Arizona daily citizen., 1901-05-23
Brief News Items
Of the Town.

the city OF Tucson lot six in block 25S.
The consideration is $500,
Kirk Hart, who has been very i'll for
some weeks, is now out OF danger and is
on the road to recovery.
! b. l.. Worthen won the damage suit
brought against him by w. G. Page.
The case went to the jury late yester-
day afternoon.
Col. J. A. Zabriskie has opened a law
Office on Pennington street. The rooms
will also be used by the regents of the
University OF Arizona for meetings. Col.
Zabriskie is now secretary OF the board
of regents.
| Mary Martin will soon begin the
erection OF two-story double house in
the Hoff addition across the tracks. 1t
will cost about $3 500 and will be built
OF brick. Forbes and Nevins viii have
the contract OF building the house.
In the district court today the case of
Barnes & Martin VS.. W. P. Woods, ad-
| LuuistIStVts Was APo0 Aiottoh "a siio
plaintiffs, continued for the term. In
the case of Elizabeth Dean vs. South
er Pacific railroad company the demur-
rer OF the defendents was sustained and
the plaintiff given thirty days to amend.
In the Probate Court today NJ. 7 Car
rillo filed his bond in the Juan Elias es-
tate, special letters having been granted
him. A reappraisement of the estate
was ordered made by Judge Purcell. A
reappraisement was also made in the
estate OF John Williams, deceased, OF
which o. C. Parker is administrator.
John F. Chain of Bisbee and Miss
Eta d. Spicer of Tucson were this
morning united in marriage by Judge
Purcell in his chambers. The groom is
bright young man Of Bisbee who is
well connected there in business way.
The bride is Tucson young lady,
beautiful and an amiable companion
She has many friends here. Mr.. ard
Mrs. Chain viii 60 to Bisbee tomorrow
morning where they will make their
future home.
| Messrs. McKenna and White who
went to Texas Hill to locate oil lands
have returned. They located four sec
tions for Tucson par ties, and have come
back thoroughly mbued with the oil
fever. They believe that oil will be
found there, and are backed in this pre-
diction by eminent California experts
They brought back samples OF the for
nation which is supposed to contain oil.
Active development work will begin
soon, it is said, by the parties who have
located this land.
Ernest w. Lewis, the Phoenix attor-
ney who is in Tucson, says that there is
great excitement in Phoenix over alleg-
ed oil discoveries. Sinking is being pro-
secuted at a point upon the Tempe road
and several companies have been formed
in Phoenix. Experts have examined
the lands where prospecting is being
carried on and they report favorable and
advise active operations ON the part OF
the persons who have claimed the
lands. A large number OF Phoenix peo-
pie have invested in claims, near Aguas
Celientes in Maricopa county where
there are hopes of occurring oil.
Al Bernard, secretary OF the La Cana
nea cattle company, has arrived from
La Cananea and win be in Tucson until
tomorrow night when he goes to Her
mosillo on business connected with his
new duties. He says that the La Cana
nea company has SOC, 900 acres of range
lands in its possession, all OF which is to
be fenced in at once. Mr.. Bernard says
that they will not use the land Tor sew
eral wears, but will fence it in and allow
it to rest and recuperate before it is
stocked, w. G. Greene is the owner of
the La Cananea lands which are in Mex
leo, the Turkey Creek range which is
also in Mexico, and the Greene ranch in
Arizona. ~
In q conversation Mr.. Louis Gas
ser, superintendent OF the City Water
works, states that collections are right
up to the handle and that people literal
ly fall over one another, 30 anxious are
they to pay their water bills. One thing
that tickles Ar. Gasser is the fact that
the coniding public is not aware OF the
existing law which compels the proper
ty owners to pay for the water that is
used by their tenants. So all tenants
who were not aware ofthis law, and who
have heretofore walked up to the altar
OF contribution and paid their water
bills, depart now with pockets loaded.
The Arizona National bank will move
into its new building on the corner of
Congress and Stone avenue on Saturday.
This building Is one of the handsomest
ever erected in Tucson and it is fit
companion fcv the colonial building oc-
cupied by the Consolidated National
bank on the opposite corner. Together |
these buildings lend a dignity to the
city and they are without question the |
prettiest in architecture and interior
appointments OF any bank buildings in
the country. The building OF the Ariz-
ona National bank presents an altogether
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