Arizona daily citizen., 1901-02-23
Brief News Items
Of the Town.

SIltoF vi ltle 1uTSOH StaE. 1T Is innocent
fun on the part OF the Gazette and Tue
son people enjoy it.
DR.. Flower, about whom a great deal
OF mining scandal has properly circula-
ted OF late, is taking trip through the
territory, according to FL Paso newspa-
pers,-Globe Times.
Sam W. Cheyney was Tombstone
visitor from California. He came here
on flying business visit to confer with
Supt. Gray OF the Toughnut and re-
turned east last night.-Tom bstone
Prospector.
The Range News is informed by res
ponsible parties representing eastern
and northern cattle buyers here, that
buyers are not willing to pay last
years prices for cattle in this section
They claim the margin is entirely too
small to take the risk of handling them.
Miss Elizabeth Allen this morning re-
cieved telegram from Phoenix asking
her to preside as accompanyist during
the musical exercises at the new capi-
tai building. The honor is a deserved
one as Miss Allen is recognized as one
of the best pianists in the southwest.
A RAYMOND excursion stopped in
Tucson two hours this morning and the
excursionists took in the city and were
delighted with the climate and the city.
An effort was made by Secretary Schus-
ter to get the excursion to remain here
to enable the party to witness the cow
boy sports this afternoon, but the train
was running on schedule time and Il
stop could not be made.
'Doc" Goodwin and wife are in the
city. All over the southwest 'Doc" is
known and he has taken part in all the
cowboy earnivals and exhibitions OF skill
in Arizona for years. For long time
he held the record for fast steer-tying
losing it to Ed Harrol at Phoenix two
years ago. He has travelled all over the
world as broncho rider and was with
some of the leading wild west shows.
"Doc" was married few months ago TO
Miss Riggs who is rider of exceptional
skill. Miss Riggs was anxious to enter
a riding contest during the meet here
but there were no other ladies prepared
10 enter such a contest and ii could not
be arranged.
Rt. Rev. II. Granjon, d. D. bishop of
Tucson, Arizona, is going to Los Angeles
to hold French mission at the plaza.
The services will begin Sunday morning,
February "a, at 8 O'Clock, and continue
through the following Sunday. Two
sermons in French are announced for
each day, one in the morning at o'clock
and another at o'clock in the evening.
French hymns will be sung IN the morn.
ing services, and magnificent musical
programs are heing prepared for all the
evening services. The bishop is pro-
found thinker and most pleasant speak
er, and the opportunity of listening to
the celebrated French prelate will
doubtless be embraced by many Los An
geles people.
II. c. Herrick is at home for while
from his mines in the Dos Cabezas dis
trict. He says the SHOWS in the vicinity
co npelled him to suspend operations. 4
correspondent Of the range news says
that Mr.. Herrick is trying to interest
his neighbors ON the grant near Fair
bank in a movement to have the govern
ment issue land script for the land upon
which settlers have built homes, provi-
ded the owners OF the grant are willing.
He says Delegate Wilson has signified
his willingness to undertake his passage
OF such measure if feasible. Such
plan would without doubt be beneficial
to settlers on the grant, as they could
homestead their homes in case the gov
ernment gained control of these lands.
Mr.. Herrick is to be commended for his
enterprise.
Mark Lully was in town this week
with the two bears which he has ,resen-
ted to the Smithonian institute and
which will be part of the Inauguration
parade. The bears are named "Lully"
and Lindsay" and were captured by
Mark and Mr.. Lindsay when the bears
were little bigger than kittens, while
hunting in the Santa Rita mountains
last summer. Now they are half grown.
With the bears Mark will participate in
the inaugural parade, in which he has
already been assigned a position by the
grand marshal and after the parade he
will consign them to the "Zoo," as the
Geological park OF the Smithonian In.
stitution is familiarly known. Mark has
donated the little fellows to that institu-
tion and the donation has been accepted.
Their appearance in the parade, and the
cost of sending the bears and Mark to
result from an election bet
made last fall between the collector of
customs, William Hoey of Nogales, and
Thomas Taggart of Indianapolis, chair
man Of the democratic state committee
Of Indiana, the loser, Mr.. Taggart, de.
fraying all expenses. After his mission
q Warrington is tinisned Mark will re-
tafn TO Arizona to assume his active op-
erations in the development and promo
lion Of the rich mineral resources in the
Santa Rita mountains, where, since 1876 !
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