Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-12-30
WEEKLY CITIZEN.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 80. 1898
LOCAL NEWS.
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Miss Rhitta Keil, quite seriously i'll fol
the past ten days is again convaleslng
No through mail arrived from the
east this morning.
The Brewster Cameron house facing
the plaza is being repaired.
A double mail arrived at the postotflce
yesterday morning.
Christmas trees are being, brought II
from the mountains.
Shade trees will be set around the
Episcopal church in few days.
Exemption blanks are being flee
numerously with Recorder Seibell.
A party of dozen San Pedro COW
boys were in the city last night enjoy
ing themselves.
A fight to the finish takes place a
the opera house tonight between "Aus
tralian Smith" and Indian Smith"
The passenger train from the east
through its connections, was three hour:
late last night.
a big shooting match is projected
by Bob Harrison, to take place at Union
park tomorrow.
Maish & Driscoll will shipa carload
of cattle tomorrow to make prime
Christmas roast beef for Los Angeles.
The present quarters of the New
York store will be occupied shortly by
Messrs. Miller & Lowenstein, out-cf,
town merchants.
At the new Union park grounds fill
work at one end of the track is nearly
done. The cut work at the opposite
end is not far under way.
From the Baboquivaris Ed. Jones, in
from there, reports big gold lind. The
prospect is down six feet. He says the
gold horn spoons out plentifully.
Nothing has yet been heard from the
Rev. Mr.. Rees, of Texas, who was some
weeks ago asked to keep watch over
the Congregational flock of this city.
Twenty-six carloads of stock will be
loaded in Tucson for California on the
18th. Albert Steinfeld will be the
consignor. He is now buying stock from
the ranges of southern Pima.
Sam Bostick, an old-time knight of
the razor and for years established in
Florence, has moved his lares and
penates and located in the town of
Mesa, Maricopa county.
BoRN-December %, to the wife of
MIR. John V. Paul son. Shake John,
may he grow up to be as good man as
his daddy.
Mr.. and Mrs. John III. Martin, visit
ing for the past month in Los Angeles,
returned home today. They enjoyed
themselves immensely and entertain
many pleasant memories OF their visit.
Numerous OF the new exemption
notices are being filed with Recorder
Shlbell. Indications are, however, that
miners are going to relocate heavily
again next December 81, at the mid
night hour.
Frank King the rustling man of the
Gazette, says he has fully recovered
from the ten days be was the county's
guest. He will be in Tucson two weeks,
writing daily correspondence from
Tucson, etc.
The force of men on the lands under
the Canoa canal has been decreased.
The land is being sown to barley and
seeded with alfalfa.
The Palace hotel was afire last night
Ed. Ayers, occupying room 20, heard
the fire cracking Id the ceiling and gave
tive fue.
Installation services of the officers
elected for the ensuing year, of Tucson
lodge No. 4, f. & A. NJ, will be Eeld this
evening at 7:30 o'clock. All Master
Mssons are fraternally invited to be
present.
Treasurer Overton is now engaged on
the delinquent tax list for
the printer. Under the new law he has
more time than formerly was allowed
tax collectors for the work Mr.. Over
ton says the difficulties of making tax
receipts and tax roll exactly tally were
easily overcome.
Professor Hall today continued his
talk on Millionaires to the university
a.particular example, referring also to
John P Rockefeller and others who have
returned a portion of their
wealth for public uses.
A Mexican named Jesus Espinosa was
arrested at Tempe day or two ago and
brought here this morning by Deputy
United States Marshal John Standard.
He is charged with smuggling two
horses, having crossed the line with
them on permit, which required that
he return in ten days. He failed to re-
turn.
IT is told of one jeweler of Tucson,
A. A. Billiard, that by merely putting a
watch not in good order to his ear he
can locate the cause Of the trouble,
quite as well as by looking at the works.
Judging from the strings of watches
left with him for repairs his proficiency
is becoming appreciated. He says his
speciality is to repair watches other
workmen could not fix.
Since her arrival in Tucson Mrs.
Raymond, conducting the dancing
school, has done more in adding to the
grace and pleasures of the
young people of Tucson than any
agency in years. She is a competent
instructor. Mrs. Raymond now has a
novel entertainment in view for New
Years night, a poverty ball." where
the dancers come ragged and tattered
and torn.
OF the north and south road Frank
King, in from Phoenix, reports that 400
more men are to be put on the work
Of grading and tracklaying. The late
force was 300 men. Sixty-fve teams
and seventy-fve men left Phoenix
this morning for the new work. Many
1f the new men will come from the
north end of the road. The present
work is of laying ties and rails on the
last twenty miles graded. The most
thorough work is being done on the
road.
At the opera house last night Austria
ian Smith defeated Indian Smith 10
i've rounds. The Indian made a good
battle but was at a big disadvantage
throughout, he having knocked thumb |
rom place recently, making the hand a.
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