Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1890-03-01
LOCAL NEWS.
Fireman's ball tonight.

F'lreman's ball tonight.
Levy concerts tomorrow night.
The Knightsl Templar will hold a
meeting tomorrow night.
Apache Lodge No. s, 4. o. U. W., will
meet tonight in their hail.
The ella Bend Canal Company held n
meeting in this city yesterday.
'-On to Tombstone" is the battle cry
now, in Grand Army circles. There
will be large delegation from Tucson.
Mr.. Chas. A. Shibell has completed
improvements on his Pennington street
residence, and will move into it al once.
He has a desirable location for a
home.
A slight washout On the Southern
Pacific is reported west of ella Bend,
viii result from the recent rises in the
ella river.
Major True, the new Quartermaster,
who succeeded Capt. sMiltemore in
this city, has rented Offices and store
rooms ia the Sanford building on Pen
nington street.
The boa.d Of trustees of the Southern
Pacific library will hold a meeting on
Sunday next. The library contains q
number of valuable books, and is in q
tlourishing condition.
A consignment OF loo head OF Califor
MIA bred horses, the property OF Mr. l.
J. Rose, the well-known horseman, .of
Southern California, passed through on
Sunday last. In the lot was the celc-
brated AlcaZar. These horses were en-
route to New York, where they will he
sold at auction on March 9Th and 9th.
Mr.. F. j. Vallaescusa has about COM
pleted the sale of tickets for rattle for
a fine horse, which Will come off next
Saturday night at the Fashion saloon.
There are few more ticllets yet for sale,
but they will all be disposed OF before
Saturday, and the rattle will positively
take place at the time and piaco stated.
Rev. Buchanan, Baptist minister
from California viii preach in the Bap-
tist church in this city, on Sunday AT
IL a. m. and Z p. NJ. This gentleman
comes TO Tucson for the first time. and
he may be chosen as pastor Of the Bap-
list church here, which has baen with
out minister since NJ. NJ. Hitchcock
left and went TO Tempe.
The Vienna bakery has discontinued
the store room on Church Plaza, and
now only deliver bread to customers on
the regular route in the morning. Mr..
Breitenstein has built up large trade,
and nov supplies the hospital, Indian
school, convent, several hotels, as well
as many other of the largest bread con-
sumers in Tucson.
Col. Harper, the weli-known and pop
ular passenger engineer, collected an old
debt to-day, on which payment has a
long time been deferred. 1t was paid
by the government, amounted to $1,000,
| and was for forage furnished by Col.
Harper in 1863, while connected with
the United States army. For this the
colonel and his friends are thankful, but
there is yet a greater debt due Col. Har-
per from the government, and that is his
reinstatement in the army, from which
he was uniustly discharged.
Mr.. Albert Donau returned Yesterday
from All extended trip down the ella
valley, starting at Solomonville, visiting
all the towns between there and Flor
ence, including Globe. He reports the
business men at every point in good
spirits and enjoying fine trade. At
San Carlos the grippe has been having a
bout with the Apaches, and many of the
braves have been carried to the happy
hunting grounds, which is some evidence
of the old saw that 1T is an i'll wind that
blows good to no! ody." Mr. Donan
will remain in the city few days, and
then resume his wanderings. He re-
presents the largest mercantile house
in Arizona-L Zeckendorf & Co.
The Mexican band and few friends
serenaded Mr. Frank Allison and wife
last night, and were accorded warm
reception. Mr.. Allison was married on
Sunday at Harshaw to Miss Nellie
Fryer, daughter Of Capt. Fryer,
of Washington Camp.
MIR. Jacob Harris, dealer in millinery
and fancy goods, made an assignment for
the benefit Of his creditors, Mr.. Chas.
Kresham has been made assignee. An
inventory is being taken to determine
the assets. Liabilities about 5000 due
San Francisco creditors.
1t is reported that Fl. III. Allen and
daughter, living below Phenix, on the
south side of the river, were drowned on
Saturday. The report is unconfirmed,
as is also one to the effect that Next
can family were drowned in the same
locality.