Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-05-02
LOCAL NEWS.

AOucC -uny IL
Prof. Goodloe, will leave this evening
for his new home at Congress.
Mr.. Herman Kock, of Jersey City, il
domicied at the Mountain View hotel
Oracle.
Paul Moroney has quit rsiroadipg
and ia now the leading noxlologist al
McNeil's popular resort.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zellweger and family
left for their Riverside ranch today
They will be gone about month.
L. B. Hayes, formerly city assessor
OF Tucson, but now resident OF Phoe-
nix, is again in the city.
COL Blenmsn has been summoned tc
SolomenvIlle to defend man named
Miranda, accused Of murder.
Mr. David Oviedo, who has been sick
with ppeumenis for the past six weeks,
has sufficiently recovered as to be again
about.
Word was received in town today that
the firm OF Wildman. Peters, Goldman
Company, of Tempe had:assigned. The
liabilities are said to be large.
General Allen is in the city from
Schultz. He reports that everything
will be IN readiness for work at Mohawk
on Monday next.
One Of the Gay Alley ladies was be-
fore Justice Cornell today on the
charge of frequenting saloon. She
was fined $40, and babe to steer clear
OF saloons Ia the future.
The Southern Pacific is carrying these
days, good deal of plantation mschi-
merry to southern California, and TO Sen
Francisco for shipment to the Sandwich
islands.
number of which will be issued May
first. The publishers A. w. Howe and
O. M. Porter, announce that they will
be at home after that date.
Judge W. III. Barnes returned from
Solomonville last evening. He is high
ly enlogistic of the Gils River valley
theresbouts which now, he says, resem-
bles an earthly paradise.
Mr.. j. L. Hathaway, of LochieI, WIS
elected delegate to the county republi-
can convention which will be held here
on the 9th. Mr.. Hathaway is a good
citizen and a good republican end as
such is credit to his country and his
party.
Prof. Geo. Hoxie, one of the young
and popular professors at the Territorial
university, has obtained lesve of 6b-
sence for one year and will enter Cornell
for the purpose Of taking post grsdu-
ate course. The best wishes of his
many friends will 60 with him.
Two combative women. members of
the demi monde, were before his honor
Justice Meyer today on the charge Of
''scrapping." The mIxup appeared to
the judge to have had considerable
merit on both sides SO he discharged
both.
General Thos. Z. Wilson returned
from Solomonville last night to which
place he had been in attendance on
court. He reports the grand jury in
session with a large docket before it.
Next week will be devoted to civil bust
ness. Judge W. 81. Barnes of this city
and Judge Edwards of Globe are both
10 attendance.
L. L. Morse, formerly of Tucson who
was committed to the Highlands asylum
q week ago, insane from business worry
at Los Angeles, died last night and WIS
buried today by the Knights of PythiaH
a. Los Angeles, under the expense of
the local lodge here, No. 9, of which be
was g valued member. His many friends
will all regret his unfortunate end.
Major Cornell returned from the San
tR Ritas yesterday. While there he vis-
tied the copper camps of Ed. Hughes
and johnny Weigie. Both camps are IN
suRlly promising and the outlook ie said
to be for one OF the biggest copper camps
in the country. Immense bodies Of
good ore are being opened up and in
course OF development. Mr. Hughes
has about 80 tens sorted for shipment
that will average 70 per cent.
Assessor Levin will leave next week
for the country for the purpose of clos-
ing up his work of assessment. Ia the
meantime be requests all parties who
have not given 10 their assessments TO
please do at once. He reports the cCun
try prosperous throughout and an in
creased valuation Of at least 100000 on
the tax roll. Osttlemen generally have
been raised % per cent over last years
assessment, but the big raise will come
from increased valutions in Tucson. In
Nogsles the taxation will remain about
the same of last year.
Hon. Colin Cameron, chairman of the
live stock commission, leaves for Phoe-
nix this evening. He reports a plague
among the swine in the Salt River val
ley. some 5000 hogs having already died
OF the disease, involving a loss of at
least 100000. This Mr.. Cameron
charges upon DIR. Richmond, veterinary
surgeon under Governor Hughes, who
has allowed the disease to spread end
contaminate herds (which otherwise
might have been saved. He wired this
in effect TO Governor franklin today and
requested that Prof. Devol, of the ter
ritorial university, be authorized to act
in the premises. The answer 10 the al
f1rmatiVe was prompt aud decisive. Prof.
Devol, who hes been investigating the
disease, will also leave for Phoenix to-
night.
Mr.. Wm. Haynes who lives near Gun
sight, 40 miles southwest of here
brought a "cactus" buck to town and
same can be seed at Norton's corral.
The buck is OF the black tailed variety
and is said to be eleven years old. The
popularity OF the animal lies in its horns
which is truth resemble a small cactus
OF the cholla variety. The horns are
fairly large and branching. They are
still in the velvet, which condition they
are said to always remain, and are
covered with mass of velvety protrub-
ances. This condition is said to have
been brought about by the unsexiDg OF
the animal at the time the horns were
in the velvet. 1t is very tame, wears a
bell and is quite fond of sugar. Al
though Mr.. Haynes has left bis ranch
for as much as six months at time the
deer always turned of on his return. 1t is
brought here for sale.