Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-09-30
LOCAL NEWS.


shop.
The Geo. johnson house on Military
plaza has been rented by A. j. Wamsley.
Mr.. johnson will move to his ranch.
Thirty cast iron monuments for the
boundary survey commission are at the
station.
States ID. Morrison smilingly give
the information that nine-pound boy
arrived at his home yesterday afternoon
The concert arranged for this evening
at the park will not take place. out OF
respect for the late Frank Curry.
The Santa Fe railroad will take car
load OF exhibits from the territorial far
at Albuquerque, n. NJ, to Chicago free
of charge.
A foreigner at the railroad this morning
estimated the distance to the Santa
Cataliuas at a mile. The distance is
about fifteen times as great as his guess.
The Rillito rodeo is under way.
Stock are in fine condition. An
unusual number of outside brands were
found.
Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers
can be applied when at home, and is uni
formly successful In coloring brown or
black. Hence its great popularity.
The opening of the theatrical season
of Tucson will be later than usual this
year, and with ministries. Cleveland's
ministrels have been booked by Manager
Reid for the 29th of October.
Though the tax books lave been open
since Monday DO one has sought the
honor of being first to pay taxes IN the
county. Perhaps the taxpayers believe
that The last shall be first"
Tree planting will be done to con-
siderable extent this fall, says Nursery
man Kennedy. Mr.. Kennedy says that
the greater part of the planting will be
of shade trees, principally the um-
brella.
opened in the following districts: PAlo
Parade, Santa Cruz, Pose Bueno, Ari-
vaca, Orc Blanco, Buenos Ayres, Hua-
chuca, Evans Camp.
Work on the Episcopal church in
terror was begun today. The floor and
ceilings will first be oiled. Carpenter
work will then follow. The church
will be in readiness for services the first
Sunday in October.
At the Indian school nothing has
been heard from the Presbyterian board
of hcme missions relative to the PROPOSE
tion for keeping the fifty extra Indian
students. Meanwhile they are well
provided for and the school work goes
on swimmIDgly.
A sociable, including literary en-
tertainment, will be held on the Method
list parsonage lawn this evening. Should
the weather be inauspicious 1t will
take place in the church.
The CITIZEN stated recently that the
electric lights at central and lower Con-
gress street and court house would burn
till midnight. Instead they will burn till
the carbon is consumed, usually about
2 to q. m.
Mr.. William Morgan, of Tucson, who
brought the last load of ore from Pho
neer, pastured his stock a number of
days at Mr.. Burke's place at Arizola.
Last Saturday he went to Tucson for
few dsys.-Oasis.
Fernando L. Serrano, prominent
citizen of Altar, Sonora, accompanied
by his wife and children. is in the city
en- route for the Worlds fair. Washing
ton and other points of interest in the
east.
Eighty-five men arrived at Albuquer-
que Saturday morning in two box cars,
the advance guard of 100, said to be
heading south from Pueblo and San
Juan. They were fed by the mayor,
rationed by merchants, and sent on
over the Allan ic & Pacific.
The railroad project from Bowie to |
Globe has been abandoned for an in |
definite period. A gentleman on the |
train yesterday morning was going to |
Bowie to discharge the surveying out
fit and cease all operations. 1t is COW
certain nothing will be done until
money is much easier than now.-Stack- |
man.
Applications for attendance at the
university, both of city students and |
from the outside, are coming in to Pres
ident Comstock numerously. Examlna-
tions for entrance will be made Monday
and Tuesday, and Wednesday registra-
ton takes place and the institution
opens. All students are required to be
on hand Wednesday, and all intending
attending are requested to get in their
applications as soon as possible.
September thus far has not had quite
the normal amount of rain fer the
month. The normal is about eighty
hundredths, while seventy-one hun
dredths have fallen-twenty-seve hun
dredtbs on the LIST, fifteen hundredtbs on
the 10th, and twenty nine hundredths
on the 2lst. The rains were heavier to
the northward. Standing hay on the
mesa was somewhat damaged. 1t is
said by cattleman that some new grass
is starting.
The pay car came in late this after
noon from the west, disbursing the funds
TO the Tucson shops force and road men.
The shops money for this month will be
as much or about as previous months,
the pay being for July. Another month,
however. the pinch will be felt. when
the pay for August comes The cut at
he shops was made the l4th of August |
This would make next months average
hops pay about two-thirds that of this
months.
Under the teaching OF Prof. Balderas
he new regimentsl band has made !
progress that is almost a marvel. The
playing of the band at the recent public
concerts on and about the 10th of
september was great surprise to every .
BODY, and general expressions of high
pproval were heard at their music. !.
The band three months ago could not !
,lay note. Faithful practice
nd good methods have already made l
air musicians of the mem bers. 5
In compliance with instructions from t
be Indian bureau, Superintendent Cart f
AS distributed the children now at the !
United States school at Santa Fe as fol- v
1ws: Thirty seven Pueblos to the /
United States Indian school at Albu- il
uerque; thirty-five San Carlos Apaches %
D the United States school at Phoenix,
riz., and twenty-five Jicarrilla Apaches
, the United States school at Fort