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01 July 1905
BABY BOY BURNED TO DEATH AT ASH FORK: Yesterday afternoon at Ash Fork, the house of James H. Shipp, an employe [sic] in the railroad machine shops in this city, was burned to the ground, and with it was burned his three year old baby boy. Mrs. Shipp left the little fellow locked in the house while she went up town to procure some medicine, and during her absence the place caught fire, and before help could arrive the structure was a roaring mass of flames. No cause is assigned, but it is believed that the baby started the blaze by playing with matches during the absence of his mother.
02 July 1905
DEADLY SCREW WORM FINDS ANOTHER VICTIM: Mrs. Charles French taken to Hospital in dangerous condition. For the third time within the past thirty days the dread and fatal disease resulting from the effect of screw worms, is brought to notice in this portion of the territory. This time it is the case of Mrs. Charles French, the wife of a laborer who has been recently employed in Kirkland … The case of John Clark, who died here recently, is a similar one, excepting in the fact that the worms started in an external cancerous growth on his face …
JEROME: Liquor Business Slack. Two saloons closed their doors in Jerome yesterday of their own volition, on account of there being so little business that it did not pay them to stay open. The Turf was one and the other was a little saloon in Mexican town.
04 July 1905
JEROME: Death of a Lad. Victor Cobello, aged 6 years, aws [sic] buried here yesterday. Death was the result of an abscess of the brain, as the result of a fracture of the skull several years ago. The funeral was largely attended.
11 July 1905
U.S Grand Jurors; Following is a list of residents selected yesterday morning to serve as members of the United States grand jury for the present term; R. H. Burmister, foreman; A. M. Calles, bailiff and official Spanish interpreter; James Hill, C. S. Taylor, Charles B. Howard, A. A. Fisher, Geo. Colton, H. C. Vincent, Richard Lamson, C. A. Peter, Z. O. Brown, J. H. Mills, A. W. Edwards, G. A. Bray, W. Shepard, H. Brinkmeyer, Ed. Shumate, Mathew Levy, J. I. Gardner and W. R. Haight.
DIES FROM CONSUMPTION; Victim of Tuberculosis Expires Early This Morning. Thomas Gerdner, a timekeeper on the A. and C. road, who some three weeks ago was brought to Prescott quite ill, and who has been at the Mercy Hospital for several days past, died there about 12:30 this morning. He was brought from the road suffering from lung trouble and gradually grew worse during his stay here. Gerdner was about 32 years of age. Because of the late hour of his death nothing was to be learned of his parentage or former home. Undertaker Maus has the remains in charge, and will today try to learn more of the unfortunate young man and his relatives.
While in session last evening the city council … Water Is Declared Potable. Dr. W. E. Day presented his monthly report and made reference to the condition of the local water supply. He clares [sic] the water good in every respect, and in his report calls attention to the fact that the new buildings to go up at Fort Whipple are confirmation of his report, as careful tests of the water were made by the government before the contracts were given out … .To License Automobiles; An amending ordinance providing for the licensing of automobiles carrying passengers or freight for hire, was read and passed. A license ordinance providing a license for $5 each on all cars used by street railway companies within the city limits was adopted. To regulate the speed of all automobiles to eight miles an hour, and providing a penalty for not obeying the same was the subject for an ordinance, and was unanimously adopted.
12 July 1905
JOINED IN MARRIAGE AT HOME OF BRIDE … William F. Hatton, brother of Mrs. J. P. Dillon, was yesterday morning united in marriage to Miss Adelaide Emanuel, the daughter of a well known local resident and business man.
14 July 1905
JEROME, July 13 – The pleasant home of the contracting parties in Prescott last Wednesday evening at 8 p.m. was the scene of a pretty but quiet little wedding. At this hour Rev. Taft pronounced the solemn words which made Miss Lulu Foster and Mr. Fred D. Welch man and wife.
