Arizona daily citizen., 1901-02-20
Brief News Items
Of the Town,

will greet him. He is an interesting
speaker.
+ Or. George Martin has placed tel
ephone in bis reception paflor at the
new drug store for the convenience Of
his patrons.
Capt. b. w. Anderson of Company A
5th Cavalry, stationed at Fort Huachu-
ca, is Bisbee visitor. The 5thhas been
ordered TO the philippines and will leave
for San Francisco the early part of
March.
Homestead entry was made today by
Daniel G. Whittier of tlIirty.seyen acres
on the Fort Lowell reservation. Loren
20 S. Hunsinger- has filed upon forty
acres near Thatcher In Graham county.
Mrs. NJ, E. Buck who was sentenced
to fifty days in the county Jail and u fine
of $50 imposed, has appealed from the
justice court and a hearing on demurrer
will be held before Judge Davis on Sat
urday. .5,+.". t.....e..
Supt. 6. H. Clark of the Copper Bnl-
lion company was Tombstone visitor
yesterday. Mr.. Clark reports that ex-
tensive work is Contemplated by the
company on their Dragon, Mt. property
and expect to crowd development work
with yigor.
Mr.. C. c. Randolph, who built up the
Arizona Republican and made it the
leading newspaper in Arizona, passed
through Tucson last night from Wash.
ington where he was engaged as a spe-
cial correspondent. There is a rumor
that Mr.. Randolph will reenter news
paper work in Arizona. a s~a7e
Tucson not only has the largest pop
ulation of any city in the territory, but
seems to be also the financial centre.
The payment of SIS; 900 made few days
ago on the Cobre Grande settlement,
was by the check OF W. c. Greene, pres
ideut of the Greene consolidated copper
company on the Consolidated national
bank OF Tucson, the company's bankers.
George kohler has returned from
trip to Yuma and the iAlgodones land
grant which will be thrown open to
settlement on March Is. Mr.. kohler
says that the settlers of the Algodones
grant already beguwto prepare their
lands for permanent cultivation since
there will be no question of absolute
title falling into their hands. He says
that large tracts OF the lands have been
settled upon and cultivated. He be-
heves there is great future for that
country.
s'The railroad camps have been moved
across the line,'' said B. Jones, who has
charge of the cori1missary for Robinson
& Toohey, the.railroad contractors. MIR.
Jones was in Bisbee to get his time
checks printed in Spanish as required
by the Mexican government, who are
very strict in this particular. "We are
working more men than ever" said Mr..
Jones, "and we expect to be in Nacosari
before the end of the year" The Bisbee
Review says that Robinson & Toohey
could not have selected better man
than B. Jones. He has had long years
OF railroad building in Arizona and was
with Vim. Garland during the cons
truction days of the Gila Valley 4
Northern.
The Bisbee Review says: 1t is with
a heart oyerfiowing with gratitude that
we are able to announce the escape of
two Bisbee's popular young gentlemen
from perishing on the desert last Sun
day night during the snow storm.
Johnny Twomey and Victor Zabrskie
left Naeo at $50 p. m. for Bisbee ex-
pecting to reach their destination about
Z 80 p. m. They had not proceeded far
on their journey until the snow obliter-
ated the road entirely. Darkness came
on. The storm increased, and the oc-
cupants OF the buggy wandered aimlessly
through the sage brush. They climbed
hills and explored unknown valleys and
finally when life was almost extinct
they again arrived at their starting place
after having travelled for four hours
through the storm without drop of
Shasta water to drink. Securing guide
the young men made fresh start and
arrived home safe and sound at $50 a.
m. Monday.
Theater goers in Tucson have reason
to complain for the lack of attractions at
the Tucson opera house. Manager
Grossetta informs us that there is a
number of reasons for this state of
affairs. with the main reason that busi.
ness on the coast has been so dull in
that line, that good companies do not
venture in that direction this season.
Then it will be noticed that some of
those that do give us the go by--Sousa's
Band, James and Kidder company, and
q number OF similar attractions come to
the coast over some northern route,
come to southern California as near
as San Bernardino and 60 back the
same way avoiding the territory alto
gether. Who ia TO blame? The cele-
brated Andrews opera company is to
play In FL Paso next week. An effort
ia being made 10 have thsm give us a
seasotl Of opera, we trust with success,