Weekly Journal-Miner from Prescott, Arizona • Page 5

WEEKLY JOURNAL-MINER, WEDNESDAY. JULY 27, 1910. 5 MIA Respected Pioneer Citizen Brave and Gritty Fight (From Sundays Daily.) Death finally triumphs, and M. J. Hickey, one of the stalwart pioneers and one of Arizona's most exemplary citizens, aswered the summons from the unknown, last night, after a re- markable struggle lasting over two years.

The announcement of the end of the earthly career of this good man, came as a shock to his friends, who are legion, and the many ex pressions of sorrow over his death caused a gloom that is universal. His long struggle to overcome the inevitable fate that awaited him, his loyalty to the country of his adoption, nis public spirit in any and all things for the advancement of the country, his genial disposition and upright business relations with all, and his constant devotion to home and family, gave him a regard of the purest and highest. The loss of this man is a severe one to the community, for no matter how small or how large the duty of citizenship demanded, Mr. Hickey was the first to advance with a liberality that was commendable, and the- last to turn a deaf ear to any good movement for the welfare of the community or the comfort of the individual. This characteristic was strong in his long life in Arizona, and from the first day that he set foot on the soil of the mines of Tombstone, to his last on earth, covering thirty-one years of a life without a blemish, nis business and official record is the best answer.

His death was due to that illness that has seized so many who have followed mining life underground, and from his arduous duties when a young and vigorous man, his magnificent frame was shattered, and he left the mine for the more desirable pursuit of business and official life. A strong and pleasing characteristic of this man wag his devotion to friends, and from one of many NEW EQTJNipMEKT POE SXCH PLACERS Within the next few weeks one of the most novel placer mining projects from a mechanical standpoint, will be under way on Milk Creek, which empties into the Hassayampa at Walnut Grove. It is a device that is known as a wet washing process and a vast amount of machinery is employed to handle the gravel. This plant is portable and can be transported easily by means of its own power. All the equipment has been shipped from Kirkland, and mechanics are engaged in placing it, under the direction of Mr.

Kimball, the inventor, who arrived recently from the East. The ground is owned by Norris Quick. The property is iocated about one and one-half miles from the home of A. A. Moore, and before deciding on the introduction of the machinery, tests of the soil gave values ranging from 50 tents to $1 per yard.

Water is abundant and in past years the output by rocker and sluicing was remunerative. The capacity of the plant is said to be about twenty tons per day. Some idea of the substantial character of the machinery may be formed by mentioning the weight of the trucks that will support this machine, which required sixteen horses to haul it from Kirkland to Milk Creek. ENTERS INSURANCE BUSINESS. L.

A. Kehr, who for the past three years has been connected with the Prescott Electric company, as pur-, chasing agent and manager of the supply department, has resigned his position, and has become associated with the Reliance Life Insurance company of Pittsburg, as general agent for Northern Arizona, with offices in the Bank of Arizona building. Kehr is a gentleman who has the respect and confidence of the entire community, and Prescott being his home, -he deserves the patronage that has heretofore been given to outsiders, who have no interest in the town. AUTOMOBILE RUN. ST.

PAUL, July 23. The Eecond annual endurance run under the auspices of the Minnesota State Automobile association started from here yesterday. The tour will occupy five days, the itinerary embracing Mankato, Sioux Falls, Redwood Falls, Minneapolis and St. Paul. The total distance is 658.2 miles.

HIGKEf ANSWER striking exemplifications of his af fection, the splendid monument to his late friend and business asso ciate, Buckey O'Neill, that stands on the Plaza in this city, silently answers. In other personal instances this beautiful trait in his life is also well known. In this tribute to Mr. O'Neill, it may truly and consistently be said that to the stern will and constant pleading of Mr. Hickey, the erection of the monument to the memory of the victims of the Spanish War was accomplished and the gratitude of the Territory shown to its patriotic citizen soldier.

His long illness assumed a grave aspect three days ago, when he left his hotel, and retired to his home. Preceding his death, last night, there was not the least indication that he wag nearing his end, and turning his I head Klitrhtlv in nnp Ride, lift wpntl into the long sleep without the least warning to his devoted wife and daughter, Katherine, who were at his side. He was conscious to the last and his sufferings were ended without the least struggle. The early life of this splendid citizen will be interesting at this time, and from data the following brief excerpts are made: Michael J. Hickey was born in County Clare, Ireland, on Jnly 25th, 1853, the son of Patrick and Mary (O'Hallihan) Hickey.

His parents came to this country while he was still young, and located in New York. At the breaking out of the Civil War, his mother returned to her native country. Mr. Hickey, his father, remained, and enlisted in the cause of the Union, with the famous 69th New York Volunteers, being one of the few of that regiment who returned alive. They were the parents of eight children.

