Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-07-29
LOCAL NEWS.

By diligence in repair work the New
Mexico & Arizona road has been opened
and is now having its usual traffic.
The Santa Cruz is not now at flood
height. Evidently the rain was light
to the southwark.
The third-rate sandillas raised by the
Mexican ranchers are offered numer-
ously for sale with few purchases. Few
goodi melons have been offered this
year.
New postmssters have been commits
stoned as follows: Mary III. Mckee,
kesms Canon, Ariz.; John III. Hansen,
Linden, Ariz.
Among militia people il is said the
government has donated $500 for an
encsmpment. They are discussing
having one in Tucson ere long.
The rainfall yesterday was forty
hundredths in town, thirty-eighth
hundredths at the station, and tifty-two
hundredths at the university.
Finger boards for directions to the
various settlements in the county, with
the number of miles thereon, are now
in readiness and will be posted Ill few
days.
]. L. Clark, a good citizen of Mann
moth, is in the CITY. The San Pedro
river is booming. Mr.. Clark could not
cross it for two days.
The body of Mrs. ID. G. Stevens was
taken to Florence last night for inter
ment. Mrs. Stevens was beloved by all
knowing her, and her taking away has
brought many expressions of sorrow.
The Tucson baseball team will prob
ably demand the $50 forfeit placed by
the Tempe club, the Tempe players
showing small disposition to stay by the
original agreement.
The marriage ceremony of the Shaw
Smith nuptials were not at the home OF
the bride as the CITIZEN said yesterday,
but at the priests residence. Father
Gerard officiated.
The examination of Zimmerman IN the
Sullivan affray before Judge Scott this
morning was continued to Saturday,
no tone appearing against him. 1t is
not unlikely that he will then be DIS
charged from custody.
No new washouts have occurred OF
the Southern Pacific. This is largely
due TO the foresight of the company in
having the track moved in many places
to higher ground, and in having weak
spots strengthened.
A Wilcox man sent in for a new tube
Tor his Victor wheel. 1t became punct-
ured and he forgot to debate it before
withdrawing it. In consequence he
broke off each end pulling it out. Will
cox has bicycles in great numbers.
The general merchandise store Of J.
r Stevens, at Stafford, Graham county,
burned this week. The total loss is
about $4,000; partly insured. Mr.. Under
wood will go over to arrange the insur-
ance tonight.
Gen. Wilson reports progress from his
big alfalfairanch at Arizola. He already
has in the stack for this season 400 tons
OF fine alfalfa hay, which will reach 1000
tons ere long. The general has 200
acres in alfalfa.
Drawings and proposals for pews for
the new Episcopal church have been
received by ]. ID. Ormsby, of the COM
mittee. They are twenty-eight in num-
Der, and in keeping with the church
architecture. The committee will not
act on them for several weeks.
Two young Mexlcans, Francisco Con
zales and Conception Mendez, were ar
rested this morning by Sheriff Scott
for selling calves belonging to Maish 4
Driscoll and the Vail company. They
will come up for examination before
Judge Scott later. Their offence is one
for the grand jury.
The electric lights did not reach Gus
toners last night till o'clock. The de-
lay was occasioned by two hot boxes.
The management did all possible in the
matter. Anticipating trouble of the
kind they had the engine started at in
the afternoon, in the hope of getting
the matter adjusted before dark. After |
2 o'clock by care and watching the
boxes were kept cool.
Judge Sloan has gone to Ohio to be |
absent three or four weeks. A. II. |
Emanuel had letter from him post
marked Ell Paso, IN which he said he |
was grieved over the misunderstood |
ing that had occurred in relation to |
his coming to Tombstone to settle the |
muddle.-Prospector.
The question often asked is, Where
is the water of the Santa Cruz going? |
1t is said to in part flow, at present,
above ground as far as Casa Grande, all |
eventually being taken up by the |
thirsty sands. The river has an under |
ground flow much exceeding the surface
flow, where it ali sooner or later goes.
Silver lake as a swimming place is
ruined. The floods carried three feet |
Of sand into the lake dam, so that it |
only has few water courses through it. /
MIR. Maish, Its owner, expects later 10
have it cleaned out and made much /
lareer-to set the levee Oh the east side
200 yards beyond the present limits.
This will make Silver lake fine sheet
Of water.
Thos. Driscoll regrets that the money
put In the Silver lake dam work years
age was not expended on the present
Csnoa canal enterprise. He says Mash
& Driscoll would have been far weather.,
had they done SO. The canal will pro-
Tide alfalfa to tide the stock over the
.hree poor months OF the year.
OF the hose ordered for the city, Chief
Bolyn says he is by nc means certain
that it will be along in a hurry.
It was ordered. he says. 1000 feet, on the
,ffer of the city's paper, payable Jan.
|. He Is by no means certain that this
will be accepted. He also
lays that all the leading insurance COM
,anies of the country have been ap-
,rised Of Tucson's helplessness in the
he event of big fire.
No trains ran over the n. NJ & A
Dad today, owing to the w8shouts. An
rmy of men are along the roads re-
airing breaks, but the continued rains
wash out the temporary crossings about
g fast as they are repaired. The stage
hat went down this morning made
10 connections at Fairbank. Several
would have gone down this
fternoon but for the fact that no news
ould be learned of the probable time
7hen the blockade will be ised.-Pros-
rector.
MARRIED-At the home of the bride,
q this city, NJ. f. Shaw and Miss Sarah