Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-12-23
LOCAL NEWS.

The Enterprise was issued TIL
morning as daily.
The pews for the Episcopal have bee
ordered and are due here in ten days.
The Tucson postoffice is receiving a
average of eleven sacks of mail a day
The bulk Of it is Christmas packages.
MARRIED-At the Catholic churc
this morning, Hilario Urquide
and Mariana Legarra.
Sonora oranges are coming to tn
city in large quantities. The shipment
come from Hermosllo. The fruit i
packed in barrels and in boxes.
Twenty-Five of the Tewksbury cas-
witnesses left for home last night
Numerous others staid over to see thu
outcome of the case.
Mr.. Mills OF the Republican, is around
tapping his subscribers for little atthe
wherewith to Oil the machine. He is al
ways q welcome visitor to the town.
Mr.. Frank King OF the Gazette. is
here wrustllng for his paper. Mr.. KING
has many friends in Tucson who are
pleased to see him.
A fine two-story brick block is under
constructions at Yuma, says j. BlitZ,
in from there. 1t is being erected by
Althee Modesti, county treasurer and
merchant there.
But two bicycles, Willard Wrights
and Charles Bowman's, furnished taxes
for the county this year. Certainly
hoo MI oalc
The city now has a pocket full OF
money from taxes and tomorrow all
outstanding warrants presented to the
treasurer will be redeemed.
Company f held annual inspection
Friday, by Major Black. Ihe company
made a very good showing, and reflect
credit on Captain Trayer.
Christmas packages are not coming or
going at the postoffice in degree to be-
come very burdensome as yet, says
Postmaster DeGroff.
The increase of the electric light plant
ordered has been delayed somewhat.
owing to the temporary shutdown of
the factory.
Work in the rank of Esquire at
Pythiss bal, tonight. All knights of
Pythias are requested to DE present, at
o'clock.
There will be meeting of Tucson lodge
No. 4, F. & A. NJ, Friday night at z 30
for the purpose of installing the
officers for the coming year. All
Master Masons in good standing are
frsternally invited to attend.
City taxes have been paid in the most
way during the past week
Assessor Hayes reports that total of
about $1,000 has been paid. -Four
hundred and thirty taxpayers have
settled.
Favorable telegraphic reports have
been received from the Sonora coal
fields, One of the experts, representing
the capital wanted, recently In Tucson,
was at Deming last night, eastward
bound. He was pleased with the out
look at the coal fields.
Joe Goldbaum, the news dealer, this
had his morning instalment of
papers stolen. They were left at his
door at 2 O'Clock and some time between
that hour and morning they We're
stolen.
Fine progress is being made on the
grading at the new driving park. Satur-
lay Sl100 worth of lumber was sent |
Tor, to be used in enclosing the grounds. |
This money is all spent by the associa-
hon outside of the city.
To the average Arizonan one of the |
prettiest sights in Tucson is the working |
,f the pump at the university. With |
,ase and grace it throws forth $50 gal |
ons of water a minute, into the under |
.round feeders of the thirsty land sur
Hsndbills yesterday announced that |
Smith of Autrslis and Indian Smith
would fight at the opera house, at s |
o'clock sharp. Eight o'clock found the |
Australia man on hand, but Indian
smith" did not appear. 1t is said he |
mbibed during the evening to a degree
not permitting it.
Mr.. George W. Norton, protector and |
manager of the Moha wk canal, in Yuma
is in the city on business. The
Mohawk Canal is about % miles long |
md controls about 10000 acres of the |
inest land in Arizona.
The time Is growing short in which |
nine owners can take advantage of |
he new law passed by congress, re-
curing no assessment work for this |
year. A small supply OF the blanks re-
Iuired are yet on hand, and can be had
1t the CITIZEN Office.
A eparring watch will take place at |
he opera house Thursday night be- |
tween Australian Smith and Indian |
Smith. They are both heavy weights. |
Indian Smiths manager will send him |
but to the ranch where he lives, there to |
sober up and stay so till the night of
he match.
Many ladies yesterday listened to
evidence will probably all be in to-
night. A good many Tucson
aides have expressed desire to hear
he arguments. Some fine speeches,
for the defense are expected, |
he lawyers for the defense, Messrs.
Fitch, Campbell and Edwards each
BENG orators.
Taxpayer of late have been settling to |
he rate of 100 day, adding to the funds
5000 day. To noon today the total tax
payers we're 1876, aggregating total of
funds OF $4,000. Several of the big |
taxpayers, particularly cattlemen, had
,ot settled up to tie hour of noon.
4 mong the delinquents this year are |
'ome OF the biggest cattlemen Of south |
Urn Arizona. The showing in general, |
however. is very good. Less taxes will |
GO Delinquent this year than
Usual, The scrapiug and boarding for
axes has made collections of late ex-
,eedingly hard.
Taylor Branaman. driver of the Riv-
'rside stage, brought in news of the
Ittack on a man by coyote. An Old
nan called doc" had campeG on the
livIde iaat beyond Donnelly's, Tues
lay night. Wednesday morning just
It break of day, while he was wide
wake and just on the point of arising,
coyote sprang upon him and bit him
everal times in the face, severely. He
hook him off and got up, when the |.
Inimal attacked him a second time,
int he finally beat him of. 1t is very