Arizona republican., 1898-06-06
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The Tucson smelter will start up again
under the reorganization company
The board of University regents will
hold its regular meeting at Tucson to-
night.
The Copper Queen case is still before
the court at Tucson and is liable to be
for this entire week.
There are now 1873 convicts in the Ter
ritorial prison. more than there were a
| short time since but fewer than the av-
erage.
The cement walk around the court
house yard at Tucson has been complet-
ed except tempering, which this week
will finish.
1t is stated that James Parker was
/ playing poker Wednesday while the
ringing of hammers on the scaffold upon
which he was hanged sounded in his
ears.
In Judge Connelrs court Saturday at
I Tucson five ordinary DRINKS were before
his honor and received the customary six
days each.
The railroad company are at the pres
ent hauling water from Williams as far
as Angel the east and Seligman on the
west. Small things sometimes mean
great things.
c. P Cronin, Yuma county's recorder
who enlisted with .'Teddy's Terrors," is
expected home from San Antonio shortly,
having Deen competed TO seek MS QlS-
charge owing to sickness.
Mrs A o. Brodie Wednesday received
a telegram from Major Brodie stating
that Roosevelt's regiment had arrived at
Mobile en- route to Tampa; that the
troops were being conveyed in 100 cars.
Prof E. E. Banad is a late arrival from
Chicago. He is here for the purpose of
visiting the Lowell Observatory and is
stopping with DR.. See. The Professor is
one of the most eminent astronomers of
the east.
George H Cook the Prescott and
Phoenix jeweler. who recently spent a
week at Castle Creek hot springs, says
the accommodations at the hotel there
are hrst-class. He classes it among the
best resorts in the southwest.
Jack Yates, who was a resident of
Prescott away back in the early sixties.
and who was well known to the old
timers of this section, died recently in
Los Angeles, where he has resided for a
number of years. Deceased was broth
er of Charley Yates, of Prescott.
The names of two stations on the
Wfnslow-Seligman division have been
changed-Wa1nut to Winona and Walker
to Maine. The postoffice department has
been requested to change the official
name Rhoades to Maine, in order to
avoid confusion.
Walter Douglass, of Bisbee was hon
ored Saturday evening by having the
degree of valiant and magnanimous
knight Templar and the degree of
knights of Malta conferred upon him by
Arizona commandery at Tucson After
the ceremony the knights partook of a
banquet in honor of the young sir
knight.
The Hon. E. A. Cutter returned to
Bonita Saturday from his trip through
the valley. He reports a pleasant trip,
but says. work on the railroad isn't pro-
crossing as fast as he would like it to-
owing to the difficulty in securing la
borers. The heat is so intense he says
that men actually refuse to work. Mr..
Cutter expects to have the road through
by the first of January.
Seven or eight guards were let out at
the Territorial prison this week, owing
to the cessation of work by the State of
Arizona Improvement Company, which
returned large number of convicts to
the penitentiary and removed the neceS-
sity for extra guards. AS a consequence
of the discharge considerable kicking is
being INDUCED in, each man holding that
some other fellow should have been
given his quietus in preference-1um una
Sun.
Capt Thomas R. Lombard, of Lom-
bard, Goode & Co., arrived at Will ans
from New York Thursday, accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Thomae and J. Du
Pratt White. Capt. Lombard's visit at
this time is regarded of the utmost
importance IN connection WIFI Tie local
enterprises of which his company is the
protector. The smelter is nearly COM
pleted and it is probable that the work
of actual construction the Santa Fe &
Grand Canyon road will soon begin.
Capt Hochderf1er and Lieut.. Glowner,
who came from Flagstaff to enlist SOL
diers for Gov. McCord's regiment OF in
fantry, obtained a few more names yes
terday and left for home. Among the
valiant men, besides those mentioned in
yesterdays paper, who signed the roll
are Nose Mesik and Charles KirSch.
Miss Grace Fisher, local prima donna,
has volunteered her services as nurse.
John Scribner and F. w. Niehaus sent
in their names observation-disclosures
News.
The Journal-Miner is in receipt of a
copy of the Honolulu Advertiser and
from an extended account given in it of
a big meeting to arrange for reception
to the United States troops on their ar
rival there en- route to the PHILIPPINE is
lands one would think that Hawaii was
already part and parcel of the United
States. The Advertiser says there has
not been a meeting in Honlulu since 1893
equal to this one. The government sent
Captain Berger and the band. Enthusi-
asm ran high. All the addresses, es-
peciallv that of the American minister
resident, were applauded Mr.. Sewal
was frequently interrupted by cheering.
Owing to an error in the publication of
the call in our last issue the school bond
election has again been postponed. this
time rather indefinitely, though it will be
held as soon as the Board can perfect a
new pIar- which they are now seriously
considering. In view of the brilliant
prospects opened to Yuma by the settle
ment of the Algodones Land Grant case,
a great many prominent citizens and tax
PAYERS hold that since Yuma is to have
a new school building she should have
one that will be adequate for good
many years to come, thus obviating the
necessity for frequent and unsightly ad-
ditions or for new buildings. Hence,
the Board think it best to ask for m ore
money, with which to build a larger and
more magnificent building Yuma's grow
ing condition demands good public build
ings, and we congratulate the Board
upon the decision to make this alterna-
ton of plans.-Yuma Sun.
Some things that need to b said must
often give offenSe to a great many peo-
pie This cannot be helped when the
principle of ''the greatest good to the
greatest number is at stake. 1t has
come to be almost impossible to draw a
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