and they are glad to be at home once more. A fiio alarm was sounded at 3 o'clock on Sunday morning for a lira in a house in the piue3 in West Prescott. Tho building was owned by D. C. Putman and was occupied by a Mexi can family and was practically b total loss together with its contents. The origin of the fire was not learned. The loss of tho Mexican family is placed at 8100 and the building $500. Quite a large delegation of socialists were at tho railroad station to bid Fifty Years the Standard mam from oiire tartar derivsd froEii grapes. PRICE BAKING POWDER CO.. CHICAGO. 1 adieu to Mr. Mallory on bis depart- I ... e Dkn:. m m ii . : newspaper man and when ilot engaged in delivering socialist addresses, is in the employ of the Riverside Enter prise. He is a very affable and cour teous gentleman and a fluent speaker. While standing in front of tho An heuser saloon last evening Adoplh Spadino, proprietor of the Germania saloon, suddenly threw up his hands and fell to the sidewalk, the back of his head striking the cement walk with such force as to fracture his skull, apparently. Ho bled profusely from the mouth, nose and ears before medi cal aid was secured. He was taken to Mercy hospital and this afternoon he was reported to be in a very critical condition being unconscious. Just what caused him to fall was not learn ed as he seemed to be in apparently good health at tho time. Miss Jennie Daggs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Daggs, gave a very pleasant surprise party on Saturday evening to Miss Hattie Cope. The latter young lady was taken complete- I ly by surprise too as the company i marched into her home just as she was j ready to go to the regular Saturday (evening dance at the Odd Fellow's hall. There were between thirty and forty youDg people present and the evening was devoted to games which were both amusing aud entertaining to them, and elegant refreshments were served and it was well along towards Sunday morning before the company departed for their homes. m The meeting at Jerome Junction on Saturday night by the county repub lican candidates was one of the bes. held in the county although they re port having had splendid meetings every place they have been. E. S. Clark and Leroy Anderson were the principal speakers of the evening, al though all the candidates made a talk. The audience was taken by storm by the speeches and several democrats pledged their supdort to tho candi dates at tho close of the meeting. Everybody in Jerome Junction seemed to be present and not only were all of the seats occupied but standing room was at a premium and a large number of ladies graced the occasion with their presence. From Wednesday's Daily. Diok McNary came in from the south yesterday. C. H. McLane has returned from his trip to Ash Fork registering voters. C. W. Piatt returned home to Kirk land on Monday after a brief visit in Prescott. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stpehens and their little son left yesterday for their home in Los Angeles. R. E. Morrison left yesterday for Kingman where he spoke last night at tho Fowler meeting. Judge W.C. Campbell came up from Phenix on yesterday's train and stop ped off in Prescott for a day. Frank Mel one came up on yesterday morning's train from the south after an absence of over two years in the southern part of the territory. W. F. Flora is making a winning race for probate judge. Mr. Flora is thoroughly qualified for th(f position in every repsect having practiced law for a number of years. The Yavapai Oil company has con tracted for a drilling outfit which is due hero January 1st, when it is ex pected to commence active operations in drilling for oil. Experts who havo examined the location express absolute faith in being able to strike oil. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Ruffner returned Tuesday from their visit east. Mrs. Ruffner was absent for about three mouths but her husband left only a few weeks ago and was then held up for several days by tho railroad wash outso that his visit was quite brief. Prof.R. N. McDonoId, formerly prin cipal of the Phenix high school has been sentenced to serve a term of eleven months in the territorial peni tentiary for forgery. The sentence was for fifteen months' imprisonment, counting from the time he was placed in jail in Phenix which was four months ago. The examination of Hank Fields and Charles King, on a charge of stealing a check from Joe O'Hara, was coiu menced yesterday afternoon before Justico Talbot, and after taking a por tion of the testimony an adjournment was taken until today at 10 o'clock when the examination will be con cluded. Several asloon men are complaining of the "Kentucky" system of treating that is prevailing this campaign among certain candidates. Because single statehood is an issue, they say, is no real foundation why a candidate should confine bis imbibing to a single person. Ed Golightly has returned from Walnut Creek, where ho spent a very enjoyable outing for two weeks. He went for the open air and sunshine features, and relieved tho monotony of the time in this respect by picking off a couple of fine deer during his stay in that section. Bob Prior has returned from Jerome to remain in Prescott permanently. He made a wager recently in Jerome that the socialist candidate for treas urer, who is a resident of that place, will receive more votes in Jerome than other man on any ticket. Mr. Ballard is very popular in bis home town. The Los Angeles Times of recent date contains an extended account of the marriage of James E. Hamilton, son of Mrs. T. M. Earnhart, of Kirk land, to Miss' Ella Hamilton, of Los Angeles. The groom is a native of Arizona being the son of the late James Hamilton of Peoples Valley. The United States Civil service com mission announces an examination on November 19, 1904, at the usual places to secure eligibles from whloh to make certification to fill five vacancies in the position of veterinarian in the Philippine 6ervice,at 81,600 per annum each, and other similar vacancies as they may occur in the Philippine ser vice. As the commission has experi enced considerable difficulty in secur ing eligibles for this position.qualified persons are urged to enter the exami- i nation. Pony Maybew, who' left Prescott about a month ago for Goldfields, writes that the place is one of the greatest in the western continent so far as possibilities are concerned. The mines are going down, and transac tions are of daily occurrence, prices running into tho thousands of dollars for claims that lie on the belt of the bonanzas. Mr. May how is in business, and he speaks of the old time price prevailing and that there are no ac commodations worthy of the name. Thousands of people are coming in, and much suffering must neccessa rily result thi3 winter for lack of quar ters. He would advise people to stay away until next spring. J. M. W. Moore and his son Fred C. Moore, returned on Monday night from their visit to the Grand Canyon. They were accompanied by the for mer's sister, Miss Mary E. Moore, and report having had a most delight ful time viewing the wonders there. In addition to visititig the various points of interest on the rim of the canyon they made two trips down the trail into its depths, not being able to satisfy themselves with a single trip. They had a correct idea of seeing the canyon as tbey remained there a week. It iiad been arranged to have Mr. Moore's nephew and niece,George and Blanche Moore meet them at Williams and visit the canyon with them, but on account of the railroad washouts tbey were sent around via 1 Paso and arrived in Prescott last Wednesday during their absence. Tho latter will remain here during the winter. Instead of the registration of voters falling below what it was two years ago it promises to be greater. When Recorder Farley closed bis office at midnight he had enrolled 5,032 names on the great register. At the close of the office at midnight two years ago there wore 2, 891 names on the register, tboso coming in during tho fow days following but which had been register ed during the legal time and which wero placed on a supplement, swelled the total registration to 5,320 and the probabilities are that the lists received during the next few days will undoubt edly increase the number to more thnn that of two years ago. A feature of the registration is the largo number registered from Prescott, the number amounting to 1,091, which is certainly a good indication that the town is not retrograding. First olass job work at the Journal Miner office.