Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-09-09

RSR. Coleman will supsrintend lay
ing the track of the GRAND Canyon
railnoad. He will begin the work this
week.
Edward Blade. whose home is 81
Bowie, and who is seriously i'll with
feVer, has been taken to st. Mary
hospital at Tucson.
H. A. Young of Phoenix is in Tucson
with the expectation. of connectlne
himself with the Southern Paclhc rail-
road at that place.
Miss Francis Cox will teach the
Peeples valley school for the ensuing
term. She is the daughter OF y. r
Coz. superintendent of schools OF 1aY-
apai county.
E. w. Bowers and wife Of tucson
have returned from an extended east
ern bridal tour They enjoyed sixty
days' absence and now reside at the
home of Mrs. Bowers parents.
"A writ Of mandate has been served
'rn the. Yavapai county board of super
visors compelling thsm to show cause
WHY a tax levy should not be made TIC
nroyide fer the payment of interest on
+he Yayapai county railroad and re-
dempticn bonds.
The home of NJ. w. Jones on Ninlh
street in Tucson was destroyed by fire
early Monday morning. 1t was a to-
tai loss. Mrs. Jones had just left for
Dragoon Summit and Mr.. Jones, on
returning home found every vestige or
home and contents gone.
A. III White eff Crittenden has taken
q contract for E. N Fish of Tucson 10
c9tch and break to harness and sacdle
ons hundred head of young horses
from among Mr. Fish's heard, running
ON the range in the Crittenden country
They are all fine horses from oregon
stock and when broken will be put
-upcn the market.
Mrs. Charles NJ. Mexican and MISS
Agnes Speed, with the rest OF tIe
party, report most enJoyaDle oulin .
in the Ohfricahua mountains. Inc t3ti
-Ii,nec the wild flowers and the delight
ful mountain breezes all combined 10
1,1,alceI the trim a, continual delight me
men of the party saw seven bears at
one time in the woods.-Willccx Range
News.
The Tucson tennis association mas
ont it's initiation fee to $3.50 and has
elected the following officers: Pre5I-
dent. Prof. F. A. Cooley; treasurer, D
r Rcun1alar secretary, H. F4Slshmall-
The home of G. W. Pittock on North
Never street in Tucson, was enteren
nv thieves al an early hour MONDAY
morning and Mr.. PlttCck's watch anu
a few ether articles Of value were
stolen
Ouite number of teams bringing
racks. machines and rakes and Incl
dentally watcrmelons, are over from
1he ella, presumably to help harvest
Sulphur Springs valleys wild hay crop
Several loads of hay are arriving from
J ~ hngfT "
cred tc customers, says the WILCOX
Range News. While the hay makers
are met finding as much hay as was PIT
Mf4t expected, nevertheless consider
able is being put up.
Work is under way on stock fence
enclosing the railroad right cf way be-
tween Wilcox and Bowie, says the
Range News. The work will be com /
pleted in a few days and then the |
losses to stock Cwua1s will be less fire. !
qllent@ alon g-the railroad. Old ti5is are |
used for pests. Most of them are al !
ready set and the wire is distributed. |
The fence joins the bridge beyond the ,
Ievee east of town. The foreman of /
the fence crew says the fence may be |
built farther west.
This section has been undergoing a
grasshopper scourge for the past few
days. They came in from the district
of Lone mountain in drCves and have
destroyed everything in their path
vegetables, grass and even grass upon
the plains. The grasshopperS are said
ito have first made their appearance. in &
Grant county en- the Lower Mimbre,
and are moving westward. At the
Texas mill they got into the pipes and i.
stopped the operation CT the entire +,
plant. Silver City Enterprise.
David Foley, while working in a
Wine at the McCabe mine, was taken
sick and started to climb the ladder. I
After climbing about thirty feet ne
called, saying he could held en- me-
longer. Hanging his candle to the
timber he fell to the bottom, says the
Courier He was taken to the (McCabe
mine hospital and is being cared for
by DR.. R. N. Looney. His back and
one ankle are badly hurt. also severe
cash in the face. He had BEEN unwall l.
for two days but did net want to give
MP work
The cornet which was purchased
with subscriptions doEcbed by local
merchants has arrived and has been
presented 70 Mss Lizzie DickeC son,
says tlHs TucSoi1, Citizen The cornet
IS handsome gold and silver mounted
instrument and was manufactured by
G. G. Conn of Elkhart, Ind 1t cost