Arizona daily citizen., 1901-06-26
Brief News Items
Of the Town.

| United States Marshal McCard is ex-
pecteCl here in few days.
A grand ball will be given at the West
Congress & Garden, July 18th.
Arizona Lodge A. o. U. W. No. will
meet tonight and elect officers for the
ensuing year.
The wife OF James Hicks died this
afternoon at2 O'Clock. She had been
| i'll for some time.
Daniel Blair'swore out warrant this
afternoon for a boy whom he claims
pounded him. The case will come up
| in Justice court tomorrow.
| DR.. Nj. NJ. Walker is about to leave for
Phoenix where he will enter into part
nership with DR.. Wyle one of the lead
ing physicians of Phoenix.
Attorney Gibson OF the firm OF Robin
son 4 Gibson is here today. He came
over to argue before Judge Davis the
motion to dissolve the injunction in the
case OF Barnett vs. Dunlap.
A bunch of nearly 900 head of cattle
will arrive in Tucson this afternoon
from the U. S. Sturgiss ranch near the
border line. The stock will be shipped
from here to California.
Mr.. II. c. frost, the we'll known
Tucson architect is making plans for a
residence for Mr. L. ii. Chalmers, OF
Phoenix. The building will cost $1,000,
and will be OF the Spanish mission
style of architecture.
The city hall officials combinea variety
of talent. Recorder Nat Hawke and
Superintendent Gasser are champion
jumpers. having twice won honors and
more substantial reward from Royal A.
johnson. Kid Wilding and Mr.. Gasser
will run foot rare on July 4th which
will be very interesting.
Messrs. Sampson and Bent are in the
city from their Las Guijas camp. They
are Interested in oil claims in David
sons canyon and have secured the at
tention of Chicago capitalists who will
put up considerable money to sink sev-
eral wells. Messrs. Sampson and Bent
believe that oil will he secured as the
indications are very favorable.
Capt. ]. D. Milton has organized a
strong company which will at once sink
for oil on the captains oil lands in
Texas. A great gusher has been struck
close to Captain Millions land. w. s.
Sturpiss who is interested with Captain
Milton is here today to meet the captain.
The many friends of Capt. Milton in
Tucson will he glad to hear OF bis sue
cess.
A new departure in celebrating the
Fourth OF July will be mode in Tucson
this year. Mayor Schumacher ana the
city council have decided to raise money
among themselves for celebration,
since there seems to be no disposition on
the part of the people generally 10 sub
scribe. These gentlemen will provide
music and refreshments for the children
of the city at the city park and patriotic
addresses will be delivered by Mayor
Schumacher, Hon. Roscoe Dale and Gen.
Royal A. johnson.
Frank NJ. King has received informa.
tion that he will be arrested if he goes
to Prescott during the trial OF Fain and
Miller. 1t is said that an officer is here
watching Mr.. Kings movements. Fain
and Miller were on trial for the murder
of Mr.. Kings sister near Yuma. Frank
and Sam King claim that Fain and Mil
Ter were both armed and knew that a
killing would result when they went to
| the Burns ranch. A change OF venue
was taken from Yuma 10 Prescott in
their cases.
| DIR. Zimmerman has returned from a
trip to Helvetia. He says that the camp
is preparing to celebrate..the Fourth of
July in grand style. There will be drill
ling contests, horse races and other at
fractions. John Stone has charge Of the
affair which is assurance enough that it
will be a success. The people of Helve-
| tia are back OF him and have contribut-
ed literally toward making the celebra-
tion success. The people OF Tucson
| are invited to be present.
DR.. ]. NJ. Ford, Col. Christy and wife
returned this morning from Mexico.
They are spending the day in the city
with Judge w. Fl. Barnes. These gentle
men are interested in one OF the largest
mining prospects that has ever been
attempted in Mexico. They have Or
ganized their company at capitaliza-
tion OF 10000, 900. Judge Barnes and
DIR. Ford will leave for New Nork very
soon to finance the proposition. The
sulphide hill which they have secured is
one Of the richest mineralized sections in
Mexico.