Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-04-08
LOCAL NEWS.

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 Today is Good Friday.
 P. Perry of Phoenix is in town.
 P. J. Young is here from Sentinel.
 Geo F. Davis of Phoenix is in town.
 D. H. Bair of Los Angeles is at the San Xavier,
 E.M. Hathaway of Freemont, Ono, is in the city.
 W. H Stillwell of Tombstone is at the San Xavier.
 J. R. Williams of Stocton California is at the Orndoff.
 The weather is pretty warm but if has been warmer in Tucson.
 There are several nice warm heavy over-coats in town that can be bought very cheap.
 H. D. Platte of Fl Paso, Texas, arrived in the city last night. He will remain few days on business.
 Leave order for the Pure Natural Ice at one cent per pound at Hoff's in the Post Office building
 Water was again turned of the city mains today on account of making pre- paratlons to start the new pumps at San Xavier.
 Rev. Howard Billman left thls nor ing for New York, to be gone until Au gust. His family may join him in June
 Bob Elder, the we'll known electri- clan of San Francisco, will be ln Tucson m few weeks to be present at the starting of the light plant here.
 The we'll known Missourian Sam Benton, who has been in Tucson several months for his health left for bis home yesterday morning.
 The street commissioner wants few good. healthy tramps. He wants them mighty bad and is not at ell particular about nationality or politics.
 The treasurer sold for taxes yesterday thirty two pieces of property on the edge of town. The whole batch brought 800.
 Mrs. A. Adamson of the Cochise House Tombstone has returned from Europe, where she went to visit her re- latives, and has resumed charge of that excellent hostelry.
 Travel through Tucson is very light at present and the hotels have very few names on their registers. The spell of warm weather has made several tourists who Intended remaining several days, leave on the next train after thelr ar rival.
 The jury in the case of John Miller who was charged with resisting customs officers, disagreed. The case will now have to come up before the next grand jury for another indictment on dismis- sal. Miller is out on bonds.
 Tbe choir of the Episcopal church did their first practicing in the new edi- hce last night. The organ was brought over from the Baptist church and placed on the platform, where it will always be used.
 Mrs. M. E. Woods of Casa Grande is in the city on business. Mrs. Woods is the owner of the Simecoe house in Casa Grande and has a great many friends that are glad to see her wherever she goes.
 The Knights Templsrs have accepted an invitation to attend Easter services in the new Episcopal church. All so- burning Sir Knights are courteously invited to attend with the Tucson Knights.
 The party to be given for the benefit of the library fund promises to be most delightful affair. It will take place on Friday evening April next. Nearly all arrangements are completed and the price of tickets has been set at SL50. The dog catcher will confer boom on the citizens if he will take a few more canines off the streets. They have be- come thicker that ever since the warm weather started and the latter hasn't improved their appearance asy.
 Mrs. John Jones former proprietress of the International Hotel in Nogales. prlor to its destruction by fire. is now keeping the Maison Doree in Tombstone. Mrs. Jones is we'll known and has al ways kept first class house. All who are down her way will do good to cal oD her.
 In response to an invitation from the Episcopal church there will be no ser vice at the Methodist church on Easter Sunday morning at II a. ID. but the congregation will attend the Episcopal Easter services.
 Two musical treats are promised for the near future The Philharmonic Band will give an instrumental concert and the Methodist Sunday School is speaking of a concert to be both vocal and instrumental. Both events will very likely take place in the Opera House.
 MT. and Mrs. Chas. Edgerton of Wy andotte, Kansas spent today in Tucson. Mir. Edgerton is 8 we'll known capitalist and is interested in a great many biz enterprises in his own town. His visit to Tucson is for the pupose of seeing the sights only.
 It was impossible for all those who attended the Good Friday services at the catholic church this morning to get inside the building. A crowd of kneel- ing worsbipers reached from the door to the middle of the street outside. The sidewalk was impossible.
 Dr. Goodfellow's lecture on sLiberfv, drew a large audince to the Methodist church last night. The subject was one that is always timely and was delivered in a clear comprehensive style. All who attended received great deal of patriot instruction. J. de Santa Anna Neri is the author of the article on the city of Rio de Janeiro to be publish in the next number Of Harper's Weekly. This is the twentieth article in the famous seriss on the ''Capitals of the World" and. like those which have preceded it, will be fully and accurately illustrated.