Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-07-07
LOCAL NEWS.

quite seriously Ill.
w. Lyle the we'll known mining mai
has written that he will visit Arizoni
for business in the near future.
No mails arrived this morning OWNS
to the Pullman strike, and none from
the west are expected tonight.
The pay car is expected to arrive to-
morrow and make its usual monthly
disbursement.
Chloride, Arizona, has a postofflce
with Joseph 2. Finegan as postmaster
1t is not money order office.
The east bound passenger train il
reported tied up at Los Angeles today
No passenger trains out of that city
today.
A bet Of fifty dollars was made yes
terdsy that the winner of the bicycle
race would cover the distance In less
than five and half hours.
There is great probability of a gen,
ersl tie up on the Southern Pacific il
the boycott on Pullman cas- is not re-
moved.
From all appearances it must have
rained in the Santa Ritas last night.
Heavy black clouds and vivid flashes of
lightning were visible.
The students of the Indian school
rehesrsed at the opera house last night.
The performance will be meritorious,
and from the race of the performers,
interesting and novel.
Arizona has very promising outlook
a hnr 1fr1rr I
will be done shortly, and on large
scale. The proposed camp is in the
neighborhood of Mammoth, and was re-
Gently exported.
Pat Ward, of the old Ward & Court
ney railroad contractors, came in from
Benson last night, where he is engaged
IN constructing the line OF the Copper
Queen from Benson to Fairbanks. He
is at the Orndorff.
A couple Of Kansas City cattlemen
whose names the writer did not learn,
came in last night and left this morning
for the San Pedro to purchase stock.
1t is reported that the Tucson Lum-
Der company has made sale of sixteen
carloads of lumber to the Old Glory
Mining company. now operating near
Orc Blanco, in southwestern Pima.
1t is reported that the Messrs Allison
will shortly remove their store from the
corner of Congress and Meyer streets to
Stone avenue. between Congress and
Pennington.
A new drug store is shortly to be open
ed on Pennington street under the super
vision and proprietorship of Carlos
0ho 4Ho 4
business here, but has been away about
ten years.
The city council met this afternoon to
consider bids for lighting the town hall,
library, city park and the streets. The
probabilities are that the city will be
more generally illuminated during the
coming year than ever before.
The carpenters on the Stevens avenue
bridge will complete their labors today.
Nothing then remains to be done be-
yond filling up the approaches to the
bridge from either side. This done il
will be In readiness for public use.
W. II. Bayless, prominent sheep and
cattlem8n from Highland, Kansas, is at
the Orndorf. Mr.. Bsyless is the father
of c. III. Bayless. the well known sheep
man at Oracle, IN the Santa Catalina
mountains.
The Rescue hose company, in drilling
last night found that if fire takes place
In the north end of town, or any where
around the depot, that there IS no protec-
ton as the water pressure is SO low as
not to force the water through the
nozzle.
More ella Monsters have been
brought to town this year than during
the entire previous three years. Mr.. E.
l.. Wetmore who does most of the pur-
chasing reports them a drug on the
market, eastern buyers generally having
been supplied.
Mr.. +. b. Gage who recently purchss- |
ed the Congress mine, about which so
much has recent been said, is in the city
under care of Physician. He reports
work progressing satisfactorily at the |
mine although no new developments |
have been made. The property had been |
idle for three years and required much |
cleaning out and new timbering.
The work of repair and renovation |
goes bravely on at the old Palace hotel. |
When completed it will lose its identity |
dental, by which name it will henceforth |
be known. The Office portion of the |
building is being extensively improved. |
Manager Reid of the opera house has
written to Huachuca and made applics-
ton to bring the military band station
ed at that post to Tucson for the Fourth
OF July exercises. He will know in the
course OF day or so. The band consists
or thirty pieces, brass and string and is
one OF the best IN the territory. The
band also contains first class minstrel
troupe.
The csntsts to be given tomorrow
by 200 children from the Indian school
is deserving Of unusual interest. 1t is
the first time that Indian children have
appeared on public stage in this city
Their proficiency is said to be truly |
wonderful and evidences the large
amount OF careful training. An appre-
cistlon of this fact should be shown by
q large attendance at the opera house
tomorrow evening.
Mr.. Geo. B. Westlske, chief clerk for
Ward d Courtney, railroad contractors,
is In the city. The firm, be states, has
about 100 men and forty teams at work.
Much Of their harness and machinery |
Is detained in the washout at Eddy, \.
NJ. On its arrival at least 300 addition
a. men will be wanted for work on the |
road. The wages paid will be 81 % per
day. The road will be rushed through |
to it's completion.