Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-06-29
BREVITY.

Tucson people consume large quanti ties of fruit, and the dealers are having good trade.
 The ladies of the Episcopal church arc arranging for grand ice cream festival on the night of the Fourth.
 Hon. Brewster Cameron, accompanied by hIs daughter, Miss. Nellie, left last night for the San Rafael ranch.
 Plenty of new goods are received daily by Tucson merchants. This does not show desperate case of "hard times
 Only one civil case has come before Justice Meyers this month. This is evi- dence of the harmony that exists in the community.
 Messrs Maish & Driscoll are shipping cattle to Cnlifornia They made one shipment today and another lot will fol low in a few days.
 It is reported that the Junior Pio- neers will take in hand the matter of celebrating the Fourth. Boss" Levin has rendered the use of the park.
 School election on Saturday. It looks like it would be very quiet, but you can't always tell what an election will bring forth until the votes are counted.
 The trustees of the Tucson public li- brary will hold their regular monthly meeting on next Monday. The library is reported to be in excellent condition.
 The death of Judge Duff register of the land office in this city, will cause temporary suspension of business, until the bond of shis successor has been ap- proved, which will probably be in about ten days.
 MT. F. J. Vallsescusa returned from his trip to California last night, and was met at the depot by a large number of friends. After few weeks rest he will return to his business with renewed rigor.
 The Chinese restaurant proprietors never complain of hard times. If they can get a man or two to feed every day they will live we'll and have sufficient surplus to try their luck at polo" once or twice week.
 Persons who contemplate taking shares in the new series, now being is- sued by the Tucson building and loan as sociation, will have to do so this week, as the books will be closed on Saturday night, and after that time no more stock will be issued.
 Church plaza is looking we'll now. The trees are yet small, but they are thrifty, and the plaza is now covered with good crop of grass. In one or two more years it can be made as beau tiful place as there is in Tucson.
 Judge R. D. Ferguson says he has struck it rich this time for fact in the Amole dictriot, where he has been deve- loping the Alta mine for two or three years. The ore is very rich and suffi- cient quantity is in sight to make it great property.
 MT. J. B. Anderson, of Greaterville, says that the recent rains will revive placer mining in the Santa Ritas count ry. Stock raising, mining and farming are the principal interests about; ;Greater- vile. It IS also a fruit country. Ripe peaches and aprlcots are plentiful.
 The first grapes of the season were offered for sale in Tucson yesterday by Mir. J. Ivancovich. They came from Tempe and were very nice. The fruit business in Tucson IS reported to be good. The people Of Tucson like fruit srd the dealers keep choice lots on hand st all times.
 Chas L. Mosher, editor of the Ari- zona, got mixed up with Maricopa supervisor on Monday. Both he and the official were landed in the jug, but the editor came out all right, being dis charged on an examination before the city recorder. The supervisor was fined ten dollars.
 The custom house was moved last week from Pedro Aguirre's ranch to La Osa, six miles south, which takes it to within 600 or 7c9 yards of the Sonora line. The removal was necessitated by the closing of the Aguirre ranch, which took away all accommodations. The new location is said to be a very desira- ble one.
 NIT. Angel Contreras js bnilding at his tin shop on Camp street. the largest galvanized iron tank ever built in Tue son. It is IS feet in diameter and will hold 22,S00 gallons of water. It is being made for Messrs Maish 6 Driscoll and will be put up at the new well, late ly bored on their Fresnal ranch. MT. Contreras is now working eight men and his business is increasing daily.