Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-12-29
WEEKLY CITIZEN
SATURDAY DECEMBER g, 1S0s,
A Merry Christmas.

The train going north was two hours late this morning.
 Hon Charles R. Drake leaves this even ing for Pbenix to be gone one day.
 Miss L. 4. Royce hss been granted 6 life diploma as a teacher by the state of Nevada.
 The establishment of A. Goldschmidt & Co. sEsIloEed up another car load oi canned meats today.
 There will be some fine trap shooting ct the University grounds tomorrow, provided is does not rain.
 The PheniI papers have fully decided who will i'll the federal offices. They may perhaps be slightly mistaken.
 Hon. Burt Dunlap remained over 10 consult Hon. Chss. R. Drake and re- turned 10 Graham county last evening. Price < Rainsbury are selling the best Sonora oranges very ohesp. Give them call before purchasing.
 There will be 8 regular Christmas bIll of fsre at the Palace hotel tomorrow for dinner.
 The little folks are happy in sntlcips- tion of the annual visit of Old Santa Clause tonight.
 Mrs. J. S. Noble arrived from the San Pedro yesterday and is being made vel come by her many friends.
 The most varied and choicest display of cigars that has ever come to Tucson can now bs seen at the Club Cigar store. Hon, P. J. Bolan arrived from SolO- knoxville last night and will remain here during the holidays. visiting hIs wife. There is to be grand turkey shoot on Christmas day, The CITIZEN Will publish the details on Monday.
 Hon. Geo. II. Stevens passed up on the train thIs morning on bis way to Phenix. He will return to Solomon vile on Monday.
 Hon. Geo. H. Stevens, of Graham county, was 6 passenger on the east bound train last night, on his way home from Phenix.
 The tiremen of Tucson have engaged the Fort Lowell band to furnish the music on the accession Of the Bremen g annual ball 10 be given al iheir hall ID this city on New Years eve.
 1Q6 1OLumcIClcl C4lu VIII RANC hOP on the evening of January lst. 'S9, for members and their ladies. Members will not be asked to subscribe anything toward expenses.
 There will be 0 special meeting of the Rascue Hose company ID the FItemen' Hall this evening for the transaction oi such business as may come before 1t A full attendance is requested.
 The examination of Juan Enriquei took place before Judge Meyer this afternoon. He admits the killing but claims 1t was done in self defense, He will probably be held to await the sc tion of the grand jury.
 Judge Griffith, the Hon. P. NJ. of No gales, is in the city looking well and CD toying the best of health. The Judge has lots of friends here that are always pleased to give him wGrn welcome when he comes.
 Mr. Robert ]. Lewis of San Francisco who has been down to Tombstone look ing after mining interests arrived in tht city last evening. Bob IS a tOrmeI resident and of course has a great many scqusintsnces here.
 John Brown, the cattle king. has in vited number of his friends to spenI the holidays on his ranch on the SaI Pedro. The party will leave here oi Monday and return dlring the latte part of the week.
 The officers and teachers of the Con gregsticnsl Sunday school are busy ar ranging for the Christmas festival t' take place Monday evening when thl school expects as usual to hAve grand good time,
 Sam K4tzensieIu, Of the Cosmopoli tan, Tucson, and one Ot the best hote men in Arizona, is Bt the Commercial He comes here on legal business whicl may detsin him several days, aud vii therefore have an opportunity of meet ing his many friends.-ArizoDiRn. Tucson Lodge No. F. k A. M. this eV eniIR at 7:30 o'clock for the purposeio installing the newly elected officers after which all will sit down to a bar quet. All master mssons in goodsstand ing are cordially invited.
 An Eastern exchange says that ma stopping hIs paper wrote to ihe editor Il think men ottent to spend their mur ny for paypers, my dad diddent and evs rybody sed hu was the intelligentes man in this secshun and he had tn snartest family of boys that ever du tat rs."
 There was an incipient fire in th railroRd blacksmith shop and the alRrl was sounded at about 9-30 last eveniD. The flames were sublued without RD assistance from the city department, Q though the Rescue Hose Company ws on hand at the time and :were in read ness for dash out had occasion Tequir ed.
 After the installation services in th Masonic Lodge last evening, all preseI sat down to an elegantly prepared bar quet. Speeches appropriate to the ot cRsion were made and an exceedingl pleasant time had throughout, It hoped that such festive occasions wi be less rare ID the future,
 Hsgsl, the famous king of the air sn American Blondin, will gIye a tight TOD and trapeZe performance at Levin park Sunday, Dec. g. He has state ments by the press ss being the GresteE tight rope walker on the world. Th performance commence at 2 D. m. AC mission 25c.; children lOc.
 Charles Meadows, of Payson, thi Territory. published card in HoOf sn Horp, challenging any man in the worl to an sll-round cowboy contest for Sj0 or 2l,000 n side. He will also wage either of the above amounts with Rn man on Q steer-tying contest. eithe three or five steers tO be tied. Exper cow-punchers, make note of thle.
 Recent accounts give She number O Indians st or near the San Carlos res ervation as 3,4O0. Hnd ,he White Mcun tsins near Fort Apache, ss l.S00. or total ou the reservation of 5.20O en ir crease over former estimates. Officer who have lived CD the reservation fo years state thst the Indians are incress iLg very tast-Shstt.
 Christmas Sunday will be observed a the Congregational church tomorrow by appropriate sermon and nusical sel ections in tho morning at 10 30 o'clock