Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-03-05
WEEKLY CITIZEN.
LOCAL ITEM s.

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 Fine bright alfalfa hay from Grande at Hughes Stevens & Go.
 Tempe butter takes the lead in this market; sold by J, Ivanc0vich.
 Work of improvements Is in con- stant progress at the Indian school.
 The order of Mechanics give a dance this evening at the Masonic hall.
 The Chlnaman hurt in the falling building last Friday is in critical con dltion.
 New furnished rooms at Mrs. Why tock's, 637 and 639 Pennington street, near depot.
 The Commercial club gives hop to members and their friends next Thurs day evening,
 Jimmy Browns restaurant is open under a new management. Everything first-class.
 The valleys of the Santa Cruz and Rillito, due to the late rams, are beautl- ful and verdant.
 Eat at Jimmy Browns new restau rant, at the corner of Stone Avenue and Congress street.
 You always can find better groceries and at the lowest price at J. Ivancovlcn than any where else.
 Wong Yet, prominent Chinese in the valley, died yesterday, iatter a years sickness.
 pr. Whomes, the dentist, will move into the former office of S. NJ. Franklin, and IS having window cut there.
 Two mora cottages will be erected shortly on the university grounds, for Professors Stolbrand and Comstock. sk -Twenty-eight hundreths of an inch of rain fell last night, Supremely grdtl- flying the hoping heart of the rancher.
 HI. Gerwein of Benson has purchased a half interest in the business of 4. Hit tinger, and will move to Tucson soon.
 pr. Spencer is driving a bran new Columbus buggy, purchased from the Tucson Repository. The Columbus seems to be all the range.
 In ths district court this morning the case of E. Bouton vs. City of Tucson was continued for the term. New trial was denied in the case of Preston vs. Wores.
 Good grading work was done yes ter1ay on Mayer street, between Con- gress and Pennington, and went for ward today on Pennington, fronting the court house.
 E@-Chas. F. Hoff, manager of the Tue son telephone exchange, says the ma terial for the exchange IS all on the road. The poles ordered through the Tucson Lumber company arrived yes terday.
 A passenger on today's east-bound train died at Red Rock, in his berth. He mad ticket for Louisville, Ky, and letters showed hls name to be Edward A. Starr, The inquest is In progress as the CITIZEN goes to press.
 In publishing the letter from Mr. Sykes yesterday, to the board Of super visors, report of the action of that body on the epistls was omitted. The board declined to maKe the extension of time requested. That body did not wish the franchise tied up from more probable builders.
 The three runaway boys who start ed to seek their fortunes three days ago, returned last night. They were hun gry, they said. One of them had a small pistol and sold it, buying some bread and sardines. The provender gave out by the time their train-a freight-resched Red Rock,
 Peach and apricot trees in the gar dens about town are in bloom. \. B. Sampson tells that last year he had ap- ricot trees then two years old which bore 200 pounds of fruit apiece. They also bore fruit when but a year old. Peaches also ripened in Tucson in May, June, July and August.
 M, F. Shaw, ex sheriff of Pima county. was arrested this morning by Marshal Paul. charged with smuggling cattle. The charge IS that from time to time he has traded for and purchased cattle in Mexico, driving them across the line without paying duty at Tres Bellotes. His bonds were fixed at S2,OO0 and the hearing set for Monday.
 With regard to the postoffice site removal Hon. Thos. Hughes, of Hughes, Stevens & O., has said that if it IS consummated as proposed, that he will take the present site of the Columbus saloon, corner of Stone avenue and Maiden lane. and put thereon a block suit able for his business for twenty years lease of the property, the same to revert to owner of the lot at the end of that period.
 Several friends of Miss Lena Car roll, formerly of Tucson and pleasant and well-liked young lady, are pleased at the receipt of the following: MT. and Mrs. G. W. Carroll invite you to be present at the marriage of their daughter, Lena Maude. to Mir. Walter sE. Nicholson, Wednesday. March ninth, eighteen hundred and ninety two, at eleven o'clock, Universalist Chapel, Oakland, Cal
 A rich gold strike is reported. at the foot of the Sierritas, twenty-three miles from the city. A Mexican made it three weeks ago. Samples of the rock. Of red Iron nature, show four S200 to $500 to the ton in gold. The Mexican IS now down nine feet on his claim, and the ledge shows width of twenty-two inches. Claims adjoining on either side have been located bv Messrs. Hudson and BentI
 In district court today the mining suit of Vail vs. Gage and Yates was the chief business. The suit is on an in junction. Two ledges, of the "Black Eagle and Little Comet" mines cross at right angles. The owners of the "Blacd Eagle" wish to restrain the "Llttle Comet" people from crossing their ledge. The suit was transferred from the Tombstone court, both courts being ID the same district.
 A recent visitor to Los Angeles tells that he made daily visits to the public library there to get to see the CITIZEN. Every time some former Arizonans pre- ceded him but he cheerfully waited his turn. He says he saw plenty of former Arizona people there, and some told him that though they had been all over the union yet Arizona's the nlaceI, He