Arizona daily citizen., 1901-09-07
Brief News Items
Of the Town.

Trains number . and 10 were reported
on time at 3 O'Clock.
The Board OF County Supervisors yes
tcrday appointed Il. y. Lcatherwoot
road oversccr Of the Tucson district.
Jesse Yoakum has sold his popular re-
sort on Congress street to Frank q. Nc
/ Zee.
Forty head OF goats were driven into
town this morning coming from Oracle
| They were consigned to local butcher
! The Arizona Pioneers meet tomorrow
! afternoon at 30 in their new rooms in
the old Consolidated Bank building No
200 W. Congress st.
Mr.. Wm. Il. May Of San Francisco
travelling agent of the Southern Pacific
is in Tucson gathering material for a
new advertising circular on Arizona
| Mr.. May is stopping at the San Nayier.
Ringing Brothers advertising car
number two came in this morning in
charge OF Tom Daily, the popular old
circus man who is known from Maine TO
Mexico.
Complaint was filed in the Probate
Court yesterday by Bernardo Marquee
against his wife Ysabel Cruz, charging
her with insanity. Tie case was heard
by Judge Purcell and the insane woman
ordered sent to the Phoenix asylum.
The new offices Of the J Knox Cor
bett Lumber Co, were occupied ior the
first time yesterday. Numbers OF friends
called to see the new establishment and
to pay their respects to Mr.. Corbett and
Mr. Give Richey, junior member Of the
firm.
4 Mexican, Francisco Carrillo, offend
ed the sensitive ear of a resident in
Earrio Libre by violent and unscemly
language last night and was hailed be-
fore Justice Wilson this morning to
show cause why he should not be pun
ished for disturbing the tranquility OF
his neighbor, lie was twenty minutes
late and his procrastination cost him
ten dollars.
The digity Of the law was upheld in
the city recorders office today to the ex
tent Of Furnishing two unfortunate frac-
tnrers Of the law vho were arrested for
being drunk and disorderly and got ten
doliars- and ten days respectively, and
one, Juan Garcia, an extru-ty at the
jaiFwho broke his trn-tyship and kip
Bl, was recaptnred and given fifteen
days ior repentance.
The Arizona EIoueers Society, who
have ior 50 long occupied rooms in the
block on the corner of Congress and
Court street, have moved to new quar-
ters. They now can he found in the
building formerly ncuFi@d by the Com
solidatcd National Bank This binding
was, with bat few alterations, very ex-
cellcntly fitted ion the service OF the go
eiety. The records, portraits, curios,
specimens and ncws paper files were
moved IN and now the Secretary W. J..
osborne has got settled in his new quar-
teTs and is ready TO receive visitors.
Last night was celebrated the holiday
of the Gee Hong Tong, the local lodge Of
Chinese free mas0narY. This lodge has
a bership OF nearly 2G0 and it seem.
ed all day yesterday and up to two o'clock
last night, as il each one was trying to
make more noise than his neighbor.
The lodge. room is on Pearl street iust
around the corner from Pennington, and
last night was in blaze Of light. MANY
colored lanterns were hung on the YER
| andah and balcony, and from within is
sued clamor that could be heard blocks
away. The celebration began about ten
o'clock yesterday forenoon, and from
that time during the entire dav eoncs
were sounded, drums were beaten. sam
isens played. The combination at times
was deafenng. About ten o'clock last
night and late into the night. the lolgp
emerged onto eAe street. There BEGAN
the ceremony Of Gghting the devil. This
is section Of their lodge work and
seemed particularly well chosen for its
object, for it would be very brave devil
that would face that aggregation. A
continued spread vas served from four
in the afternoon until all the members
and visiting brothers had eaten and
were filled. There was an abundance
Of corn and wine and oil and if anyone
tainted by the way, it was not the fault
OF the worshiptuI master low Yonk IIee,
who had prepared the banquet.
LoSI-That Troublesome baby.