Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-12-13
WEEKLY CITIZEN.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 13, 1890.
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 The Star says the announcement of Judge Barnes candidacy for mayor was premature, The public concurs.
 The grand jury yesterday found an indictment against G. W. Rood, for the murder of Jas Farrell at Nogales, a short time since. Rood's trial will be- gin shortly.
 There will be special meeting of the Ladies society of the Congregational church tomorrow afternoon at o'clock It is especially requested that all ladies be present.
 The lecture to have been given last night by Hon. Jacob Kemple under the auspices of the Negley Post, G. A. R. was postponed until Thursday evening Dec l3,
 The ladies of the Congregational church will give one of their enjoyable socials next Tuesday evening, the music to be furnished by the 2nd Cavalry Band from Fort Lowell.
 Col. Kemple will deliver an address Cn Pythianism before the K. of P. of this city Monday night. It will un- doubtedly be an able and instructive talk.
 Sylvester Watts, brother of Joseph Watts of this city, and one of the own CTS of the Water O., arrived in the city yesterday afternoons train. MT. Watts is somewhat under the weather"
 The third Monday in December is the last day on which taxes can be paid, and those delinquent should remember that that date is not far off. The city tax collector also wishes to remind tax payers to not forget their ci'y taxes when paying those for the county.
 Paddy" Woods, we'll known Tue sonite, has been in Phenix two or three days. While here the conceived the vir- tuous idea of investing in a sample of Salt River Valley product and ac- cordingly purchased 100 tons of hay for shipment to the neighbor pueblo. He returned home by this mornings train. Republican.
 A telephone line will be constructed from St Mary's hospital to the station by the railroad company in the near future, the material for construction be- ing now on hand. The line will be built direct from the hospital to the near est point on the railroad, thence along the line to the station. Lineman Rus sel will probably superintend the work.
 The county jail population has con siderably diminished during the past month, there being but twenty board CTS In Pellon's Hotel. Three of them are awaiting sentence, one is on trial, three are U. $. prisoners, two are serv- ing sentence, one is awaiting the act ion of the supreme court and ten are awaiting trial.
 Patents have been received at the local land office for the Rattlesnake and Bunker Hill mining claims, and also for the Santa Catalina mill-site claim, the two former patented to the Water vale Mining Company of Chicago, deed the latter to George N. Fletcher. Said patents will be delivered on surrender of final certificates.
 The Sunday concert at the Congre- gational Church tomorrow night is in celebration of the ninth anniversary of the school, An Interesting programme has been arranged, consisting of select recitations, choice songs and choruses, a beautiful exercise entitled ''The Christians Armor," and brief address by the pastor. The concert will begin at z o'clock, and everybody is invited.
 A friend of Al Wakefield, one of the candidates for marshal desires us to state that he is receiving an enthusias- tic support. MT. Wakefield is an up- right gentleman and has the necessary sand" for the office of chief of police If elected it can be depended upon that he will not wink at any class of crimin- als but will do his whole duty toward friend or foe.
 The road from Mammoth to Tucson is now being rapidly built, the workmen being at present between Oracle and Mammoth. The contract for building has been let by Pinal Co. to Flames Bros who are to complete the road within three months for s4,700. It is reported that they intend finishing the road in much less time than the agreement calls for, eight men and ten horses being now at work.
 Deputy U. $. Marshals John V. and R. J. Paul left this morning for Phenix with two U. $. prisoners, Francisco Al yarez, charged with being unlawfully upon the San Carlos reservation, and Antonio Salazar, charged with selling whiskey to Papago Indians at Florence. to be brought before the U. s. grand jury of the Second District, which meets on December 12th. They also took with them two Papago Indians, as witnesses.
 Last night 167 head of cattle were loaded at the cattle pens, consigned to s. Silverberg, San Francisco, for sale on commission. The cattle come from s. Otero's ranch are fine and fat. MT. Otero reports that there are at present sev- eral buyers in the county, who are offer ing a ceat and three quarters a pound for stock, which will be generally re- fused by cattlemsn, as the stock in gen eral are in fine condition, and will be held for two cents.
 The Palace Hotel coach was used to- day for conveying voters to the polls, our horses being hitched in. About noon while coming from Church plaza into Congress street. the lines of the leaders became untastenedIand at the same time became. frightened at a piece of flying paper. They wheeled about, being out of control of the driver tipped the coach over with crash, breaking the glass windows m it, but otherwise leaving it in tact. An old gentleman, cripple, was in the coach at the time but was fortunately not injured, though badly shaken up.
 It is stated that city sealer of weights and measures will be appointed at the next meeting of the city council The move is being made on account of the second class Chinese groceries, many of which are using bored weights, which enables them among other dishonesties to sell sugar at the same price per pound as they buy it for. The office will pay no salary, the officer obtaining his remuneration by small fee for each seal placed on a scale or measure. All honest merchants will favor the meas