Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-05-17
LOCAL NEWS.1


 Billy Reid IS now going to have ar awning up in front of his bath rcoms II the opera house blocE.
 Mir. Geo. Wild is in town from ths Yellow Jacket mines, purchasing sup plies.
 Messrs. Cummings and Gainor started for their home in Nogales by private conveyance last evening.
 It seems good te ..have a cool day like this has been, after the long spell or ho' weather.
 The sprinkling wagon on the streets today was beheld with satisfaction. The dust is great nuisance.
 The new militia company meot to- night at Levin's Hall at 7:30 sharp. They will fix some regular night Of meeting All members are requested to turn out
 J.H. Finch the efficient agent for Hon. O. R. Drake of his powder interests has returned from business trip to ad- lucent mining camps,
 PIT Bowling has come up from his Cssario mines on the line of South western Pima.
 Mrs. Wood, of Bakerfield, Cal, is here for the benefit of her health and IS stop ping at the Palace.
 F.J. Villaescusa is carrying large stock of everything in the line of sad dlery, harness and etc.
 The cloudy sky and falling barometer indicate rain, and which would be of much benefit to the farmers and cattle men, and lay the dust in the streets.
 To-day the entire ownership and con- trol of the Santa Cruz Valley Bank pas sed into the hands of l.. Nj. and B. M. Jacobs. Mir. Freeman continues as cashier.
 Division Superintendent Noble, of the S.PR.R-, has taken a run over 10 Fl Paso, the eastern end of his division, on official business.
 Arizona Lodge No. l, A. O. U. w., meet tonight at 7:20. There will be work in the second. A full attendance is requested.
 IT,. ing his drug store. and placing every thing in first-class style. He cannot, however, add to the quality of hIs vichy and frui-miz, which all his patrons ap- preciate so much.
 C.C. Comstock. general inspector of the bridge and building department of the s. P. R. R., is here from San Fran
 
 Barnhart, division superintendent, will accompany Mr. Comstock to El Paso.
 The Fourth Cavalry band will give a parting concert to the people of Tucson on Saturday evening, at Levln's Park. The Fourth Cavalry are about leaving for theIr new quarters in Washington.
 Geo. Hucke is taking much pride in keeping the grounds of the court plaza in beautiful order, but IS much annoyed by the children who frequent the plaza breaking of the limbs and foliage of the young trees and shrubs. Parents should prevent this injury. Dr. Scott, the dentist in the Pearson block, has just returned from Phenix, where his family aye. He brought his son Jay Clarence back with Lin to spend the summer, as his family expect to go east soon. But the doctor and boy will no doubt stay in Tucson per manently, as business IS good now. The prospects seem good at last for Tucson to have street sprlnkleTs. Papers are being circulated for signers who are l willing to help support the sprinklers. and enough will probably be given to start them going, and then Tucson will no longer be buried in clouds of dust. E.P Van Kuren will start out to-mer- row morning with his new hay baling machine which has been lying in front of Stevens & Hughes store for the past few days. He expects to continue active work until all the hay raised in the val ley has been baled.
 MT. John Boucher, foreman of the Central Silver MILe, is in the city. The mine is under the management of Mr. J. c. Loss, and is steadily turning out nishing work for forty men. They are now ready to blow in a smelter. The Tombstone ball club feel very jubilant over their victory hera. Thty went home carrying brooms and flag. The Fit. Lowell's offered to play the m another game for from Sl00 to S250 a side, but on being asked to put up for felt concluded Tot to liy. The Tomb | stone boys say they enjoyed the trip | here immensely. Upon request of the Superintendent | of the census, E. l.. Wetmore Is gathering domestic, commercial, and industrial | u%o af ha o..i tion being given to agricultural products. | Those having information in regard to these should call upon Mir. Wetmore, as all statistics embodied in the census should be as full and complete as the facts will warrant. Dropping in the Santa Cruz Valley 1 Bank to-day it looked like old times to l see B. Nj. Jacobs to the fore in its man. | agement. The Jacobs brothers have | been so long identified with the banking | interests of Tucson, and with so much 1 success and care for the interests of l their patrons, that 1t can be anticipated | with certainty that their management of the Santa Cruz in the future will be as successful as in the past. A new base ball club was formed at Levin's Park last evening, and will en- deavor to achieve success and wipe out | the disastrous defeats which have at 1 tended the efforts of the local players in 1 the recent past. The officers of the new organization are J. 4. Black, president; W. H. Prince, vice president; Moses Drschman, secretary; w. $. Kengla, t. c .surer; Bud Burdell, captain; J. J. Blnckhorn, manager; Abe Gold baum, scorer; George Tichnor, umpire The thing Is now on a sound basis, solid business men being in it. There are 9 members up tc date. Hurrah for Tucson's, the champions of 1890. Phe- nix take warning.
 c. H. Light has returned from a trip to the Florence canal section. The large storage reservoir is rapidly approaching completion in a substantial manner. The embankment is 60 feet wide at the base, 21 feet at top, and 9 feet high and embraces in its limits 100 acres, and