Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-09-02
LOCAL NEWS.

The city supply OF water failed for a
few hours early this morning.
The Forman custom mill at Arivaca is
ported doing good business.
The money-order department of the
postoffice was busy place yesterday
after the advent OF the pay car.
The weeds which border the streets
since the late rains will probably be
taken off soon by the street gang.
For vulgar language on the streets
Romula Ortega will be sentenced to-
morrow by Judge Culver.
Company F, Tucson militia, will be
inspected by Colonel Martin tomorrow
night.
The wrecking train went out this
morning to near Deming, where two or
three cars were derailed.
The woman Torres, who threw stones
at former husband, settled the matter
without trial.
Two young Mexicans were fighting on
the streets last night. One of them,
Manuel Gomez, comes up tomorrow for
sentence.
For using bad language in the pres
ence of women and children, Romela
Orteea was given sixteen days by Judge
Culver.
OF his legacy of a million or more in
California, Lyman Smith has little to
say. "The lawyers will get it all, proba-
bly," he sagely remarks.
Mexicans are doing good work grad
ing the A. o. U. w. cemetery. 1t is
very probable other societies wall have
their lots besutified.
Several carloads of baled wool were
unloaded at the station yesterday. They
were brought in from the freight wreck
at the washout near Sentinel.
The meeting for bicycle organization
takes place at the Gardiner shops to-
morrow night All wheelmen are re-
quested to be present.
The September pay car, says South
err Pacific conductor, will not be de-
lsyed, but will arrive about the 4th or
9Th. This will be welcome tidiDgs IN
Tucson.
An iron railing hiss been received by
W. S. Kengle, to be placed around the
grave of his late father-in-law, j. e.
Waltemath.
The Mexican woman Adelaide Torres
who threw stones at former husband
as he drove by will be tried before
Judge Culver tomorrow at o'clock.
Attention of Sisters of Rebekah is re-
ferred to a notice of meeting elsewhere
in this issue, called for Friday night,
Augusta.
Clerk Hughes, of the board of super
visors, is busy making estimates and
compiling statistics for the board of
equalization next Monday.
The water works people went up the
Santa Cruz this afternoon to examine
pumping with the river flow. The flow
is ample, the fiume being full.
A policeman will be sent around to-
morrow to see what compliance is being
made with the recent orders of the
board of health. The demands will
shortly be enforced by arrests and fines.
A man named Monroe cut his wrist
with a pane of glass, in opening door
at this morning. Some veins we're
cut which he took to be arteries. DR..
Spencer set him at rights.
A Barrio Libre Mexican last night
shot himself, the bullet entering his
mouth. He was not good shot how
ever. and changed his mind after firing
once. DR.. Goodfellow dressed the
wound.
From the Grant group property
Messrs. Sampson & Bent are in receipt
of some fine free-milling specimens, in
which the specks of gold are crafty
ingly frequent. They estimate the
value al $500 per ton.
A curious pest is working on the dirt
roofs OF the adobe houses of the city.
1t is large insect, somewhat resembling
a bee, which bores into the dirt of the
roofs, causing leaks
A letter from G. NJ. Williams, who re-
Gently went to Missouri, says that in
that state the silver question and free
coinage is even more discussed and ad-
vocated than in Arizona.
The property west of the Russ house
was yesterday decided to Maish & Dris-
coll by James Quiggle, consideration,
sl4S0. Mr.. Quiggle will continue to
occupy 1t.
DIR. Fenner has sold his house and lot
at the foot of Church street to DR.. W. p.
Armstrong. The doctor is now in Cali
fornis and will probably not return to
Tucson. He had a splendid practice
here, and surprise is expressed that he
should leave it.
Grass enough is now on the ranges to
insure feed for three years. The present
growth will guarantee seed for coming
years. The grass is nearly as nutritious
after standing ripe for months as though
it had been cut and cared for.
The ball club leaves tonight for
Tombstone. While not in their full
strength they are probably match for
the mountain city club. A number of
baseball enthusiasts will accompany
them. The round-trip fare will by 1886. |
With the arc lights the bats have an |
easy livelihood. Instead of roaming |
through darkness looking for dainty |
bites in the way of nice fat bugs and |
insects, they sail around the arc lights |
The lights are swarmed with insects |
and from these the bats take their pick. |
The A. o. U. W. lodge, of this city.
viii be8utify their cemetery-the incep-
ton of a much-needed work. Gangs of /
Mexicsns will tomorrow be put at grad
ing and ditch making, preparatory to
the planting of trees and shrubbery in
their cemetery. A windmill will pump
for the irrigation.
The old bridge on the sSilver lake
road. in front of the Kelly place, was in
danger of going down stream day or
two ago, during the high waters. One
of the abutments was nearly washed
out. Lyman Smith is now having men
at work there, and it will be better than
be fore soon.
Since the cut in time by the railroad
company at the Southern Pacific shops
here work has accumulated very much
The shops were again idle today, in
compliance with orders, and of course
will ha closad tomOrrow