Arizona daily citizen., 1901-09-23
Brief News Items
Of the Town,

Tucson Lodge No. 4 +. " A. NJ. Will
confer the first degree tonight.
At three o'clock this afternoon both
trains o and 10 were reported on time.
At the Park View Hotel it has been
necessary to put up cots to accommodate
the circus crowd.
The Congregational Church has been
fitted up with electric lights in place OF
gas so that here after they will have SER
vices on Sunday evenings.
The bridge over the ella River has
been repaired and the NJ. 4 I is now
running through from Maricopa to
Phoenix.
The sheep.shearinG at the Bayle-s
corral north OF the University will last
about three weeks as there are over Gooo
sheep to be sheared.
4 divine healer has arrived in Phoe-
nix to establish church OF his faith
there. The peculiaritics of his dress at
tract attention.
The Ringing circus will reach the city
early tomorrow morning. The three
trains Of twenty cars each will be side
tracked in the $. 7. yards.
The big Mammoth stage will bring in
a big crowd today to see the circus
Twelve seats, the full capacity OF the
stage, have already been engaged.
On Saturday Governor Murphy mail
ed his annual report to the government
printing office. The printed report VIII
soon be ready for distribution,
The Day OF the Atonement has been
observed by the local Jews to-day. Ser
vices were held last evening and this
morning in the A. 0. L. W. hall. All
stores Tuscon belonging to those OF jew
ish faith are closed to-day.
Trainmaster Duncan yesterday re-
ceved by Wells-Fargo from California
his standard bred trotting horse. He
comes from Comptroller stock and was
raised in California. This horse rs very
fast and can be driven at speed by a
lady. 1t is without doubt one Of the
+ best blooded animals in Tucson.
Tom Black, was yesterday taken to st.
Mary's hospital. A few days ago he
was taken with an attack of chilIs and
fever at the San Augustine hotel and
yesterday the physician in attendance
thought his Gaze critical and ordered him
to the hospital. 1t was sometime before
the city authorities could be persuaded
to send him ont there. Black formerly
worked for Alex Rossi but recently left
there to go to the San Augustine.
The new Windsor Hotel at the corner
OF Church street and Maiden Lane
opened for business Saturday. George
Sutherland one OF the proprietors Is
well known as the owner of the Occiden-
tai Hotel. Capt c. B. Kelton his part
ner, was formally connected with the
Nogales custom house. Charley Potter,
will have charge OF the bar. The hotel
will be run on the European plan. The
rooms are newly furnished throughout.
The hotel is provided with its own
acetylene gas generator invented by f.
w. Metcalf. The Windsor is an up to-
date hostelry and credit to Tucson.
George Webb, the Nogales line rider,
who returned to the line city Saturday
from Tucson, the Clifton Era says:
/ While in Clifton Webb made many
friends, who were not slow to assure him
/ that they did not believethe sensational
stories being printed about him in some
/ of the newspapers of the southern part
OF the territory. Webb appears to be a
good honest old-time Arizona officer,
/ who believes in doing his duty regardless
OF consequences. Instead of teing con-
demned for carrying out his instructions
/ as received from Washington, he deser-
yes praise and promotion. II all the
officers in the customs service were of
! his class there would be no more scand-
ais at Nogales.
The Sabine Oil and Development Go.
this morning shipped an oil drill and
derrick to their property at the foot OF
the Catalina mountains near the
entrance to Sabine Canyon. They have
ll40 acres of oil land taken up. An ex.
pert from Los Angeles is in charge Of
the drilling and assisted by six men he
will put down a 500 #. hole. The
country around shows strong evil
dences Of oil and the formations in
dIcate that the chances for success are
good j W Ford Sr is president of
this company and Justice l.. S. Wilson
is secretary. Judge Wilson yesterday
visited the property and located some
additional oil land in his own name.
II the parties no appropriated Ram
bier bicycle, will kindly return Sane to
Citizen office no questions will be asked
Local Weather Report.
The temperature In Tucson today, as