Arizona republican., 1897-09-15

POAiy olOItS, OuG III a stone building erected in 1891, the floor of the lower story of which is on a level almost with the bed of the arroya down, Or rather up which the railway tracks are laid, bringing the freight cars to the door, where goods are unloaded in the warehouse. The structure is l25x40. On the upper floor is the store, which is a veritable Chicago department establishment on a small scale. In office and store there must pc fully twenty employees Removed thirty feet to the north is a building occupying ground space equal to it's mate just mentioned. This is a frame sheathed with iron. The upper floor IS stored with crockery, glassware and furniture principally, while the ground floor, on line with the car track IS filled with goods in bulk. Back or Ihls in a small stone building ;v the company's offices, which are to De moved to the lower .f1oor of the new Masonic temple upon it's comp,etion Up Main street the first place observed IS the postoffice and Copper Queen free library building, the upper st,orv or which is used by the Union church Masons, A. O. U. w. and Odd Fellows. On either side of Main street ara ranged saloons, barbers, lodgings small stores, restaurants, a drug store office of the hospital physician. meat shop, cigar stores, water companv and opera house office, doctors and lawyers offices, and tailor shops. All are small structures, frame and adobe in construction. At the turn of the street is the two-story building just completed by J. B. Angfns. The Nor ten house is the last building of im- portance. It was recently completed and contains thirty rooms. Mrs. Bean is in charge. On the hills to the, north are several lodgings, the school house, opera house, Catholic church. and numerous dwellings, At the outJ let of Brewery gu.ch are lodgings, two saloons, groceries, liveries, the office of the Weekly Orb ahd Daily Lyre. undertaker's association, meat shop. bakery, barber, round-hoIse, jail and numerous dwellings of a cheap sort, the latter mainly occupied by Mexi- cans and Slavonians, classes large in proportion. There was a brewery at the mouth of the grIlch, but its name was mud the day following a big rush of waters
 On November the Masonic grand lodge of Arizona will hold it's sessions here, at which time the temple will be dedicated. The first meeting has been arranged to be held in the Cop per Queen mine.
 Though the building erected on Gen. tral hill by Ernest B. Mason has been occupied as a ball room and hall for ha rf ;+ plete and but few days remain to place it in perfect order. The eddfice, an iron structure. inner work redwood lumber, covers 45x125 feet of ground space. The lower floor, laid at an ex- pense of $500, being of polished maple, will seat 1000 people, folding seats being used. This is designed as the Bisbee Opera house. The stage is 40x20, opening 13x20. The scenery is from the east and is being placed in position, likewise the curtain. Below the stage are six green rooms, 71sx12, which will be well furnished Water mains are laid to and in the building and hose is placed as "a precaution against fire. In due time Manager Mason will put in an electric light plant, placing connection in the build ing. The upper floor is almost the size of the lower, this being used for meetings of the Uniform Rank, K. of F., and the Red Men.
 A wall is up for an addition to the school building, well finished adobe. The addition will be put up of Tucson brick. The building is owned by the Copper Queen Consolidated company. There are so many school children that 1t becomes necessary at prezen to send Che detachment in the morning and the balance in the afternoon.
 Water for fire purposes is supplied from the two tanks of the Copper Queen. These are located above the smelter and contain 100000 gallons Two hose carts are stationed across the road from the schol house and there is a supply of 1000 feet of hose on the reels. Near the postoffice is 1000 feet more of hose.
 An embargo was placed on the Chi nese and women of i'll repute long years ago. The former are few in number and live outside, where they do truck gardening, hauling it to town for delivery. The women did live for a time below town, but it was deemed advisable to order them away. There are twenty-one places where liquors can be had by the, glass. Gambling is conducted in all saloons, including monte, roulette, faro and stud poker. Innocent games like pitch, seveln-up, cribbage, whist and others may be enumerated.
 The public morals are kept in reg ulatiOn line by Justices Williams and Perrin
 D. Cassi, leader of the Copper Queen band, very good organization considering two weeks practice, is figuring on putting in telephone ser vice. MT Cassi was formerly associ- ated with that excellent musical or ganization, the Tucson band.
 There are two churches, Catholic and Union, the latter watched over by Postmaster Pritchard.
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