Arizona republican., 1898-05-17
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 Tucson barbers have formed com
 bine and now charge 25 cents for ;
 shave.
 S. J. Holsinger, special agent of tn,
 interior department, arrived in Pres
 colt Saturday.
 About $500 head of cattle have beer
 shipped from Geronimo during tn,
 past two weeks.
 J. w Roberts of Nogales collected enough money this week to buy uni forms and small guns for the small boys that have organized as guards The oldest of the boys are not more than 12 years old.
 Last Saturday Leonard Fresssohe, Claudius Packer, Elmer Olsen and Arthur E. Welker of the Mormon church at Layton left SolOmonvllle for the missionary fields, first going to Chattanooga, Tenn, there to be as signed to their work.
 The concrete sidewalks or pave ments being laid around the court house in Tucson are a credit to beth the contractor and city, as well as the county. The evidence of progressive citizens will in the future be the pres ence of concrete sidewalks.
 A. Falco telephoned to the sheriff S office from the Gladiator last night that Ruffner had sent messenger back to the Gladiator to say that Ruffner was on the trail of the Gladl- ator mill robbers, the trail leading in the direction of Walnut Grove.
 George Frazier, smelling foreman for the Arizona Copper company at Clifton, went to Solomonville last week to receive from the district court his final papers as a citizen Of the United States, having taken out his first papers soma ten years ago.
 The Tucson Building and Loan as- sociaticn receives monthly from its members dues and interest on loans the sum of $3,500, every dollar of which goes into new buildings. This is one reason of the steady building boom which has been observable for the past eighteen months.
 A 3-year-old chield of a Mexican named Ochoa was stung by scorpion in the pit of the stomach Wednesday and lived but half an hour. There have been a number of cases in Flor ence in the past few years where chill dren have been stung to death by these poisonous insscts.-Florence Tribune.
 S. E. Fuller came to Prescott from Walnut Grove Saturday. He brought in a man named Eckles, as a prisoner. The latter was arrested at Walnut Grove by Sheriff Ruffner on suspicion of being one of the principals in the recent robbery of the Gladiator mill. Two other men are implicated and Ruffner is after them.
 Heretofore Tucson has stood alone in the territory in the possession of free public library Now other towns are making a movement in that direction. We are glad to know it, but dhe old pueblo must be ambitious to boast of the most fiourishing li- brary in the territory. This depends upon the citizens at large.-Star.
 John H. Hise, wife and daughter, Miss Edith, arrived in Prescott yes terday from Pasadena, Cal. MT. Hise is interested in mines hereabouts. Mrs. Hise and Mrs. Edith came here to spend the summer in Prescott, having heard so much about our grand climate, waving pines and ozone freighted breezes. The ladies are na- tive Californians, and have summered at the most noted resorts on the Pa cific slope-Courier
 Rail laying on the extension of the G. V. G. & N railroad commenced a week ago Tuesday, and about four miles of track has been laid to date The pile driver crew is about six miles out from Geronimo. Grading has pro- gressed for about twenty miles, leav- ing eight miles of work to complete the grade to the Gila river. Ward & Courtney's outfit is located about four miles from the Gila, where some heavy work is being done. The Midland Con- struction company expects to get through this week with the eleven miles of grade out from Geronimo and will move next week to the summit near Globe to resume work. The size of the several construction crews is about the same as heretofore reported and work will nroprecc oc rsuo1