Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-05-03
CASA GRANDE.
New Buildings Going Up and the Lit tie City Putting On Metropol-
 itan Airs.

CASA GRANDE, April 23.-A fine shower visited Casa Grande last night, greatly refreshing the dusty fields. The growth of new leaves upon trees, vines, and flowers was almost visible when the sun shone out again, and the air IS much cooler than for many days past. The grain on the ranches under the Florence Canal is already heading and the trees planted along the ditches are covered with leaves. The vineyard in the vicinity of town looks well, the vines being in excellent condition.
 The new Aermotor windmill and tank for Drew, Stevens & Co.'S livery and stage stable has arrived. MT. Drew has charge of the business here, and has recently with his young wife commence ed housekeeping in the house formerly occupied by MT. Harter, who has with his family returned to Florence.
 Mr. Souva has completed his new ice house, and as agent for the Arctic Ice Company, of Tucson, is prepared for summer. He has also built an additional house of adobe on his premises, which are already assuming very homelike appearance. Now that many have made up their minds that Casa Grande is as good as any place to live in, the improve ments are of a more substantial char actsr than in times past. Mrs. Hill whose son and wife recently have arriv- ed from the East, has ordered and receiv- ed an Aermotor ready to set upon their ranch. near town.
 Three carloads of wagons, carriages and agrlcultural implements have ar rived for w. c. Smith. The three stores are all doing we'll, and Mason's fruit and variety store will have much larger ac- comodations soon. He has added books, papers. stationery etc. to his stock of commodities.
 Jim Sam has moved into hls new restaurant adjourning Al. Richard son's saloon. c. l.. Ouney has moved ing groom, and Mir. Robert Kittlewell and
 wife, from Tombstone will do business
 in the place south of the depot, vacated DI Ouuoy. luc SIIooI scCtu Ol IHc oc- depot is improved by the new lodging
 house, the 'Simcoe House."
 The main street lights up we'll at night,
 and presents quite a brilliant appear | ance with the row of business houses all aglow. A good many new signs have l blossomed out the past week.
 Forty or fifty Indians came down at
 one tune during the past week from Yuma to buy wheat from the Pima In diads. Dressed in theIr best, with their
 bright colored wraps, they made gay
 sight. For such a crowd they were quiet and well-behaved.
 A drunken Papago Indian, night be-
 fore last cruelty, kicked, beat and finally,
 in his drunken rage, stabbed and cut a squaw. She was found in the morning
 nearly dead from her injuries. The
 buck was put in jail, but at the close of his examlnaton at court, walked out
 and dashed away for dear liberty. Pur- I suit was made, and after an exciting chase and struggle, the Indian was re
 taken, and is now safely led 5ed in Flo ence jail. The woman sti.l lives, ali.
 may surv.ve her injuries to be agai treated in the same manner, if her mob C
 lord gets out of jail after a short i'm
 prisonment.
 The writer has received one of Mr Buehman's ''Bonanza" pictures, and re | turns thanks, and hopes that his nos | two bright boys will fulfill his briShtes' | anticipations for the future of Arizona. | children.
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