Arizona daily citizen., 1901-05-27
Brief News Items
Of the Town.

gave birth to a baby yesterday.
The rain of Sunday filled the river
and canals and the ranchers are happy.
Several picnic parties went to Sabi no
Canyon yesterday and enjoyed an out
ing,
w. f. Francis has been appointed ad-
ministrator of the estate of Luke iIar-
rison.
Anna II. Jgcobs has sold to Pauline
Darms portion of lot two and three in
block llG.
w. d. Dwyer and others have located
twenty-five oil claims in the Rincon
mountains.
As soon as Editor John Dunbar left
town the wind went down and a re-
freshing rain came.
There was an excitement Saturday
night and Sunday and the justice courts
are suffering with ennui today.
Mrs. George Oler died in Tucson to-
day. Deceased had many friends who
will mourn her untimely death.
w. B. McCleary, George Austin and
]. Martin have located the Minnehaha
and Grand View claims in Old Badly
district.
The closing exercises OF the Indian
school will be given at the school Tues
day evening May 2sth, at Z O'Clock.
Friends are invited to be present.
There was scrap in Barrio Libre last
night. A Mexican called "Gringo'
stabbed Cinnamon but failed to kill
him much to the disgust of Barrio Libre.
Harry Drachman's shoe store was
drenched by Sundays rain. The roof
leaked and a food of water came in
upon the stock OF shoes doing considera-
BILE damage.
DIR. George W. Vickers, Territorial
auditor. is in the city today, having ar
rived iron, Phoenix. He comes here to,
examine the Building and Loan Asso-
citation as Territorial inspector.
The bid of Martin Costello OF Tomb
stone, was accepted today for the $22 600
county bonds. His bid was for the par
value OF the bonds at one-half OF one
per ceut. premium with accrued interest.
Sonora Melquiades Salazar died at her
home in this city on Saturday evening
at o'clock. She leaves eleven children.
Deceased was an old resident of Tucson
and was well known and loved by a
host OF friends.
The knife used by "Gringo." the Mex
lean who stabbed Chinaman in Barrio
Libre last night was in exhibition this
morning in justice court. 1t il dan
gerous-looking weapon and decorated
with the blood OF the Chinaman looks
hideous. 1t takes q pretty large knife to
excite Barrio Libre.
One evening last week Superintendent
E. Randolph, Mrs. Randolph, Division
Engineer Sroufe and Mr.. Ben Heney
OF Fairbank, arrived at Nogales in the
private car of Mr.. Randolph, which was
attached to the freight train in Benson.
They departed the following morning
upon the regular passenger train.
At Benson last week the Reform
school board accepted the plans for a
structure submitted by MIR. II. G. frost |
of Tucson. Mr.. frost Ia the architect |
who made the plans for the fine school
house which is the pride OF Nogales, the |
equally fine school structure at Wilcox,
the Carnegie library at Tucson, the
Owls club house in this city, and has
been awarded the plans for the Carnegie |
library at Prescott.
w. b. McCleary is being greeted to-
day by the title OF "doctor" since the |
item appeared in The Citizen in regard
to the remarkable cure OF snake bite |
which was prepared by Mr.. McCleary
few days ago in the Old Baldy country.
Mr.. McCleary says that DR.. Mills made
the cure and disclaims any credit for
the generous act. Mr.. McCleary and
DIR. Mills today returned from trip to
the Catalinas.
+. +. Kellner, formerly of Phoenix
who is located in Globe, where he has
had extensive interests for twenty-five
years, was in Tucson Saturday evening.
Mr.. Kellner states that he let the con-
tract for a new $25,00 stone building at
the San Carlos agency near Globe OF
which lie was recently appointed pur-
chasing agent. He was formerly the
agent there and is well acquainted with
the demands of the 500 Indians located
ipon the reservation. He will still con-
.iue his Globe bank and grocery estab-
ishment.
The Arizona National bank moved
nto its new home on Saturday and this
morning opened for business delightful
y housed. The new bank is beautifully
inished. the furnishings being of Mexi-
an mahogany which are set up with
copper and plate Clipped face
lads. The ceiling presents tasy har-
nony with the furnishings, in the
herry finish of the squares OF beams.
The wainscoting is OF lIncrusta walton,
vhich with the dainty tint of the walls
ives rich touch to the interior which
. in keeping with the furnishings and {
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