Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-07-22
LOCAL NEWS.
Tucson grapes are in the market.

James Maish is smiling at the arrival
of fine boy at his house.
Lighting yesterday shattered seven
telegraph poles at Sweetwater.
The /. F. Coppel house and lot was
sold yesterday to F. j. Villaescusa for
$1,000.
The Gregory block fire has been at
tributed to small boys playing there
sbouts.
The Philharmonic band continue
their faithful practice they have pursued
for years.
A heavy rain of several hours dura-
ion occurred in the country to the southt
asst night.
It is reported that three and a half
inches of rain fell in one day recently
at Maricopa. q.
A hip roof is being put on II. B
Dodge's house on Church street, to
replace one of old-style, fat, leaky kind
A gold property owned by Under
Sheriff Proctor has been reported on
favorably by experts. A stamp mill will
probably be put on it soon.
Business is on the gain encouragingly
on the Southern Pacific. Several new
crews Of about fifteen men have been
put on in the last three days. Freight
business in both directions is increasing.
The designation of Pearl street vicin-
itv for the abode of the demi-monde is
not meeting the approval of several cit
liens living or owning property therea-
bouts. They want another change made.
An indication of what the Canada del
Orc people intend doing is demonstrated
by the recent shipment OK 1900 pounds
of powder, fuse, caps and the like to
Silver Bell.
1t is reported from Bisbee that, owing
to the low price of copper, wages have
been reduced from $3.50 to So day. 1t
is also said that the mines are not work
ing nearly full time.
A Tucson mining man says the great
gold lodes of Mexico and Harqua Hala
are the same, and that they run through
Pima county in equal richness. He
shows fine gold rock said TO come from
the lode In Pima county.
Report has it that A. J. Davidson is
in receipt of additional capital TO the
extent of $4,000 for the forwarding of
work on his Rillito canal project, and
that 5000 more will be along soon. 1t
is money we'll invested.
Already in the country sgrass is start
ing well. Where rain fell on the 9th It
now stands an inch or more high. 1t
starts much more rapidly in the warm
summer season than during the winter
rains. Every prospect is now bright for
the cattlemen.
The new band is practicing every
night and making good progress. An
experienced band man says it is well
they start out with enthusiasm, which |
tides them over the first 6rudgeries of
learning. With expertness the learning |
will be less tedious.
Barber Frank Dobs and an unknown |
underwent bicycle collision last night. |
Dobs's $50 pneumatic was badly bont. |
The rider was also somewhat bruised. |
Dobs said he turned to the right for two |
wheels the rear of which did not turn /
out any for him.
District Attorney Frank Hereford
says of the law regarding the consulting
of district attorney before warrants |
are issued by a justice of the peace, |
that warrants can be issued without |
consulting him, but that it is discre- |
tionary with him to recommend the pay
ment Of the fees in the cases. He says |
several warrants have thus been issued |
and the fees in all cases allowed.
The trees around the Congregational |
church are nearly dead for lack of atten-
tion. With shade and trees as badly |
needed as it is in Tucson, and with the |
start these trees have, their neglect is a |
pity. Offers have been made by citizens
not gregationalists-to pay some |
thing toward attention to the trees. /
The ashes there stand dry weather best.
The following are the only changes in
valuation made by the board of equaliza-
ton this morning: Tonkin Bros, raised
on live stock eighty-six to OF head
from S602 to S1519. n. Van Alstine,
raised on live stock from none to eighty
seven head-nothing to 5000. As a
board of supervisors the petition to
divide the Greaterville road district was
denied. The new Nogales road from
Aqua Fria to Calabasas was accepted
DIED-In this city, last night at 7
o'clock, S. L. Hart. Mr.. Hart under
went an operation yesterday morning
at DR.. Goodfellow's hospital, the re-
moval of tumor. He was too weak to
survive the operation and died last |
night. The funeral took place today |
under the auspices of the Masons. The /
G. A. r. also attended in body. Mr..
Hart has been in business as a gun
smith in Tucson for the past year and |
was an excellent citizen. He came here |
from Tombstone.
The cattle inspector case has got into /
district court This morning Judge /
Scott decided the matter il the test
case against Geo. Push, and imposed
fine of $40. This was not paid and he
was ordered committed. This was par.
of the process of getting it into the
district court in a quick manner.
Habeas corpus proceedings were then
ordered and the matter set for this af-
ternoon. 1t comes up again tomorrow.
The Hughes, Stevens and Co. bust
ness is once again in the hands Of Thos.
Hughes. Samuel Hughes yesterday
turned over the stock. This arrange
ment is entirely satisfactory with the
creditors. The stock has been re-
duced $1,000 during toe management of
Samuel Hughes, who certainly handled
the business with credit. Thos. Hughes
has been a leading business man OF
Tucson for twenty years and it is plea
SAINT to again see him in charge Of the
mercantile affairs. The property values
of the firm far exceed the indebtedness.
The firm name under the new manage
ment has not been decided upon.
The rainfall in Tucson beginning
yesterday afternoon made a total of
thirty-six hundredths of an inch. 1t
fell heavily and eucouragingly in the
evening for about an hour. Heavy rains
are reported to the south of the city
aud a rise III the Santa Cruz is expected
tonight. The rain yesterday was by no
means general. Along the Southern
Pacific liz few places it fell, while
neigh boring places were dry. The rain
fell at the following stations between
Yuma and FL Paso: Casa Grande,