Arizona daily citizen., 1901-01-10
Brief News Items
Of the Town

southern part of the territory where he
went on cattle business.
Arizona lodge No. l A. Q. u, w. at
their meeting last night initiated xix
new members.
Work In the third degree will take
place tonight at IA meeting OF the +. A.
& A. NJ. LODGE
The weather bureau at San Francisco
telegraphs today the following predic-
tons: Fair tonight and Friday; killing
frost Friday morning.
What is the difference between ten
per cent per annum and 100 per cent
per annum? Buy block in the Man
love addition and you will know,
The plaza lots will double in value in
six months, and so will the Manlove
lots and more. Buy lot in the Man
love addition now.
An afternoon tea was given by Mrs S.
Fl. Drachman Wednesday which was a
delightful social event. The beautiful
home was prettily decorated for the oc-
casion.
A large number OF warrants have
been issued by Secretary Drachman for
claims against school district No. /
which the secretary is holding for those
to whom they are issued.
The Elks are making final prepare
tions for the big circus which will take
place tomorrow at the military plaza.
A rehearsal was held last night and
another this morning. Those who wit
messed the rehearsal say the show is to
be one of the most grotesque perior-
mances ever seen in this city,
The la grippe seems to have taken
hold of the country with the same sew
Gritty that it tackled people when it
made its initial appearance several
years ago. New York is catching its
full share of it, and many eastern cities
are crippled by the disease. Even in
the southwest it has appeared and in FL
Paso, Phoenix and Tucson there are
many cases.
The city council held meeting last
night to discuss the street sprinkling
question and other matters OF impor-
lance. A new committee to be known
as the water committee was created and
Mayor Schumacher appointed the fol-
lowing councilmen to serve on that com
mittee: shand, chairman; Hale and
Bail. Bids for street sprinkling will be
published within few days, also bids
for other city work.
The Tombstone Prospector says that
it is reported on good authority that
there are now six cases of smallpox in
Naco, Sonora, and several suspicious
cases amongst the Mormon settlers.
The Bisbee doctors will not go over there
to see them and run the risk OF bring
ing the disease into Bisbee. The citi-
zens of Naco. Arizona, are doing every
thing in there power to prevent the
disease from spreading this side of the
line.
At the annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the Electric Light & Power
company, held Tuesday evening, the
following directors were elected: DR..
Fl. Fl. Pilling, o. T. Rouse, F. +. Rus
sell, j. NJ. Ormsby, Robert Lowrie, S.
II. Drachman and f. C. Bartlett. After
the adjournment OF the meeting, the
board of directors met and elected DR..
Pilling president, 0. T. Rouse vice
president, J. NJ. Ormsby secretary, S. II.
Drachman treasurer, and F. f. Russell
perintendent.
The Union driving club held meeting
last night at the Elks' hall to make ar.
engagements for the program of races on
February %, %, and "a The subject of
collecting money for the purses was dis
cussed, and it was decided to increase
the membership of the club, the fee OF
IS which each member pays upon enter
ing, to go toward the general fund for
the big meet. Subscri ptions will be asked
of the leading merchants and the liquor
dealers, the hotels and other business
institutions of the city. Gen. Manning,
Jack Moore and Col. Breakenride began
this afternoon to secure subscriptions
and they are meeting with success.
Leslie Gillett writing to the Phoenix
has the following to say in
regard to tennis in Tucson and at the
university: Since the close Of the foot
ball season tennis has engaged the full
in the athletic field and as ex-
;ellent material is at hand for work in
both doubles and singles the prospects +,
ire that some glory will be added to the |
Yale and Crimson" before the year |
loses. Tucson supports two excellent |
.lubs which include in their member |
hip men OF rare skill in the art. The |
formal school at Tempe will probably, !
10 usual, furnish some able men, SO that |
'esides local reputation there is ter.
itorial championship to be gained. The !
ennis manager has in mind a tourna-
nent,to be played soon for the varsity
After this is decided |