The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-16
Arizona News
Views and Gossip.

Ranchers on the south side OF tho
river AT Phoenix are becoming worked
up over the sugar proposition and are
now signing contracts to raise beets
where they would not listen TO
proposition Few weeks ago.
MIR. e. W. Young. president of tho
Arizona Orange Growers association
received a dispatch last week from
New York bearing some very pleasing
Information relative to the prices com
manded by the Arizona product.
The whole boxes in the last car ship
ped there sold from $2.75 to $3.50
each. making an average OF $5 per
box. The nalf boxes sold for from
$3.50 to $4.38 or an average of 1926 per
box. The message also said that the
next shipment would sell at even bet
ter prices II the oranges should prove
to be larger. Republican.
Thomas OKeefe, the oil expert, was
In Lordsburg Sunday. coming up from
peming, where he had been acting as
a representative of the K, Paso oil
company. dealing with the representa-
t;res OF the Deming oil company Tor a
consolidation. The lands of these two
companies join, and II was thought
that IL they combined they would saye
money. as one well would prove both
properties. 4 consolidation was
effected, and work will be pushed on
the experimental well.-Lordsburg
Liberal.
Work nas been commenced on tho
grade for railroad connecting Doug.
las with Naco. The line will either be
built from Douglas station or Forest
siding. twelve miles this side of Doug.
las. The building OF this nne will give
Naco and the Cananea railway direct
connection with the Ell Paso & South
western and will obviate the haul over
heavy grade from Douglas to Don
Luis. Work was commenced at this
time to take advantage of the railroad
exemption act passed by the last Iegis.
lature. Bisbee Review.
Mr.. r. II. Powers an attorney from
Los Angeles, Is IN Yuma with Senator
Dorsey, as his personal attorney In tho
matter of the adjustment of the Trip
Ter Liquid Air company. The appoint
s'''iAN ~ ~ hoA}t Hus IHhut Oh LlH ltt0,
and the sale "> the property viii be
duly had. Pisrce Evans has been ap-
pointed as rsfeiec for all cases in
bankruptcy arising in Yuma county.
Although the compe ny has no assets In
Arizona. all Its property being in New
York. the organization was maze un-
Der our laws, which require this FORM
ula to be had in Arizona Sentinel.
There will be something doing in
Aqua Caiiente on Christmas day. In
TACT, there will be considerable doing.
First there will be a big turkey shoot,
and II will be followed by two ifve:,
races. one OF which at least will be a
novelty. 1t will be burro race for
young ladies. That Ia. the Young
ladies' are not to be raced for but are
to ride the burros that are 10 do the
racing. After that event there will be
running race, free for all Entries for
the races must be reported 20 II. A.
Mcdonald. Aqua CalienIe, bv he ,em-
Der 20. Christmas night Is 70 lie de-
voted to dancing and grand bali IL
being arranged for
| Parties coming from Sacotum bring
the news OF rather a lively incident
that took place on the reservation last
Monday and which showed that at
least two native policemen have as
much nerve as their white brothers are
ever credited with possessing. A Mexi-
can was reported ~ have been engaged
In supplying the natives with whiskey
and two native policemen were detail-
et to arrest him. They found him at
Santan. one of the native villages not
far from Sactoh. and told him their
mission. He made answer by a volley
from his slx-snooter For some rea-
son the police were unarmed but that
made no difference. They just waited
till the Mexican had amused himself
shooting UP his ammunition and then
took him prisoner One of the police