The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-24

At 3 o'clock this afternoon train No.
y was reported about seventeen hours
late. A big washout east of El Paso
is the cause Of the delay. No. 10 is
on time.
Morenci is going to have hard fight |
to secure her townsite patent. The |
Detroit Copper company objects TO the
plating OF the MoTenci townslte. and
has entered protest with the register
and receiver OF the land Office In Tue
son. The company claims most OF
the land within the the proposed town
Size under mineral locations made at
Sricps times from tss2 ~ 1898.
In the probate court today an order
was issued to give notice to creditors
In the estate of w, p. Woods. deceased.
| o. &. Parker filed a petition for letters
of administration In the estate of K.
| T. Vine. and petition was filed for an
order to sell the real estate. F. X.
| Miller was appointed counsel for the
non resident heirs In the estate. Jose
Contreras filed a petition for an order
1 to sell real property In estate of Ro~
mona Contrefas; hearing was set for
August rs. Ramon Soto filed his final
account as guardian OF Maria. Fran
cisco. Louis and Rosa Correo: hearing
was set for August 8.
James Reilly. the man who did the
cutting In the serape at the Cactus
saloon on Tuesday evening. will be
tried next Saturday morning at 10
O'Clock. The case was TO have come
up this morning. hut William Ledger.
who received the cut, was unable 10
appeal a.ss al ~
Pedro Hernandez. age 53 years. died
at his late residence on South Meyer
street yesterday OF tuberculosis. In
etery.
r.. w. Metcalf was Initiated into the
Workmen last evening.
The Maecabees viii hold a special
meeting tonight
/ Some OF the Republican candidates
seem 10 think that they have "sure
things on their nominations I'm the
fall. or else the slate n already made
MP Al any rate compile OF the would
be candidates are around canvamsing
votes and extorting promises at this
early stage OF the game, IN looks ss
though the Strenuous campaign OF the
Republicans would be rather stale be-
fore fall
Francisco de t-eon. infant daughter
OF Mr.. and Mfrs Leon. died at their
residence on Osborn avenue YESTERDAY
interment was made In the Catholic
cemetery.
The Pima tribe 81 Red Men will meet
tonight.
The Odd Fellows wiil bold q regular
session In their hall tonight
/. Lindsay and HIS partner, n. Cur
tis. arrived from Sonora this morning.
They are prominent In mining circles
In that section and recently disposed OF
'their interests In the Indiana SonorS
property to the Phelps Dodge people.
This Ia, no doubt. the most important
mining deal consammAted In Arizona
and Sonora so far this year. The
property adjoins the Greene Consoi-
idated I'm the Cananca mountains. The
Indiana. Sonora company has been IN
seemingly endless litigation to hold
the property. Senator w. A. Ciarf
! and w. c. Greene each claimed an In
,erest in the mine. and their claims
had 10 he disposed OF before II could bt
sold. The mines are said TO be very
valuable.
The sewer committee OF the council
consisting of Meesrs Anderson, Russell
and Reid. is scheduled 10 meet this
evening to take final action on tbs
deep sewer for Congress street No
l,ices were posted along the street IN
July : for the purpose of notifying al
property owners OF fhe councils inten-
lion. The time prescribed by law 's
now up. and no protest has been nies
against the line Work on this exten-
sion of the gystem win be started ai
soon as the material arrives. The
J sewer will run west from Sixth avenue
! 10 Davis alley. where 1t will connect
with the present terminus OF th'
: Messiiia street line, An eight-incf
/ terra Gotta pipe WI he used, and th'
{ sewer will be deep enough to drain III
! Easements. II will be paid for D!
{ special assessment
= The continued drouth which practic
allv all sections of Arizona have beer
~ pe,iencIng for six months past hal
: at last been broken Good rains hav'
?. fallen in the last week over the south
!. eastern portion OF the Territory, an'
> even Phoenix reported shower a fe'
p davs ago, The situation in Cochise
. Santa Cruz and Pima Is much i'm
> proyed by the recent rains, Cattl
2, men saw that the ranges are agaiI
!. nicking IN. and that the grass Is grow
> ing fast. This Is good news to tn
3 Territory in general.
L. II was rumored about town toda,
: that William Reed had come out as
y candidate for Republican nomination a.