16 July 1905
FIRST STEP TAKEN TO BREAK THE BOGGS’ WILL Sister of The Deceased Enters Formal Protest; Decedent Charged With Being of Unsound Mind. As previously announced exclusively by the Journal-Miner, preliminary steps toward an attempt to set aside the will of the late Theodore W. Boggs, were yesterday taken before Probate Judge Hicks, Attorney J. M. Ross appearing in the interest of Mrs. Sophia Palmer, of Napa Cal.
LEE LUNG MUST GO BACK TO NATIVE COUNTRY; His Certificate Is Found To Be A Bogus Document; When Informed Of His Fate He Sheds Tears. Lee Lung, a Chinese who was declared to be an illegal resident of the country, was yesterday sent on his way to Tucson in charge of Deputy United States Marshall Hill … Inquiry develops that the first intimation of Lee Lung having a bogus certificate came from a Chinese belonging to a different clique, and that the officers were put on the trail in the matter by his own countrymen, who apparently are anxious to get rid of Lung for some reason.
DEATH OF THOS.HARVEY; Dies at an Advances Age at His Daughter’s Home; Thomas Harvey died yesterday at the home of Mrs. Halsey on South Granite street, aged 81 years. He leaves a son, Luther Harvey, who is a resident of Los Angeles, and three daughters, Mrs. Alfred Haisley, Mrs. George Tisdale, and Mrs. Lydia Smith. The direct cause of death was an unusually severe attack of bronchitis, together with complications due to extreme old age. The deceased was a man of high standing in the community, and his death is regretted by many old friends. The funeral will take place from the residence of Mrs. Kaisley this afternoon at 4 o’clock and all friends of the family are invited to attend.
18 July 1905
Gardener Cruikshank, who for some months past been in charge of the plaza, is believed to be a victim of typhoid fever. To add to his misfortune, his wife has been compelled to go to the hospital from an attack of the same disease, and both are now inmates of Mercy hospital … There seems no reason to fear any epidemic from this disease, despite the fact that there are a comparatively large number of people now under treatment.
BURIED YESTERDAY; The 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Bacon was buried yesterday afternoon, the child having died on Saturday last at Hackberry, the remains being brought to Prescott Sunday.
20 July 1905
DEATH CALL COMES TO GEORGE R. BARBOUR; The sad intelligence reached Prescott yesterday of the sudden demise of Geo. R. Barbour of Congress, who for several years past has been employed with the Congress Gold Mines Company’s store at Congress, Ariz. Undertaker H. M. Maus brought the remains from Congress yesterday and will prepare them for shipment to Boston.
CLAIM ON ESTATE; Judge Hicks is in receipt of a letter from the Hungarian console at San Francisco, making claim on the estate of James Zener, deceased on behalf of relatives in Hungry. The estate is valued at about $1000, with many small debts to be paid.
22 July 1905
DEATH OF A PIONEER; James H. Lane of McCabe died at his home at an early hour Thursday evening after many years’ illness accompanied by paralysis. He was one of the active progressive men of the county in the early sixties and was respected by his many friends in this section, who for many years have deeply sympathized with him in his affliction. He leaves a large family, among whom are five daughters and his widow. His daughters are Mrs. N. J. Enright, Mrs. Albert Lasard, both of this county; Mrs. William Strong of Tempe, Mrs. Edwards of McCabe, and Mrs. L. Lotsinger of California.
25 July 1905
OFFICERS CHANGE AT WHIPPLE BARRACKS; Captain Holbrook Soon To Leave For the East; Lieutenants Dixon and Rodney are New Arrivals.
CAMP VERDE PATIENT DEAD; John Mills who a few days ago was brought to Prescott from Camp Verde, and who was placed in the county hospital, died yesterday at about the noon hour. He was suffering with fever and a complication of disorders when brought into town, and nothing could be done to save him. Nothing is known of the man or his antecedents by those who knew him in Prescott, and unless contrary word reaches here from Camp Verde, where he was employed as a laborer, he will be buried here.
01 August 1905
QUIET WEDDING; Jacob E. Slowater and Miss Ethel Cruse, both residents of Prescott, were quietly married in the chambers of Probate Judge Hicks yesterday afternoon. Both are well known among the young people of the city, and have decided to make their home at 138 N. Marino street.