Shortly after her return to Ire land, Mrs. Hickey, mother of the deceased, passed away. While a mere boy, Mr. Hickey DEMOCRATS 'WILL -ASSEM BLE ON AUGUST 16TH (From Sundays Daily.) The waning interest in the Democracy of Yavapai county was shown yesterday, when only ten members of the County Central Committee assembled in response to a published call for a meeting, out of a membership of about a hundred. The faithful present represented the "old guard," with one or two exceptions, and the proceedings were as colorless as water and as insipid as buttermilk.

John H. Robinson, chairman of the County Central Committee, called the meeting to order when a lonesome eight were present to answer the roll-call by Secretary Geo. D. Morris. Two more drifted in, and then, after some desultory discussion, it was decided to nold the primary election on August 12 and the convention on August 16.

No action was taken on the proposition of fusion and the matter was dropped with the tacit understanding that it should be handled by the county convention. The big row stirred up hist week by Asburst and the progressive wing of the party, at the meeting of the Territorial Central Committee, has evidently had a salutary effect. The members present, besides the officers, were, Reese M. Ling, J. J.

Hawkins, J. P. Dillon, Mike Burns of Prescott, C. J. Kimball and M.

G. Cunniff, Crown King, and A. A. Moore, Walnut Grove, and Frank Dickerson, Seligman. ttt.t.t TO GRAND JURY.

(From Sunday's Dally) Charles McCarthy, accused of robbery at two different points in the city, and who was transferred to the jurisdiction of the county, after having an examination before the police court, Friday evening, was arraigned before Judge McLane yesterday. On the opening of the hearing he promptly assumed an air of indifference and informed the court he would waive examination. He was held to appear before the next grand jury, and his bail placed at $1,000 for each of the crimes alleged. McCarthy is evidently well versed in legal lore. His demeanor indicates an intimate acquaintance with criminal court procedure.

Professional Visit. Sims Ely, editor of the Arizona Republican, at Phoenix, is in the city on a business anl pleasure trip. Expires Last Night After A With the Grim Reaper reached this country, poor in purse and with no friendly face to greet him. He resided in New York for a short time and later went to Bos ton, where he found employment in the National Tube Works, where he remained about four years. In 1S6S, thinking that he could better his condition, he went to Alleghany City, and entered the same line of employment.

Seized' with the Western spirit, and like hundreds of others in that day, he went to California, and immediately followed the vocation of miner, working on the Comstock and prospecting the mountains from one end to the other of that state. This line he followed until the spring of 1879, and the Tombstone excitement occurring, hither he drifted, with many others. Arriving at the latter place he was employed at the Grand Central mine over one year. Later, he, with others, started to prospect the surrounding mountains, which he followed over two years. When the Tip Top silver excitement was at its zenith in this county, Mr.

Hickey, with others, came to the new field, arriving in 18S3. From that day to the present he has been a steadfast and firm friend of this section, and it was here that he made his advent into political life, after about one year of prospecting. His firm and intrepid manhood was recognized by Jacob Henkle shortly after his arrival, and the deceased was appoint-eda deputy sheriff when the duty called for a man of nerve 'and intelligence to serve in that office. After two years of a creditable record, Mr. Hickey retired from the duties of that position, and upon the election of W.

J. Mulvenon as sheriff, in 18S4, and in 1SS6, Mr. Hickey was retained by that official. In 1S8S, when Buckey O'Neill secured the office, again was Mr. Hickey at his old post, passing through two Democratic and one Re ocia Mr.

and Mrs. J. H. McLane, father and mother of Judge Charles H. McLane, arrived in Prescott, Thursday, and will remain for a short visit, before going to their home in San Francisco.

Lieutenant William E. Hall of medical corp, V. S. has arrived at Whipple Barracks for station. Lieutenant Hall has just returned from the Philippine Islands.

Mrs. W. J. Casey of Walker was a guest of Mrs. Frederick G.

Brecht for a few days of this week. One of the pleasant affairs of the week was the thimble party given by Mrs. E. W. Wells at her home on South Cortez street.

Those who thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon were Mrs. O. A. Hesla, Mrs. A.

M. Cole, Mrs. W. H. Doyle, Mrs.

J. M. Aitken, Mrs. Edward A. Kastner, Mrs.

Roberts, Mrs. J. Fisher, Mrs. W. W.

Elliott and Miss Betty Kastner. Mrs. Francis L. Wright entertained at a very prettily appointed luncheon on Tuesday in honor of Mrs. Robert T.

Fletcher of Indianapolis, Ind. Covers were laid for Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Fletcher, Miss Lila Hawkins and Miss Harriet Jean UJiver. Mrs.

