Arizona daily citizen., 1901-03-04
Brief News Items
Of the Town.

corder today.
! Eugene Fisher Of Bisbee made home
stead entry of 100 acres of land at tht
land office today.
After the inauguration OF the Rath
bone sister at the A. 0. u. W. hall We',
nesday night there will be banquet.
The steer tying Tor the entertainment
of the Chicago visitors to Phoenix will
be held on March Sth instead OF March
7th, as heretofore enormously announ'
eed.
Some of the Grays and juniors gather
ed at the garden to practice yesterday,
A crowd of boys followed them there in
the hopes of seeing a game but aside
from batting f1ys and throwing for prac'
tce nothing materialized.
Tom Coin was struck in the eye by a
rope end while roping cattle on his
ranch at Freeze, WASH, the other day
and had to come to town TO have
it attended to by a doctor. The
eye is very much intiamed but will
come out all right.-Mohave miner.
1t is cheerful philosophy which per-
mits the Miner to look with so much
good cheer upon the fact that Toms eye
is going to ''come out all right For
our part We should much prefer to
have his eye stay in all right and all the
philosophy which he possesses is insult
cient to look upon poor Toms misfor-
tune without groan.
Postmaster Kellner of Globe has heen
asked by the department for his recon-
meadation about establishing a mail
route from Globe via the Black Warrior
to Silver King and abandon the route
from Florence to Silver King. The new
route would certainly accommodate a
large number OF people from Globe to
Pinto creek.
Observer Wetmore predicts another
change in the weather tomorrow. The
unusual heat of the present days has
given rise to numerous predictions ol
colder weather later on. MIR. Wetmore
says that although it is highly probable
that We will get some COLI weather
along in the last OF March and the first
OF April there will not be enough of it to
hurt the crops.
The Yuma water and light company
has within the last few days, had pro-
mrnent Los Angeles engineer investigate
the probable demands for power fin 1u-
ma and vicinity, with a view OF bringing
electric power from the drops on the
Imperial canal. II is understood says
the Sun that his report will be favorab BILE.
and that power for pumping, lighting
and factory purposes will be furnished
for less than what wood now costs.
c. S. Wilson the father OF Justice VIII
son is on his way from Des MONIES Iowa
to visit his son. Mr.. Wilson is an old
newspaper man, the oldest in the state
of Iowa and was connected for thirty
years with the Register of Des Moines.
He Will spend couple OF months in
Tucson with Justice Wilson and will be
accorded hearty welcome by the Justice
many friends.
The usual spring pruning is going on
merrily in all parts of the city making
the trees and shrubs look as though they
had been given hair cut. Now that
the trees are Fastening to hide shame
less exposure OF limbs in a green mantle
the spring poet will undoubtedly be
heard piping his lap in the land. Il
most of them could be got to lay some
thing even so valuable as the goose egs
theta piping would be forgiven.
Ganzhorn's team ran away at the de
pot yesterday morning but was stopped
short by tree which fortunately stood
in the way. The team was tied but be
coming frightened broke and ran. They
gained full run in a few leaps and
headed straight for the tree. Much tt
the surprise of the horses the run stop
ped right there. The team, as it were
straddled the tree and the horses were
brought up short. Aside from breaking
the harness in several places the dam &c
WAS slight.
The warm weather followed the heavy
rains has resulted in magical change in
the agricultural districts of the Salt rivel
valley and it is stated that alfalfa will
be ready for cutting within two or three
weeks. A great abundance of hay il
promised in the valley, together with q
plentiful water supply. 1t is stated thai
several prominent stockmen have al
ready come to figure on shipping stock
into the valley SO that the promise il
good for an Unprecedented stock year
says the Gazette.
]. Fl. Jastro, representing the Hearst
Grant, recently confirmed, was in
Tom bstone on brief visit on legal bust.
ness. He left Friday morning on a visit
OF inspection of the grant in this county
and doubtless close arrangements with
settlers Mr.. Jastro expects to return
within week or ten days when he will
prepared to follow definite plan, with
reference to the settlers. The owners
Of the grant are inclined to close on re.
asonable terms with the settlers and
many are willing to avail themselves OF
the opportunity offered.