The border vidette., 1898-08-25
BRIEF ITEMS.

DIR. ii. w. Fenner has returned from
the coast.
J. C. Perry and wife have gone to
Indianapolis.
Col John A. Black has gone to Los
Angeles on business.
Coast visitors are beginning to return
to their Tucson firesides.
Geo. Howard and his party have re-
turned from the Santa Ritas.
The local militia companies are fgur-
ing on securing an up town armory.
Bush Anderson has returned to
Phoenix after a few days stay in the
city.
DIR. P B. Purcell, of Ell Paso, is here
on q visit to the county physician W.
B. Purcell.
Mr.. Campbell, New York buyer of
L. Zeckendorf & Co., is in the city for
brief stay
Candelario Moreno, the man who was
injured by being run over, is doing
quite well at the hospital.
Chas. 7. Kingsley, the conductor,
after a visit to the coast will finish his
vacation of visiting in the east.
Bishop Bourgade of Tucson, was in
Solomonville this week and held SER
vices at the Catholic church at San Jose.
Phil Hart, brother of Kirk HIATT, has
accepted the position of prescription
clerk in the Copper Queen store at
| Bisbee.
Miss Annie Hughes is at the post
Office delivery window, vice Thomas
Hughes, son of Samuel Hughes. Thomas
resigned.
Capt. Kirk L. Hart says the city of
| Los Angeles is brim full of Arizoniaus.
Los Angeles is reaping a harvest from
the Arizona tourist who are on the
coast.
Judge Davis will be here September
first returning next day to Santa Mo
MICA He will return on the 10th and
on the 18th will open court in Tomb
stone.
Henry Hicks, who is interested with
Allison Bros In the FresnaI bonanza,
brought in four tons of ore which aver
ages thirty eight ounces gold. Low
grade ore to the extent of 100 tons lie
en- the dump.
e. o. Stratton, ex-chairman of the
Arizona Cattle Sanitary board, has re-
turned from the ranch in the Catalinas.
He was out as far as Mammoth during
his absence. The gentleman reports
the grasses in the mountains to be ex-
cellent and in fairly good quantity
Star.
Hon. S. H. Drachman, writing from
Atlantic City, says that he is much i'm
proved in health, and cannot say how
| long he will have to remain their under
the doctors care. He will visit Solly
next week at Montauk Park. Atlantic
City, he says should be called the city
of hotels and boarding houses, as that
is all you can see there. There is d
beautiful board walk 100 feet wide and
eleven miles long, crowded every day.
You can always see from 5000 to 5000
people bathing in the surf. Vice Presi-
dent Hobart and few prominent sena-
Mckinley is expected there next month.
''There is considerable complaint
here about high rents. 1 am told,'' said
a well known citizen. why. the rents,
as L understand them, are fifty per cent
below those asked and obtained in
Phoenix for locations in comparison
and as to situation. 1 know of q store
that pays $40 month there, while
here $65 to SS5 would be asked for SIM
liar accommodations. Indications point
to the opening up of trade in Tucson
right up to Col. Randolph's residence
and the chances are that you'll see
continuous run of business from Stone
avenue east" Thus the old timer, who
has been abroad, unloaded himself. He
is an active business man and enjoined
the Star writer to keep his nams out of
the paper.-Star.