Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1894-06-30
LOCAL NEWS.

Another or the Old-0merS OF 1ucsoh,
Bartolo Barcelo, fatber-in-law of Fred
q. Hughes, died yesterday morning 10
the city, of diabetes, aged seventy years.
The funeral took place today.
Today is the longest day in the year.
At San Francisco the sun rose st 4:39
and sets at 7:25. At Portland, Or, 1t
rose at 4:12 and sets at 1852. 10 Tucson
the day is somewhat shorter than In San
Francisco.
The watermelon season is now open,
and wagonloads of the juicy sweetness
have begun to arrive. Prices are yst
too high to make the "sa Has" staple
article of diet among the poorer Mexl-
cans, as will &c the case later.
At Silver lake branding and venting
of the 1900 head Of stock for San Carlos
beef contractors is ID progress. Many
OF the cattle are now 10 condition for
the block, while others can easily be
made SUCH Maish & Driscoll will furnish
over 100 head, among the brands that
go to make up the lot. The price paid
is understood to be Sil head.
Yuma is out With an early fruit re-
cord again. On the 18th inst. ripe
grapes were pluczed from the vines OF
the Yuma Heights farm. The third
crop of alfalfa is very promising. Ripe
watermelons are coming IN by wagon
loads. The river WAS at twenty thr~e
feet nine inches, and has now fallen
four inches. The pumping plant fur
nishes abundance of WAFER for lrriga-
ton. Landlord Sam Gillespie has turn
ed rancher.
A shooting match out of the usual
run will take place tomorrow. james
Finley has a powder and ball pistol be
has owned for thirty five years. A MIR.
Bishop OF Cochise county has matched
himself TO shoot another antique weapon
against Mr.. Finley. The stakes are
dinner.
Willis 2. Haynes aud wife came in
this morning from San Diego, en- route
to Nogales. He expressed wish that be
colud bring a professional rider from
California fo- the coming long distance
race. He made sixty eight miles In four
hours and fifty-eight minutes. This
rate should bring in the Arizona boys
from Nogales in about five sbd half
hours.
About 100 fine big steers have been
rounded up in the ArIvaca country.
Many OF them will be tasen TO the San
Carlos country. There they will be put
In order and help to ill beef contract
to feed the Apeches. The 1900 head
will be brought In tonight-a shipment
OF twice the proportions of ordinary
shipments. The cattle will be driven
overland TO San Carlos. The stock were
made up largely from the herds of y.
W. Bernard, james Finley and W. S.
Sturges.
A fight is promised by E. L. Wet
more for the weather observership in
Tucson. He w6s here as a voluntary
observer prior to the present station,
which has just been removed from the
university TO the city. At the request
of the agricultural department he has
furnished frequent Information, without
compensation. A similar case IN Wash
ingtoD state resulted in the voluntary
observer being made paid observer. Mr..
Wetmore will place the matter before
the department at Washington, and de-
mand that he be made the paid obser-
yer.
The bicycle race promises to have ad-
ditIonal interest from two more riders
from Phoenix. They are coming over
on their wheels, with the three riders al
ready entered, and will arrive MONDAY
evening. II they stand the trip satistac-
toriiy they will enter the race. This
morning Fred Graves and Eddie John
son started on another trip to Nogales
accompar led by Lautaro Rocs. They
will return tomorrow. Young johnson
claims he will enter the &C without
training Willard Wright has taken a
week or two off TO train, and his train
ing is probably the best in the entries.
p. B. Yates of Nogales has been kept 50
close TO his work that he has been una
BILE 30 do much training. The route
will be tagged tomorrow, that the riders
may take no chances of getting off the
road.
After long and painful illness George
LEISURE died this morning at 10 o'clock
He died of liver and kidney failure
All night long be was kept 10 by inisc-
tions of stimulants. George Leisure haS
been in his day wealthy man. He
was in the drug business 10 New Orleans
years ago. Ia 1880 be came to Tucson.
He was in the employ of ". S. Read
from 1888 to the time Of his death, over
ten years. Nothing Is known OF his
relatives. He used to hear from sister
in New York ard he is supposed to
come from the Empire state He died
without kith or kin near, but among
good friends. He has been in Tucson
long enough TO almost he one of the Old
timers, and was well liked by all know
ing him. He has served two terms as
city councilman, to the satisfaction Of
the public. He died aged sixty years.
The east will be sstonished When it is
leRrnad thera that Indians ara smart
enough and educated enough TO give a
csntsta, singing their parts and acting
them as well as white children OF like
age are capable Of doing 1t. 1t fact it
will be rather surprising to the whites
themselves who have lived among them.
Probably no Indian race has made such
rapid progress as the Papagos. Even
as cattle thieves 10 their benightsd state
they show cunning and intelligence.
Wolfe as educated Indians, that is as edu-
cuted Indians go, they have progress
ed NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by the can
tRta to be given at the opera house on
Friday night, the 9th. They have their
farms and WOOD lots, their homes, irrl-
eating canals and Touring mills, and
handle them to profit and to the max
ing of their own livelihood. At the 10
dian school the preparation for the can
tata Under the Palms." has been in
progress for some time and has gone
forward satisfactorily The entertain
ment promises To be well worth seeing
The Indian school children will soon be
about the city selling tickets for their
entertainment. The price has been
made only enough to cover expenses.