Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-10-03
LOCAL NEWS.

Governor Franklin has Issued q com
mission as notary public to Miss Berth
Herring, OF this mty.
The time of the district court thil
morning Was taken up with the srraign
msnt OF prisoners who have been indict
ed by toe territorial grand jury.
Eight cars we're yesterday ditched al
Adams, q station midway between Ben.
con and Dragon Summit, and caused
delay Of two hours in the arrival OF
the passenger train this morning.
Two we'll known gentlemen from Bis
bee, Messrs. Ed. Scott and Thomas De-
vine, were in the city yesterday. They
left on the train THE morning for Pres
colt, where they go to examine some
mioing properties.
Miss E. II. Simmonde. who has been
visiting her brother and bis family for
the past four months, hiss returned to
her home 10 Los Angeles. She will
shortly psy visit to her reistives in
Portland. Or.
Mrs. Fl. B. Stewart. OF Peoria, III, ar
rived in the city last evening, and is
stopping at the Orndorff. Mrs. Stewart
spent lsst winter in Tucson, and is now
building handsome residence at Ora
Gle.
E. A. Reynolds, formerly train dos
patcher in. this city. died yesterday IN
San Francisco. Failing health caused
his removal from Tucson to Los AnRe-
les, but he never recovered. He was
member CT Arizona Commandery No. i,
of this city. He will be buried 10 Los
Angeles Sunday by Los Angeles Com
msndery No. 9.
Deputy U. s. Marshal Bartleson came
in from Phoenix this mornir g, with the
japanese woman who is wanted as
witness IN the Simmons case which will
be tried tomorrow. She was of the OPP
Union thst she would not be wanted
sgaip, SO went to Phoenix.
W. r Wemple informed a CITIZEN
representative, before be left the city
this morning, that he had temporarily
suspended active work at the Southern
Belle, in order to mske some necessary
repairs upon the pump which furnishes
the water supply for the machinery.
s. 81. Gould returned last evening
from bic mines in the Coal Fields coun-
try. He will leave for his camp tomorrow
morning. Mr.. Gould says that the ore
is growing richer and the vein larger
With development, and the promise for
Q good paying mine could not be better,
fr ON the present indications.
The spirit OF Improvement 10 becoming
epidemic In Tucson. 10 nearly every
direction some sort of change for the
better is going Oh, and numerous enter
prises are in process OF formation. The
outlook Tor Tucson was never better
than now.
The city council has passed and sign-
ed an ordinsnce granting franchise Tor
Q street railway to W. P. Woods. The
principal streets of the city are covered
by the franchise, ard all the money re-
quifed for building the portion or the
line in Immediate contemplation, is
now available. Work on tie line to the
university will begin very sborI $.
The case OF Simmonds. charged vito
attempting to pass bill raised from tive
to twenty dollars. wac on trial IN tbs
district court today. The argument
we're completed and the csse given to
the jury at ICON. A verdict OF guilty
Jury recommended the prisoner to the
leDiency OF the court. Sentence will be
pronounced on Monday morning at 9
o'clock.
W. P. B. Field wss discharged yester-
day from his position as deputy district
CLERK. Mr. Fir Id has been 10 the Office ever
since the appointment OF Mr.. Halbert as
clerk, and his efficiency, geniality, and
accom- mediation have won many friends
for him, who will miss him from the
place where they have met him so often.
His place will be filled by Al. Bernard,
who entered upon his duties yesterday
morning.
When pneumatic saddles were in
troduced d year or two ago their san
euiGe supporters believed that they
would become universal; but todsy we
90 not see very many OF them in use.
There are several objections TO the
pneumstc principle when used as q
saddle or seat for cyclists, the chief one
being that tie air becomes heated, ex
psnds and makes the saddle uncomfort-
able. There is still great deal to be
done in improving this portion of the
bicycle, and although number OF So
c,lled "hygienic" saddles have been in
e duced, We are yet far from having
{ Ind an ideal seet.
One of the unknown men who was
shot at Lesd,ille Monday while taking
q hand in the explosion OF the Coro-
nado mine, has been identified as John
O'Reilly, an old Arizona miner
O'Rsilly worked for several years 10
the mines of Ysvspai county, and was
fairly we'll known In this city among
those who handle the pick under
ground. He was known as bad man
and often boosted Of the active part he
took 10 the Couer d'Alene strike 10 Ida
no several years, and OF bis also tax
lug part Ia the blowing up of the
Strong mine az Y 'ctor a couple of years
ago during the Cripple Creek strike.
He left Phoenix last March for Colo
RADIO, as work was slack here. He
assisted 10 bis last dynamiting trick at
Lsadville, which resulted in his DEATH
Republican.
John S. Sewsll, d. d., professor Of
Sacred Rhetoric in the Bangor Theolog-
icsl Seminary, writes as follows OF the
new book, entitled: 'tStory of the
Heavenly Free: This is remsrks-
BILE book. The spirit in which it ven-
lures iuto the mysteries OF the unseen
world is truthful, reverend, and held
within the bounds of q sober self-res-
trsint. While giving play to q vivid
Imagination, which makes every picture
60 clear as to be almost visible to the
reader, lite underlying ideas are thor
oughly biblical and deyout. 1t is book
which will comfort the bereayed with
&c n amy econae frrrn tho IiSo hovopd
OF which it gives such ravishipg
glimpsee; and at the same time canpo.
fail to be an inspiration to christian
faith and christian living to those who
are in tie thick Of activities and respon-
sbiIities Of this. present life. The spir>
itusl insight which appears on almost
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