03 August 1905
POPULAR COUPLE WED; Nuptials of R. B. Strayhorn and Miss Cherry Van Lindt. Rollin B. Strayhorn and Miss Cherry Belle Van Lindt were quietly married at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Markham on S. McCormick street last evening.
04 August 1905
In the probate court yesterday the final account of Dr. John Dennett, Jr., as administrator of the estate of A. L. Sroor, deceased, was allowed, approved and settled by Judge Hicks … At the time of his death, Sroor an Armenian by birth, left a young widow and two children.
A Double Wedding; … promptly at 9 o’clock the ceremony was pronounced which united in matrimony Mr. J. C. Hubbs to Miss Estelle Kerbaugh, and Mr. Al Reese to Miss Lizzie Kerbaugh.
06 August 1905
DEATH FROM CONSUMPTION; Mrs. D. C. Rodman, a native of Louisville, who for the past three years has made her home in Arizona hoping to benefit her health. Thursday evening died at her home in Prescott from tuberculosis. C. D. Rodman, her husband, and also her mother, were with her at the time of her death. The remains were given in charge to Undertaker Maus, and were prepared for shipment to the eastern home in Louisville (Typed as published-unknown if it should be D.C. or C. D Rodman)
10 August 1905
SAD ENDING OF A YOUNG WIFE AND MOTHER; Body Of Mrs. E. S. Green Found Cold In Death; Goes Into The Hills To Bid Farewell To Life; The corpse of Mrs. E. S. Green, wife of the manager of the Yavapai Club, lies in the Maus undertaking parlors, having been found in the rocks north of town late last night. She was missed yesterday evening, when her husband returned to his apartments in the Callery House, and found a note bidding him goodbye, and ending with the words, :I blame no one.” … .
11 August 1905
OLD MINER GOES TO HIS LAST REWARD; Friends Attend Cortege as Sincere Mourners; Funeral of Well Known Pioneer Marked By Sorrow; Yesterday personal friends of the late P. A. Crague, who died at the county hospital, and whose remains were to be interred yesterday afternoon, arranged for his funeral. Learning of his lack of money at the time of his death, they solicited funds among those who were well acquainted with the old miner, and the result was a funeral in which many of his friends of early days took part …
13 August 1905
MARRIED COUPLE AGREE TO LIVE APART; Strange Compact Made By E. F. Goddard And Wife; Agreement Was Filed With Recorder Yesterday; An instrument of more than passing interest to the people of Prescott was placed on file with the county recorder yesterday, it being an agreement made between Charles F. Goddard, superintendent of the Goddard Mining company and his wife Katie B. Goddard to forever live separate and apart from each other …
19 August 1905
HIS CARELESS ACT FOLLOWED BY DEATH; Jerome Resident Meets With A Tragic End; Shot While Preparing to Retire to Rest; Santiago Calvieo, of Jerome an employe [sic] of the United Verde Copper company, died at his home at 9 o’clock yesterday morning, as the result of an accidental shot that struck him in the abdomen.
20 August 1905
DECREE OF SETTLEMENT; Final Distribution in the McCrum Estate; Decree of settlement of the final account and distribution in the matter of the estate of Hugh McCrum was made by Judge Hicks in the probate court yesterday, and the same filed for record in the office of the county recorder.
TO BE BURIED AT HOME; Remains of Lon McIntyre Shipped to South Carolina; This morning the remains of Lon McIntyre, who died at Mercy hospital from consumption, will be shipped to his home in South Carolina. Last evening Undertaker Nevins was in receipt of a reply to his message sent to the father of the deceased. The latter, who lives a few miles from Bennettsville, telegraphed the order to forward the body to Bennettsville for interment. … He was about 35 years of age, and a native of South Carolina.
12 August 1905
DEATH OF JOSEPHINE MATLEY; Josephine Matley, the fourteen-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Matley, who reside about two miles west of Prescott, died at Mercy hospital Sunday after a illness of less than one week …
27 August 1905
Injuries Result Fatally; Al Mulhall, whose serious accident was reported in yesterdays’ issue, died at the hospital about 9:30 o’clock this morning. His body was prepared for shipment to Salt Lake City, his former home. Mr. Mulhall never regained consciousness after his fatal accident occurred. His widow has the deepest sympathy from the entire community in her sad bereavement.
