Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-09-28
LOCAL NEWS.

Now would be good IiIne to put up stove.
 Apache Lodge No. s. 4. o. L. W, will meet tonight.
 It was real cold this morning and over coats were thought of.
 Several parties are in town looking after mining investments.
 The Olive mine is reported to be in better condition than ever before.
 The Grand Lodge of Arizona, f. & 4. M., will be held in November at Globe.
 John Parks came in last night with another batch of witnesses in the Wham robbery case.
 The amusement season will be opened at Reid's Opera House on October l4th, by Puck"
 Several children were absent from school to-day, to observe Jewish New Year holiday.
 Mir. James Speedy. deputy sheriff, at Nogales, is in the city, witness in the Verdugo trial.
 Parties arriving from the east report snow yesterday evening in the mount aims between Wilcox and Bowie.
 A large amount of the business done in Tucson was suspended today, on ac- count of the Jewish holiday.
 MT. c. F. Hoff returned from Nogales this m orning. While in tho line city he sold several of the Aermorer windnaills.
 The editorial in yesterdays CITIZEN in reference Of the conference. Of political soreheads at Phenix should have been credited to the Silver Belt.
 The Junior Pioneer Base Bali club challenge the ''Tamales" to a match game of ball on next Sunday morning on Military Plaza, fer Sl0 side.
 MT. E. l.. Wetmore continues to add to his collection of Arizona curiosities Yesterday he exhibited an old mother scorpion being devoured by her young.
 Mir A. J Cello and W. F. Montgomery have purchased the Tucson Cash Store, better known as the U $. Bakery, from MT. Hoff and will take charge on Octo- Der 1st
 A jury was obtained this morning in the case of Verdugo, charged with the murder of Louis Cohn, and the trial is now going on. The evidence is all cir cumstantial.
 The Tucson Building and Loan Asso- citation will hold its regular monthly meeting next Tuesday night. Two thou sand dollars will be offered to the high est and best bidders.
 Billie Reid, of the ScotIa, accompani- ed by Alex Mckay and Mining Expert Bernard left on Tuesday for the Barba- comari mountains to examine some val uable mining property.
 The Junta Patriotica citizens, who conducted the Mexican celebration on the 16th, are making grand preparations for their grand ball to he given on OctO- Der 7th at Reid's Opera House.
 At Washinton Camp on Tuesday a Mexican child named Manuel Men doza became entangled in rope fasten- ed to burro, which took fright and dragged the child down a canyon to death.
 Col. Geo. Lessure has accepted posi- tion as clerk behind the bar at the Palace hotel. He Is an experienced bar keeper and has many friends in Tucson, all of whom are invited to cali and | see him. Mir. J. D. Sampson representing Bam- | berger & Kaempfer, of San Francisco. | proprietors of the Sonoma Wine Vaults. 1 ca the merchants.
 MT. N. H. Burdette has purchased the | Senate saloon from H. W. Klein. | Mir. Burdette will have the | place refitted and made attractive. He | has ordered fine stock of liquors from San Francesca.
 Mir. J. O. Ford has returned to Tue | son to remain permanently. Joe is a | clever young man, full Of business, and | his many friends will be glad to know | that he is back to stay. He is also a | good sound Republican and can be l counted as solid citizen on all occa- sions.
 Mir. Joseph Soldini called the repor- ter's attention this morning to two very | large turtles in front of the Fashion res taurant, that were received this morn | ing from Guaymss. There will be tur- tie steaks tomorrow at the Fashion, and | turtle soup on Sunday.
 MT. John McAvera, came to the city | yesterday from Nacasari Sonora, where | he has been successfully running the works of MocteZuma Con- centrating Company, who are working valuable mines at that place. He | brought pictures of the mill and mines | and presented them to Judge Barnes of | this city. The mining industry in So- nora IS reported to be in a satisfactory | condition to those interested.
 Frankie" Stratton, the woman who | was thrown from her horse and was the | only witness of the Wham Robbery ex- cept those who participated in the event, arrived from Foot Thomas this morning | She registers at the Palace hotel as FraEkie Canton, no doubt to elude the | curious gaze of the public. She identi- | lied two or three Of the parties now in | J all as being among the robbers. on the | preliminary hearing, and her manner of | giving testimony was both amusing and | Interesting to the spectators.
 An attempt to tamper with the U. s Grand Jury has just been brought to | light; certain parties have been trying | to influence the brennan to prevail on | that body to smoke the trash cigar that | is being palmed of as Key West goods | but to their credit be it said, all declined | to smoke none but those kept at Sam | Drachman's, and this goes to show their | good judgment
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