Arizona daily citizen., 1901-06-11
Brief News Items
Of the Town.

session until July LIST.
A baby boy was born this morning t,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hoff.
Some interesting news is expected
from Texas Hill in a short time.
There will be bicycle road race OF
July 4th from Fort Lowell to Congress,
street.
The carpenter strike in Tucson was
success, when the carpenter strikes he
usually hits the nail upon the head.
The new office building which is beine
erected by General Manning on Stone
avenue will soon be completed.
The barley harvest is completed
and the warehouses in the city are filled
for winter consumption and winter pro
fits.
| The travel upon the Cannon Ball ID
greater this summer than ever. South
ern Arizona people find Tucson con-
venient and profitable trading point.
Marshal Taylor says there is nothing
in the small pox scare. There were but
three cases and the one at the pest
house.
The infant daughter of Assessor Wal-
ter Fife and wife died at their home in
Tombstone on Thursday of brain fever.
The little one was sick but a few days.
An accident at Helvetia resulted in
shutting down tho smelter for few
days. Manager Seeger hopes to have
the repairs made and the smelter start
ed in short time.
George Sicocan has brought suit
against Patrick McHugh and c. M. Lee
to enjoin them from removing about
twenty-five tons Of hay from ranch
| in Sabine Canyon.
brother of R. A. F. Penrose, of the
Pearce mine, died at the Orndorff hotel
in Ell Paso Saturday. He came to the
southwest to recuperate health lost in
the east.
at is hot in the country" said Gen.
A. B. Sampson, who returned this morn
ing from the Gnijas. "The ranges are
very poor, and there was very little
water running in the Santa Cruz river
this morning when we crossed it,"
In the case OF the Territory vs. Wiley
Morgan at Tombstone, motion was en-
tered by defendant for continuance oil
case for the term ON the ground of the
absence of material witnesses. The
matter was argued and Judge Davis dis |
allowed the motion.
Capt. liiel Hale is back from Texas |
Hill. lie is not very enthusiastic over |
the oil prospects, but is working quietly
without making any more noise than is
necessary. He says that the indications
are good but nothing will be determined |
until an effort is made to secure oil.
Burt Orndorff has received letter
from West Point ntclassmate, T. w. Cole
man who is Captain in the Thirteenth
Infantry serving in the Philippines.
Capt. Coleman says that the American
soldiers are enjoying life there, which
he attributes largely to the charms OF
the Filipino girls.
Don Carlos Velasco, who published
the first Spanish newspaper in Tucson,
will launch new paper on Saturday.
1t will be known as the Fronterizo, and
Will take the field occupied by the de-
Iunct siglo Neinte. Don Carlos is a
good newspaper man and is popular
among the Spanish-Americans.
The improvement in Tomb bstone is be-
ng made slowly but substantially. The ,
arge compartment shaft is the improve
nent which lies at the bottom OF the de.
'elopment of the mines. OF this the
Prospector says: Large :
onsignments Of lumber for the timber
ng work on the big shaft are ar
living nearly every day. One of Nc.
'herson d Co.'S l6-horse teams are kept q
'usy hauling the large timbers from the .
abroad. At the big com bination shaft u
n the hill, work is being pushed as fast d
8 possible. The big four compartment II
haft is now timbered and sunk TO a
epth OF 90 feet. The work thus far
made ia at a rate of five feet per day and
this progress the $50 feet water level T
'iil be reached in little time. Some 30
hen are at present employed on the
Tork. =,
1t is reported that there was pheno. o.
,ena this morning at 10 O'Clock in the o.
eavens which was observed by but two =,
len, as far as we can learn. Most every.
ne in Tucson was busy with earthly "
Hairs about that time, and the II
arm sun did not make gazing sky " ~
ard pleasant occupation. Neverthe- o,
ss, Herb Drachman and Charley Hoff II
ere looking up" about that time and 6'
,ey say that they witnessed meteor ~
its swift course towards the south n,
est. just an hour before this specta. til
liar exhibition was produced for the p'
lie deiectation OF Messrs. Hoff and :.
democratic baby boy came A
the home Of Mr.. Hoff. Hence Mr.. st.
OH had sufficient excuse for seeing or
range things. h"t in searching the city -;
day We can find no reason for Herb -