Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-02-17

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Charles Guilty, engineer of the Eagle
mills, has returned from trip to Orc
Blanco.
b. L. Worthen and s. r. Wood left
today for Quijotoa, on business matters.
Harry Barnhart superintendent at
Mammoth, and A. j. Collins left this
morning for Mammoth.
G orge Rice, formerly in the saloon
business here, being partner IN the old
Elite and Silver Pitcher places, is IN the
city.
A marriage licence was issued yes
terday to Dick ID. Ambrose and Miss
Clara Hefflin. They were married last
vening.-Gazette.
W. A. Mcneil, under the weather for
the past several weeks, left last evening
for California to be gone two weeks.
Repairs have been in progress this
week at the Eagle mills. The mill start
at grinding Monday.
Tombstone is mantled in the beauti-
full snow. Five inches fell the morn
ing on the level.
Assessor Levin is sending out blank
lists to taxpayers. And will follow them
up personally shortly.
A party of about twenty of Tucson
young people will attend the play this
eveniDgin body. They have engaged
an entire row of seats IN the central
section.
Governor Hughes may have a new
private secretary. 1t is stated, that his son
John will be appointed to the place
shortly. Mr.. Armstrong, the present
secretary, is in San Francisco.
The Tucson Gun club will shoot at
live birds at the Union park grounds
tomorrow. Jock BlinkorB has his re-
freshment stand in readiness and will
be open for business in the grand stand.
Assayer Wetmore reports business
for this month better than for the month
preceding. There is he says, better
feeling among mining men and a more
hopeful outlook for the future.
People are unusually quiet today. Even
the democratic kickers are quiet when
the wind blows. The offices of the j.
P's might as we'll be closed for they
have nothing to do.
Today's storm is reported to be the
worst of its kind ever known on the
California desert. Between Indio and
Yuma the sand is drifting with great
violence and Geographic as well as rail
communication bids fair to be tenn
porarly Interrupted.
Professor Boggs took up the subject
OF the underfiow waters of the arid
region in his university talk to students
today, briefly reviewing the conditions
and some of the more common methods
of securing these waters for irrigation
purposes.
The Pima county Jail is filed as
never before in years. Forty-five prIs-
oners are now there, for offences from
ape to petty larceny. Twelve await
he territorial grand jury; ten the
United States Grand jury; six are await
ing trial; and tne rest are Gerving short
sentences for misdemeanors.
Last night at o'clock the soul of enc
of the good sisters at ST. MaTy's hospl-
tai took flight. She died of consump-
ton at ter two years sufferings. She
was for years Mother Superior at the
hospital. The fine hospital building is
said to be due largely to her efforts.
The revival services held at the
Methodist church for the past two
weeks close this evening. Tie sermon
will be by Rev. Mr.. Bovard. Much
good las been done by the services.
Beginning next week similar work will
be done at the Congregational church.
Tucson's new preachers are evidently
workers.
Mail route changes have been ordered
from Washington, to begin Feh. l,
as follows: Route 6S, 13O-FIorence to
Reymert, leave Florence Monday,
Wednesday and Saturday, at p. m.
Arrive at Reymert by 7:15 p. m. Leave
Reymert Monday, Wednesday and
Saturday, at 7:15 a. N. Arrive at Flo
renee by u N.
Solomon Warner, the pioneer Ameri-
can of southern Arizona, was yesterday
So years Of age. He started for Tucson
from Fort Yuma on the Sth of F'ebrury,
1854-on the fortieth anniversary of his
birthday. He has seen his pioneer con-
temporaries fall by the wayside in the
progress of years. Today be is yet hale
and strong, still of noble frame,
though bent somewhat wife the
passage of time. He has many
times passed through in bis life
what would have killed men Of ordinary
endurance. So late as three years he
survived injuries that TO many men of
less years would have been fatal. All
honor to Solomon Warner! The CITIZEN
hopes for him many more birthday an
niversarIes.
Hon. Thomas Hughes has returned
from q two-week's trip in California.
The Midw;nter fair when he saw it, on
the 9th, was not nearly in readiness. He
says that six weeks from the time of
opening would see the fair in IFS COM
pieteness. He says the fair seems small
in comparison with the Worlds fair,
but that too great commendation can
not be given the Californians for their
enterprise is pushing it. The buildings
be says are more than handsome. While
not of the majestic proportions Of those
OF the Chicago exposition they are
dreams IN architecture. Master Tommy
went along. He said it seemed to him
like half of San Francisco and Los An
geles was for rent, and another quarter
for sale.
The Lordsburg Killing.