Arizona daily citizen., 1901-01-28
Brief News Items
Of the Town.

ride Wednesday afternoon.
Three days OF cloudy weather and
rain are seldom seen in Tucson.
City Attorney Rosco Dale, who has
been seriously i'll, is able to be out again.
The condition of R. II. Paul is re-
ported much improved today and there
are hopes for his recovery,
Tucson is getting an abundance of
rain, and it was never more welcome.
All day there has been steady down
pour and the weather bureau in San
Francisco predicts a continuation OF the
storm tonight and tomorrow.
Miss Hannah Mansfield entertained a
large party of friends on Saturday night
at her home on Stone avenue. The
party was one of unusual beauty and
enjoyment.
Col Harlow is in the city from Nogales
and there is rumor that he will locate
in Tucson. The colonel is one OF the
thoroughbred companion. He will be
welcome in Tucson, and The Citizen
trusts the rumor will prove to be true,
The people of the Gila valley are con-
siderabiy agitated over the proposed di-
vision of Graham county, and the best
they expect appears to be that the prop
osition will be first submitted to a vote
OF the people of the county. The Globe
| Silver Belt says that the division OF the
county seems inevitable, if not at this
session two years hence.
| The Helvetia company is going to put
mp steel smelter upon the site of the
one which was burned. This looks as
if the company does not propose to be
burned out a second time. 4 large
number of men are constantly employed
in the mines at Helyetia and great guam
titles of ore are being blocked out.
1t is reported at Kelvin that Mr.. Col
quhouns report on the Ray was favor
able and that the London stockholders
have decided to advance another million
dollars, to put in the needed improve
ments at mill and mine, and provide tor
handling 800 tons. The Florence Blade
says it has not received official contirma-
ton of the report but if it be trne
Pinal county will boom.
Mr.. Chas. Foremas is one OF tine most
successful OF the nimrods OF Florence.
/, He killed sixty-four ducks in one day
| last week according to the Blade. He
has a trained horse which keeps
between him and the ducks till he gets
within good range, then he moves from
behind the horse and opens ire upon tie
feathery victims before they can get out
Of range.
| The biggest piece of meat in ella
county is brndle cow owned by Jack
| Henderson of Salt river. Last Friday
morning she helped herself to a dishpan
full of dough which Mrs. Henderson
had get out to rise. The heifer then
walked over and took her stand in the
sunny side OF hay stack. The dough
began to rise and at last accounts the
hay stack wasn't big enough to keep
the wind off her.
A large number of the friends OF Mr..
Ben Fairbanks spent pleasant even
ing at his home at 4S f. Alafheda street
on Friday evening. The gathering was
to mark the sixty-second anniversary of
Mr.. Fairbanks birth, and it was an
event which will long be remembered
by those who participated in the
pleasures of the evening. Toasts were
spoken, there was speaking and singing,
and the merry party was bent upon
showering Mr.. Fairbanks with evidences
of their friendship for him. At mid
night refreshments were served.
Saturday in the supreme court a mo-
tion to join two cases in the matter of
the guardianship of Hugo and Helenita
Zeckenderf. minor heirs. from Pima
county, was argued. A motion to dis
miss was denied in one of these cases
and allowed in the other. In the case
of Wiley Morgan, appel ant, vs.. the ter
ritory, respondent, from Cochise county,
request by the attorney-general that
the verdict be sent up, was acceded to.
The case was argued by Messrs. s. f.
Hazard and Judge Baker for the ap-
pellant, and submitted.
Hon. Sam Barkley came down from
Phoenix Saturday to spend the Sabbath
at home. He came with the special
committee chosen bv the legislature to
investigate the condition of the terri
torial institution at this place, the Uni
versity OF Arizona, and the party was
entertained by Assemblyman Barkley
yesterday afternoon on drive to the
old mission. MIR. Barkley is wei
pleased with the consideration Pima
county received in the appointments of
both the council and the assembly. He
says that the poll tax law which was
the first law to receive the attention OF
the legislators is being passed back and
forth between the council and the as
sembly, and there is no telling at this
time whether it will be repealed or not.
But Mr.. Barkiy says If it is repealed it is
his opinion that the statutes will be left
without poll tax law OF any kind.