Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-06-24
LOCAL NEWS.
Tucson has another carryan, "El

Tucson has another carryaI, "El
Rayo."
Many Of the railroad men of this city
intend leaving for the Chicago fair late
in August.
A young man from Oakland, Cal, who
has been living near the Russ house,
has been taken to the county hospital,
at the urgent request of officials.
Rappentter, the soldier charged with
taking bedding from Geo. Sicocan, was
given twenty days by Judge Culver
this morning.
A fine bar of gold of several hundred
dollars value was brough il recently by
Mr.. Medicinal, of Orc Blanco. 1t has on
z. L. Wetmore's stamp as 723 fine.
JEFF Wilson, the prisoner released yes
terday after being in custody four
years, left last night for Phoenix, where
he made many friends, to look for
employment
Surveyor General Manning has made
an appointmeot as chief clerk of his
force that will be a credit TO him and
his administration, that of Geo. j. Ros-
kruge. The appointment was made
yesterday.
Star service changes have been or
dered as follows: Route 63l33. Tempe
to Lahi. From June Is, 1898, increase
service to seven times a week between
Tempe and Mesa, eight miles.
Some democrats are discussing the
appointment of Ben Heney by the
board of equalization TO the secretary
ship of that body. None of them question
his perfect ability to fill the office, how
ever.
a Mexican about three feet high,
with deformed and very short limbs,
whose appearance on horseback has
drawn many a smile, died in Bario
LIbre this morning.
Hay in the Santa Cruz valley is hay.
1t is precious enough to Justify the use
Of canvas to protect it in the stacks.
Ssddler Canning Is now making canvas
covering t5T huge stock of alfalfa for
Dairyman Duffy. Alfalfa is very liable
to mildew and sour after being damp.
A boy named Roca, brother-in-law of
Ben. Heney, is suffering from symptoms
which puzzle the doctors. He recently
ate very heartily of cheese; almost i'm
mediately afterward he was taken
alarmipgly i'll, turning black in the face
and suffering considerably.
Work is making good progress on the
new short cut road TO Silver Bel, be-
tween the city and Nine Mile Water
Hole. 1t will probably be completed II
> ao
distance several miles.
Electric lights hsve been formally
agreed on by the city council, "a the
street committee had previously decided.
The vote stood four for the new light
to two for the gas at the lower rates
offered. No change was made in the
arrangements by the street commit e, as
already published.
The Kansas stock buyer, whose fore
runner, Mr.. Baird, was IN the city d
week ago, is expected daily. Ii is thought
he will purchase 1000 or more head. No
trouble is anticipated in furnishing
this number, or in fact many more.
A number of stockmen have thus far
this season sold no cattle.
OF Michael Tovey, killed as told in
our Geographic columns. Ex-Marshal
Paul, Of this city. says he WAS q brave
man. Mr.. Paul Travelled with him on
top of a stage, as messenger, for several
years. Tovey has beer held up time
and again, and killed and baffled several
road agents. He was never robbed dur
ing his career. Radcliffe is also an OH
acquaintance Of the eX-marshaFs.
DR.. W. F. Chenowith, of Nogales, is
preparing history of the ChenOgith
family, for publication. The work will
be illustrated by pictures Of members of
the family and places of interest to the
work.. 1t will date from 1920, when
John Chenowith came to this country,
from Wales, and settled In Baltimore,
Md. 1t will contain an account OF each
branch of the family from that date.
The 4th of July will probably have
some celebration after all. A few days
ago a challenge was sent to the Phoenix
club for a series of three games in this
city, for the great day Of independence.
Word has been received accepting he
challenge. The Phoenix papers say that
their clubs are doing good practice.
They will find strong team when they
get to Tucson. A subscription list will
be made soon to bring the visitors here.
A test case will be made by some of
the restaurants of this city, which have
been selling wine with meals. The
county has demanded a payment for
license of $50 quarter, as required for
sales of between pint and two gallons.
This has been refused. A test case
will be made against j. Soldini in few
days. AS the resta urants in mention
pay an internal revenue tax, and do not
deny selling bottles of liquor with meals,
their defense is not plain.
OF some of the profits to members of
the Building and Loan ASSOCIATION of
this city good showing is msde when
compared with report from San Fran
cisco, the Occidental Building and Losn
association, one Of the prominent COM
p8nies of San Francisco. The San
Francisco company shows on sixty pay
ments book value Of SSl 81 per share;
while the Tucson association, with but
ffty-seven payments, shows a value per
share of S102.94. On forty-eight pay
ments the S N Francisco concern shows
g value of S56.18 per share; while the
Tucson association shows, of forty-five
shares, S73.S7 as the value of each share.
A meeting will be held Saturday
night at s o'clock, at the city hall, to
make arrangements for Attn of July
celebration. The ball club has been in
correspondence with the Phoenix nine
and the detention is TO have them here
on July 2, 3 and 4, to play a game each
day. There will be excursion rates on
account of independence day and a large
crowd is expected to come over from
Phoenix. 4 committee will be ap-
pointed to circulate a subscription list
to defray expenses and il is hoped that
the citizens will subscribe literally.