W. C. Lots haR returned home from Kansas City and St. Joe, where she has been the guest of relatives. Miss Maude Yount of Herndon, and Miss Ruth Rucker of Washington, D.

are visiting with the former's brother, Dr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Yount, in Prescott, where they will be guests for several weeks. Mrs.

Ada Miller of Dewey is visiting in the city as the guest of Mrs. Thomas G. Norris. H. A.

Cheverton has returned home from a few weeks' visit in Los Angeles. Mrs. Cheverton will remain with relatives a few weeks longer. Mrs. J.

C. Herndon and daughter. Miss Florence Herndon, left Sunday for Los Angeles, where they will visit for a few weeks, before leaving for a two months' trip to China and Japan. 1 "Ihe publican administration, or eight years in all. During his career as an officer of the county, M.

J. Hickey was re garded as one of the most determined and yet one of the kindliest of men. On several occasions his sagacity triumphed over force, and in the specific case of Sisto Lucero, whom he captured in a long and fierce struggle, his kindness of heart was shown when the bandit could have been shot down and killed. In this fierce combat, Mr. Hickey proved nis fearlessness in the most trying of position.

In many other relations with the criminal element he was also regarded as one of the bravest men in the Southwest, and never wavered in many trying duties. His official life was also without a stain and he received the nomination later from his party for the office of sheriff, but was defeated. During Mr. Hickey 's career as an officer, he realized the possibilities of the hotel business, and in 1888 he started what later was the Hotel Burke, the finest hostelry of its day, in the Southwest. This business he continued to follow, and at the time of his death owned a half-interest in the present Hotel St.

Michael, which title was goven to commemorate his first business venture in the same line, and which succeeded the Hotel Burke. In other lines Mr. Hickey was also a strong supporter of the industrial life of the country, owning several mines and engaging in a quiet manner in other pursuits. On Thangsgiving Day, November, 1887, he was married to Miss Cath erine Wall, in Prescott, Arizona, from which union two children have come, the. Misses Mary J.

and Catherine Hickey, who, with his wife, survive. No announcement has been made of the date of funeral. The deceased was a member of the Woodmen, the Elks and other fraternal organizations. Governor Richard E. Sloan has returned home from Phoenix, and will spend the remainder of the summer here.

Mrs. F. A. Tritle and two grandchildren left Sunday for Los An-getles, where they will join Mrs. Harry Tritle and spend the summer at the coast.

Mrs. J. B. Henderson left Tuesday for Tucson, after a few days' visit with friends in Prescott. Miss Clara Westcott has returned to her home in Omaha, after a very pleasant visit of several months with her aunt, Mrs.

Ada Mil ler, at Dewey. R. N. Fredericks left Saturday for San Francisco, where Ihe will visit with relatives for a month. A.

W. Ballard of Los Angeles was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Francis L. Wright for a few days of this week.

Herbert Meany and Dr. Slusher of Crown King were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Edward Meany this week. Mr.

and Mrs. E. B. Hodson and daughter, Miss Alta, of Kansas City, are guests of Mr. and Mrs.

Geo. Tisdale, the two ladies being sisters. The visitors will remain some time in this city. ADMITTED TO BAIL. (From Sundays Daily.) In habeas corpus proceedings heard before Judge Doe, Thursday, at Flagstaff, for the release of P.

T. Rhode, for the killing of Lee Murphy, near Camp Verde a few weeks ago, the accused man's bond was fixed in the sum of $20,000. Judge Stephens of Camp Verde, presided at the preliminary examination, ordered Rhode committed without bail, and the action of Thursday was instituted to secure the accused man his freedom pending the hearing of the case. Rhode, it is said, will furnish the required bail in a few days. He has influential and wealthy relatives residing in New Mexico, one of whom, Oliver Lee, was a visitor to the city a few days after the crime was committed.

1 -vT jvi irrori NEW PHONE SYSTEM NEARING PRESCOTT Overland Telephone Company Plans To Have Its Wires in This City in September (From Sundays Daily.) "We will have our lines into Prescott by September," was the announcement made yesterday by W. H. Tharpe, general manager of the Overland Telephone company. "Our men reached Ash Fork -to day, the poles and wires are on the ground, and if stormy weather does not interfere with operations, the Overland will be doing business in Prescott in September. Then the wries will be strung to Phoenix, where our system will be ready for operation in two weeks.

Forty men are there at work installing the phones, and we expect to start business in Phoenix with 1,000 subscribers. "Considering the service we propose to give, our rates will be very cheap. On a four-party line, the charge will be $1.50 a month. By a most delicately attuned harmonic method our line may be made to do service for four subscribers, at the same time doing away with the many annoying features of the old 'party The only call ever heard by a subscriber is -his own. He cannot eavesdrop, for if the line is busy, he simply gets the 'busy' signal, and LIGHTNING STUNS ICE WAGON DRIVERS (From Sundays Daily.) Lightning seems to have an af finity for flag poles in this city, and yesterday the one on the Hawkins building was struck and splintered.

