Arizona daily citizen., 1901-02-19
Brief News Items
Of the Town.


OF ore to the FL Paso smell
ter.
r. D. Woddell of Phoenix, a well
known horseman, will arrive in Tucson
Thursday.
There is rumor that the Arctic ice
company will move from its present To-
cation to fiat near the natatorium.
Frank Ii. Hereford in the estate of
Della f. Johnson has filed suit against
]. f. Messersmith and w. l.. johnson
upon promissory note.
John Wright has returned to the city
from trip to outside points where ne
went on legal business. He says that
Tucson is the only city in the territory.
Deed was filed in the recorders Office
today conveying lot two in block ls0
from Maria W. Morrison to Belle J.
Barnes and Josephine b. Martin. The
consideration was $275.
The Bisbee Review says that Date
Graham returned last Saturday from
the Huachuca mountains, where he had
been at work on a group OF five claims.
Work was discontinued for the present
on account OF the heavy snow, which
fell to a depth of four feet on the level.
Mr.. Graham has a shaft fifty feet deep
and was taking out ore for shipment to
Ell Paso when interrupted by the storm.
At the bottom of the shaft is 3-foot
vein of copper ore. This group adjoins
those owned by Mr.. Forest, for which a
sixth interest short time ago sold for
$4,000. Mr.. Graham will remain in Bis
bee until the weather moderates, when
he will resume work with large force
OF men.
Thi city council held a special meeting
last night for the purpose of opening
bids for sewerage on Fifth street and
Mckenna. Sewerage OF $500 feet was
bid upon. The bidders and their bids
were as follows: Manzo Il 0choa 1929 :;
Tucson Cement and Sidewald company,
$500; Julian company $3IS275. The
bids were referred to the special com
mittee that has the matter in hand and
the city engineer who will consult with
the committee and report at a special
meeting to be held tomorrow night,
Superintendent Gasser of the water
works asked the council to dispose OF
the material at the old pumping plant
and accordingly bids for it will be re-
cieved. Bids were received for repair
ing the citypond and Mr.. Dunham's bid
was accepted.
A Mexican was badly shot at Nc
Donald's saloon on Silver creek on Feb
ruary 8 about 4 p. m. says the Bisbee
Review. The case was heard in Justice
Willcox's office on Thursday with the
result that Hernandez, who did the
shooting, was bound over to await the
action Of the grand jury in the sum of
$1,000. Being unable to furnish bond he
was taken to Tombstone YESTERDAY.
Hernandez entered McDonald's saloon
about O'Clock on February sth with
two six shooters in his ielt. 1t was be-
lieved he entered the saloon to kill the
bartender. A Mexican named Juaro
was also an inmate of the place at the
| time of the shooting and as Hernandez
| drew his pistol he attempted TO sieze
the weapon and was shot in the abdo-
men. After the shooting Hernandez
tried to make his escape but was cap
tured and brought to Bisbee where he
was given hearing. Hernandez saws
the gun was discharged accidentally.
OF the marriage of Miss Mary Proctor
and w. c. Green the Pho mix Republi.
can has the following account: Mr.. w.
c. Green and Miss Mary A. Proctor
were married Saturday evening at 9:3C
O'Clock at the rooms of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
c. Bernard in the Occidental hotel. The
hasty wedding was somewhat of a sur
prise to the friends OF the contracting
parties though it indicates nothing
of specially romantic nature. 1t had
been agreed upon for sometime by the
parties interested though dates and
final plans had not been made. Mis-.
Proctor has been in Phoenix for som,
days the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard
Mr.. Green was called here Saturday by
court business and also received tele.
grams which necessitated an early visit
to New York. There being no gooC
reason to the contrary they decided or
Saturday to tie the knot and make the
trip to New York bridal tour as vel
as business visit. Probate Judge
| Langstone was therefore summoned and
after short ceremony, and the congra.
tulations of few friends present, they
took the ! O'Clock $. +. =. Il P. train
for the north. The groom is well
known all over Arizona as mining man
and his connection with the Cobre
Grande litigation has made his name
prominent in the territorial press. The
bride is daughter of Mr., and Mrs.
Frauk L. Proctor of Naco Ariz., and is
most estimable young lady, particu.
larly we'll known in Pima county.
TO ADVERTISERS-The circulation
Of the Citizen is increasing very fast
thus making this paper one of the best
advertising mediums in the southwest.
Live agents have been placed in the
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