DEATH OF TEDDY ROONEY; “Teddy” Rooney, who for some five years past has been a resident of Prescott and who was connected with the Eagle band, died yesterday shortly before noon at the county hospital. He had been ill for several months past and late Friday afternoon went to the county hospital for treatment. His condition was such that little could be done fro him and from the time he reached the hospital he continued to grow worse. He was a native of Ireland, although nothing is to be learned of his family relations … He was about 36 years of age, and leaves no family or relations that are known among friends in Prescott.
31 August 1905
JEROME; Matrimonied [sic]; The home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Draper was the scene of a pretty and quiet little wedding, on Monday evening at 8:30, when Rev. Owens pronounced the solemn words that made Mr. W.P. Scott and Miss Myrtle Keyes man and wife.
01 September 1905
Death Summons A Prominent Pioneer; Daniel Dwyer Passes Away At The Old Homestead; Deceased Was A Man Who Was Highly Esteemed; Daniel Dwyer, one of the older residents of this section, and who since the early seventies has made his home in Prescott, yesterday died at the old family residence on North Alarcon street … He was about 65 years of age, and in the days when Prescott was a frontier town, he was known among the more prominent men of this section of the territory … The H. M. Maus Undertaking Co. has the remains in charge, and the funeral will be held from the family home, 142 North Alarcon street, this afternoon at 2:30 …
3 September 1905
ANOTHER MINER DROPS TO INSTANT DEATH; Joseph Werkman Accidentally Falls 500 Feet Down the United Verde Shaft; The day before yesterday the United Verde mine was again the scene of an unfortunate accident that resulted in the death of Joseph Werkman, a young Austrian who had been engaged as a miner, and was working on one of the lower levels … The remains of the dead miner were buried at Jerome in the city cemetery yesterday.
06 September 1905
SECOND TRAGEDY AT GOLD ROAD; Former Jerome Resident Killed by her Consort; News reached here yesterday that a second shooting affray had taken place in Kingman in which a woman known as Jennie Bauter was killed, and in which a man named Lee had shot himself probably fatally … Jennie Bauter, the woman who is reported to have been killed, is a well known former resident of Jerome, and is said to have remained the owner of several pieces of realty in the copper city, after she left there some two years ago. She is well known there among the older residents, and her demise will likely raise a question of the legality of her heirs; priority of right, as it is expected that several such claimants will be in evidence should the report of her death be substantiatd, [sic] and her estate be as it is reported.
09 September 1905
BIRTH OF SON; The wife of Mose Darnall presented him with a 10-pound boy on Thursday morning. Mrs. Darnell and son are reported to be doing nicely. The proud father is well known throughout the county, being the keeper of the largest merchandise establishment at Hillside.
IN PROBATE COURT; Probate Judge Hicks yesterday issued an order settling and showing the payment of funeral and physician’s expenses in the estate of Frank Goodin. An order was made setting aside the whole of the estate to the widow of the deceased. Mrs. Kattie Goodin Potter.
10 September 1905
PETERSON FUNERAL; The funeral of Andrew Peterson will be held this afternoon at 4 o’clock from the undertaking parlors of H. M. Maus & Co. Deceased died here Thursday morning. He was about 40 years of age and has resided in the county for a number of years, part of which was spent on Groom creek.
17 September 1905
DEMENTED BRIDE FINDS RELIEF IN DEATH; Sad Ending of Romance Of Pretty Italian Girl’ Passes Away In Phoenix After a Brief Illness; Mrs. George Sanati, the pretty Italian girl who traveled 10,000 miles to meet her lover, only to be confined in a madhouse, suffered but a short time. She was taken down to Phoenix on Wednesday, having been declared insane in Prescott when only a bride of a few weeks …
JEROME; A Pioneer Woman Gone; Mrs. Young, generally known as “Grandma Young” died yesterday at Camp Verde. Mrs. Young was one of the pioneer residents in the territory, and was well known for her good work in nursing the soldiers during the war with the Indians. Grandma Young was an invertebrate smoker. Those who have attended the dances at Camp Verde will remember with how much alacrity she would go through a quadrille, then sit down in a corner and smoke her pipe. Her death is chiefly due to old age.
