Arizona daily citizen., 1901-03-19
Brief News Items
Of the Town.
EASTER millinery at The Leader.


Sunday Sam Hall has placed number
of new tables in the restaurant so as to
accommodate larger number of guests
Chas. C. Randolph, formerly editor ol
the Phoenix Republican, has been EN-
ployed by Director OF the Mint George
q. Roberts to prepare the statistics OF
the production of precious metals in
Arizona for the year 1900.
Tucson is one of the most healthful
cities in the United States There has
been scarcely any sickness this winter,
according to City Physician Crepin, and
the mortality OF bonafide residents OF
the city has been extremely small.
There was meeting OF stock holdo' s
of the Eureka Crude Oil company (of
Arizona) at the San Xavier hotel this
morning at ten O'Clock for the purpose
OF e'e ting directors; The following
gentlemen were elected w. r. Greene,
II. A. Greene, Gabriel kloeckner, J. G.
Burgess, E. B. Spencer.
LADIES remember the Easter open
ing of pattern hats at The Leader Milli-
merry Pariors.
Table Claret, Zinfandel and Sauternes
of the best grades have just been re-
ceived by f. Abadie from the renowned
Santa Clara valley, Cal. ANY of these
brands belong to the 1895 crop. A bot
tie at your meal will constitute the best
of tonics and aperients.
There is great deal OF careIessness
shown by the drivers of delivery wagons
in Tucson. They allow their horses to
stand united, contrary to city ordi-
nance, and frequent runaways occur.
Yesterday there was dash in the lower
part of town and today horse standing
on upper Congress street took spin
down Maiden lane. Fortunately there
have been no serious results from the
unaways thus far, but that is simply
luck. Someone is likely to be hurt and
we would advise that the city authorities
enforce stricter obedience to the law
in regard to horses standing on the
streets of the city.
describing the camp of Bisbee and the
Copper Queen workings the mining and
scientific press says: Thirty miles south
OF Tom bstone, 56 miles southeasterly
from Benson, is Bisbee, Ariz, within
miles of the Mexican border; this
Cochise county copper property, with It's
shafts, smelling and reduction works, is
the leading property OF that section, the
converters turning out copper bullion
ore 90 pure copper. For several years
nearly 1000 men have found employ
ment from the Copper Queen Co, and
at times copper has been produced at
the rate of 2,0O0. 600 pounds per month.
AHANDSOME line of millinery at
No. % Congress street, The Leader.
The organization of the Elks lodge
at Bisbee is now complete and March
9th is the day set apart for the finish
ing touches. On that day there will be
visiting Elks from all parts Of the ter
ritory and a banquet will be given in
the evening The following officers
were elected: c. F. Nichols, exalted
ruler, Emil Marks, esteemed leading
knight; DIR. w. ]. Errington, local
knight; DIR. F. A. Sweet, lecturing
knight; W. B. Kelly, secretary: II. c.
StilIman, treasurer; John Blair, tyler !;
Scott Wbaley, l.. j. Overlook and S. X
Williams, trustee. Last night at Elks
hall in Tucson the 'teain" was enlisted
to put the Bisbee Elks through the or.
deal, and a large delegation of Tucson
Elks will go to Bisbee.
The ball and banquet which was
given last night by the Emmett club
was one OF the most enjoyable events
that has taken place in Tucson this
year. The ball was held in the new
Century hall which was fttingly de-
corated with emblems OF Irish patro-
tism and loyalty to the memory of St.
Patrick. The attendance was very large
and was marked by many beaut ifui
costumes worn by the ladies. The scene
OF the ball room was one which will re
main long in the memories OF those who
witnessed it. AT the San Augustine the
banquet was served. Mrs. w. j. Kirk
patrick and T. F. Ryan contributed
toward the enjoyment of the banquet by
rendering Irish songs which thrilled
the hearts of the Irish-Americans pre-
sent and crowned the singers with new
laurels.
Mr.. William X. Maull has left Phoe.
nix for his ranch near Pantano, below
Tucson. The Republican says that Mr.
Maull has large herd OF cattle on his
range there and says the prospect is
very bright. There is more feed than
has ever been seen in that country, and
in fact, enough to last for six months,
even without more rain. Mr.. Maull
has commissions to buy cattle there for
several local men and will send up about
l 900 head to this valley to be fattened
during the summer. Speaking Of the
cattle situation, Mr.. Maull said that
Notwithstanding the comparative search
ty Of cattle in this part of the country,
but few Sonora cattle would be brought
in. The Mexican cattle are of such poor
stock that American raisers do not care
TO bother with them, preferring to put