The main bolt struck the lower por tion, slicing off the greater part of it near where it was anchored to the roof. No other damage was done. Those on the second floor at the time, stated that they experienced no discomfort. In front of the building, on" the Etreet, however, there was consider- able commotion for a few minutes, due to the report that Bollie Mosher, driver of a Crystal company wagon, had been killed. The report proved to be untrue, and was due to seeing him lying on the ground behind his wagon, in a prostrate condition, for a few seconds.

At the time the bolt descended, Mr. Mosher was in the act of picking into a cake of ice. He was thrown violently several feet from the rear of the wagon, where he was standing on the platform. He kept his hold on the implement in his hands, and after the sensation of the shock passed resumed his duties. He was very badly scared, and gave ex pression to his fright by the alarm that held him several minutes.

In East Prescott, at the home of P. P. Hastings, and practically at the same time as the down town dis turbance, Bert Maxwell, also a driver of a Crystal Ice wagon, experienced a similar shock. He was leaving the bouse, when the crash came, the bolt passing into the 'ground in the rear of the place and within a few feet of him. He was thrown to the ground, and for a few seconds was bewildered by the unnsual sensa tion.

Through these occurrences to the above vocation, the old familiar say ing of "Don't you wish you were the iceman," loses its flavor. ESTATE CLOSED. (From Sunday's Dally) Yesterday the decree of settlement and final distribution of the estate of the late Cains C. Bragg was filed for record in the Probate Court, and the estate closed. The sum of $3,675 was the value of the interests of the estate of deceased, out of which $300 was paid for administration ex penses, leaving a balance of $3,375 to be distributed.

One-half of sum was ordered paid to his widow, Mrs. Eugenia H. Bragg, and the bal ance to his son, Caleb Bragg, and his daughter, Marion Bragg, the lat ter two receiving share and sare alike. If yonr job is "shaky" a Journal-Miner liner will get you another one. waits until it is again clear.

For home nse the automatic party line will answer every purpose of the single line. "Whether we. establish a local system in Prescott will depend upon conditions, but if we do, we shall enclose our wires in cables, and this will give perfect service, as there will be no 'buzzing' other annoyance due to 'troubles' from exposed wires. Our long distance seryice out of Prescott will be a wonderful improvement over the present system of 'grounded' wires. We use a metallic copper circuit and one can hear as plainly the person talking at Flagstaff as though he were in the next room.

"The Postal Telegraph company will use our poles from Ash Fork to Phoenix, and Mr. Blake of that company is now in the latter city, arranging for ofliee quarters. He expects soon to come to Prescott and prepare to open an office. "Poles are now up from Jerome to Prescott and the wires will be strung soon. Connections will be had with Seligman, Williams, Flagstaff, Wins-low, Albuquerque, Camp Verde, Pay-son, Globe, and in due time there will be lines to all the mining camps in Yavapai county." GRAND MOUNTAIN NOW COPPER PRODUCER (From Sunday's Dally) F.

L. Dwight, general manager of the Grand Mountain Mining company, near McCabe, while in the city yesterday, en route to Los Angeles, on mining business, made the important statement that on the 100 foot level of his property the mineralogieal condition had changed, and a grade of copper bearing'- ore cut into that samples nearly five and- one-half per cent. TKe gold and silver values are still In existence and show no decrease former- assays. He is much pleased' over the new strike, and' states that during the present month over 120 feet of drifting has been accomplished. He is also surprised over the development of the copper showing, this "being- the first time in the history of the belt that the red metal -has been found in paying quantities.

The vein where this mineral was cut into is stronger than at any point opened in the mine. Shipments are being made to the. smelter at Needles. In a few days-, a car load of the ore from the late-discovery will be shipped to make definite determinations of the shipments to follow. The discovery of the copper bearing ore in that dis-district has occasioned considerable-comment, from the fact that in all the years of operating, and especially on the old Silver Belt mine, the white metal was the principal, output.

DIED ON THE DESERT. (From Sunday's Dally) Charles Dorvan, who about six years ago was employed as miner in various camps of this county, and who went to Nevada during the excitement in that state, is reported to have perished on the desert a short time ago, according to reports in circulation at Barstow, near which point the remains of a man answering his description were found. The deceased was en route to Mohave and Yavapai counties from Searchlight, and the supposition is that ha perished from want of water during the excessive heat of the past two weeks. AMERICAN PEAT SOCIETY. OTTAWA, July 25.

Many experts in peat manufacture are attending the convention of the Amer ican Peat Society, which began a three days' session here today with Dr. Eugene Haanel, Dominion Direc tor Mines, presiding. The members will visit the Dominion government experiment plant at Alfred, where peat fuel is now being made by a new process..