Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1894-01-13
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Snow is on the mountains east of town
almost to their base.
The Gazette libel cases have been
postponed till the March term of court
The pews for the Few Episcopal church
have arrived. They are said to be beau
ties. They will be set up next week.
The report that Ford had struggled
cigars proved to be a cannard. The
treasury agent found all his imported
cigars doub g stamped ard of the first
quality Havana aud Vera Cruz.
Suit for divorce has been applied for
by Tiburcio Ruiz against Rosario NJ. de
Cruz, on the grounds of desertiCn and
adultery.
W. J. Kingsbury, of Tempe, is in the
city today on business before the land
Office. Mr.. Kingsbury is one of the
| brightest young lawyers in the county.
The boy, Ramon Martinez, who rob-
bed Judge Meyer of quantity OF jewel
~, was this morning held by Judge
Scott for the grand jury in the sum of
$500.
Superintendent Wood yesterday made
big apportionment Of school funds, to
total of S60S0.5S. THIS will keep the
schools going the next two months.
| Superintendent Wood is Of TIE opinion
that the Tucson and Nogales schools
will close about the last Of May-eight
months of school.
Several days ago Judge Meyer had
| 500 worthy of jewelry stolen from
| bureau drawer. Yesterday a boy was
| fouud trying to pawn a watch of the lot,
and through rim the thievery was
traced to Ramon Martinez, seven Sen
years old, lad who has been in Jail of
late. All the jewelry was found in his
possession. Judge Scott heard the
case this morning and continued it till
afternoon. 1t is not unlikely the
culprit will be held for the grand jury.
The supreme court opens its regular
January term in Phenix on Monday
next. One OF the serious questions to
be presented is whether the term held
in April last was an adjourned term un-
der the statutes, or continuation of the
January term. If The former all work
done and all decisions rendered goes for
nothing and must be done over, as the
order therefor was not signed b. the
judges of the court. The result will be
watched with interest.
One result of the silver depression is
to let many prospects 60 back and be
mere holes in the ground and not mines
Yesterday and today no relocations
were filed with the recorder, as might be
expected. 1t is very evident that hun
dreds of mines have gone by the board,
and are open to any man who wants
them. Most of the rest were secured by
exemptions.
A. ]. Davidson is working on the
new trottlng track like house Attire.
He promises that the track will be
completed week from today. A meet
ing of directors will be held tonight
when arrangements with j. Blinkhorn
will be consumm6ted. Lumber and
other matters will also be settled. The
well has been completed and hes flow
of water that cannot be exhausted.
At Gardner & Worthen's may be seen
a machine brought here by express from
San Antonio, Texas. 1t is soneting
like a tanning mill IN appearance,
having the fans and screens. Old bicy Gle
tires have been utilized for pulleys, and
pieces of revolving crate for shafting.
1t is not grain separator, however,
but a dry washer. 1t is intended to
sift and separate so PSF cent of the gold
In the dry sands of the gold basins of
the world. 1t will be taken shortly to
some gold field owned by martin Ware.
The test is for the machine, and not the
Dlacers. The owners claim to have
S2,OOO,000 in the machine when it has
practically demonstrated the claims
made for it.
At the Indian school the studants
have been more troubled with pneumonia
and grip than any previous year. This
winter a total of about twenty have
been afflicted. At the ranch good
work is being done. Rented lands. a |
total OF ninety acres is undercultivatIon. |
Billman would like to |
extend the domain to $50 acres. Witt
forty or fifty boys half day good deal |
OF work Can be gone over. This is |
instanced by setting of posts yesterday.
Twenty-Five boys were put at 1t. One |
post each by the boys soon placed |
twenty five postF, good reach OF fence.
Mr.. Blllman believes in making SO far |
as possible the education of the Indians 1
Industrial, that they may carry back to |
the reservations with the habits of in
dustry and at least do more work. than
their ancestors. Even the littest bows.
Of SIX or eight years, are given work to
do.