Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-11-22
WEEKLY CITIZEN.
LOCAL NEWS.

U. s. Marshals office people are en- gagged in paying jurors and witnesss fees.
 The street sprinkler is to be auctioned off to thehighest bidder on Nov. 17, by the city.
 Mining men, are taking even more in- terest in how county election went then Tucsonites.
 More mining deals are on the tapis, very near future,
 The building committee of the Epis- copal church hold another business meeting this evening.
 Monday the official count will take place. The candidates and public are anxiously awaiting the result.
 L. V. Wilkerson and Ed. M. Kelly, U. $. trial jurors, were excused from serving by the court today.
 E. M. Lowell, and a party of mining men of Washington Camp came in by private conveyance yesterday.
 Improvements on homes are notice able throughout the city, especially in inc railroad party of town.
 There was sale of condemned saddle blankets at Fit. Lowell yesterday, 64 be- ing disposed of. c. Christensen bid in 20.
 Sheriff Shaw arrested Pablo Herman deg and Antonio Romera last night on a bench warrant. They are wanted for perjury.
 A mountain lion measuring eight feet from tip to tip was killed at Hemme's ranch last week. pr. Fenner is having the skin tanned.
 Rev, Chas. W. Woods, of Brooklyn will preach tomorrow at the Congrega- tional church, the pastor preaching as usual in the morning.
 Two more carloads of lumber for the Speculation property buildings at Olive have arrived and will be hauled out in the course of next week.
 CIV. Russell, of Marion, Ky, is in the city stopping at the Cosmopolitan. MT. Russell has sent for his wife, who is troubled with bronchial disease.
 In the case of U. s. vs. w. B. Brown, charged wiIh perjury in the Wham rob- bery suit, the argument was finished, and the jury retired at II o'clock last night The verdict brought in this morning was not guilty.
 An instance of Indian gallantry could be seen this morning in the Apaches from Carlos, now in town. The buck Iniun had his tender form snugly pro- tected from the morning chillness win heavy shawl while his squaws de pended solely on their calico dresses for warmth.
 Congregational church, Meyer street. opposite Court Plaza. Rev. Hammond Cole pastor. Morning service at ten o'clock. The Sunday school will meet at 12 m. Young Peoples meeting at 6:15 p. m, Evening service at o'clock. The public cordially invited to attend.
 Rev. G. F. Bovard, of Los Angles, Cal. who succeeds to the position in method ism in Arizona held by G. H. Adams, arrived in the city yesterday afterr Oon from Phenix and the northern portion of the territory, and will officiate at the Methodist church tomorrow morning and evening.
 The Rev. L. D. Mansfield, rector of Grace Episcopal Church, will officiate in the Baptist Chapel, Stone Avenue, tomorrow. Subject of sermon, at Il o'clock: Confirmation, its authority, reasonableness and duty," At p. m. "The philosophy of life taught by Socrates and Christ entrusted" Seats free-all are cordially invited to attend.
 The district court opened this morn sng at g o'clock. The first case brought up was U. S. vs. Patsy I. Sheely, Judge Barnes counsel for defendant. The de- fendant waved arraignment and pleded guilty to the charge of obstructing free passage over and through the public domain. U. s. vs. John Cabrall on the same charge was the case, and the jury was empanelled.
 AL WAKEFIELD is out in a card an nouncing himself as a candidate for city marshall. He was formerly engineer of the Eagle Milling Company in which capacity he was severely scalded some weeks ago. MT. Wakefield has filled every position in ,,this community which has come to his lot and if elected marshal would no doubt discharge the duties of the office faithfully.
 Judge Miller has announced himself. in another column, as a candidate for the office of City Recorder. He is an old time resident, well known to the | community, and an old time republican. | He has been engaged in the successful | practice of law in this city for a num- Der of years and feels capable to under | take the duties and responsibilities of | the office. There will probably be sev- eral candidates in the field, and the | Judge may be looked for in the front of | the battle.
 In the district court today in tbe cases of U. s. vs. Pat Sheehy, Jack Rey, Wm. Duncan, Thos. Duncan, and John Cab ral. indicted for ob5tructlng free pas sage over and through the public do- main, each appeared this morning and waived arraignment and will plead to- morrow. Most of the morning was taken in examining witnesses in the suit of U. s. vs. Wm. Brown for perjury in the Wham robbery trial, the following be- ing examined: Brewster Cameron. F. G. | Marksbury, Beni. Brown. J. B. Besner, M. E. Cunningham, and Jesus Rais. At F o'clock the prosecution had not cleared the case.
 Meyer street is one of the old streets of Tucson. and was started under diff A1O0lllO5. IL ID ndllC0 tlOCI us lOu0uOT | Judge Chas. H. Meyer, who in 1862 when law was a thing unknown. and al- most the only government was "every man for himself' the judge seeing the coming need for such a thoroughfare hired three Mexicans to takeout,, Mesquite posts, and starting from where Fleish- mans drug store now stands laid out lines, and driving the posts one hun r dred yards apart, declared Meyer street T a public thoroughfare. Squatters living { in the vicinity objected and built fence r across it,.which were removed by Meyer f $ O., so quickly and emphatically that z DO attempt was made to build them ' Soon three or four house were built iacing the ''street" and from that time Meyer :street was settled fact, and t soon became one of the principal ! of Tucson. d (t Ty