Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-04-13
LOCAL NEWS.
This is holy week.

A party ofyoung people were out to Sabino canyon yesterday op picnic.
 Abraham Lincoln Council No. ?. Jr., O. U. A. M. meet this evening at 7:30. Judge Frank Cox and Col. Joe Alex ander are in the city. Both gentlemen are leading lawyers in Phoenix. Butcher Schumacher went over to Phoenix last night to purchase some more of that prime alfalfa fed cattle. Messrs. Bird and Ayers, California cattle buyers, are in the city and expect to make several stock purchases. There is reading matter on every page of the CITIZEN. Local and telegraph matter is crowded to the inside during the present great demand for advertis- ing space. Rev. Mir. Serns, assisted by Pablo Gonzales, held services in the Church plaza last evening. A large congrega- tion of attention listeners were present. Mrs Pomroy, mother of Miss Nellie Pomroy, was thrown from buggy thls afternoon while out driving and paln- fully injured. The regular quarterly meeting of the stockholders of the electric light com psny will be held tomorrow evening at Underwood & Gibbons office.
 Mrs. D. Kennedy and little ones left last week for Sonoma county, Cal, where they will make their home. MT. Kennedy will reside in Tucson.
 Abe Goldbsum, bookkeeper for Levy & Goldsmith, at Nogales is in town visit l., II ~%r 4ho ceedingly quiet, but with prospects Of better times ahead.
 The hook and ladder company were out for practice yesterday. They climb ed the big pole in front of the opera house and adjusted the halysrds.
 Messrs Charles w. Smith and Peter Gold, farmers of St. David, are in the city on land office business. They re- port the new canal as satisfactory, with 8 good flow of water. The first dis tribution is now under way.
 Hon. George J. Roskrege IS out again after weeks ''rastle" with la grippe. He lost several pounds by his illness, and to keep from blowing away is now obliged to carry weights on his shoes.
 A stirring affrsy is reported as occur ring in Gay alley yesterday between three of the colored damsels Of that locality and three men, in which the men are said to have come out second best.
 Tucson will soon have another fine residence. Mir. Adolph Goldschmidt will erect a handsome house, of cut stone, on the lot adjoining the Captain lot tryi1l ha -Ir rcfTf shortly.
 The Knights Templsr will attend the Methodist church next Sunday morn- ing in a body. The sermon, by Rev. c. P. Wilson. himself Sir Knight, will be sppertsining to the order.
 The sidewalks of Congress and neigh boring streets were plastered this morn- ing with startling placsrds. They were placards of @ human foot and advised the following of the tracks to the enter prising firm that put them down.
 Hon. Tom Davis came in from Flor ence this morning. Last Friday night he was the recipient of an ovation at Florence. Bontires, music, speeches and refreshments were the order of the evening. General satisfaction was eX- pressed with MT. Davis's legislative work.
 The work of surveying for the new curbs and sidewalks have already been laid, and are a marked improvement. Tucson will have taken one more step away from antiquity when the walks are all complete.
 The initial run to be made by the Tucson Bicycle club will take place Thursday evening. The run will be to Lowell, and 8 tamale supper at the the other end will be a feature. The invitations include only club members and their lady friends.
 The I. O. o. F. will give an entertain ment on the evening of April 26, in com moration of the founding of the order. There will be music, literary exercises, oration and refreshments. Invitations will be issued.
 In addition to the holy week services at the Catholic church services will be held several days of the week at the Episcopal church. Bishop Kendrick is expected ill Tucson "Wednesday or Thursday. He will conduct the services. Easter Sunday will be observed fttingly and handsomely at the Episcopal church next Sunday.
 The federal grand jury are pushing matters with all dispatch, under the foremanship of Thomas Wilson. Today they ignored the charge against eX- Deputy Sheriff Proctor and Auctioneer Starr, for selling playing cards without being stamped. Also the charge against Ramon Soto and Bernabe Robles, charg- ed with smuggling steer.
 After the adjournment of the legisla- ture Senator Joe Scott and Chief Clerk c. F. Hoff planned trip to the Hawaii an islands. They reconsidered their action however. It Is now said that they are the parties who offered Queen Lii S5O00 week, and that they had intended making the offer personally, but on reconsideration mailed the offer instead.
 Miss Fanny Goldbaum who has been confined to her bed for the past nine weeks through injury to a knee cap caused by fall from bicycle, is re- covering nicely and hopes are now en- tertalned that she will in due time be again about none the worse for her serious fall. The injured limb is still encased in plaster of paris but this it IS expected will be taken off shortly.
 The new bicycle club of this city have in contemplation run" to Lowell for next Sunday. As about 8 hundred riders, of both sexes, comprise the club, 8 pleasant day is anticipated. At the rate the Tucson riders are developing speed and distance abilities runs to San Francisco will soon be in order. Tue son has about 800 riders, and at least 200 bicycles.
 Subscriptions for the new street car line are being made at commendable rate. Of the 100 needed 57 have already been subscribed. One line will be built hefore the six months limit has exDired