Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-08-21
WEEKLY CITIZEN.
SATURDAY. AUGUST 2l. 1886.

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 Doc Holiday is in jail ID Denver. charged with vsgrancy.
 Toppy Johnson returned last evening from a lengthy visit east.
 Pinal county levIes tax of S3 on the $100 valuation this year.
 Rev. U. Gregory and family have re- turned from visit to Callfornla,
 The Horseshoe mine. of Arizona has levied an assessment of two cents.
 DrJ.C. Handy and wife have gone to California for visit of a few weeks.
 Ten days more work will complete the damaged head of the Tucson water works.
 Some of the wicked and envious boys call the young democrats club, "Shsw's Babies"
 Geronimo is still undecided which flag to fight under In the event Of war with Mexico.
 Sullivan and Muldoon have arrived ID the city and may be seen at Congress Hall after SIX o'clock this evening.
 In four weeks more the hot weather will be gone and the beginning of eli mstic perfection will be hailed with Joy. The lightning killed four head of cattle for x. B. Bowers on the Agua Fris ranch, Ysvspsi county, few days ago.
 Fl. Redfeld, of Benson, died suddenly on Thursday evening, from an overdose of lsudRnum, He was buried on Fi- day.
 Supt Thomas Gates is ID the city from the Yuma penitentisry, and made 6 pleasant cali at the CITIZEN office this morning.
 County Treasurer Thomas Hughes did not reach home to-day as he was expect ed to. He will probably arrive to- morrow.
 Yavspai county levies a tax of S3.00 per SI00 valuation this year. Pima county has the lowest rate yet h1ed,so fsr as known.
 Judge W. NJ. Lowell says he does not want nomination for any office by the democrats. The Judge is wise and ss- gaclous.
 Assistant Surgeon w. E. Hopkins, who has been stationed at Fort Lowell for some time, has been ordered to San Francisco for duty.
 The Epitaph's "poor dog" has been indulgIng in more of its poor rot and talks of things it knows nothing about. The "poor dog" evidently has tIcks.
 Rickabaugh's faro bank was robbed last night of about 5000. The thieves sawed a piece out of the end of the table near the drawer and took out the coin. Mir. NJ. W. Perry and hIs sister, Mrs. Nathan Mansur, with a large party Of friends, went out to the Mission San Xavier del Bac to-day, to see the sights. Undertaken E. J. Smith has sold out bis stock of collins, csskets, etc, and the good will of the business to Sam Bard. who is now the only undertaken ID the city.
 Mir. Wm. Siewert will not open 6 chop house, but an oyster depot, aud he will wholesale and retail oysters, clans, fish, etc, and keep hot clam chowder, lunches etc.
 The premises between tha American bakery and the California Wine House are being fitted up in fine style for a chop house and oyster saloon, It is re- ported that Mir. Siswert will be its pro- p7ietOr.
 Dr. George Martin, of the Plaza drug store, has just received a new lot of pure drugs and medicines and druggists no tions of all kinds. He sells very reason. able and deals squarely with every body.
 The special committee of the City Council on the Narrow Gauge spplics- ton for land for shops, make out a worse case against themselves than any one else has done. They have gone be- hind the records in the matter.
 A few days ago the democratic organ announced that there were no Bspirsnts for office in its party. To-day it says they, are ''quite numerous" with "a prospect of large number incubstiDR before the meeting of the convention. Just so.
 Arrangements for the material have been made and & contract let fer grad ing the Narrow Gauge railroad to a point thirty miles from Tucson, and by the time this section IS completed the company will be prepared to let con- tracts further on,
 Capt. Geo. O. Hand has just received handsome memorial bresstpin, em- blematic of one of the most notable events of modern history. It represents the first fish caught by President Cleve- land on his late piscRtorisl eKcusion and which tickled hIm so greatly.
 Mir. Geo. A. Clum IS announced ss 8 candidate for clerk of the county court, subject to the wlll of the convention. Mir. Clum's long experience KS clerk of the District Court peculiarly fits him for thls position; his range of personal ac- quaintsnce is very large and his friends are legion. If he IS nominated hls cleo ton will be certainty.
 Dr. F. H. Goodwin says his ranch on the Santa Cruz, about four miles north of the city, has not recieved rain enough this year to lay the dust in good shape, although showers have fallen on all sides of his place. This refutes the 3D. cient assertion that 1t rnins upon the just as well as upon the unjust.
 The democrats speak of MT. John Anderson, of NogRles, in connection with their nomination for member Oi board of supervisors. Mir. Anderson if an old resident of Pima county and has enjoyed the confidence of the people many times in pubic office, and would make 8 good and careful member of the board.
 The Star reports that the Hon. John Wasson, whilom owner and editor of the CITIZEN will again assume the helm or that excellent journal on the first prox imo.-PhenIx Herald.
 The Star has been imposing upon tho creduhty of its readers, Brer Mortord 1t was thought its prevaricstIng pro pensities were too well known for 8 de nial by the CITIZEN of any fRlsehoodi contained ID its columns,
 Hon. II. E. Lacy announces his can didacy fer the office of County Treasur CT, subject to the endorsement of the re publican county convention. Mir. Lacy is a gentleman of excellent business qualifications and sterling integrity, and If the sovereign will of the people place l.. Al