Arizona daily citizen., 1901-09-18
Brief News Items
Of the Town.

"A
city by agreement of the proprietors'
will be closed between a. NJ. and p.
m. tomorrow.
There are good prospects for a large
crowd from out of town on circus DAY.
At all the hotels a number OF rooms
have been engaged by letter or by tele-
graph.
L. G. Land, who was yesterday
arraigned before Judge Hawke on the
charge OF vagrancy, pleaded guilty and
was fined $2j. He paid the fine.
Antonio Gomez was arrested last
night on the charge OF drunkenness ana
was fined IS in court this morning. re
could not pay the fine and consequently
went to Jail for five days.
A Mexican came to Judge Wilson this
morning and complained that Tucson
BOYS were stealing water melons from
the ranches belonging to his brother ana
himself. They live about two miles the
I other sue Oh til6 oIu h'hN'NS''
/ Wilson sent an officer to arrest the boys
The family OF W. +. Murphy, OF the
Surveyor Generals office. surprised hlm
by returning from the East last night
They have been spending the summer
visiting in Tennessee and Georgia.
! From the present outlook, it appears
that the University of Arizona VIII not
have a foot ball team this fall. Those
stndeuts Interested in athletics say that
last wear the faculty discouraged the
foot ball men and that it will hardly pay
to organize a team for practice. Base
ball will probably be substituted for foot
ball. The students recognize that UNI
versity without foot ball team is hard
ly University, but there are so many
obstacles in the way OF distance, to &C.
curing match games, that they feel thai
when there is not absolute harmony o
all interests it is fruitless task.
| Judge Wilson, who was appointed spe
cial administrator in the estate OF Pau
Plummer has petitioned for letters o
administration. Plummer's heirs are
unknown. 1t will be remembered thai
he is the old man who was found deac
on his rancl out near the colony.
Miss Electa Hermann has been ap
pointed teacher at the Lagnna schoo
and il now on her way here from Penn
e ,ylvania where she has been spending
the summer. The school will open OF
the 30th inst.
Luisa Figueroa, a Mexican woman
was found guilty OF stealing COW iron
all Arivaca rancher, in Justice Meyer
court this morning. Sentence will b'
passed upon her at four o'clock thi
afternoon.
=. City Attorney Roscoe Dale returned
this morning from Catalina Island ant
reports larger catch of fish than TIN
recent phenomenal catch made by Judg
Purcell, Judge Cowan and Ed Vail. ii
reports that he heard at Catalina lslan'
: that these gentlemen paid the boat mel
500 to keep their goat story going.
Judge Dale, who returned from tn
!. coast this morning has conclusive proc
of his big catch. He has photograph
. of himself taken along side the 327 lbs
monster fish he caught with l6 ounc
rod and small line. He spent Who'll
day in fishing for the prize and it tool
!. him an hour to land it. 1t is too ba'
Judge Purcell did not secure photo
graph of that hornless goat.
Yesterday afternoon a man in tn
! Cactus Saloon, near the depot, was takeI
with coughing spell and died in fev
! minutes. Judge Wilson was called an'
: summoned jury which met immediate
ly. From papers found on the body i
. was learned that the mans name wa
: w, McAulife of Morenci. DR.. Boido hat
, been called in and from the testimony
: submitted, the jury rendered verdic
: OF death caused by a congestive chill
A The man apparently has no friends, ant
: as there was no money on the body il
: will be buried at the expense OF the city
VS.. Griffith, Otis and Bert Hale, ant
Charles Dawlcy returned last night
from a two weeks trip to Mt. Lemon
e They came down the Givens trai
through Bear Canyon. They report &
fine time spent in camping in Weber,
cabin on the mountain. Frank Cole, al
u old hunter, supplied them with plenty
y of game. Mr.. Forbes, of Forbes ant
! Nevins, remained up in the mountain
with Cole. lie is expected to return
Q Saturday.
The memorial services to be hell
3 under the auspices OF the Grand Arm,
of the Republic at the opera house to
morrow evening at o'clock promise t
e be highly interesting and deserve larg
= attendance. The commander Of Negle
8 Post, General Minty, extends an invita-
!. ton to the public to attend. There viii
4 be some good singing, and Col. j. A
II Zabriskie will deliver the memorial ad
dress. All who are not otherwise en-
e gagged should embrace the opportunit
e to attend this interesting service.