Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-10-21
LOCAL NEWS.

LUUAL NEW y.
The fire on the mountains has ap-
parently been extinguished. Two men
are still watching it, however.
A stone foundation will soon be
placed under the east wall of Bucklew
block.
The daily instalment of hobos failed
to arrive this morning. The gang fed
by the city which held up Southern
Pacific train west of Tucson recently
have been selzing trains in Texas and
running then according to their own
schedule.
City election will soon be at hand
again. Already prospective candidates
are considering themselves capable of
handing some branch of city affairs
with credit for the next year. The
election is IN November.
An item of considerable expense to
the electric light company is the renew
al of burned-out incsndecent lamps.
In many cities they are renewed at the
consumers expense. The cost per
month for new lamps is $50 month.
The cost forty-five centseach. Thus 1t
will be seen that three night soon run
up the expenses.
Chaplain, the man WHO tempered
with the mails between Benson and
Nogales, was before Commissioner
Wilson this morning for examination.
He was committed pending action of
the grand jury, his bonds being named
at $500.
The drummer crop of late is prolific.
They are now after the trade for
next spring. The single line of shoes
had six representatives in Tucson the
present week.
Another meeting OF the police COM
mittee was held last night. 1t was to
require the two night policemen to
keep together on their rounds. Rumors
are about of another change in the force
shortly.
A small shipment of cattle, q single
carload, is being rounded up of Maish &
Driscoll brands. The cattle, beef stock,
60 to Los Angeles. Another shipment.
of five carloads, also beef cattle, will
be sent by the same firm to San Fran
sisco next Monday.
Tramps, another gang of thirty-two
of them, got to Tucson at o'clock this
morning, coming in on a freight from
the west. They were given some bread
by the city authorities, but nothing in
the way of relishes. Bread will keep
them from starving. They continued
the eastward journey an hour or two
later.
The big gold ledge Of low grade ore
James Msish and A. Wsddel was
returning yesterday. They say the
the stay there so much of it was wanted
was located. The only assays taken
show So and 81 in gold.
Tucson purchases of mesa hay this
year accounts for the state of affairs,
described by the Republican: "a
smaller volume of hay and grain has
been shipped out of the valley so far
this season than during any season
since the construction of the Maricopa
& Phoenix railroad. In fact for several
days past not a Shipment OF hay has
been made"
As factor for placing mining prop
perties the CITIZEN is a success. Al
eastern subscriber, a Mr.. Hartt, of
Buffalo, father of VIM. Hart, the
rancher, wrote to his son that If the
property was all claimed for it that he
would invest $4,000 in a mill and
developing the mine. Assays are now
being made on the rock by VIM. HART,
Who is first rats assayer. Philadelphia
CITIZEN readers have also written about
the property.
Congress street is popularity supposed
to be the leading business street of
Tucson, yet Meyer street is entitled
to consideration in that regard. Meyer
street furnishes more business than
. Congress street. More busine SIS places
have gone up on Meyer street of late
years than on Congress. More people
walk its length than do Congress street.
Yet there is no doubt that more money
is spent in the Congress street business
houses than on Meyer.
Another mile of the Canoa canal has
just been completed, making it three
miles long. f. Maish Gays he has re-
ceived several offers to bond the canal,
but the only way be will dispose of it
is to sell it outright. canal, grant and
all. He says he would rather have it
than the Florence canal, which cost into
the hundreds of thousands. Water has
now been developed for a thousand
acres of land. The force OF men are at
present engaged on clearing ground.
Barley will be put on the land at once,
followed by alfalfa in the spring.
A new business block thirty-three
by eighty feet was started this morning
on Meyer street. 1t is being built by
@. L. Nutter and S. Eber, Meyer street
merchants. The structure will be of
adobe walls, with glass front, containing
two business places and of one floor
1t will adjoin T. j. Villaescuss's ssddlery
establishment, and the building of one
wall will be saved by the Villaescuss
place. Julius Film has taken the
contract fer the stone work. The stores
will be occupied by the owners. Mr..
Nutter IN one with his line of groceries,
the other by Mr.. Eber for a dry goods
store. The place will be in readiness
for occupancy by the first of next year.
The teachers institute for the present
school year will begin the 22d of Janua-
ry. 1t will be territorial affair. Neigh
boring counties are expected to be large
ly represented. Maricopa will probably
send thirty teachers and Pinal, Yuma,
Cochise and Graham counties at least as
many more. The counties OF Southern |
Arizona will be requested to forego their
county institute and join in the terrific I,
rial one at Tucson. One advantage OF !
having the institute at Tucson will be |
that from its central location the teach |
ers from the outside may all return in |
one day. The university people will |
take an active part in the moment. The |
institute will last about five days.
The gangs of tramps going through |
Tucson nearly daily are not meeting a |
strong ualoomo 70 m ar oact Tho latest /