Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1894-03-31
LOCAL NEWS.

The land court met this morning and
adjourned till tomorrow morning at tn,
usual hour.
The undertaking place of A. Taylor il
being removed to the old j. w. Canning
place.
Owing to the prevalence of diphtherif
there is talk of closing the public schools
for a week or two.
Nos. l to 5 Of Picturesque America
are now at the CITIZEN Office. Save
your coupons and bring then. in.
Nine thousand dollars has been paid
the county for delinquent taxes since
the LIST of January. Taxes are coming
in fairly well.
The territory recently made a school
spportionment in which Pima county
came in for sl,031.50.
The Columbus school in undergoing
extensive renovation, including new
floor, new paper, and a new ceiling.
SUIT for divorce has been fled by
Candelario Gonzales sgainst Carlota de
Gonzales.
The Delta saloon has undergone
vast improvements of late and presents
fine appearance.
Two '9i wheels for ladies have
arrived, Victor for Mrs. Col, Noble
and Colum bis for Mis-. Reed. Each
weel is beauty.
The city health committee will make
a thorough inspection or TIE spots iDi-
micsl to the health of this city this week.
The commuters endorsements will be
rigid
The wedding of Mr.. Fields and Miss
Smith took place on Meyer street
Saturday evening, per announcement
in the Citizen. 1t was in very pleasant
occasion.
The big telescope for the test views
of various parts of Arizona for tie
Lowell observatory has been shipped by
Professor Douglass from Tempe to Pres
colt, via Albuquerque.
The new bargain counters at Zecken-
DORIS have been throughed by purcha-
sers. The house has consented TO
continue their :, 10, Is and 20 cent
sales few days more.
All is prosperous at Mammoth. sa.
Superintendent Bailey OF the Mohawk |
pIOpeTtf, III lucTo- vi 4
Mammoth mill will start dropping about |
the end OF this week
Court met as usual, Judge Sloan |
presiding. The grand jury we're set at |
work on the criminal calendar, which is |
larger than usual. 1t Is reported that |
Judge Sloan will hold court for the |
remainder of this week.
The territorial dental examiners hold |
their annual session tomorrow at |
Phoenix. A territorial association Kill |
be formed by the dentists of the ter i
rltory. DR.. Odermatt left for Phoenix |
lBst night.
Mrs. Raymond will on Friday evening /
give a fancy ball to the little folks,
including day pole and great many /
pretty little girls, to last FIR M Z 10 81
o'clock. After 9 o'clock the older
people will have the opportunity of
few hours pleasure.
An insane man, Barney Rain, was
brought in this morning from Arlvaca.
He Is not dangerous, only utterly list
less. He will be up before Judge Wood
later. He was brought 10 by Mr.. Al.
Bernard. who has again taken up his
residence in southern Pima.
Miss Emma Hughes gave a birthday
party to her young people fri+n is NJ u
day eveaIng, the eigthte q anniversary
of her bir,b. 1t was a pie isant affair
IN every respect, terminating n dancing
till late hour.
The special bargain sal IN the DIR
goods department at L. Zeckendo &
Cos, Rave proven very popular with
the ladies, and the firm has done good
business in their 5, 10, 10 and % cent
spet iaities. To please their customers
the sale will be continued few days. A.
The assessor writ1s that he left No
gales on the 9th for Cr.tteLden and
Har haw, and will return to Tucson
about Friday He made thorough as
sessm7nt of Nogales and writes that thu
years levy will compare favorably with
that of 1893.
Copper ore is being hauled to the
smelter by Phi. Schasf f.. IN bis prep
erty at Olive camp. |. A. Sh ID has
al arranged t. Sill 10 iron o ON a
properly o ~ Camp. ene lei,
t 6 'xpecied, viii stT Up la abou d
week.
At Olive camp, says [. A She d, out
there Yesterday, the whole .reat camp,
comprising several square miles of loca-
tioDs and at east $50 mines, but IA single
mine is being worked, the Corda
bro hers property. There hey ara yet
doing chloriding, notw outstanding that !
silver is down Ia price To correspond |
with the depths it comes from.
Diphtheria is isad to be etartingly pre-
valent among the children of Tucson. IN
one family are four cases. The first
death ACQUIRED Saturday. Parents of
Tucson have bee me aroused to tie
danger and are using preventatives |
Many ehiIden ares being taken from :
school.
Beautiful music, fire sermon and
tasty decoration were features at the
Episcopal church yesterday. The ser
vice WAS one of the best ever heard il
the church, and the attendace was pro
badly the largest to hear II. The col
lection applied on the church debt, a
balance of about 800. The amount of
of the offertory was $50.
Carrie B. Reid, daughter of Mrs.
William Reid, died Saturday evening
at 9 o'clock, of dipth-ria, aged thirtees
years. The little sufferer had been
very III lOl week prior 10 ner QeaLD.
The funeral took place from her home
yesterday at 3 O'clock She is supposed
10 have contracted the disease At school. {
The deceased was an only child aOd a
very lovab!e little girl. Her death is
much to be regretted. Mrs. Reid is
the object of much sympathy.
An old Papago, walking through
with a cane, with hair not all white.
and with sound teeth, was about the {
city yesterday on one of bis begging ]
trips. Old Ramon was willing enough {
to talk. He told an interested group
that he VAS 102 years old. This figure {
he was po-itive upon. He told that a
brother of bis had died at los years.
Cholera he said, once ragged through
southern Arizona. With poinIioye and
i, h. 81 ,aorlx, Ill H. /