Arizona daily citizen., 1901-01-04
Brief News Items
Of the Town.

Cloudy tonight and possibly ramon
Saturday, is the weather predicted by
the government bureau for Tucson.
The Arizona press association will
meet at Phoenix on January 81. I'M
portant business will come before the
meeting.
Rochester Ford has purchased OF Alli-
son brothers some property located on
Stone avenue between Pennington and
Congress streets for SIC, 600.
Burt Orndorff has made application in
the probate court for letters of admins
tration in the estate OF George Donald
son, who died recently in this city.
J. NJ. Orosco and Santiago Leon today
recorder mining claim in the Rincon
DISTRICT. Horace Bradford filed notice
OF locotion of claim in the Ariyaca dis
trict which he calls the Standish.
y. P. Wood, the assayer of the Helve-
tia copper company, has removed to this
city and opened an ass ay office at la
Pennington street. Mr.. Wood is ex-
perienced and accurate in his work and
will no doubt do well here.
James Lieurance, the aged porter en-
ployed at the offices of Surveyor Gen"
eaal Christ, was sliced with hiccoughs
week ago and has been unable to get IT
lief Today he was taken i'll and re-
moved to his home. He is 70 years OF
age.
The initial number of Matte and
Bullion" which appeared last week is
a creditable publication which ought to
be OF great benefit to the mining indus
try of southern Arizona 1t is published
in the center OF great mining country,
and one which is destined to grow in
Importance with each years develop.
ment.
/ Marriage licenses were issued to the
following: Cruz Quiiada and Maria K.
Acunia of Arivaca, Jacob Bingham ant
Francis Harris of the Mormon colony
south of Tucson. The latter couple were
married yesterday afternoon by Judge
Purcell. Today license to wed wa
issued to Nicholas Lopez and Conception
Martinez.
l.. FL. Hamilton, night editor OF the
Phoenix Republican, was married this
week to Miss Vivian Palmer, young
lady who recently came to Phoenis
from st. Louis and has won local fame
as singer. Mr.. Hamilton is receiving
abe congratulations of his newspaper
friends in the territory.
Otis Hale is engaged in sinking for
water at the Ajo Copper mines, lie has
a contract for 900 feet. Water is the
most valuable commodity in the opera
ton OF the Ajo mines, as it has to be
packed long distance. Ii it is en-,
countered in sinking the development OF
the camp will be rapid.
| One of the best entertainments the
people Of Tucson have seen for some
time was the performance last night
given by the "Whose Baby Are You
company. The company is made up Of
| excellent talent and the farce is alive
with laughable situations and amusing
dialogue. The show was not as we'll
patronized as it deserved.
At Bisbee yesterday W. E. Jessen be.
came involved in a tight with William
Long, pumpman on the 600 Holbrook
level of the Copper Queen workings.
lessen attempted to attack Long with a
candlestick. Long grabbed sledge
hammer and tapped lessen light blow
on the head and felled him to the
ground. Jessen was brought up on top
and given Whit OF fresh air and s6on
recovered.
The Tucson driving club was organl-
zed last night for the purpose of hold
ing races and looking after the interests
OF drivers generally. The officers are w.
/. Perry, president; Col. W. Ii. Griff-
this, vice-president; Herbert Tenny
treasurer; T. II. Schuster, secretary
The executive committee is composed Of
Col. Breckenridge, Col. Manning and
Capt. Abadie. The club will hold
meeting tomorrow night.
The engagement of Miss Florence
Hanny to Mr.. Harry Creighton of Noga.
les has been announced. Miss Hanny
IS well in Tucson society circles as vel
as in Phoenix and Prescott where she
has lived. She is sister of Vic Hanny
OF Tucson, one Of the bestknown of the
Younger men OF the territory. Miss
Hanny is young lady of charming per.
sonality and is popular wherever she is
known. Mr.. Creighton is employed in
the United States custom service at No
gales and is Phoenix young man OF
| fine character.
A special train bearing President
Hayes, Third president Kruesch-
nit and General Counsel Heron of the
Southern Pacific passed through Tucson
early last evening, stopping here about
ten minutes. Superintendent Randolph's
car was added to the presidential train
at this point and he went as far as the
Colorado river with the party. Presi-
dent Hayes has promised to return to
Tucson and make longer visit at some
future day.