Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-12-15
LOCAL NEWS.

The board or supervisors will meet
 the 24th.
 A dance will be given this evening
 the Bohemian club, at their hall.
 J. J. Hill is announced to build
 house near the school house. It is
 cost S25O0.
 The Tucson Steam Laundry is to
 removed from it's present location
 Carrlllo gardens.
 Free with every 25c cash purchase
 $6 meerschaum cigar holder and
 box of Owl cigars at the Club.
 A petty theft of billiard ball and
 lantern was made from the Casin
 saloon few nights since.
 The infant child of MT. and Mrs. j
 A. Halbert is reported to be quit
 seriously Ill with pneumonia
 District court did not meet today
 owing to the illness of Judge Betnuns
 A large attendance was at the cour
 house, ready for court.
 The American Vaudeville company
 enc of the greatest Vaudeville compa
 es on the road IS billed for Tucson
 They will be here oh Dec. 15.
 The compalgn committee will mee
 at the opera house Saturday at
 o'clock. Member of the committee ar urgently requested to be present
 With the advent of toisy's rain come that of another wsshout. It occurred last night near Yuma. The passenger train from the west is on the other sid, of it, so go California mail or express arrived today. The train is expected 1T tonight about ' o'clock.
 With the deportation of a score oi tramps ordered out by the city recorder all did not leave. Another petty thiev. cry is reported from uptown, where g tramp reached over 8 high board fence and stole two suite of underwear in the presence of the wssherwoman. He got away with them successfully.
 The proposition to have Robert Down ing here for a second night, to play "Damon and Pythias," has fallen through, being impossible to effect. It is likely that some special courtesies will be shown Mr Downing, however, by the Tucson lodge of Knights of Py- thias.
 A fine rain has been falling all day. The extent of the precipitation is about an inch. It will do incalculsble good in many directions, chiefly for the ranges and good roads. 1t warm winter rain, of the slow soaking variety, that does the most good. 1t has relieved the cfr lylar nf all l,t,ac for of looof week to come.
 Psyson's Players is the next an- for the opera house. The agent will be here in the morning and an engagement for 8 week will proba- ply be made at popular prices, 70, 50 and 9 cents. A new play will be put on every evening. Natural Gas, May Blossoms, and several of the newest productions will be among the attrac- tions.
 A cattleman reports that good deal of calf stealing is being done on the range, of unbranded calves that are old enough to be stolen from the COWS and branded. A regular brand is not used, but ring or 8 piece of curled iron. The remedy has been suggested in the old law requiring that a regular brand be invariably used.
 Services for the first tune in months will be held next Sunday next at the Episcopal church. Right, Rev. J. Mills Kendrlck, bishop for New Mexico and will be present Tbe service will be for the second Sunday in Advent, with holy communion and morning service at II o'clock, and evening prayer and service at 7:30 D. m. Mir. Kendrick will probably remain in Tucson over the Sunday following, and will he the
 Miss Isabel Bethune, daughter of Judge and Mrs. Bethnne. IS still i'll from the effects of eating shrimp salad on Thanksgiving day. All others who were poisoned at the time have sufficiently recovered to be about. although many of them are still very weak Miss Isabel however, has not rallied from the baleful effects of the poison and her recovery 10 say the best 1t is feared, will be quite slow.
 Taxes are being paid this year better much better than at the corresponding period last year. They are now arriv- ing at the rate of 5000 day. The best of it is that it comes from small tapay- CTS. The large ones usually pay any how, and they come last. So long as it is the small taxpayers who settle all is favorable. The paynent of s GOO day makes quite a sum, however. and tner- chants express themselves to that effect. The 17th of this month will find & smal Ter delinquent list required than year ago.
 J. NJ. Holt, the Montana cattle buyer, has brought 1500 head of cattle in the last day or two here. The ranchers to furnish the stock are Pedro Charouleau and Emilio Carrillo. The prices paid are not learned. Fifteen hundred head is drop in the bucket to buyer like MT. Holt, and he will make further pur- chases in all probability. He IS one of the best buyers coming to Arizona, and the advent of Mir. Holt is always looked forward to by stockmen.
 The Boh 4mian club has decided to hold a course of lectures, to be given probably weekly. The speakers will be Tucson men mostly. Among those who will be invited to lecture before the club will be General Wilson, Judge Wright, Judge Barnes, Dr. Goodfellow and Rev. Mir. Francis The intention is too have the lectures for the benefit of the club only, end not as 8 source of revenue. No admissions will be charged. Invita- tisns will be issued, each member to have a limited number. The club has excellent facilities for such a step, in thelr fine large hall and abundance of chairs Other features are in view by the club, such as debates and duplicate whist parties. The Bohemisns in with drawing from politics drew many con- mendstIons oD themselves. The club admits new members at every meeting.
 With the departure of the troops from Bowie post comes the report that st- tempts have been made on the property by outsiders. When the troops left eergent and squod ef six men were left ID charge of the post Thanksgiving eve they heard racket without and found