Arizona daily citizen., 1901-04-18
Brief News Items
Of the Town.

tive steps to assist the Knights Templar
in the greeting to President Mckinley
when his train stops here on its western
journey.
The Los Angeles Herald says Charles
R. Flemming OF Tucson, Ariz,, is at the
Hotel Rosslyn. Mr. Flemming is largely
interested in Arizona mining properties
and is now considering scheme to run
an electric car line between Tucson and
late addition being built thereto.
Invitations have been issued for an
entertainment which will be held at the
Tucson opera house in the evening OF
April Goth. The entertainment will be
given by Pima lodge No. 8, l. o. 0. F.
to commemorate the eighty second an
niversary of Odd Fellowship.
The junior baseball club has arranged
a game with the junior team OF Bisbee:
1t will take place at Carrllos' garden
one week from Sunday. The juniors
put up good ball, and an interesting
game is looked forward to. large
number of Bisbeeites will come up with
the juniors to attend the game.
The civil calendar was called this
morning in the district court, the last OF
the criminal eases having been disposed
of Yesterday. Several hours were con-
sumed in calling the calendar, setting
the cases and preparing for the work OF
the civil term. The calendar is very
large and a great many important cases
will come up for trial in this term.
Mr.. r. L. Moore who came here from
Illinois several months ago, died last
night about 10 80. He leaves wife and
little son to mourn his loss. Funeral
services will be held at his late resid-
ence 247 South Fifth avenue tomorrow
morning at 1890 by the Rev. Mr..
Thomas, and interment will be made in
the city cemetery.
The ranchers who are interested in
lands along the Santa Cruz will meet at
the court house tonight. The object OF
the meeting is to develop plans for Sc
curing more water. Professor Herndon,
OF the Indian school, has given notice OF
the meeting, and he expects that the at
tendance will be large and considerable
interest awakened in the project.
F. E. A. Kimba has returned from a
trip to Helvetia. He says that the new
smelter is nearly completed and will be
ready to be blown in on May lst. The
ore bins are all filled with ore ready for
the beginning of operations. At the
mines development work has been car
ried on since the smelter burned down
and extensive bodies OF ore have been
blocked out. Helvetia will take in its
former lively appearance as soon as IL g
smelter begins to produce copper bullion.
Examinations will be held in Tucson
on Tuesday for positions in the Philip
pine service. The examinations will be
conducted by civil service officers and
will take place at the postoffice. Three
persons in Tucson have thus far signi-
fed their intention to enter the ex-
animation. The government hopes to
secure many successful applicants in the
southwest, owing to the fact that Span
ish is spoken and written by many who
are educated as accountants, steno-
graphers, and civil engineers.
]. F. McCauley, machinist employed
in the Southern Pacific shops, died at
his home, $40 O'Toole avenue, at IL 80
this morning OF asthma. Deceased was
48 years of age. He leaves a wife who
mourns the loss OF devoted husband.
He belonged to Pioneer Camp, w. 0.
w. of Salda, Colorado, from which
place he came to Tncson. Deceased was
popular with the railroad men and the
news of his death caused sorrow among
them.
The Phoenix newspapers have a way
OF sighting Tucson which perhaps the
editors know nothing Of. We do not be-
lieve that it is the fault OF the editors );
in fact, we know it is not. But never
theless the papers give us the "go-by"
as though Tucson is of no more impor-
tance than Tanque Verde. The fact that
the papers are passing by the largest
city in Arizona adds to the slight, and
The Citizen believes that the papers
should be called to account. Yesterday
they went by passed us up to the mercy
of the coast papers for the latest news,
and this morning they returned having
been carried on east until the west bound
train was encountered. We do not like
to be slighted in this manner. 1t is not
the proper way to treat the largest city
in Arizona.
The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces that on May Is, 1901,
an examination will be held in Nogales,
Arizona, for the position of watchm an
inspector in the customs service in that
city. From the eligibles resulting from
this examination, it is expected that
certification will be made to fill three
vacancies in the grade of watchman-in-
spector in the Nogales customs district,