Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-07-15
LOCAL NEWS.
Put your adobe roofs in order.

The third crop of alfalfa is ready to
cut from field just west Of town. 1t
has never been irrigated.
The storm OF Wednesday evening.
brought rainfall of one-tifteenth Of an
inch.
There is considerable flood water in
the Santa Cruz, the result of the storm
south yesterday.
Jesus Flores was today held by Com
missioner Anisa for action by the grand
jury for selling liquor to Indians.
A travelling man lost $40 Tuesday on
the Phoenix ball club. He was very
lubllart the first inning.
Bucklngham's Dye for the whiskers is
popular preparation in one bottle, and
colors evenly brown or black. Any per-
son can easily apply it at home.
Mr.. j. NJ. Berger brought in large
pine snake from San Xavier this morn
ing. 1t had been caught in a wire rat
trap.
1t is rumored that ex-Marshal r..
II. Paul will again enter the employ Of
the Southern Pacific railroad as detect
i've.
Eufrosina Coutreas and Harrison
Drew were married last evening about
10 o'clock and left on the east-bound
train for Chicago and the big fair.
The board of equalization yesterday
made but a single change in assess
ments. James Breen, of Nogales, was
raised from 400 head to $50 head of
cattle.
Hon. Royal A. johnson reports heavy
ice sales for June. The arctic ice is
manufactured from condensed steam
and is guaranteed absolutely solid and
pure.
Mr.. and Mrs. 1. ID. Putnam are in
town. Mr.. Putnam has recently lost a
number OF fine horses by d 'sease. ''They
appeared" he said, ito be locoed aud
nothing could be done for them
The storm of yesterday afternoon was
short and sweet. The rainfall was OF
brief duration but it hit the ground 10
good shape while it did come. South
and west the in cations of heavy and
continuous rail- as apparent.
A Tucson business man expecting to
be absent from the city for the 4th
tackled a card on his business house
door bearing the legend: will be back
tomorrow" Some passing wag erased
the date and wrote July D; still full"
Latest advices from Yuma are to the
effect that no superintendent of the
penitentiary has been appointed and
that the Gates of the administra' loD
will be ejar if ''Tommy" succeeds III
carrying off the pennant.
For ten years past gold fish and carp
have been sporting in the fountain 10
w. G. Davis yard. A few mornings ago
they were all found dead. Some person
had evidently been throwing something
in the water.
The Health Officer complains of the
general indisposition of citizens to clean
out their yards The presumption is
general, that out closets of their neigh
bors need attending to if the good
health of the city is to be maintained.
The first homestead ever filed in the
Tucson land Office was by William
Dumont In township No. 3 south range
9, few miles north of the Casa Grande
ruins. 1t was filed August ], 1873. |
Over 1000 homesteads have been filed |
since then.
A Chicago hotel-the best in the city |
of course-generously offers this Office |
Intending visitors to the White City |
will kindly call and leave the said dol |
lar. There is always money in advance
collections.
A private scrapping match took place
this morning in the rear OF we'll |
known saloon. 1t is said the party who |
got the worst of the difficulty drew his |
revolver but had it taken away from |
him. 1t is understood woman was at |
the bottom of the trouble.
General Thomas f. Wilson rises to
remark that it was through his indi
vidual efforts that the first reduction ia
postoffice box rents was made in this
city. The general has a personal &C
qusintance with ex-Postmaster General |
and the reduction. be
says, was due to his direct solicitation.
The freshet in the Santa Cruz forced
the opening of the food gates at Silver
lake and the result is that carp can be
found in every hole in the river bottom,
and as result the boys are doing
business. About 200 pounds
of carp are reported to have been taken.
The fish weighed about pound apiece.
Frank Treat is reported to be an ap-
plicant for the Office OF deputy coliec-
tor of internal revenue. This is not
official but If he is an applicant he
should be able to knock the persimmon.
He is courteous and obliging and flap
makeIa most excellent and
efficient deputy. Franks only fault is
bis democracy.
Relative to the transfer of the Harqua
dala property, it is said that the new
company can hardly take possession be-
ore SIX weeks or two months. This is
)wing to the papers not having been
Iigned by the late Mr.. Bowers, and the
reed of appointing an administrator 1t
vas from this same cause that the pro-
,osed big gold brick was not sent to the
Worlds fair.
Jose Lewis of San Xavier, came in
rom the Indian training school at Al
last night. He is young '
oapago about twenty-five or thirty years
{ age, and is unusually intelligent for ,
ne of his race. He was at the Worlds
air during May and June. He will
return to Albuquerque at the !
nd of his summer vacation. For the !
'ast several years Jose has been a sub
criber to the CITIZEN and in this man
er keeps posted on the affairs of the
country.
r. Rainsbury says that the fireworks,
hitch the stormy weather Oh the Fourth
reverted being exhibited that evening, q
'ili be "set off, tonight should the I,
FEATHER be favorable. There are over :
undred dollars worth of fireworks on .
and including some Of the finest rock
Is made.
The skies are not producing much
ain, but person would have to travel
long distance 10 see finer cloud effects
nan are now common. The clear deep
lue of the other is IN strong contrast :