Arizona daily citizen., 1901-02-01
Brief News Items
Of the Town.


the recent rain.
The South Western railroad reached
Douglas last evening. A party OF
officers from Bisbee went down to be
present at the driving OF the last spike.
Mr.. j. II. Snyder, who has been for
some time stopping at the San Angus
tine and buying cattle in the neighbor-
hood of Tucson, last night shipped a
C trload of cattle to California.
Three cases of small pox were re-
ported in the Robinson and Toohey
grading camp yesterday. Two were
Mexicans and one white man. They
have been isolated and a trained nurse
is attending them. Bisbee does not fear
an epidemic.
News has been received at this office
OF the killing which took place yester-
day at Big Bug, A miner named Schaip
held heated controversy with stock
man named Miller. AS result, SchaiT
was shot in the back with load of slugs
and died instantly. 1t is reported that
Miller gave himself up to the officers.
The Tombstone Prospector says: Fred
Wald came in today from Turquoi,
where he is engaged in the work OF
erecting the new smelter of the Copper
Bell Co. Mr.. Wald is one of the best
machinists in the west and has installed
many mining plants throughout the ter.
ritory. Mr.. Wald reports the new
smelter to be a modern up-to date plant
and will soon be turning out copper bul.
lion. .-Prospecter.
This is arbor day and it is being fit
ttngly recognized at the university. The
program of the day embraces the follow
ing Piano solo, Miss Leslie Wood Ad-
dress, Col. Herring recitation, Mr.. W.
u. Whipple; vocal solo, Miss Emma
Culver; address, Prof. s. NJ. Woodward ;
song, Mr.. NJ. Btumenkranz Grafton,
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Parker; music, Messrs.
Henry Castaneda and Eddie Barry ad-
dress, Col. Zabriskie; grafton, Miss
Emily Cauthorn; tree-pIanting by the
class.
Captain ]. d. Milton, former chief of
police of FL Paso, is in that city en-
route to east Texas to look after some
Oil lands he owns near Beaumont.
Captain Milton has recovered from tie
wo@nds he sustained over a year ago
while defending Wells, Fargo IL Co.'S
property against train robbers who held
up the Southern Pacific at Fairbank.
he killed one of the robbers, but lost
the use OF his left arm, a. the bullets
tore all the bones out of it Just below
the shoulder. Captain Milton told the
Times reporter that the express COM
pany treated him royalty, doing more
for him than he had right to ask.
A yonng man from Ajo Mining camp,
south Of Gila Bend, brought the news of
killing at the camp several days ago. 1t
appears that Thomas ChiIds. Jr., and a
Mexican by the name of Miguel I.asado
had become enemies through their NUT
ual regard for Mexican girl. They
met in the store of a man named John
Havey and began shooting at each other.
The result was funeral in which
Lasado played the leading part. No fur
ther particulars of the trouble were
learned, but from the fact that Childs
was not arrested it is presumed that
public sentiment justified his conduct.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lewis who are
stopping at the San Xavier few days
on their journey from their St. Paul
home to Phoenix, yesterday spent few
hours at the San Xavier mission. Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis have seen about all OF
the old missions and ancient edifices of
This kind ih the southwestern country
and they say that the San Xavier mis-
ZION possesses greater attractiveness in |
,he works of ancient art than the .
Missions at Santa Fe or San Antonio. |
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis were delighted !
With their trip to the mission and they |
ire finding many things to interest |
hem on their visit to the eancient pueblo. !
They leave tonight for Phoenix.
Probably one of the most unusual
lames one wouid be likely to find in
ears search occurred on the register of
he San Xavier hotel The name was
;. X. Bible. Mr.. and Mrs. Bible have
'een stopping at that hotel They
anne from Mexico. The reporter of the
,itizen is now searching the hotel regis
ers for man who may be found to
nswer to the historic name of Penta-
euch; he would be satisfied of course
nth finding Mr.. Koran or a Miss
END Avesta; and at present there is no
eason to believe that Peter Epistle will
ot appear in company with Bill Apoc-
ypha. Anyway, the reporter thinks
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