Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-11-28
LOCAL ITE NJ 5.

Inc lOSpl6dl oItSnuduCo 10 otii
about twenty-five.
A large shipment of wines has ar
rived for V. Lavorir q Co.
An auction of furniture took place
near Church plaza today.
The T. A. II. dance takes place this
evening at the old Masonic Hall.
The Indian school hospital is max
ing good progress. The roof and floors
are complete.
The roof is now being placed on the
building for the mining machinery of the
school of mines.
The Commercial club give their hop
tomorrow eveniG- 1t will Re to mem
bers and their friends.
The Tucson telephone exchange will
be complete by Christmas. AR. Hoff
lacks but two shares Of the required
number.
Ladies' will do we'll to call early for
their fall suits aud hats at the Partisan
Millinery and Dressmaking Parlors, No.
2O9 Congress street.
The horse roundup, working from
Willow Springs to bring up at Pusch $
ranch, began this morning. There are
numerous horses on the range.
Odd Fellows Of Pima lodge No. 3
elected as officers last night ]. j. Hill as
n. O; T. K. Miller, recorder; L. A.
Judd, treasurer.
The Citizen Office is in receipt Of an
invitation from the Palace hotel TO MEM
bers of the CITIZEN force, to take
Thanksgiving dinner at the famous old
hostelry. Thanks, landlord.
Cattle west OF town ara generally in
good condition, particularly In the Bah
aqaivaris. The Wood, Labaree and
Jones and Holbrook stock are generally
in prime order. A rancher tells that
feed lately began to shorten in that part
OF the territory.
One carload of machinery for the
school of mines, including the Westing-
house engine, arrived this morning, and
is being hauled TO the building, and will
be placed in position as rapidly as posi-
BILE. 1t is expected that the electric light
plant and the new sixty horse boiler will
arrive early next week.
The building formerly occupied by
J. Frank & Co. will DE reopened On Dec.
LIST. The stock OF the new fra Will be as
before-dry good, hats, shoes etc. An
addition of about 5,t'00 worth # new
goods will be put in the place. 1t vail
be in charge of Eugene Bshrsndt and
Carlos Jscome. Both are dry goods
men of experience ard hope by careful
attention to the wants OF The Tucson
trade build large business.
Thanksgiving services will be held
at the Methodist church tomorrow, at Il
a. II. The Episcopalia1s, Methodlsts
and Congregationa'iSJs all unitina; to
gether. The Rev. 4. SGOw was 10 iiage.
preached the sermon but is i'll, aHd
confined to his rCOn:, and the Rev. MIR.
Billman has kindly consented to take his
place. The Rev. Z. ID. MANSFIELD will
be present and assist il the services. All
are cordially invited to attend
Antonio Soto was brought II from
Nogales this morning by Deputy United
States Marshal Al Brockman. On last
Thursday be was arrested 10y Arthur
CrepIn, a customs officer, while crossing
with quantity of laces and articles of
a similar nature. He plead guilty to the
charge OF smuggling when taken before
Commissioner Cumming bat claimed IL
extenuation that the goods were intend
ed for sale in Mexico.
A Chinese merchant yesterday sold
a can Of pears to customer. At least
he supposed them to bs pears. The
customer found them to be Gran berries
and still wanted pears. He minated
the fact to the celestial. The merchant
thought otherwise and would neither
refund the two bits or give him pears
instead. The customer thought he
would. Judge Slater thought likewise
q little later The dealer wished he had,
the costs in the case being IS. Tie
customer got his pears.
Less drilling than usual will proha
bly, be done by the militia companies of
this city, until Jan. LIST, pendn-t arrival
OF the new tactics, TO be issued them.
The changes in the manual OF arms will
be the adjustment of two or three move
ments. In the marching ''skrn:ish drill
is abandoned, being suspended by Eek
tended line formation" after the Ger
mon tactics. Most OF the new move
ments are from German tactics. Though
several are from the French. The max
imum OF a company VIII be made 125
men,
Late advlces from the Yaqui Indian
war in Sonora is that the war is over.
The 5000 troops sent to quell the In
dians are in tie country yet, but the
Indians are no longer so hostile, and have
entirely ceased all hostile demonstra-
tons. Many have returned to their
farms. Many more are 'corraled" in
the mountains and canOns.
New schedule goes into effect on
the Southern Pacific on December lst.
The passenger train from the east will
arrive as at present-at 3:45 a. N. The
passenger train from the west Will arrive
In the night, however, at 12:30 a. m.
The object of the change is reported to
be for the purpose Of augmentlng the
speed.
From the San Simon valley, in Co
chise county, report tells that about
500 head of stock have died for lack of
water. They were so weak that when
walking they rolled from side TO side.
Finally they would fall down and stay
there. Wells have lately been bored
and windmills put in, which will end
similar future contingencies.
The effects OF the late tug-of-wRr
are being endured by the shop men par
ticipatlng in the match. One mans
limbs are dislOcaded from the terrible
strain. endured for nearly an hour. Near
IL all can show hands badly skinned in
consequence of pulling. Some of them
declare they would not pull again for
$50.
Work on the new custom house at
Nogales is progressing. being now near
ly to the roof The stipulated time for
completion is June 1st. aud it will be
complete ere then. Work on the cleo
trio light plant goes forward we'll. The
machinery will be put in within few
days. Light will be turned on in jan
uary.
Tho mill IF Eranly Ely of docaacad