Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-09-08
LOCAL NEWS.

Mr John Gardiner and family are rusticstlng at the Oracle.
 All republicans are urgently request d to read the call published at the hesd of this column.
 Capt. A. F.. Clark of AmerIcan Flag, homestesded piece of land on the San Pedro to-day.
 A grand time is anticipated by the patriotic Mexicsps on the 18th of this Month, the Mexican National day of in dependence.
 Sick people drink VIchy and get well, we'll people drink Vichy and keep well. Viohy is the most popular drink in town so drink lt snd kee p up with the crowd.
 Mir. Moody, travelling in the interest of s Denver stationary house IS ID the city, attending to business and taking in the fesst,
 Mr.H. W. Etz, of the well known firm of Benson butchers, was In the city to- day. lie reports business ID his little town as being somewhat quiet st present but with good prospects ahead.
 Judge c. W. Baker formerly one of Tuosons old citizens, WAS Tn attendance on the convention from Cochise. He IS now 6 resident of Wilcox where he IS engaged in the practice ot law.
 Dr. Mahony danced 8 hornpipe yes terdsy when his old enemies went down like chaf before gale. The old sin ner says his time IS coming now, and It looks a little that way, We must confess. Gazette.
 Capt. Clark, the Hon. P. M. of Ameri- can Flag, IS ID the city. He reports grass in the mountain ranges as being unusually far, but poor ID the valleys and on the mesas, the rainfall having been insufficient to give It good start.
 Our friend Hughes had 8 two-hours speech nicely written out, to deliver at the ratification meeting st the park, and the upsRIlsnt unwsshed. refused to stsy snd hear him read it. and sll withdrew much to the disgust of the leader of the Dolsn democracy, better luck next time L. O.-GRZette.
 Mr. Frank Bettman, representing the well-knogn wholesale liquor house of A. Fenkhsusen < O. of San Franc 500 was In the city for the past several days at tending to business, He left for Globe last night Mir A. Hitiinger IS a large handler of the FenkhGuseu Co.'S goods.
 Messrs. A. Goldschmidt & Go. have received an invoice of the celebrated Fairbanks Gold Dust washing powder. 1t is reputed to be the most economical labor saving soap powder ever msnu- fscsured. For sale by A. GoldschmIdt | Go.
 Superintendent Strauss and Major Moves visited the public school t--dsy. Under the direction of the latter gen tlemsn 8 system was adopted by which the children could leave the school ID less than one minute. ID case of fire.
 A new ruling of the postofice depart ment provides that postsls uncalled for will be returned to the writer at the end of 80 days, and that advertised letters will be held but two weeks instead of four, before being gent to the dead let ter office.
 The Rescue Hose Company purpose to give grand ball ID the engine house on the eye of September 18th, the Mex icsn National Holiday. IL promises to be avery pleasant affair. The company now have 25 member with still 8 num- Der of applicants for membership await ing admission. Mir. Ygnscio Csvillo Is Foreman of the Company.
 The regular Wednesday evening meet ings of the Congregational Church for Prayer and Bible study will be resumed this week, commencing st o'clock p. ID, The pubic are cordially invited. Any strangers sojourning with us will be es- pecislly welcome and all friends Of the Ohurch are earnestly requested to come ID and bear B hand. Subject, lst Epls- tie of John, lst Chapter.
 M. M.Bremer, a pedIer, left a pair of gold trimmed eye glasses at this otiioe. He states that at one of the houses visited the glasses must have fallen into hls opened vslise as be found them there, but does not know where they came from. Owner can have same by calling st this office and paying for this notice.
 The public school trustees have decid- e1 upon the purchase of gong to be used only in case of five. In the latter event the gong will be sounded and Ire children will instantly leave their seats, fall in line ID the main isle and march ont This, as stated yesterday, can be done in less than minutes time, with ont either rush or hurry.
 The drilling contest which occurred at Evergreen Lakes, near LesdVllle, Colo. on the 25th ult., between Me Meyer and John Ahren resulted ID The former drilling & drive back hole Tn granite 20 3-8 inches in fifteen mlnu- tss. and the latter 17li inches in the same space of time. The contest was for $500 side.
 Mr.L.H, Orme of Msricops, the dem oorstic candidate for joint councilman ID the northern counties, IS said to be quite popular and will poll large vote. Inc RepubIicsns Of the Southern counties will put up 8 man that will down 5. H. HosdIy of Blsbee the Democratic nom inee for thls section, and II oehooyes the Republicans of the north to Go ike- wise in Mir. Ormes ease
 SupervIsor T. J. White ot Cochlse couuty was in the city to-day. ne re- ports tbe finances of his county as belng in good shape. Three years ago the rate of taxation was $3.45 with county war rants selling Rt 10 per cent discount. Last year the tax was s3.l5. This year if is 8 co and county ~Grrants are at par. The prosperous condition of the county together with the big haul made In the last convention IS some thing to be proud of.
 "Talking about swindlers,' said old Deacon Blizzard about two years ago a book peddler came along and bought one with pretty red cover, with Holy Bible in gilt letters on the back, ana gold clasp on to it, and I'm dsnged II we didn't discover last week that the book was a volume of census reports for 1870, with 8 bogus back; and may be we'd never have found out that Wed been cheated, if my wife's sister, who come to visit us, hadn't gone rummsglng through the book looking for Q receipt of mInce pies, which Amanda sRId she had mislaid somewhere.-E1.
 The Palace hotel under its new man. agement is making the strongest old possible for public favor and to regsin its old prestsge ss the "Fsvorite Hotel and there is every prospect ot 1t succeed ing m right royal style. No OhIns ls-