Arizona daily citizen., 1901-06-20
Brief News Items
Of the Town.

There is report that the Twin Butte
claims have been bonded to a Colorado
company.
The camping places in the mountains
are attracting great many people these
days.
Justice Meyers continues to improve
and will be able to leave his bed in u
short time.
The chances are Burt Alvord and
Bravo Juan will come in when they
read of United States Marshal McCord' 5
deputy appointments.
Frank Reno OF Tucson shas been ap-
pointed deputy United States mashal by
Myron Ii. McCord, who is to be the new
marshal after July 1st.
Marriage licenses were today issued to
the following: John c. Mather and
Laura DAILY, Andrew A. Gorlick and Al
lean Hart. All reside in Tucson.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Ortila entertained a
few friends last night in honor of Mr..
N. Landsburg, who is here from Los
Angeles on business.
The fire department was called out
this morning. small blaze on Meyer
street was the cause of the alarm, but
the fire was put out before the depart
ment arrived.
The coroners jury in the death of
Henry Gibson returned a verdict OF
death by natural causes. The jury re-
ported that deceased had lived in Ariz-
ona about fifty years. He was native
of Ohio.
The engagement of Miss Nellie Bag
nell to Byron Fenner Babbitt has been
announced in st. Louis. Miss Bagnell
is well known and popular in Tucson
society. She spent last winter at Hotel
Hall with her uncle and aunt.
In the probate court J. B. Breathitt,
III. D. Underwood and w. B. Murphy
were today appointed appraisers of the
estate OF Luke Harrison deceased. The
last will and testament OF Juan Paine
sr., was admitted to prob -te with Barron
NJ. Jacobs as receiver.
Chris Christensen has sold to Alex
Mckay and F. A. Aguirre the Oxide,
Copper Boulder and Copper Mountain
mines in the Helvetia district. +.
Aguirre and Alex. Mckay have sold to
Chris Christensen the Wedge mine in
the same district.
Under-sheriff Drachman will intro
duce "rogues' gallery" in the sheriffs
office. He has received q photograph
ing outfit and will photograph all pris-
oners. This is done in all cities of i'm
portance and the practice results in
great value when q jail-break occurs,
and in keeping track of criminals.
A large number of Yuma and Choco-
taw Indians are in Tucson today. They
came here to file upon government
lands. The government allows them the
privilege of filing upon lands when they
wish to do so, but by doing so they re-
linquish all aid from the government
and become American citizens.
Messrs. Vail, Gates and Vickers have
received through the Bank OF Bisbee the
sum Of $991 900, being the second pay.
ment on the big cattle deal, whereby
the Greene Cattle company gain con-
troll of almost all the cattle along the
San Pedro. B. A. Packard is inter
ested with w. G. Greene in this i'm
mense project.
Henry Gibson died suddenly last
evening in hack as he was being taken
to the hospital. Dropsy was the cause
of death. Decesed arrived in Tucson
from the soldiers home and was in
feeble health. He was well known
among the old timers OF Tucson. having
arrived as soldier in the early days of
Apache warfare. He was seventy years
oil age.
General Tiomas F. Wilson was en-
gagged today in drawing contest papers
for four Yuma Indians who each claim
forty acres of land which has been filed
upon by others. Being native Americ-
ans the government allows them twenty
Eve years to file upon the lands which
have been occupied by their iorefathers
and themselves. Twenty-three entries
OF forty acres each were made today by
these Indians OF lands in the Colorado
river valley.