Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-05-25
LOCAL NEWS.

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 Dr. Anik, the snake man, is operating
 in Tom mpstone.
 Prescott has already raised the s600(
 desired for her Fourth of July lublla
 ton.
 There will be elaborate graduation
 exercises at the university on the 29it
 of this month.
 There was a picnic of the old and
 young people at the AguR Caliente
 ranch yesterday.
 It is reported that Mrs. Ella Warren will be rendered the principalshIp of the public schools vIce-Miss Borton resign ed.
 Thirty-six car loads of stock will be shipped from the Tucson yards for Cal ifornia tomorrow.
 Judge Jacobs youngest daughter has been quite seriously ill with diphtheria but IS now convalescing:
 The Salt River valley is shipping apri- cots to California. Chaplain Scott ships an average of 50 crates day.
 The supreme court term has been postponed from May 3 to July 3, when same will open in Prescott.
 A couple of plain drunks were before Recorder Cornell today. They were gwen six days each in the city lookup.
 The Phoenix baseball club has re- organized and evidence a willingness to meet the Tucson team on the diamond.
 Hon. Sam Hughes says there will be no more rain till the next full moon, but at that time even the ducks will want to get in out of the wet.
 Judge E. J. Edwards of Globe, is said to be lyIng quite. seriously i'll in Florence, and that Mrs. Edwards has been sent for.
 About the first real thunder of the season made its debut in Tucson today. It was the result of a big storm in the northwest.
 The Felix and Brena cattle were shipped from Pantana yesterday. To- day the Cameron cattle are being ship ped from the same point.
 Abe Franklin. of Tempe, is in the city. Abe IS agent for the New York Mutual and is doing some tall rustling in that direction.
 The Sahuaro crop promises to be the largest of the kind hereaboute for years. They will be ripe in June and the noble red man abideth the time impatieRtly.
 Mrs. Freeman, the little lady who so vigorously turned the knob on the church door, few days since is now featuring to crowded houses in Pres colt.
 Rev. MT. Francis is of the opinion that Tucson oue ht to be wiped from the face of the earth for its wickedness Inaemuch as he emphasized this declar> ation with stamp of his foot the old town will ln all probability have to go.
 Judge Oliver who for the past two weeks has been Investigating the charges made against Governor Hughes has completed his labors and will it is reported leave for Washington, tonight.
 The Arizona Press Association will meet in Prescott July 8th. The pencil manipulators will be on hand for the | grand celebration on the Fourth.
 W. R. Barker of Tucson, died at Car bo, Sonora, on the 18th inst. of small | pox. His father, mother and brothers all reside in this city. He was 8 mem Der of Arizona Lodge No. l, A. O. U. W.
 Assessor Levin and Clerk of Board of Supervisors Hughes are making an ex- tended trip collecting personal taxes, and serving the 30 days notice necessary to issuing deeds for property sold to the territory a year ago for delinquent taxes.
 Prof. Douglass, who was about year ago seeking location for the Lowell observatory, and which was subsequent ly located in Flagstaff, has gone to Mexico in quest of place from which he can better observe the planet Mars in December 1896.
 Sam Finley, we'll known hereabouts, has formed partnership with T Griffith of Bisbee, and has opened 8 livery stable in Nogales. They will also carry the mail and run 8 stage line between Nogales and Gro .Blanco.
 A draft for 5000 for Mrs. Whalley, wife of the late James Whalley, was re- eeived Saturday. MT. Whalley was 8 of Apache lodge No. s, A. O. U. W. of this city. The delay was due to 5he fact that the death of Whalley was C by suicide and not through natural 8 causes.
 The first grand excursion over the c Southern Pacific for Santa Monica, will : cave here on June 6. If the excursion t s successful others will follow regularly : through the summer. The round trip are has been placed at S27.30. tickets ( yood for sixty days This low rate and . ong time will send hundreds to the sea [ hore. . A Mexican was assaulted 5y three of V lis countrymen for the purpose of rob- ,ery near the arroyo on north main I treet last night. The man had little money and made so desperate fight to q ,eep it that although pretty well used ID and hIs clothes torn he succeeded iD l ,etting away. g The following is the production of ! copper in Arizona by the various con- 'anies during the year ending Jan. l, S95: Copper Queen, F, 96S, ,312 lbs; @ United Verde, 10,904, 453 lbs; Arizona, 1885, SIP lbs; Detroit. 5,577, ,744 lbs; Old n Dominion, 4,S39.3S6 lbs; Commercial, 2 Q ,605 lbs, and other mines 2l4 ,536 lbs. . There was a good base ball match on b he plaza Sunday afternoon. The Tue t on club loaned their pitcher and catch a r to an outside nine and then defeated c t. At five innings the game stood to n l. The boys looked we'll and played yell. They will go to Prescott for the q tn. providing the $500 is put up as f ,romised. - General J. B. Allen was in the city il from Gro Blanco. He gives p ome interesting figures regarding a o oad in that direction by which the 2 lstance between Tucson and that e lace could be shortened fully one third. f the business men of this city are alive h 0 their interests they will not be slew c 2 acting on his suggestions which will z 8 properly put before them. n