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April 01, 1901
The result of Saturday's school election was a victory for Judge Andrews by a majority of 144, the vote being Andrews, 335, Mrs. Lowry 191.
Mrs. Henry Pierce, daughter of Mr. And Mrs. T. B. Carter, of Walnut Grove died last night after a brief illness. She was only nineteen years old.
On account of the crowded condition for Miss Gage's room in the high school building she moved her department today into the old school building into the room occupied by Miss Campbell the latter moving her classes into the room vacated by Miss Gage.
Word has been received here that another accident occurred in the United Verde mine at Jerome last Friday night, in which two men were killed and four others seriously wounded. A number of holes had been loaded ready for shooting and the work of lighting the fuse was in progress. The fuse used was too short and before all of them were lighted, the first ones commenced to explode causing the accident.
April 03,1901
Prof James McNaughton, formerly principal of the Prescott public schools and later principal of the normal school at Tempe, is now in charge of the Yuma public schools.
A Mexican who had his examination yesterday on a charge of attacking a man named Cordes with a knife was bound over to the grand jury. He is accused of having made several knife plays.
County Treasurer J. P. Storms has a sample of some surface rock which he discovered within a few miles of town which shows up well in copper and sulpherets. He has located a claim on the ledge from which it came and has commenced sinking on it.
April 04, 1901
W. G. Wingfield is in town from the Verde valley.
Mrs. A. V. Kautz, widow of General Kautz and owner of the Gopher Gold mine, has been in town two days on her way to Phenix and will return to Prescott to spend the summer. Mrs. Kautz is accompanied by her two daughters, Miss Frankie, who was born at Fort Whipple 19 years ago this month. Miss Navarra Kautz and Miss Harriet Hudson of Boston, Mass.
April 06, 1901
A three year old Mexican child fell into a tub of boiling water at Jerome and was scalded to death.
An old colored man named Brichley, who has been engaged for several years in hauling wood to Prescott, died at the county hospital a few days ago.
W. T. Carter, a well known miner of this county, recently employed in the Crown Point mine, died in Phenix on Friday, of blood poison, aged 52 years.
April 08, 1901
Died in Chicago on Easter day, F. A. Eugene Briot, father of Mrs. Geo. Wooster, of this city and Henry V. Briot of McCabe, in the seventy eighth year of his age, after a few days illness.
Virgil Earp, Benjamin Robinson, Wm and Albert Rudy, Fred Gaines, Jack Arnold and Geo. T. Milner of Kirkland valley are in town attending the hearing in the land office of the contest case against Albert Rudy's homestead entry.
Some people are laboring under the impression that the recent repeal of the poll tax law does away with all poll taxes. This is a mistake. The poll tax law remains in force and effect, just as before, except that the payment of it is not made a condition of voting. Collection of poll taxes is still made compulsory on the part of the corporations from their employes.
Samuel Loy, an old and highly respected citizen of Yavapai county, died at his home at Cornville, in the Verde valley, on March 29, 1901. He was born in Virginia, married in Missouri in 1853 and moved to Prescott in 1876, and afterwards moved to the Verde valley, where he lived until his death. He was in his 81st years. Deceased leaves three sons, James, John and William Loy, and two daughters, Mrs. Mary Bristow and Mrs. Hattie Munds to mourn his death. His oldest son, ex-District Attorney James Loy of this city, just returned from a visit to his aged father last week. The deceased had lived a good life and died loved and respected by all who knew him. Flagstaff Sun.
April 09, 1901
Miss Kerbeaugh, a teacher of the public schools in congress, left on the morning train for a visit to relatives in Wisconsin.
April 10, 1901
J. H. Scott, a recent arrival from Walnut Grove, died in the county hospital yesterday. He was 67 years of age.
April 11, 1901
Little Bernice Shultz, the six-year-old daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Tom Shultz, is seriously ill with pneumonia.
April 13, 1901
George C. Ruffner has been quite sick again with another attack of pneumonia. This is his second attack this winter.
Mrs. J. C. Friels, who was reported in a serious condition on account of an attack upon her by her husband, is recovering and will leave on Monday for her former home at Kansas City. In default of the payment of his $50 fine Mr. Friels is still confined in jail.
April 15, 1901
A petition has been circulated in Jerome asking Governor Murphy to pardon Joseph Tamborina sentenced to serve three years and a half in the penitentiary.
Our contemporary announces the death of Maiters Salvador at the county hospital, aged 68 years, but somehow overlooked its customary comment concerning patients of that institution by referring to it as another evidence of McKinley prosperity.
Mrs. James Thorpe died at her home on Willow creek on Sunday. Deceased was the wife of James Thorpe an employe of the S. F. P. and P railroad. She was 43 years old and leaves a husband and several children to mourn her loss. The funeral took place at 3 o'clock this afternoon from the residence.
John Shaubarger, an old resident of Prescott died on Sunday morning, at the ripe old age of 88 years. Deceased was the father of Mrs. Dan Hatz and Mrs. Barrington of Prescott, and Mrs. Probst of Seattle. Deceased was a highly respected citizen of the town. The funeral took place this afternoon at 2:30 from the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hatz, and was attended by a large concourse of citizens.
April 16, 1901
Mrs. J. C. Friels made a very earnest and successful plea for her husband this morning and succeeded in getting him released from jail. The couple left on the morning's train for Kansas City on a sort of second bridal tour.
April 17, 1901
C. S. Thompson, of the Jerome Reporter has been appointed administrator of the estate of the late Thomas Dwyer of Jerome. Out of three applicants for the position Probate Judge Hicks selected Mr. Thompson.
A little child of Mr. and Mrs. John Love died this morning of pneumonia aged 4 years and 7 months. The little one had the whooping cough, followed by the mumps, which was followed by pneumonia with fatal results. Another child of theirs younger than this is also seriously ill and not expected to live.
Louis Becke, of Lynx creek, has just received notice of the raise of his pension from $8.00 to $12.00 dating from December 1900. Mr. Becke served in an Indiana regiment during the civil war. Frank S. Stewart was instrumental in securing the raise in his pension.
Died-April 16, Florence 3, aged 4 years 6 months and 24 days, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Love. The funeral will take place tomorrow (Thursday) at 11 a.m. from the family residence on South Montezuma street. Friends and acquaintances respectfully invited to attend.
Property owners on Cortez street have inaugurated a move to have that street paved with asphalt from the depot to Gurley street, two blocks.
April 22, 1901
Mrs. Mary Bashford, widow of the late Levi Bashford, arrived in Prescott on Friday night for a short visit to look after her business interests here.
April 24, 1901
Born at Jerome Junction, April 22 to Mr. and Mrs. Alex Duff, a boy, a ten pounder.
May 01, 1901
James Morgan was brought up from Congress yesterday to serve a term of 125 days in jail for obtaining money under false pretenses. Constable Pete Boscha chaperoned him to Prescott.
A workman in the stone quarry west of town died yesterday from the effects of injuries received a couple of days since by the sliding of a big stone, which was being loaded for the Prescott National bank building.
May 02, 1901
Dr. Joshua Draper died very suddenly at his home in Skull valley on Wednesday morning, May 1. Deceased was 79 years old and resided with a son on a ranch at the above place. He went out on Wednesday morning to milk and had just completed the work of milking a cow when he was noticed to get up and set down against a fence. On going to him he was found to be dead. Death coming almost instantaneously and without any warning. Heart disease was the cause of death. In addition to the son mentioned he has a son, E. B. Draper, in Prescott, and mother S. S. Draper who resides in San Bernardino. California. The funeral will take place tomorrow from the residence of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Draper on Mt. Vernon Avenue, East Prescott.