Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-03-19

the first Monday in April
 Camp and Church street buildings are undergoing improvements.
 The school at Crittenden, Miss Cora Clark teacher, closes March 11th,
 A warehouse is being constructed by John Ivancovlch on his lot at the old Neal corral.
 A. Flores, for assault and battery, was given ten days by Judge Slater this morning. He appealed the case.
 The New York store property has been sold to St. Louis business man. who will run it on very enlarged scale,
 The private land grant court will eventually sit in Tucson, to try the Tue son cases. This will save heavy ex~ pense.
 The saddle among the prizes by the Vincent de Paul society was unclaimed until yesterday, when Mcnlco Garcia brought forth tEe ticket, No. 2S7, and took 1t.
 -Of the prisoners in jail J. B. Fitch keeps very close to his cell, mlnghng little with the prisoners. Mrs. Douglas has been ill for several days.
 Tenth street, en route to the railroad, brought into general use by fencing in of lot west of the LexIng- ton stable, is undergoing grading.
 Postmaster Cerbett's petition to the senate, for free delivery, is being num- erously signed by leading business men. It will go to Washington ln few days
 The city council street committee will view north Stone avenue and form estimates on the cost of complying with the recent bridge petition in a day or two.
 The additional telephone material from New York has arrived at the sta tion, and on return of MT. Hoff from a business trip will probably be put in order. for business.
 Professor Collingwood, replying to the unanimous request of all those inter ested in the organization of the |. NJ. c. A., has signIfed hls willingness to be- come its president and manager.
 The new passenger train schedule goes into effect Sunday, the 20th. The principal changes in time will be in the passenger train from the west. It vii leave Yuma at 5:50p. m; Maricops, 11:20l p. m; Tucson, am; Benson, 4:5 a. m; Deming, 10 a. m: arrive Ell Paso l p. ID.
 The following patents arrived at the land office this morning. Hershell lode in Tombstone district by Benj. Cook, Nj. A. Smith and D. c. Dabes. Emma lode, in Tyndall district, by Barron M. Jacobs. Crosscut lode ID Globe mining district, by Crosscut sSil- yer Mining company.
 Three MexIcans were brought in on 8 special from Strauss, N. NJ, destined for the hospital. They were riding on water car of a construction train when the fiange broke. The CAT was derailed and the MeXicans rather badly bruised. one having some ribs broken.
 -Wm. Hartt, in from his model ranch, tells that he has five feet of water in the new reservoir. It will not be drawn on for months except by evaporation, the late rains having given the soil such a suf- fciency of moisture as to preclude any needs of the artificial application of water.
 Races take place tomorrow after noon at the Baker track, between John Weigle's roan lilly and M. Aldrich's "Black-and-tan." The Weigle horse was winner in former race, but 1t is claimed the other horse was not in good condition at the time. Both animals are new in good shape for the contest. Regarding delinquent taxes, they con- tlnue to arrive at an encouraging rate. Last week will be the only opportunity to settle with the additional 11s per cent. Monday the court gives judgment on the delinquents, and week later sales begin. After the sales are begun taxpayers will be requested to add per | cent. to the present amounts.
 Col. Stone reports that he has written 1 twenty-eight applications in Tucson for | insurance in the Bankers Alliance. The | amount of insurance IS S115,000. The | plan IS practicable and the business | done shows that 1t IS popular. Among | those joining his company are many If | our most prominent and conservative i business men. We think you would | make no mistake if you were to insure in the Bankers Alliance.
 As the matter now stands the '. M. c. A.will start out, with a large mem bership and the hearty sympathy and of the general public. The | w. c. T. U. abandons the plan of | reading room and stands behind the Y. | M. c. A. with help and sympaty. One gentleman hands in a tWenty-dollar gold | fn occicf nd rri m o1l ed. Offers of help of all kinds come in from every quarter.
 The Lent season, which began the | 2nd of March this year, and slasts for | forty days, in previous years has been considered a dull season in the meat | trade, as large number of people Tn | Europe and tine United States abstain | from eating meat during the Lent sea son, but owing to to the prevalence of la | grippe disease the pope has promul- | gated that fasting this Lent season will | not be adhered to. This is the frsi time such a decree has ever been issued. It | will effect the future meat trade for the | better.-Stockman.
 Some time ago Judge Stone of the |
 
 chambers" a writ on the surveyor-gen- eral for the production of the papers in the Algodones case at Denver. The in terior department instructed Surveyor General Johnson to keep possession of the paper, having a trusted clerk go in person to Denver with sthe papers. The court having taken the matter under considerations have decided that | petitions in cases should be accompa- Died by certified copies and that if any cases arise where court desires to see originals they can be temporarily pro duced.
 Yesterdays races drew a fair-sized crowd at the Baker track. The Aldrich | horse was ridden at eighty pounds and the Weigle lilly at seventy-three. The Aldrich horse started to gain at once, being two lengths ahead half way down |