Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-09-22
TUCSON TIPS.
People and Things in the Old
Pueblo.

SPECIAL correspondence 10 the hEl
AID:
Mr. Hendrix of Phoenix was in Tu
son Wednesday.
Thos. MCGEE of Stafford is spending
few days in the Old Pueblo.
r. c. Brown returned Wednesda
from a business trip to the capital cit
Thos. Hagan resident of Tempe,
visiting Tucson. He stops at the Sa
Xavier hotel.
Miss Mamie Hoff who has been alb
sent from her native town for a yea
drinking of the "Hyperian Spring" re
turned on Tuesday last
II. II. Russell of Los Angeles is il
the city on railroad business.
Mrs. E. H Storrs and daughter arc
visiting Tucson from Fort Huachuca
r. 2. Brown came in Wednesday
morning from Winslow.
We are told by an undertaken that
the hearse has not been out of the
stable for five weeks past. 1t is rather
rninous 10 that business but creditable
to the town.
All the dormftories and buildings at
the university are undergoing an over
hauling and a liberal coat of plaster
inside and paint outside.
Lee LaChance who for three years
past has officiated in the capacity of
stenographer at the university tender
ed his resignation Wednesday. Mr.. La
Chance has secured the position of PR
waite secretary to acting secretary Al
len of the navy department at Wash,
ington and Will leave in a couple of
days for that city. His jovial face and
portly form will be greatly missed in
Tucson.
The \. O. L. w. building on Con
gress street is completed and will be
dedicated on Saturday night next. 1t
is a handsome well built two story
building with a ninety foot frontage
After the dedication the lodge men,
beers and their friends will while away
Il few hours in the May dance.
On the evening of the 10Th the elite
of the Mexican population of Tucson
will give grand ''baile'' ait the New
Orndorff in cOmmemoration of the
-aniversariO de Ia Independence de
Mexico" Invitations are issued in
Spanish printed in the national coIors
of our sister republic. Happily those
invitations are not limited to their own
nation and Americans too may attend.
\ most enjoyable time is anticipated
as the MeXicans are unequaled in the
beauty of their dance, the sweetness
of their music and the gallantry of
their manners.
STAR
Wheeler e Perry after several days
work at moving their stock of grocer
les are now partially located in their :
new store in the A o. Q. w. building.
We note from the court records that
District Attorney Satterwhite has in
tituted suit against Fred G. Hughes !
md his bondsmen to recover the
mount embezzled from the county
" Hughes during his career as clerk
If the board of supervisors. ]
The lot between the new A. o. U. w. :
'uilding and the Arcadian pharmacy :
5 now perfectly clear. 1t will not ;
Ong remain so. for the brick mason
rill soon begin obstructing it with the :
andiwork of his professional skill. +
The Tucson electric light company
as also absorbed the universal spir- .
of progress The result of this is .
lainly noticeable in various parts of q
he city, where new poles and new u
Tres are being erected, and other i'm r
rovements executed. +
Bids for the erection of the new Elks a
all will be opened next week. Soon Il
hereafter will commence the construc- V
on of one of the most attractive ed t
ices to be found in the west. The n
lans for this hall have lately under II
one considerable revision. II
Tucson architects and builders are q.
20 busy to talk anything but business
DIV. 1t is freely predicted that some
tile time will elapse before they can fl
nd a season of vacation for the steady a
uilding boom now being so fully en- e,
'yed shows no signs of an early abate a
ent. p.
E. J. Trippel, register of the general b
nd office has received a copy of the 81
residents last proclamation reserving OF
ON entry or settlement and setting
part as public reservation certain al
acts, pieces or parcels of land lying
I'd being situated in the Territory of =,
r-izona. known as the ''Black Mesa =. ~
crest Reserve
J. W. Bruce and family and J. W. to
clean and family returned yesterday in
ON their vacation to the Pacific coast til
7. Bruce did some great fishing; in of
ct, lead all the Arizona folks in the lel
Ort. 1neV All returned mucn pleas it
with their vacation. Messrs. Bruce 10
Id Mclean are two of the popular en- ci.
neers on the Southern Pacific road.
Occupying beautiful site at the cit
ghtly elevated corner of Franklin to
ID Court streets will soon stand one M
the most elegant residence structur- m'
in the city The property will be in
lg to Mr.. Charles Wheeler of the gro or
ry firm of Wheeler and Perry and
Ill be occupied as home by him and TO
5 family. The building will have a for
)ne foundation, the walls will be is
ade of brick and the furnishments in.
ii consist of all the modern improve fal
ents. 1t will be two stories in height are
d Will cost the owner about $4,000 en-
ork on the foundation has just begun m;
d the contractor is authority for the tn
Element that forty days hence will of
d it a completed residence The of
ms for the house were drawn up by air
: Wood, of Los Angeles, and the III,
ltract for its construction was given bri
Mr.. II. S. Van Slyck of this place ito
'he seven crews pulled off the South ne ne
l Pacific freight service about a IA
elk ago was the result of a temper 1t
1ao- II, h,1esiroso mo Ill ha -, OIIs
ted in a very short time and a not erS
lie increase in trade is confidently erS
ticipated. y
:. Goa
Hiss Underwood who has been ali,
ending the summer in California sea
e resorts was welcomed home Sun /
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