Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-08-31
LOCAL NEWS.

J. F.. Tallmadge and wife are back from Los Angeles.
 Ex-Attorney General Frank Heney left for Aransas Pass this morning.
 The Eagle Flourug mills received l5,- GOO sacks of California wheat few days since.
 A "gran bails" will be given in Vas quez hall on Meyer street ln few days. There will be business meeting of the Congregational church this evening at 7:30.
 Look out for the grand auction sale of furniture at the old grand Army Hall on Friday next at DO a. m.
 Invitations are cut to the wedding of of Capt. Gray and Miss Hittinger. he event IS set down for September at , p.m
 Supt. Randolph and wife of the South ern Pacific railroad, arrived this morn ing and are domlciled for the present at the San Xavier.
 Ten tons of copper ore were brought in from c. A. ElliOtt's mine 10 the Ser ritas today. It was high grade.
 The rainfall for August, 1882, was 6.32 inches, the largest of record for any one month in Arizona. The rainfall thus far for the year has been 5.2l inches.
 A bridge over the arroyo at the foot of Main street, is great necessity. The city fathers should take the proposition under their kindly consideration.
 A wagon train of wheat came in from Florence yesterday. It was brought m by Mexicans, who readily disposed oi same at faIr price.
 A party of prospectors, three in num- Der, came in from SasBbe Inst nlgGt. They drive four burros abreast in light wagon. They came from Albuquerque N. M, and are en route to the petrlfed, forest in Northern Arizona.
 Charley Ezekiels is in the employ of ''The Maze" as salesman. The Maze Is said to be one of the largest dry goods houses Tn San Francisco. Charley IS soliciting orders for hIs firm.
 NIT. A. Stiffel, painter and paper hanger, has returned from Les Angeles and re-esta blished himself in Tucson. Parties requiring his services can call at or address him at 40l Stone avenue, this city.
 The CITIZEN is n receipt of an invita- tion to attend an electric carnival to bs held in Sacramento on September 9-h. The day promises to be a red letter day in the history of that city and the night following will be blaze of electric lights.
 Dr. Pease is slowly convalescing from hig late wheel engagement and will m the course of fsw days, again be pres entable to the public. The doctor has host of friends in Tucson who gym pathized with him in his misfortune and will learn with pleasure Of his complete recovery.
 The Its|Isn Opera company has writ len Manager Reid an offer to plsy a week in Tucson for the small sum of S2S00 "pesos de oro." The enterprising manager told them to come on, "the hills are full of 'em," but the toot of the m8ccaroni horn will not be heard in Tucson for eome days to come.
 Prof. Forbes, Of the university, cross, ed the Rlllito on his bicycle yesterGay and was obliged to stay crossed till this morning. The rainfall in the afternoon, in the foothills of tue Catalinas, swelled the usually mild hammered Rillito into a foaming torrent and as he rode "dry wheel it refused like typical Ariz0nan to take water hence the sOjourn of its rider in the brush.
 Sinclair Oliver whose illness was noted in the CITIZEN about ten days or oaA 11 hotel yesterday morning, Ills father and wife who were with him ID his iii- ness, will accompany the remains to Los Angeles to which place they will be taken tonight. Walter Vail will also be of the sad party.
 Supervisor Finley is in the city from La Osa. He reports that rain com menced to fall on August Eth there Rbouts and more or less has fallen every day since. South of Buenos Ayres the grass is over 2 feet deep aud ram has fallen in that direction almost continu- ously since the rainy season set n.
 Col J. s. Noble stands high in the es- timution of the employes of the railroad and whenhis departure to another field Of of labor was announced they decided to make him 8 handsome present. It was finally decided that diamond ring would be the proper thing to do, and one was accordingly sent for. It was to have been here this evening but it wGs learn- ed this morning that it was not on the train and Supt. Noble may be induced to defer his departure another day.
 Born, on Sunday morning. August 9, to Prof. and Mrs. Stowe Devol, 8 son. The new comer is bouncer, not overly fat but built for sprinting and long on the reach. Unless reports belle h:m he will teach his dad a new step and 8 new song, for night use only. He weighs 9I5 pounds av0urdupoiss and stands twenty inches high in his bare feet. The professor was seen on the streets today, but his boots were away above the mud. He looked well but little wild from overioy.
 There wBs big picnic at Fort Lowell yesterday. The Philharmonic band and its friends were out in full force. An abundance of the good things Of life were taken along and 9 most enjoyable day is of record. In the afternoon @ heavy rsinstorm drove the merry maly- CTS to cover, but ae there is an abUCd Rnce Of shelter, and DO end of room for dancing, but little inconvenience was experienced from the dripping clouds.
 4 comical story is going the rounds of St. Johns society, about a certain young married couple, who, dissatisfied gith the heat of the house, decided to pass the night in large covered wagon stand ing in front of the house. Some wag- gish boys about the time the couple were asleep, hitched 9 horse to the wagon and drew them to another part Of tha town. The ludicrious part of the per fOrmance was the frantic efforts Of the young husband to find a horse in the dead of the night to pull the outfit back to its original locatiCn.-St. Johns Her afa