Arizona daily citizen., 1901-12-09
Brief News Items
Of the Town.

At 3 O'Clock this afternoon trains !!
and 10 were reported on time.
There was no police court this morn
ing on account of election.
Seventy Japanese contract laborers
passed through in bond yesterday en-
route from San Francisco to Mexico.
Tucson lodge +. and A. NJ. Will con
fer the second degree at their meeting
this evening
At 3 O'Clock this afternoon 22l votes
had been cast in the first ward and
1870 votes had been cast in the second
ward The poles closed at 4 80 p, m,
The prisoners in the city Jail are
busily engaged in putting in a new
floor This is a much needed improve
ment
A new board has been provided at
the S. p. Gepot on which the >.me OF
all trains will be posted. This will
prove a great convenience To the gen
eral public.
The Tucson Womans Club held
their regular meeting in the Carnegie
LIBRARY is afternoon Mrs. +. j.
". arrcn read a paper on The Refor-
nation" Mrs II. II. Pilling dicussed
Water Ways and Water Mills. Mrs
Ferguson gave IA reading
Parties coming up from Cananea re
port that the recent big strike there
created a great deal OF excitement and
that it is positive fact that the body
of ore recently discovered runs as high
as 70 per cent in copper.
Marshal Taylor was coming out o.
Rossi's restaurant yesterday when
fe.Ow stopped him and asked for
meal ticket The marshal replied tha
he had one and took the man to jail
on charge of vagrancy giving him
several tickets for bread and waite
meals,
The Catholics of Tucson are making
arrangements to give a fair in Feb
ruary Last night meeting to make
preliminary arrangements was held al
the Century block, Bishop Granjean
presiding Committees were appointed
to give out the work. and arrange
ments for the Iair will be perfected in
the future
The Justices OF the Peace did not try
any cases today on account OF the cleo
ton Five complaints were filed In
Judge Meyers cour, but three of the
DEFENDANTS are not in custody. Lula
Grigolba was arrested for assultinj
another woman on Meyer street and a |
Mexican in the Barro Libre was arrest |
ed for fighting.
Buckner Speed, assistant resident |
In . kA t.Es fft
San Francisco to fiji a position in the |
general offices there for the next few |
months, II. I. Guffy is temporarily |
taking his place and James Gamble.
Jr. Is acting assistant engineer Mr..
has been employed on con
struction work at Rodgers n NJ. and
arrived here last night.
Arizona Commandary No /, Knights
Templar. have elected the following
officers for the ensuing yeal: John
Gardner Eminent Commander; An
drew Zeigler, Generalissmoa; A. V.
Grossetta. Captain General; J. II,
Bowman, Prelate: j. NJ Ormsby
Treasurer Geo. A. Roskruge. Record
er; c. o. Rouse. Senior Warden; Geo.
+. Kilt, Junior Warden; install alton
will take rlace on the 9th Inst
Charles r. Drake received telegram
yesterday saying that his son A. Gar
field Drake. had just arrived in San
Francisco on the delayed transport.
Sheridan Mr.. Drake. who is in the
postal service, is station
ed at Manila and recently secured a
leave of absence in order that he might
visit his home, He formerly llved here
where he has many friends and was at
)ne time assistant postmaster at Tue
son.
Two important cases were heard the
latter part of last week before Judge
leo r. Davis who is holding court at
Both cases were brough
against the Board of Supervisors Of
'ochise County to reduce the tax as
sessment The first case argued was
hat of the Commonwealth Milling &
Mining Co. represented by John Brock
nan. Allen X. English, Judge McFar
and OF Solomonville and District At
orney Lund represented Cochise Co.
n both cases. Mr.. Brockman was repre-
,ented by Senator Ives of Tucson The ;
'ase OF the Copper Queen Co. vs. Co
'hise County was also heard Herring :
md Mitchell of Tucson represented the {
plaintiffs.