Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-11-17

Hon. J. ". Collins, joint councilman for the southern district, is in the city. He was summoned here to serve on the United States grand jury. He was en- gagged in the round up when subpoened to appear. He is ap intelligent gentle man and will make good legislator.
 The ball to be given by the public li- brary should be we'll pstronized. The library now contains l500 volumes cov- ering almost the entire range of liter ature. It circulstes fully 100 books per week, free of charge to the reading pub lie, and it is to purchase other books the ball is given. PstronIEe it liberslly, the cause is @ righteous one.
 Askunk entered Norton & Co.'S store the other evening. The object of his visit is not known. but it is supposed he was after reinforcements in the shape of cologne. However as none of the of the clerks seemed disposed to wait upon bis skunkship and he was given undisputed possession, he soon retired without making his presence strongly felt-Stockman.
 Five votes were boiled at Humboldt Camp that can hardly be considered le- gal. Not having the regular form of bollot, the voters at that place wrote out their own. As these votes will not change the result it is hardly probable that any contest will be made over them. An abundance of legal ballots could have been had at Poso Bueno, 2 miles distant.
 Mir. Charles Proctor aud Mise Jesus Sslazsr were married in this city OIL Monday last, and st once left for their home at the Osnoa. Mir. Proctor IS 6 l brother of Supervisor Frank Proctor | and is one ot the best known stockmen | in southern Arizona. He IS reliable capable and honest to fault. Pima | county can boast of no better oitizen
 Miss Sslazar, the lady of his choice, if
 both young and handsome and wll | make him a worthy wife. The CITIzKS
 extends its congratulations and wishes them well in life.
 Messrs. Lewis & Herlick have placed
 a Byron-J sckson centrifugal pump
 with its attendant steam engine on the
 south side of the river, about 300 yards
 below the railroad bridge. The bank al | thls place is about fifteen feet high, and
 ditch has been run in from the river
 and curbed like a well. From ttis
 ditch the pump lifts the water, and if doing spleudidly throwing 100 inches oi water which is to be used ID irrigstinG | l60 acres of adjacent land. MT. w | Wellington, formerly with Mir. Minor at his ice factory, has charge of tnt pump and engine, and he informs the | reporter that 1t consumes only one | quarter of @ cord of wood per day, SC | that the expense is very triding. Wsdl ington is 8 very clever engineer and [
 careful and thorough workmsn.-Ari- ZonBn.
 | MT. and Mrs, Wm. Rettinger and two | daughters arrived from Strong City Kansas, a few days since and will pro-
 bably locate here for the winter. Mrs
 Rstiinger is daughter of Col. Joseph Durr of Wsrum Darum fame. They had not seen each other for If years and the | joy of the reunion can better be imsgin | ed than described. Mir. Rettinger is the
 senior member of Rettinger Bros. 4 Go. large and wealthy firm of contractor | and builders. operating st Strong CIty Kansas. They are also proprietors ci the Short Line Limestone Qusrries and
 supply much of the demand for thu
 class of building material within radi
 us of thousand miles of their Qusrries
 The elder Miss Rettinger, who accom-
 psnies her parents here, IS handsome
 and accomplished, To-day the entire
 party under the escort of Col, Durr
 visited the old mission San Xavier. The
 CITIZEN welcomes them to the ancien'
 pueblo.