Arizona daily citizen., 1901-01-07
Brief News Items
Of the Town.


Prof. W. W. Wilson has been APP
pointed principal of the Florence public
school vice Prof. McAlhster, resigned.
Union services were held last night at
he opera house. President Parker OF
he university presided at the meeting.
Charles f. Thomas has brought suit
against the Golden Rule Copper COM !
panv to recover $l,l54.60 for services
performed.
The government weather bureau pre-
diets the following weather for Tucson;
Fair tonight and probably showers on
Tuesday.
Constable Pacheco last night arrested
two tramps who stole overcoats from
the Southern Pacific train last evening.
They were given ninety days IN the
county Jail by Justice Wilson.
Addresses were delivered by Rev.
Bovran, Rev. Gibbons, Rev. Thomas,
and prayer by Rev. Craig. There VAS
large attendance and the joint meeting
was enioyed by all who attended.
The Tucson IiedeYhranZ held a
meeting last night for the installation
of officers. Jacob Houck was re elected
president this year and the new officers
are: c. F. Schumacher, vice-presldent !;
Fritz Pristor. treasurer; James Sever
ance, secretary.
\ band of Papagos are camped at
Juan Avenente's tank. twenty mites
west OF Florence, and hunt antelope
n the desert with considerable success.
The Blade says that they hunt With
bows and arrows and will bring down
an antelope at hundred yards FIVE
shots out Of seven.
/ The Tombstone Prospector says that
John Prindiville and Mary f. Wilson
of Pearce, were married in Tombstone
on Thursday, Justice c. s. Clark otiiciat'
ing. The couple are well and favorably
known, Mr.. Prindiville being a former
Tombstoner who has host OF friends
and well-wishers here while the bride
is an esteemed resident OF Pearce.
Articles of incorporation of the Barn
ard Densmore company were filed today
in the recorders office. Tucson Ii
namedhs the principal place OF business
and the capital stock Is $4,000. Tht
company will enter into the canning
business, preserving fruit, etc. The IN
corporators are W. II. Barnard, Emmett
Densmore and Darlot Densmore.
The Hearst estate is having very
heavy movement of cattle from 1T
ranches in Mexico to its property In The
United States. In addition TO the ser
eral thousand head recently admitted a
Palomas, twenty-six carloads are to 81
through FL Paso from the ranches il
the Sierra Madres to the ranches of the
estate in New Mexico, Arizona and Cal
| iiornia.
The cattle business in Arizona il
booming and the shipments from the
| territory are larger than at any time
| previous. The Southern Pacific has
now orders for $40 cattle cars for hauling
the stock between FL Paso and Yuma,
The shipments are to 60 in part to Cali
fornia and part east and north. The
Arizona cattle are considered among the
best to be had and the demand for the m
is very great.
| The Wakefield Bros are rounding up
| all their cattle on their Desert station
range, and will deliver them to buyers
at Tucson. They contracted to deliver
900 head to buyers at Tucson, hut
have not been able to find more than
| 700 head so far. The Florence Blade
saws that their loss OF cattle because Of
drouth has been greater than they an
ticipated. They have bought new
ranch, in Pima cou: ty near the Sonora
line, and will go into the business o.
buying and selling cattle.
Miss Agnes Heating and Miss Nellie
| Spinas have returned to Tucson to re
sumo their school work. The young
ladies had pleasant holiday in Flor
ence and were ccmplimented by being
made the recipients of a public recep
ton which was attended by the repre-
sentative population OF the town. The
Florence Blade GAYS that an attractive
feature OF the reception was an elegant
supper served by the parents of the
young ladies at the residence of Mr.
Joseph Spinas, just across the street
from the reception hall.
On January 3 The Citizen mentioned
the fact that Jacob Bingham and Francis
! Harris had received marriage license
and were joined in the holy bonds o
matrimony by Judge Purcell. This
| paper also stated that the contracting
parties were from the "Mormon settle
ment," a statement which was MOI
authoriz d by Judge Purcell, but was
the inform ltion of someone evidently
unreliable. The parties married by the
| Judge are residents of the Mutual labor.
| colony, which is a settlement of prosper
our people upon the rich agricultural
lands OF the Riliito north of Tucson
The error was called to the attention OF
The Citizen today and the correction is