Arizona daily citizen., 1901-01-29
Brief News Items
Of the Town.

The Foresters will give smoker to-
hight.
Augustine Molina has been adjudged
insane in probate court.
Mrs. Michaelson, a sister of Mrs. $.
Fl. Drachman, is seriously i'll at her
home in San Bernardino.
DR.. Wesley w. Barkwell of Chicago,
who came here with consumption
short time ago, died yesterday.
Claude f. Cole OF Tucson and Miss
Marian H. Thropp of Los Angeles were
married in this city on Sunday.
Collins & semple, cattle buyers from
Fresno, California, have gone to the
Magdalena district to buy some cattle.
Harry Drachman has moved his shoe
store one door west from the oldlocatlon
at the corner of Stone avenue and Con-
gress.
On Thursday evening the younger
members of the Elks will give ball at
the club rooms. This is to be the first
of a series of hops which will be given
during the winter.
$. Fl. Stewart is in from Fresnal. Tie
says that the water contained in the
750-foot we'll upon the ranch OF Marsh x
Driscoll is the finest in the United
States. The purity of the water is
matter of comment among all who
drink it.
st. David, the prosperous settlement
in the San Pedro valley, is growing
rapidly. This week twins were born tc
Mrs. Charles Godkins, and an artesion
I flow of water was struck on ranch
there. Prosperity is surely smiling up,
on St. David
Messrs. Bent 4 Sampson, the mining
men, have returned to the city from the
Guijas where they went with Col, Al
colt, president of the American VOL
fran company who made visit to the
properties OF the company to look into
the development work which is being
| done there.
Thursday Mr.. Ed Doll came in from
the Rincon mountains where he has a
couple of very good looking prospects
which he is developing. He and j. NJ
Orosco are out there together. They
have ledge of very fine looking copper
ore upon which they are sinking Ben
son Press.
Gen. III. Clay Ewing is guest at Ho-
tel Hall, having arrived here from JET
| forson City, Mo. He is one OF the best
known citizens of Missouri. Col. Breath
lit OF Tucson is an old friend OF the gen
eral, and j. vas through his efforts that
General Ewing came to Tucson. He will
remain during the winter.
Miss Ella Fellows, who came to Tue
son short time ago accompanied by
| her sister, was taken with brain fever s
few DAYS ago and died last night. Sh,
l
came here to spend the winter for th'
benefit of her health. Her brother vii
arrive from Oklahoma to take the re
mains back to the Iowa home.
Commissioner Mix of Nogales had I
Mexican named Juan Fernandez up be
fore him who was charged with SNUG
Cling oranges and lemons across the line
He had been detected passing fruit 1
week ago and was warned. He took NJ
notice of the warning. Early last weel
he passed over two or three hundret
lines and sold them to local merchants
The inspectors caught him. He wa
held over until the next term of tn,
United States court in Tucson.
The Florence Blade says: Our old
time friend Jesse Hardesty, who wa
district attorney of Pinal county years
ago, and terror to law-breakers, was
here this week and received cordia
greeting from the old timers. He lei
Tuesday for Globe, where he will pro
badly locate. He is not only first-clasa
lawyer, but ia also first-elass man. W.
congratulate Globe upon the acquisition
Thursday evening Mr.. VIM. Melcze
OF Phoenix, president of the Melczel
Mining company operating the famou
Copete mine in Sonora, was at Benson
en- route to the mine, says the Press
Mr.. Melczer says that his reduction
plant will soon be ready for operation
A traction engine and four wagons t.
haul coke, supplies and bullion betweel
the mine and railway at Carbo, was tt
be shipped from the east Friday OF las
week.
| Hon. Carles r. Drake is welcomed
back to Tucson by his friends, all o.
whom are glad to see him again. Mr.
Drake spends the most of his time in
California where he is interested in oil