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

| OF the weather man today.
PLACE your orders in time at THE
BREAKER and THE BREAKER only.
Sole agents for Redlands famous carna.
tions.
The smuggling cases have brought q
large number of custom house clerks
from Nogales to Tucson as witnesses.
Philomena Sapa was convicted oI
nuggling, the jury being out but few
hours. Alvino Martinez was acquitted
OF the same charge.
THE LEADER for fine millinery.
B. D. Fairbanks has reopened the
Fashion again with gentlemanly mix
ologist" behind the bar, and is pre-
pared to serve the most fastidious.
There was rumor on the streets last
night that Burt Alvord had been
killed. 1t was also stated that he came
into Benson yesterday. No confirma'
ton of the reports were received today.
HAVE YOU SEEN the dress hats for
five dollars and up at The Leader?
Charley Hood, customs collector at
Yuma, is in the city attending court.
MIR. Hood has been suffering with the
grip for some time and is reduced in
weight owing to the tenacity OF the grip
which has taken hold of him.
Constable Pacheco who went to Yuma
after Burts and the Owens boys says
that the sand storm which ragged last
night on the desert was so furious that
breathing was difficult for passengers in
the cars. The storm was general
throughout southern Arizona.
J. A. Wilburn, an Odd Fellow from
Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, died in the city
yesterday. His wife and baby arrived
in Tucson three days ago, but deceased
had been here two months. The remains
will be shipped t1morrow to Kentucky
by Undertaken Parker.
DR.. Lennox drove in from Helvetia
this morning in three hours and ten
minutes The distanceis about twenty
nine miles, which makes the Doctors
record good one. He came in to ap-
pear as a witness in case in which
telvetia parties are interested.
Joe Manciet, the popular constable
who was shot in the arm a month ago,
is able to be out and will soon take up
ris work again. His arm is in a sling,
but twill be entirely well in short
sinpe. Joes many friends in the city
sfe p'eased to know OF his improve
'ment.
Matt Burts and the owens brothers,
who are doing time in the Yuma prison
for holding up the Southern Pacific, ar
rived Tucson this morning in charge
of an officer. They will testify before
the district court in the case against
William Downing, charged with at
to rob the United States mail.
The territorial grandjury which was
called this morning is composed OF the
following: r. J. Adams. Henry w.
Altman, Henry Branch, r. G. Brady,
D. S. Cochran. Chris. Christensen,
rhos. Deering, f. P. Drew, Chas. f.
Find, Vic. Hanney, John Heidel, w. A.
Julian, Royal A. Johnson, Frank NJ.
King, n. f. Plumer, l.. Rosenstern,
Jos. Smailes, NJ, &. Samaniego, William
ronkin, B. L. Worthen and G. X.
Wores.
John B. Wright and Porter W. Fle:1-
ing have entered into law partnership
and will occupy the offices in the Pease
building which were occupied by the
late lamented Judge C. W. Wright
These young men are so favorablv
known in Tucson and Arizona that sue
cess Is assured them from the start.
John Wright was district attorney of
Yuma county and Porter Fleming was
district attorney OF Gila county. The
firm combines ability, integrity and
push and with these qualifications there
can be no question but that the new law
drm will be very successful.
The morning paper has a unique way
of apoIogizing for saying that a man is
dead who is more alive than the Star re-
porter. The paper says: "The item in
yesterdays Star noting death gave the
evening paper some concern. Said item
was furnished by reliable person,
hence the publication. Confirmation
could not be had at the hour, though it
was hardly considered necessary under
the circumstances. We cannot under.
stand under what circumstances" the
morning paper takes the license to call
a man dead who is not dead.
The posse that has been in the pursuit
OF the outlaw Alvo I'd for the past few
days returned empty handed yesterday
morning to Douglass They followed |
the trail into Hog canyon in the SWISS
helms where the trail was lost on ac-
count of the late storm. The posse |
found several caves in which the outlaws |
had recently been and at one place found |
a camp fire which was still burning and |
from the condition of the surroundings |
looked as though they had been run
away by the approach of the officers. +,
The Douglass possee did not see any,
thing of the Tombstone contingent and
they are thoupkt To ha in tho fold ya+