Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-07-25
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS,
Flagstaff has an elegant new hote
called the "Grapd Canyon"
Mr.. T. c. Hunt left the city for th,
west last evening.
Fifty excursiepists were added to thl
long train at Maricops last night.
Mr.. Ed. Heaton returned from the
west on this mornings train.
Mr.. Seabsrt was q passenger in Sup
erintendent Rsrdolpb's special car last
night.
MIR. and Mrs. Randolph left for the
west in The superintendent'e private cal
last night.
MIR. Modesto Borquez left on this
MORNINGS train and will make an extend
ed tour through The State of Sonora be-
fore returning to bis home In Globe.
Somebody about the Gazette office
bill recently by the way that paper at
Word has reached Phoenix that Bud
Campbell was murdered day or two
ago at Pleasant Valley by Apache In
dians No particulars could be obtain
ed.
The "tooth yankers" of Prescott. are
indulging in a regular up-to-dste pugi-
listic encounter. They are fighting with
ind fhofp be
for Cannon.
Tucson is evidently enjoying prosper
ity, as the Star says even at this season
there lie demand for resident property.
They should do like Phoenix, build
more houees.-Gszette.
City taxes are being paid up better
than for many years previous. There
will be but few delinquents this year.
The 30 pet cent reduction in the assess
meLt accounts for it.-Prospector.
Mr.. Hugo Zeckendorf successfully
rode the frolicsene A. O. q. w. goat on
last Wednesday evening and is now q
full fiedged member of Tucson Lodge
No. 1, A. o. U. W.
The recent order Of the s. P. COM
pany, shutting down their shops on Sat-
urdsys, does not affect Tucson. The
business at this point continues to re.
quire the services of the entire force
every day in the week.
Hon. Mike Nugent must be drawing
card at the penitentiery. 1t is said that
men are just breaking their necks to
get in since Mike assumed management,
and 1t is bossted that the congregation
is larger than ever before. Nothing like
popularity.
1fyou accept substitute,
you must not fuss because
its not as good as genuine
HIRES Rootbeer.
Made only BIZ The Charles f. Hires Co., Philadelphia
Csc. package makes gallons Sold every where.
Mr.. Chss. W. Pugh, one OF the bright
est and most enterprisipg journalists OF
Arizona, owner of THE Stockmen" and
Sulphur Valley News" PASSED through
the city this morning en- route to Will.
cox, where be is called upon business
connected with his paper at that place.
DIR. and Mrs. WhItmore leave for Cali
fornin tonight. They will visit Mrs. |
Whitmore's parents st San Diego, the |
doctors brother at Escondido and |
friends at Los Angeles. The doctor |
will remain some three or four weeks, |
while Mrs.. Whitmore will be absent two
or three months.
A violent storm ragged on the A. & P. |
east and west on Monday. A washout |
1000 feet in length was reported near |
Seligman. Two telegraph instruments |
were burned out by lightning at the Ash |
Fork office, which had to be cut out, as |
there waD no instrument to put in.-t
Gazette.
j. Ii. McClintock, delegate for Ari-
zoDa, will on July 80, and 81, attend a |
meeting of the executive committee in |
charge OF the irrigation. congress-. This |
meeting Will be held at Denver at which |
time they will prepare the program and |
other things necessary toward the con-
grese to be held in Phoenix next De.
cember.
Flagstaff is enjoying q rush of summer
visitors. There is scarcely any Use in
going out OF our territory to seek pleas
ant summer resorts. Flagstaff end its
surrounding country can offer all the
attractions OF other boasted summer
Mecca's, Rnd adds many to the LIST which
are possessed by no other section in the
world.
The heaviest rains that have ever been
known ia Arizona fell al Fort Mcdowell
yesterday. The water WIS several feet
below the top Of the Arizona canal dam
before 1t began to rain and in q few
hours il was running one foot over tie
dam. This is the first time in the his
tory OF the country when local rain
brought about such a rise in the river
This is great newe to the farmers of the
Southern Arizona is not the only Sec
ton Of country subjected to hest the
present summer. In Fresno, California,
the Thermometer has averaged 40 for
the pact two weeks, and at Auburn, q
town IN the foot hills near Sacramento,
the thermometer has registered from Ito
to 126 for weeks. So it will be seen that
the present summer is an exceedingly
warm one everywhere.
On the M. & p, wsshout took place
Rt Kyrene, and last Dight's outgoing
rain which left here at eight O'Clock re-
turned about ii aud went out again
this morning at day break with men and I
to repair the break. The
break at Kyrene WIS the only one on s
The line, and it was repaired SO that the {
rain was able to reach Msricops about
O'Clock this afternoon, and is expected
20 return to Phoenix about 6 o'clock
his eveniug-Herald.
The supervisors are beginning to shut | Q
lown on the road districts. One over 3