Arizona daily citizen., 1901-07-04
Brief News Items
Of the Town.

Clifton f. Brown has filed location
notices for nine mining claims IN the
Helvetia district, Pima county.
Jesus Verdugo has decided to DR.. J..
Boido, the east half OF lot in block "a;
c Jnsideration. $3.50.
Mrs. F. II. Whalley has leased to
David Davies the lot on the corner OF
Tenth street and Fifth avenue.
In the estate OF Jas. W, Anderson pc.
tition of fiuai filing of will, by A. Reid,
Judge Purcell has set July - for hear.
ing,
AT the regular meeting OF the volun'
teeF ire department last evening it was
i ,cided that in the event Of shortage in
the Fourth OF July fund they would
mate &25.
The gun clubs met at Schumacher 8
ranch, outside the city limits at 2
O'clock, and could not have completed
the shoot before the hour The Citizs n
goes to presa.
Several mining men are in Tucson to-
day looking for copper properties. Pima
poets, and We ieel certain the gentlemen
| will in the near vicinity of Tucson find
the class of properties they are looking
| for.
The East bound passenger, consisting
of seven well.iilIed coaches, arrived on
time this morning. The m iority of the
passengers were returning soldiers from
the Philippines, more than half OF
whom were colored volunteers.
"Welcome young America" is the
invitiug sign at the arch leading into the
City Park. The band stand has been
added to sufficiently to seat quite num-
ber of people, and the decoration and
lighting will be all that men skilled in
that patriotic pastime are capable OF de-
signing. This will be memorable
Fourth for Tucson. and will no doubt be
patterned after in the future.
An appreciative audience greeted the
performance last evening at the opera
house, given in the interest of Mariner g
Juvenile band. A good program was
successfully rendered and gave general
satisfaction. The receipts were greater
than the friends OF the entertainment
anticipated. and will aid materially In
the advancement of the band.
Barkley Bros. 4 Co. sent out two
stages this morning to Helvetia. They
were decorated in national eolors befit-
ting the day and occasion on which
they bore Tucsonians to the Copper
Camp TO join in the festivities CON-
memorative of a nations birthday.
Helvetians will no doubt do themselves
proud today and tonight.
| The decorations throughout the city
today are about as general as ever upon
similar occasions, but not nearly 30
gaudy and expensive. However, Con.
gress street ia richly decorated from head
to foot. Many people left by the stage
line this morning for Helvetia aud quite
number took the train for Vail, where
they took the stage for the copper camp,
thereby arriving there early and having
to stage only about half the distance had
they gone direct from Tucson.
The steamer San Jorge, an American
craft that Ii 10 ply the COLORADO river
and dip her snout into Mexico's briney
deep occasionally, did rot feel like max
! ing the venture without an international
''how wdeo. do?' so Senior l.. V. Navarro,
Mexican consul at Tucson, was sent for
to consecrate the little craft to the duty
1T is expected TO perform. In his official
capacity he will hoist the Mexican
coiors on the San Jorge and bid the
stitch Of the waters do her masters. bid
ding.