Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-11-18

"The Laughing Girl" has been en
 gagged for the opera house, for Dec. II.
 The land court meets in Tucson th
 11th of December.
 Rtetoricals will take place tomorroV
 afternoon at the university.
 Large shipments of cattle are reported
 from northern Arizona.
 The cold snap has brought dow thu
 ducks. Hunting for them IS now good
 Good progress is being made on th' new Nu tter-Eber block.
 District court convened at Tombston' this morning, Judge Sloan officiating
 It will probably last through the month
 A half interest in the Greenback mine
 Silver hill district, has been bought by
 John Scolari of Jose Valencia for S1OO.
 The pay car came in this afternoon, disbursing to everybody's pleasure. Ii staid at Yuma fast night.
 The wind yesterday reached at one time a velocity of thirty eight miles an hour.
 A practice game of football was played on the plaza yesterday. The inevitable bruises and bloody noses were there. More games will follow.
 Mrs. AL. Godding, sister of Mrs. W. o. Davis, died this morning in Tacoma, Washington, of heart failure.
 Active work is now being done at brushing the new driving park grounds. Bids.will be let shortly for cleaning out the old we'll and grading.
 A public entertainment will be given by Arizona lodge No. l. A. O. U. w., the 9th of December. Indications are it will be pleasant occasion.
 Nothing has to the present writing been heard from the Dunbar habeas corpus matter Bets were offered last night that he would be cleared. The result is awaited with interest.
 The Gunsight mill will start again this week. Phil Scbaaf received letter to that effect this morning. MT. Schaaf will go to Gunslght to work OF his own property, in few days.
 The song service at the Episcopal church last night was in many parts beautiful. It was enjoyed by a large attendance. The feature will be con- tinued the first Sunday every month.
 Elsewhere appears the advertisement of an auction of the outfit of the late beund commission. It takes place Saturday the 18th. This will be good opportunity to get some fine animals and first-rate wagons and harness.
 Twenty-one carloads of beef cattle left Wilcox yesterday for San Bernar- dino and Los Angeles, bought by Ii. W. Maxwell. The Hooker,and Dunlap ranch es furnished the shipment.
 Purchases of 300 hogs were made by c. F. Schumacher, in the valley of the Salt, if his offer is accepted. He offered two cents a pound more than last year. This would increase the cost over a year ago in the nelghborhood of S2OOO.
 Tue marshalship fight grows in number of contestants. Those ln the fiel5 now are D. Kennedy, Sam Finley, 0. B. Stocking, Louis Leese and, so 1t is alleged. Adams Sanders. The can didates will, If possible, get on regular tickets.
 One of the old buildings of Tucson is the late Lonergan place corner Church and Congress streets. The house was built back of the memory ot most of the old inhabitants. The roof, adobe, is supported by reeds la d close. Such buildings are no longer erteted ln Tucson.
 Grateful railroad men are about erect ing an altar in the new building at St. Mary's hospital. The railroad men have kindliest feeling towards the good sisters there. A few years ago patient from the railroad there induced ore of the sisters to change her somber garb and good works for others in taking care of him indefinitely.
 The marriage of one of Tucson's prettiest girls is announced in the follow ing, on cards received from the east: Edward R. Estberg, Sara Brown; Wednesday, November the eighth, eighteen hundred and ninety three, Waukesha, Wis" The CITIZEN extends congratulations and good wishes.
 The benevolent association organized by Tucson ladies Saturday afternoon started with great success. Mrs. Black was elected president and Mrs. $. H. Drachmel treasurer. About sevnety ladies are in the movement. The field for such work is surprisingly large. will give services free in needy cases.
 District court has adjourned to the Eth of December. The cases then to come up are the Arvisto Cruz rape matter and the two Park cases, taking to the 7th. Then will come the Kibbey murder trial, taking a week. On the l4tk the Tewkesbury case will be heard, lasting to the holidays. After the holi- days the Gazette libel cases will be up. Special juries will be had in each of the murder cases. that the costs may be and charged to the counties whence the cases come.