Arizona daily citizen., 1901-11-21
Brief News Items
Of the Town.

AT 3 oc.u,n this afternoon trains
and 10 were reported on time.
Another large consignment OF silver
bullion came up on the Nogales tram
today There were thirty bars weigh
ing . 400 pounds In all.
. Invitations are out for n musicale to
+ be given by Mrs w. J. kirkpatrick to-
morrow evening at her home on N.
Stone Ave.
+ water main will be Immediately
laid to the Holiday school which is
being erected on the cid Annie Hughes
property.
An inspecting party on the s. +.
+ left San Francisco yesterday. They
/ will inspect the coast division today
I and reach Tucson sometime tomorrow.
Supt c. C. Sroufe Is in the party.
+ The committee OF the city council
which has charge of the dedication OF
the Carnegie Library met last evening
and decided to hold the exercises on
Saturday evening Nov. 30th at 7
! O'Clock instead OF on Thanksgiving
/ day as planned The program is be-
/ ing arranged and will be completed In
few uays.
Superintendent of County Schools
| Angus has received an application
| from Silver Bell asking that school
be established there and school dis
trict formed. There are Is children Of
school age in that vicinity. The no.
tees we're sent out today and the petit
tion transferred to the Board of Super
visors
Alex Casey of Turquoise came in on
the burro yesterday. Mr.. Casey owns
some valuable claims in that district
and is now having them surveyed pre-
paratory to getting them patented. The
claims he owns are very good. copper
gold and silver prospects. Mr.. Casey
is erecting handsome two story resi-
dence on South Stone Ave. in this city
He Is frequent visitor to Tucson.
A great many inquiries have been re-
ceived asking as to just when the new
gas plant will be in operation. Mr.
Henry was seen today and 1t was
learned from him that he now was
busy negotiating for a large gas tank.
The company will use all possible haste
to put the new plant in operation but
the condition Of the old plant and the
improvements that will be made, will
take some time and 1t may be three
months before consumers in the city
can be supplied.
Nabor Pacheco, constable in Justice
Wilson's court. raided an opium joint
last night on Gay Alley. He arrested
damon Lopez and Ruth Vance, charg-
ing -nem with resorting to place for
the purpose OF smoking opium. The
defendants were tried before Judge
Wilson this afternoon and were repre-
sented by Judge Lowell The pipe used,
box OF opium and an opium lamp
were brought into court as evidence.
They were secured by Contable Pa
checo when he raided the room. Judge
Wilson found the defendants guilty
and postponed sentence until tomor-
row.
John Baker was tried this afternoon
In Justice Meyers court for embezzle-
ment of $50 worth of goods taken on
consignment from Ernest Abadie some
time last May. Baker kept a lunch
goods were returned but he kept some
sardines and cigars to the value of
$50. AS a defense. he stated that he
didn't sell the goods. His children ate
the sardines and not being able to dis
pose Of the cigars. he smoked them or
gave them away. Judge Meyer found
him guilty and ordered him to appear
for sentence tomorrow afternoon.
The city council held a special meet
ing in the city hall last evening. The
regular sewer ordinance, providing
certain regulations for connections
with and use of the new sewer system
and also for construction and inspec-
tlon of plumbing work and regulations
for plumbers, was read three times
and passed. +. s. Herndon received
the contract for improving North
Stone Ave His bid of 1914 was the
lowest. Plumer & Steward asked the
council TO lease them portion of
block " for five years and their petit
tion was referred to the building and
land committee.