Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-12-17
LOCAL NEWS.

NJ. Sullivan. the carpenter left for Phoenix yesterday morning.
 J. Liberman dealer in general mer- chaudise of Wilcox IS in the city.
 General Wilson is reported to be sick at Prescott.
 Calvert Wilson was in Phoenix yes terday on Federal court business.
 WA. Wall, Gila Bend, and M Strong of Los Angeles are registered at the Pal ace Hotel.
 Yesterday Thomas Gardner drove 100 bead of beef in from his ranch m tAe Santa Ritas.
 wv. Williams, Collector of Customs of the Port of Buehos Ayres IS ln the city today with hls wife.
 Mics NJ. Tully young lady who Is registered at the Orndorff from New York will go tomorrow to Oracle.
 Frank A. Kelly has leased six acres of land to An Sam for three years The terms are Sl3O for the first year and ol5O for two years.
 Francesca Gonzales appeared before In lpe Culver yesterday charged with as seult with a deadly weapon, with intent to Kill. on Nov. 27th last. The case was referred to the grand jury.
 A collection of short stories for boys and girls. bv William Dean HoNelis, has just been published by Harper & Broth CTS. It is entitled Christmas every Day, and is attractively illustrated.
 W.T.Reilly was sentenced this morn ing to b days m jail for assault and battery. Reilly was the man who com menced by asking Jackson for money and finished by assaulting him.
 Mir. Stratton with wife and son, who has been in town for about two weeks will laave this afternoon for his ranch. the Inter Ocean F miles above Oracle. The case of the Government vs. S. Drachman occupied the attention or Judge Sloan and a specially drawn jury at both morning and afternoon sessions of court.
 Mrs. pr. Armstrong was well enough yesterday to enjoy quite an extended drive. She is not quite so well today having become somewhat exhausted by the open ar exercise of the day. be1ore. Mrs. 4. F. Fowler will leave tomorrow for Eagle Pass, Texas, where her hus- band went about two or three weeks ago to work in the machine shops, just across the boundary line in Mexico.
 handsome oak frame eight day clock has been purchased ot J. A. Black by Mir. Walsh of the Gem saloon for ms new place on Congress street Ihls when completIy furnished IS to be yer itable palace of irrigation.
 Robert Perrin of Freso, and Attorney Meredith of San Francisco are n town today for the purpose of taking out let ters of administration m the estate or Don Juan Elias Gonzales. Mr. Perrin has acquired by purchase considerable interests in the estate. lie is also an owner of the BarbacOmara Ranch.
 At the regular monthly meeting of rhe Tucson Building and Loan Assocl- ation. held last Tuesday evening. the biddinC on the regular monthly loans was quite lively. F. w. Oury and |. Sanchez. were the successful bidders at a premium of S43 per share.
 Rarper & Brothers have just brought out several attractive holiday books for young people. Among these we nohce The Moon Prince, bv rt. D. Munklttrlck, handsomely illustrated by r. Yer Beck, and a volume of interesting sketches and tales by E. H. House, entitled The Midnight Warning, and Other Stories.
 s. Naval of St. Paul is registered at the Orndorff He has spent three or four win ters in Arizona, preterrlng the winter climate here to any other and IS amply able to indulge the preference having lately inherited a very large for tune. He will probably proceed tomor' row to Phoenix.
 MT. Valladier of the Star office will engage in a fencing bout tonight with LM. Christol the expert for points. Mir. Christol offers S25 to any conner who scores a greater number of points in twenty than he does. Mir. Nalladler is said to have had good instruction and to be very clever with the fOils himself
 The new roof on the property of r. Il. Woods at the corner of Congress St. op- posite the CITIZEN office, is almost com pleted. The owners are evidently de- termined that their new tenants McNel- and Morse will have first class protec- tion from rain and sun. It IS work man like job.
 The annual election of officers of Tue son Lodge, No. 4, F. and A. M. was held last evening. The following were elect ed for the ensuing year. M. r. Free man. W. NJ. Gustave Riedel, $. w; L. D. Chillson, J. w.; Leo Goldschmldt Treasurer, and Geo. J. Roskruge, Secre tary.
 In the course of few days the read. ing room of the Young Mems Union wll pass from the management of the EX- ecutlve committee thereof into the hands of the W. c. T. U, The latter desire to have the room as local headquarters for meetings etc. The management ls turned over with large quantity Of eX cellent reading matter. entirely free oI debt and with some money ID the treas ury.
 The merchants in nearly all the retai stores report that business IS good Those who deal in Christmas wares have already begun to feel the honda! trade. The general state of business | healthy and satisfactory. It IS hard tt find Tucson business man now wh( will not say he has about all he can at tend to. Grumblers are very scarce.
 Three county roads have been opened by the Board of Supervisors. The most important IS to Nogales, distance sixty four and three fourth miles, a shorten ing of seven miles on the old road. ! road to Martiaez's ranch, on the Sal Pedro is sixteen and half miles long about four miles shorter than the ol' road. 4 read has b0en opened to Li Osa, via Robles Pass, the Hemme ranci and the Buenso Ayers ranch.
 It seems a pity to send the tramp who are convicted ofvarious offenses t iaiI. Just at this time Of year Jau an' picnic means about the same thing U these gentry. A well regulated count jail with three meals a day, shelter 6 night, DO work, opportunity to swap eN perlencas with kindred spirits, for tern