Arizona daily citizen., 1901-03-25
Brief News Items
Of the Town.

| OPENING of Easter millinery March
25th at the Leader.
Fair tonight and Tuesday; light frost
Tuesday morning, is the prediction OF
the weather man.
Sol. Drachman has returned from
Phoenix where he was engaged during
the session OF the legislature as clerk
Hiram \. Blaisdell has made forest
lieu entry of land adjoining the city OF
| Yuma and embraced in the Algodones
grant.
EASTER millinery at The Leader.
AL Bernard has returned from Phoenix
and is receiving the congratulations of
his friends for excellent work during the
session OF the legislature.
HANDSOME line of millinery at
No. 25 Congress street, The Leader.
Joe Corbett is back from Phoenix
where he distinguished himself in the
legislature as assemblyman from Pima
county.
Jim Hanford who formerly lived in
Tucson and has many friends here, is
engaged to be married to q beautiful
Oakland girl. A picture of the young
lady recently appeared in the Examine r.
w. B. McCleary and George Austin
came in today from Old Baldy. They
report that the snow is melting fast and
there is an abundance of water in the
canyons and the ranges never looked
better.
Charley Shannon passed through Tue
son yesterday morning en- route to Cliff
ton. Mr.. Shannon has about decided
to come to Tucson and make his home
here. Mr.. and Mrs. Shannon will be
welcome here as they have many friends
in Tucson.
LADIES remember the Easter open.
ing of pattern hats at The Leader Milli-
merry Parlors.
The Florence Tribune says that Pinal
county enjoys the distinction, of having
the oldest postmaster in Arizona in point
of longest continuous service. 1t is
Hon. Perry NJ. Williams, of Maricops,
who has been the Nasby of that railroad
junction for more than fifteen years.
Frank Ennis, of Silver King, was ac-
cidentalIy shot in the leg last Sunday
while handling a six-shooter, giving
| himself a painful though not serious
flesh wound. Mr.. Loob brought him to
Florence Monday says the Tribune.
Frank is now under DR.. Brockway's care
and getting along nicely.
Secretary Scott White OF the Greene
Consolidated Co. arrived today from
Naco on brief visit, Mr.. White states
the work of building the railroad from
Naco to the mines for the company is
under way. The reported probability of
an arrangement with the Southern Paci-
fic company to build the line on the Co
| chise station going via Tombstone, is re
ceiving serious considerations-P Pros
pectors.
r. c. Brown has received letter
from Chas. kreshaw, who is now livi ng
at Alamosa, Colorado, but who is plan
ming to return to Tucson. The writer
states that zone of the old Tucson sports,
Joe McCafferty, died in. Creole Oh the
| 18th inst. of lung trouble. He was we'll
known among the old-timers and the
members of the G. A. r., having lived
in Arizona over thirty years"
The Phoenix Enterprise says: Moses
Drachman returned this morning from
Tucson where he has been for several
weeks. He says that Tucson is enjoying
a good, steady growth, real estate and
general business being in a most flour
ishing condition. The prosperous shape
of the mining interests in Tucson's vici-
nifty, Mr. Draehman says, is everywhere
reflected in Tucson and everyone feels
encouraged at the outlook.
Steps are being taken to have school
district organized at Cochise, the requir-
ed number Of children now living there.
Supt. NicholAendorses the proposition,
and the S. p. Co. will donate $50 towards
school building. Postmaster Rath is
pushing the matter, and is sure of sue
cess. Cochise is now village OF about
100 people. Mr.. Rath owns the town.
site good hotel, and the water supply,
80 is fair way to make some money, as
his town gives promise of considerable
growth in the near Tombstone
Prospector.
Egerton Clairmonte, famlliarly known
in Tucson where he resided for most a
year as ''The Earl of Clairmonte," is
dead. He passed away in Los Angeles
yesterday and telegram was received
today by Burt Hall notifying him of the
death. Clairmonte was son of Col
Clairmonte of the English army, now
retired. Deceased lived for two wears
in South Africa, and served in the Brit.
ish army in the Zula war in the same
command with Prince Napoleon. Clair.
monte was the author of book describ.
ing Southern African life entitled. "The
Africander." His wife is George Eyer
ton" we'll known in literary circles in
the east as a writer of fiction. Clair
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