Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07
Local Intelligence.

There was a lankee uuue-l uAnug.
 Tn. Board of Supervisors were audi inc accounts to-day.
 The scaffolding has been taken dow from the new bell-tower.
 Wstermelons are being retailed on th streets st 9 cents apiece by Mexicsos.
 The cloudy weather has materially re duced the temperature for the past tw days.
 The walls of Pearson block are all ul for the second story. The building is credit to the town.
 G Albertoni X Co. have painted life size picture of Judge Meyer. Tn, features of our worthy recorder are re nroiuced true to life on the canvass.
 Nayor c. M. Strauss went to Hermo s7lo. Sonora, to-day to assist in the for nation of a syndicate under Mexican laws to operate in the Sonora coal fields
 A special freight train of ten box car, together with the engine, was wrecked Al Papago station ou the morning oi the Fourth. The ast-bound passenger ,ralD was iela yed several hours.
 Quite rush is being made just lnoW 10 the Sierritas, and large number Of locations have been and are being made Some ore from there assays from S2O0 to Sl QUO per ton in silver and gold.
 The following amount of bullion has been shipped from Contention for the week ending June 30: Head Center, bars: Contention, bars; Grand Central. < bars: total value of about SS3,000.
 Thls Is the season of the year for rattlesnake stOrIes. The warm weather has callel the reptiles to life, and as DO St Patrick has appeared tO chase them out of the territory they are numerous.
 Another excursion to San Francisco k contemplated. and those who wish to avail themselves Of the opportunity to procure cheap rates should apply at once to II. B. Cullen at Wm. Zeckendorf's store.
 4 box ear got loose this morning at the depot and started of for Gila Bend at the rate Of about thirty miles an honr 4 locomotive was sent ID pursuit, and caught the runaEay at Lord < Williams siding.
 The electrIc light company have theIr engine and boiler in position. They are uf the Westinghouse patent. The brick foundation for the dynamo will bp lad this week, and the machine un- packed and placed thereon.
 i telegraph pole was struck by light uIng about eleven miles north of town. Parties who SAW 1t say hat splinters flew thicker than stones m hail storm. 4 stump ot the pole Is left. Strange to say ;ae wire was untouched, SO perfect was the insulation.
 Thomas Gates. the street commission sr. IS opening the drain on Main street, between the residences of Gomez and DrasumaU. He has SIX men and two teams at work. The city team has been st work every day this week. A house belonging to Gomez WAS torn down some twenty feet.
 Joseph Casey received an unsigned letter yesterday directed to him, III care of Sheriff Paul The letter wanted to know if ne was the same Joseph Casey that went to California ID 1875 from Canada, and, if So, fer him to write to Nelly" at Santa Rosa, Cal, and for him 10 dirert as before.
 One of the most pleasant Arizona summer resorts, and the most easy of access, IS the delightful paradise of AguA CalIente, under the management Mir. T. K Anderson. The hot springs are a wonder for tourists, while patrons have iull access to the magnificent peach orchard and vineyard, that are now bur iensd with fruit. Agua Caliente IS the place for recreation. On the morning of the 2d, collection day it was noticed that every member Of The legal bar was present when the District Court was opened. When court adjourned one attorney was heard to say to another, Why Is the bar all present?' The reply came quickly: Don't you know II IS collection day and office rent can't be so easily collected in curt" The Intsrrogator seemed satisfied with The explanation. The mesquite trees are now loaded with their fruit, which resembles the lacust pod and bean, 10 which species
 
 from -Igh' e. ten inches in length, and are very edible for Indians and burros. 1 The PapaEpes gather the beans, dry them and grind them with stones to four, which, mixed with water and | baked on heated rocks. forms e very pleasant cake, and is good to keep one from starving. Thomas Taylor was arrested on the evening Of the 4th of July for being drunk. Some friends interposed and | offered to stand bail for him to appear Tor trial the next morning. Recorder l Never accordingly let him go. Before | the +-h had closed he was arrested a 1 second time and put in the city jail | This morning, having sObered of, lay l Tor was arralgned before Recorder Meyer | and Was fined 8 for the first offense and | SI for the second. The circum-tances under which the l Papago baby had its leg broken yester- dBy were as follows Two MeXicans l named N. Barragon and YsidOrO Trillas | Were l-ving down Mesills street, and as | they vent to turn up Main street, met | another team turning around the same 1 corner and coming toward them. They | turned out Co one side to pass the team, | and n SD doing ran over the baby which | was playing on the opposite corner, and | Was partly on the curb and partly in the l street. The child was nine months old, l and since the accident was attended by l Dr. Matss, and Is doIng well Barragon | and FrIllas were fined BIO apiece this afternoon by Recorder Meyer for care less driving.