Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-01-03
LOCAL NEW s.

The board Of supervisors met today and audited accounts for the fourth quarter.
 Nose Drachman will take charge oi the American Grocery House on the 1st of January.
 Trees are being set out in front oi W. l.. Johnson's place, on upper Con gress street.
 A rodeo is now at work in the vlcln- ity of Yuma, twenty miles north ot town having been out about ten days.
 A soldier, Chas. Williams, who made row on Church street Christ mas night, was sentenced to a week ID jail.
 A fine Christmas trade is reported by the merchants of the city, and of 'present" goods much more could have found sale.
 -George J. Roslzruge filed contest at noon today in the county clerks office to the election of Ben Heney as county treasurer.
 -MARRIED-In this city, on the z4th w.. II. bsr, to Miss Annie Reynolds, of Casa Grande, A. T.
 The South Western Live Stock As sociation held .business meeting last evening, and formulated laws to govern the association.
 The grounds eff contest in the Ros- kruge- Heney election case are similar to those in the sheriff contest, given in yesterdays CITIZEN.
 James Morgan. who has done the same many times before, was sentenced to thirty days in jail for painting the city yermilion last night.
 In the district court today Angel benitos was made citizen. On writ of habeas corpus Epimeno Juares was ordered discharged from custody.
 A drunken vaquero firing his six shooter of for sport last night in the south end of town gave the impression that shooting afray was in progress.
 Two Christmas drunks were brought before Judge Meyer this morn ing. After doing some small jobs a. round the City Hall they were let go.
 The laying of the sidewalk founda- tion along the Abadie block, on Meyer street, is about complete, and in the course of few days will be given a ce- ment surface.
 There will be meeting of Tucson Lodge No. F. and 4. M. this evening at 7:30 o'clock, for the purpose of installing the officers elected for the en- suing year. All master masons in good standing are fraternally invited to be present.
 Col. Joseph Durr places the CITIZEN under renewed obligations to him for many kind remembrances oH Christmas oay. The CITIZEN takes this method Of thanking hlm and wishing him many happy Christmas returns. He is richly deserving of them.
 Sam DrGchman presented the CTTI. FEN witG box of his famous cigars Christmas. Sam IS never behind in the procession. He always leads nd,there-| IS not a man, women or child, of sound mlnd and years of discretion in the territory who is not familiar with his brands.
 The youngsters at the orphan school 1T connection with St Nary's hospital, consisting of about 20 children were given a Christmas tree, heavily la der, yesterday afternoon. The children greatly enjoyed it, and the blowing of their horns could be heard half mile away.
 A petition is now in Washington for the establishment of a new mail route. It will srun to Olive Camp, Stevens ranch, Poso Bueno, Baboquiveri and La Osa. The route is much needed and parties now on the way to Washington promise that the petition shall be bought to materializeation very soon. Salt Lake Herald: The Lew Johnson's Minstrels, comprising twenty colered artists, presented lively programme on Friday night last. Everything went with energy and vim from the rise of the curtain until 1t fell on the very amusing afterpiece. The chestnuts were remark ably few, the singing good, the new jokes better, the band and orchestra best and the specialties immense. A Mexican named Ramon Sais, a | noted sneak thief, is again in the tolls | A sage into k. RainsSury's house and | started to make off with saddle. MT. | RaInsbury was awakened by the drag ging of the stirrups on the floor and | sighted the thief with his boots in one hand, the saddle in the other. He soon | captured the rascal and handed him ov- CT to an officer. The CITIZEN acknowledges the re- ceipt of an invitation to attend the we'd ing of Miss $. Eaton to MT. Chas. T. | Martin at Globe, Wednesday evening, Dec. 3l. Miss Eaton is a talented and | charming young lady, and the groem one of the most popular young men in Arizona. He IS at present county re- csrder to which position he was chosen without opposition. We wish the new couple all happiness and joy which comes from such well matched union.
 The Christmas Sermons at Grace church Thursday were unusually inter- esting. The interior of the church was beautifully decorated with evergreens. the sermon by the Rev. Mansfield was appropriate to the occasion, the music was admirable by quartette compored of Mrs. Jacobs, Mrs Davis, and Messers Tenny and Dodge. A large congregation participated in the i'm pressible seryices-many of the number being guests of Tucson for the Winter. -Thos. Driscol tbe cattleman, re- ports that cattle are being held through this portion of the country fer 2 cents a pound, and that no sales are likely to be made for a lower figure. Cattle in gen eral are beginning to thin down a trifs 1,&o the nutriment out of the dry grass on the prairie. Grass and weeds are begin ming to peep through from the late rain. The cattle are again coming to the ranches for water, the supply from the water holes having dried up, Rain is much needed,
 A shipment of cattle was made yes to-day Dy CharOleau Bros. & Samanfego te Los Angeles The cattle were sold to Frank Parker, and consist of 1I6 head of steers and 50 calves. The etoolr .o,,,