Arizona daily citizen., 1901-06-10
Brief News Items
Of the Town.

campers.
John J. Ryan and Mrs. Fannie Rucker
received a license to wed this evening.
Both are from Tucson.
Hypnotism was tried this afternoon
upon dentists patient. John Gard
ner was the hypnotist. The experiment
is said to have been successful.
1t is reported that Mr.. G. c. Ram
dolph, formerly OF the Republican will
take the place OF IL. r. Tritle, as as
sistant secretary OF the Territory.
Several friends of Col. McCord in Tue
son have made application for positions
as deputy marshals, The new marshal
will no doubt put in complete new
force.
The oil men are active, and more land
is being located every day. Texas Hill
is being watched closely, and there will
be stampede if oil is found.
The University is going to furnish a
number of weddings i'll the near future.
Several members of the faculty are to
be married, according to adyices which
Madam Rumor has received.
Marshal Grifiiths corps Of deputies is
regarded as the most competent and
active that the office has ever had. The
office has been ably managed by Mar
shall Griffiths.
Ida D. Reid and David G. Keer were
today granted certificates to teach School
in Pima county. Miss Reid received a
first grade and MIR. Keer a second grade
certificate. The examinations were held
by Superintendent Angus last week.
There is a report that the reelection of
Professor Parker does not meet the ap-
proval of Governor Murphy. The gov
ernor was not present at the meeting Of
the regents where the rejection OF the
faculty was made, and he is expected to
take some decided step very soon.
Raymond Satterwhite is today taking
an examination in Spanish before the
local civil service board. He has taken
several other examinations for position
in the Philippines. Mr.. Satterwhite is
a close student and will no doubt receive
commission for duty in the Philip
pines.
The streets are being sprinkled nights
according to the plan suggested by The
Citizen, and Mayor Schumacher says
the plan is good one. "Tbe trouble
lies in the fact that the city is poor"
says the Mayor. "We are trying to
sprinkle the streets of the city with two
sprinklers. and are too poor to enlarge
upon this service at present.
At 9 o'clock tonight a special train
will pass through Tucson en- route to
California 1t will be occupied by the
rivers and harbor committee OF congress.
The train will embrace four cars, two
sleepers, a diner and baggage car.
The committee is going to California to
examine into government work which
has been done and work which is
needed upon the rivers and harbors
of that state.
Martin Costello on Saturday pur.
chased the old Orndorff block, on Church
street, paying $4,000 in cash for it at
the Arizona National bank. The sale
was made through w. f.. Murphy. Mr..
Costello is one of the wealthiest men in
the southwest, and Tucson is fortunate
to have him interested financially in its
growth. Mrs. DeGroff, who sold the
property, parted with it reluctantly,
but her interests are now largely in FL
Paso, where she is established in the
hotel business.
Mayor Schumacher says that work
will begin at once upon the sewer outlet
which will carry the refuse to the city
farm in the valley. The engineers
plan is to put in hay and grain and
raise enough upon the farm to supply
the horses of the fire department. He
believes that the city should do its own
scavenger work, and the mules used can
be fed upoa the farm. At present this
work is done by contract with private
individuals, and it is not satisfactory to
the city or the people.
Francisco Martinez found Professor
Adams bicycle In convenient place on
Saturday night and he mounted it.
francisco naturally went to Barrio liz
bre since life in that portion OF the city
is gay on that night of all nights. Sew
eral denizens Of Barrio Iibre admired
the wheel and Francisco offered it for
sale ct . reasonable compensation for
his trouble In eyading the professor.
He disposed Of it for $6 and with the
money Francisco got drunk. He was
arrested az soon as he became intoxi-
Gated and this afternoon at 2 2o'clock he
was brought before Justice Wilson and
Bpunished. The Justice gave him six
grnonths In the county Jail and ne of
Nj. a great many wheels have been
stolen during the past few months and
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