CLAIMED BY DEATH; The body of Harry S. Rice, who died yesterday of tuberculosis, is lying at the funeral parlors of H. M. Maus & Co. Mr. Rice was a native of Vermont, and came here some time ago for his health. The remains are to be shipped to Grand Haven, Mich. He was a farmer by occupation and was 29 years old. He is survived by his wife, who has been with him during his residence here.
20 September 1905
HIS SALOON ROBBED WHILE HE BURIES WIFE; Geo. Sanato’s Place is burglarized at Poland; Thieves Carry Away the Stock Of Cigars And Liquors; When George Sanato, the Italian whose wife recently became demented and died at Phoenix, returned home to Poland, he found that his saloon had been entered, and robbed, and that the thieves had also broken into the cellar, and carried away all of his reserve stock of liquors and cigars …
CLINE-AINSWORTH WEDDING; Walter Cline and Miss Clara Ainsworth were married by Judge Hicks last evening at the Prescott house. The couple are well known young people of Juniper. Mr. Cline is foreman of the D. L. cattle ranch and the bride is the daughter of Judge and Mrs. Ainsworth of above named place.
MARMONT-LOWE NUPTIALS; Pretty Ceremony at the Home of Dr. and Mrs. Barrett; A quiet wedding took place last evening at the residence of Dr. and Mrs. Barrett, the contracting parties being Thos. Marmont and Mrs. Louise Lowe.
22 September 1905
CHILD ABDUCTED BY A HEARTLESS HUSBAND; Sad Story Unfolded In A Recent Divorce Suit; Mae Whitney Of Walnut Grove Seeks Aid Of The Courts; Behind the divorce case of Mae Whitney against John Whitney lies the sad story of a husband’s faithlessness and the recent abduction of the only child of the mismated couple by its father. It was the abduction of the little girl, Helen, who is only four years old, that has led the mother in seek the aid of the divorce court in order that she may regain possession of that which is dearer to her than life itself …
JEROME; Sep 21 – The home of J. C. Brown was a pretty scene last night, the occasion being the wedding of Miss Kathryn Bertha Dicus and Mr. Charles Taylor Jolly … Mr. Jolly is chief clerk at the Montana hotel and his courteous and genial manner has won for him many friends. Miss Dicus was for several years employed in the telephone office, and for a time acted as correspondent for the Journal-Miner.
27 September 1905
DEATH OF ALEX DAMBRY; The friends of Alex. Dambry, who conducts the Union Saloon at the corner of Granite and Goodwin streets, were shocked yesterday to learn of his death, which occurred at 3 o’clock at Mercy hospital. Death was due to typhoid, pneumonia, his illness being of a few days duration. The deceased was 37 years old, and was a man of wide popularity, gained during his residence here. He is survived by a widow. The remains are at Frank Nevin’s undertaking parlors, and funeral announcement will be made later.
LEGGETT-SHORN NUPTIALS; At the Catholic Church yesterday morning at 8 o’clock Mr. Abe Leggett was married to Miss Elizabeth Shorn, Rev. Father Quetu officiating, the ceremony concluding with a nuptial high mass.
DIVORCE SUIT; Suit for divorce was commenced yesterday by Hattie Bell against George Bell, on the grounds of desertion. The couple were married in Prescott in August 14, 1902.
DONATION TO PARK; The zoological collection at the Murphy Park in West Prescott, through the public spirit of Robert Brow, has received a valuable addition, in the shape of three young mountain lions … Other recent additions are a porcupine, donated by Grant Carter, of Kirkland, and a large hawk.
29 September 1905
ATTENTION F. & A. M.; The funeral of Geo. H McDonald who was accidentally killed at the Lelan mine, will take place Friday afternoon at two o’clock from the funeral parlors of H. M. Maus & Co., under the auspices of Aztlan Lodge F. and A.M …