Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-12-29
LOCAL NEWS.

the holidays and will reopen 1<o' / 1895.
 Prof. Tourney, botanist at the univer sity, IS in Phoenix attending the teacner' convention.
 The Tucson Philosophical society which meets twice month, DIGS faii to be a prosperous and permanent organ zstion.
 Prof. E. NJ Boggs will leave fol Yuma tomorrow night on business con- nected with irrigation matters.
 Miss Lou ss Howe, visiting for the psst several week with Miss Bethune left for Ter home iu Tombstone yester- day morning.
 Judge Bethune is holding court in Tombstone. He will be home again tmorrow night,
 Manager Reid of the opera house, leit last night for Phoenix to arrange for 8 weeks performance of the Payton play CTS now here.
 Judge and Mrs. W. Fl. Barnes, now in Solomouville, visited Thatcher on Sunday last and were entertained at luncheon by President and Mrs Layton.
 Albert Steinfeld is expected home tomorrow night. Mrs. Steinfeld wilI spesd Christmas in Tacoma, Wash, with her children.
 Do not wear impermesble and tight fitting hats that con-trict the blood vessels eff the scalp. Use Halls Hair Renewer occasionally, and you will not bald.
 The Congregational urch ladies are preparing c Christmas tree for the Sunday school scholars and tue little folks are enthusiastic over the promis- ed coming of the mysterious Santa Claus.
 The world famous musician Blind Tom, will be in Tucson in January and a concert will be given in the opera house under the auspices of the Tucson public library.
 Christmas services of the Knights Templsr will be held in theIr asylum Christmas morning at II o'clock, to which the public is invited. The mnsic will be furnished by the choir from the Congregational church which insures good music.
 About fifty dollars were made at the Congregational church social on Tues day night last. Although outside at fractions were numerous the social was we'll attended and greatly enjoyed by those fortunate enough to be present.
 John c. Fall the Wilcox merchant who dIed in Los Angeles, Thu sdsy last, was 30 years of age. He was an old man when he first went to Wilcox ten or twelve years ago. He was " II and widely known as ad honest and a good citizen,
 Manuel Brown is again in trouble His 2ecu;iarity for finding things not his own amounts almost to a mania. His latest exploit was the finding of a COW belonging to Hon Fred G Hughes. which be proceeded to kill aud enjoy. It is thought that ManuePs addr. ss for the next several months will te the county jail.
 Captain Adams, superintendent of the Aravaips Mining company, wss ID the city yesterday en route from Phoenix to his place of business on the Arsvaipa. Speaking of his properties be Said the main working shaft was down over 300 feet and that sinking will continue as fas: as water will permit. 1t IS the ln- tention of the company to first ind mine and then put up reduction works.
 Within the past two months there have been Sold at the CITIZEN office pot less than one thouss: Q mining exempt ion blanks. They have gone pretty much all over the territory and at the rate of two bits a dozen have done 8 millioI dollars worth of assessment work. In Pima county they bave been filed quite libera ly. A one or more mines could be included in each blank this fact has been taken advantage of and the exemptions filed with Recorder Shibell have contained all the way from one to thirty five claims and scores con- tain eight, ten and twenty each.
 The district attorney elect and pres eDt district attorney of PIEal county, Judge Fletch Nj. Doan, although seme- what of stranger in Arizona courts, has .ong been identified with the terri tory He formerly lived in Yuma coup- ty and was largely interested ID land rear Palomas. About year ago h. cast his fortunes with Pinal county end purchased a fine farm near Ariz1ls. Last fall he accepted tue republican nomination for district attorney and was elected by nice majority. Judge Jackson, the late district attorney, hav- ing moved to Michigan, Judge DoSD was appointed to fill the unexpired term, which he is doing with credit to himself and county. He will shortly remove to Florence and with his family make that his home.
 Rev. E. G. O, Groat, of Los Angeles, M. s- 1sf. Pr several days past looking after the interests of the Bpstist church. Mir. Groet represents the American Bab:ist home mission society as district missionary. The society purpose to resume work in thie city by rep firing the church, and sustaining pastor who will shortly be on the field. The nun Der of Babtists in this cIfy and those who eympethiee are with them promise, under an efficient leader hopeful results. The building on Stone avenue will be renovated inside and completed outside, so IS to make 1t attractive and neat iD apearance, that 1t may e mpare favorable with the cort .ges that sur round 1T. Rev. Groat will preach Tn the Baptist church Sunday, Dec. 23, at li a. m., and p. m. Those interested in the Baptist cause are kindly invited to stteUd these services.
 Through the personal exertions of ex- Sheriff J. K. Brown, a new school dis trict, No. 29, has been established at Sahuari:a station with Mrs. Brown as teacher for the first term. The troubles attending the formation of a new dis trict are many and perplexing. as Mir. BrowD, who was anxious to get the dis i1f oc-o he'd in nd tnn out. He vent ahead, however, and built good school house and furnished it throughout. The freight on the fur niture amounted to S45 and this amount be was comp lied to advance. Under the law 1t appears that teachers in new districts can draw DO pay till the end of the fi ref atx montha and as tha nrofes-