Arizona daily citizen., 1901-06-25
Brief News Items
Of the Town.

residence near the University. 1t will
cost in the neighborhood of SIS 900,
Five freight cars were ditched yester-
day in a wreck at Red Rock. A burned
journal caused the wreck. No one was
| hurt.
Major Shinn is said to be in Guaymas,
Those who were ''roped" by the major
do not seem to be making any effort to
capture him.
Several important mining deals are to
be closed in Tucson very soon. Mining
men look for boom in mining during
the fall and winter months.
! Col. Griffith has not received official
notification OF the appointment OF Mr.,
McCord as United States marshal and
he is still holding in waiting for McCord
to take charge Of the Office in Tucson.
| A review OF the army canteen is pre-
sented by Charles Ferguson OF Tucson
in Sundays Examiner. Mr., Furguson
is now in San Francisco, and expects to
remain on the coast during the summer.
San Juan's day was appropriately and
peacefully celebrated in Tucson. Every
! boy who could secure q horse was out
riding, and there was tire-crackers and
other indications of repect to the day
which the Mexican people celebrate.
Indian Agent Berger of San Navier
says that the Indians who were arrested
Yesterday for drunkness did not secure
the liquor at San Xavier. They got
drunk in Tucson and were arrested
here. An effort WAS made today by
Deputy United States Marshal Reno to
locate the parties who sold liquor to the
Indians.
Alex Hamilton, Arizona's Cadet at
West Point has arrived at his home in
Globe on six weeks furloagh. The
most OF Hamilton's classmates at West
Point are deprived of the usual vacation
period because of hazing which they in
dulged in. Alex Hamilton stands high
in his class and will graduate in two
years.
Joe Torres is in town today from Ca
NADIA del Orc mining district, where he
has been doing the annual assessment
on the Mining Exchange Mine, the pro-
| perty OF Joseph Soldini This is repor-
| ted to be one of the most promising
prospects in that region and a 50-foot
shaft and a 200-foot shaft croes-cuts and
tunnels has saved to lure Mr.. Soldini to
further exploitation. The property is
in the mediate vicinity of Condan
| Camp.
| Articles of incorporation OF the Golden
Rule Copper Mining and Smelling com,
pany were filed today. The company
is formed to work the Cuprite mine
which is located in the Santa Rita
mountains. The incorporators are vii.
liam II. Lake, John b. .Hibbord, and
the directors including the incorpos,
ators are Col. William Herring, Charles
r. Culver and John Hoag. The company
is capitalized at 100000, genera
mining and smelling business will bt
carried on,
B. F. Jossey is striking it rich these
days. Besides being an owner with
Col. Griffith in the rich copper strike in
the Clifton district, Mr.. Jossey owns
stock in an oil well at Bemmount which
is about to become a great producer
MFR. Jossey is thoroughly satisfied with
the possibilities for making money in
the Southwest. He believes that oil vii
be struck at Texas Hill and he is anx
ious to begin operations there. The
miners OF oil claims they have incorpor.
ated and will form stroug orgaiza
tion. Development work will no doubt
be taken up early in the fall.
| Charles Waddell arrived in Tucson
this morning from Phoenix with bunch
of fine horses for the Club stables. He
brought over some OF the fastest stock in
the valley for Mr.. c. NJ. Stearns, the
popular proprietor of the Club stables
He also brought fine mountain buck.
board which will be pressed into service
by Mr.. Stearns. Charley is son of w.
o. Waddell, one of the best known
horsemen in Phoenix. He will remain
at the Club stables several months.
A delightful apron and neck tie party
was given at the residence of Mrs. C. C.
Williams Monday evening in honor OF
her thirty-second birthday. About
forty guests were present. The lawn
was beautifully decorated with Chinese
lanteren, and the orchestra furnished
delightful music. BY 10 O'Clock the
aprons were all properly hemmed. Mr.
L. 8. Wilson being the most skilled
seamsters won the. first prize for bis lady
Miss Dickson and carried off six large
cakes. Mr.. Quinn won the booby prize
which Mrs. Palmer shared with him.
Refreshments were served and dancing
and games made the evening a thor
oughly enjoyable one. Mrs. Williams
received some handsome and useful
gifts. At late hour her guests bade
her good night and went to their re-
spective home, having spent an evening
long TO be remembered by them.