Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-05-12

Ex-senator Fair will pass through
Tucson tonight; en- route east.
j. W. Fair, Interested IN the Rinitc
ditch propos tioD, visited the scene OF
The late work there vest rd8y.
DIR. FeDner VIII return to Tucson a7d
resume his practice here Be has been
IN san francisco for the past wear AS an
eye. ear and threat specialist. He is ex-
pected shortly.
The pay car promised FOR tomorrow
has rot bee neaSd from. III 3 date OF Its
arrival here is indefinite.
The steam Laundry will be in readi-
ness 10 day or two. The machinery
IS al in place and apparently sst:sfac-
tory.
An arrival from Demipg tells that a
runaway prisoner wearing shackles was
seen there. The prisoner was supposed
to be from Tucson.
The Salvation army farewell social
last night at the barracks wGs IN every
way a success. The young ladies' have
become very popular in Tucson.
The Abundancia group of mines IN
Sonora, the active operation of which
III N.
is group of itself, separate from the
thirty claims referred to. The Alum
dancia ore runs exceedingly rich in gold.
Professors Gulley and Collingwuod of
the univers ty have started on an over
land trip 10 P0oenix, In a two horse
rig. They will make tests of the water of
eli the wells e. route, FIR their irrigation
qualities. The work is a continuation
Of something Of the kind started last
year.
Over $4,000 of the Pima county de-
linquent taxes for 1893 have become to-
VOWED in litigation 10 the district court.
This sum is made up largely of taxes Cd
land grants. The proposed suits with
banks for taxes on their stock will not
be brought, decision adverse to the
county 10 a parallel case having been
given recently.
An International ball game, possibly
the first ever played, was had at Nogales
the 9Th of May. between the Guaymss
Mexico, and Nogales, Arizona clubs.
Neither club did any record breaking.
unless it was in the size OF scores. TIE
nine Inning resulted in a victory for
dexi. o-score, Guaymas twenty-six,
Nogales twenty-three.
About 200 taxpayers of Tucson are in
fair way for being arbitrarily assessed
which means being assessed a. high
valuation. The 200 in question are
those who have not handed in their
assessment to Assessor Levin. He will
begin on his tax roll very shortly, and
will make the assessments as best he
can without the taxpayers statement.
if it is not furnished him.
The Railroad hotel at lewiston is CON-
Quoted by Capt. Tevis and his dauph-
ters. 1t is one Of the best managed no.
tells on the line of the Southern Pacific.
The food is abundant and of a most ex-
celleDt quality. the tables and service
scrupulously neat and clean. The rail-
road company made ten strike in the
interest of their patrons when they
turned the management OF this house
over to Capt. Tevis, the old resident of
the frontier.
The stage line between Bowie Oh the
Southern Pac fic reilroad and Globe.
via Fort Thomas and San Carlos. is
owned and controlled by Bishop Lay
to-, OF Thatcher. Good wagons, good
stock and accommodating drivers are
the rules OF the road. Passengers over
his line speak only in the highest COM
mendation of the service. Stages leave
Bowie on the arrival of the east bound
express.
The opera house program for the
remainder of the season is as fo lows.
Prof. Foss's operetts, May IL; reception
to Grand Recorder w. Boyd by tha
Workmen on the 18th; HEWITT
Musettes late in the month; and M4n y.
rial day services May 80. Next seas on
the theatrical companies visiting Inc.
son will be very strong. AIrsady
Manager Reid has had the pick If sonre
fine plays. The season will he ononad
Fan" .
The woman who has done mora far
the Improvement OF Tucson than env
other-and possibly than any man IN
the way OF house and lot building and
improving is Mrs. SADIE Oliver. Several
first-rate houses with lots well sunnlied
with trees and shrubbery are due solsly
to her efforts. A year ago she bought
a vacant lot south Of the public school.
She put water on it by a well and wind.
nil, and applied the water iudiciously.
Today the lot is really handsome. The
fruit trees are already bearing heavily,
the rosebushes are in the height of
osoom and the shrubbery is a marvel for
ID age. Mrs. Oliver has begun iuproy.
lag the adjoining lot where she will
put up hae six-room brick cottage for
} q tenant. A we'll is now being dug.