The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-11
THE CITY NEWS
In PARAGRAPHS.

At 3 o'clock this afternoon train No.
8 was reported one hour and fifty min
utes late. No 10 is on time.
G.. w. Roberts, the we'll known ca
terer, has taken charge of the Willard
dining hall. The elegant cuisine at
the hostelTy will allow him to show
some of his real art in cooking here
after. He will make his debut with
a premier dinner tomorrow evening.
Two "scorchers" riding at full speed
came together on one of the principal
thoroughfares with disastrous results.
There was no fighting or words or any
of the after effects. Both bikes were
smashed and the riders seemed salts
fed. Neither of the riders had lights,
and the wrecks had no sooner been led
away than two more came together.
These collisions after dark only seem
to add evidence to the already long
string showing the necessity of forcing
riders to carry lights.
TheLos Angeles Herald is getting
out a special Statehood edition for
Arizona. The paper will also contain
number of good strong articles on
irrigation and water storage, The
agents are now touring the Territory
in the interest of the edition.
The Degree of Honor will be in
session tonight. Hereafter this lodge
will only meet on the first and third
Saturday of each month.
Governor Brodie passed through
from Benson last evening, en- route to
Phoenix. Mayor Schumacher and
Henry Buehman, members Of the Ter
ritorial Reform School board, also re-
turned. The school was accepted
in the name of the Territory yesterday
by the full board. There was no ex-
ercises. The building was thoroughly
examined and then accepted. The
structure is most complete, and is ex-
ceptionally well built. The superin-
tendent of the school will be named by
the next legislature.
Charles Stewart Bayless let a con-
tract with F. w. Brown, the contract
or, today, for the erection of fine res
idence. which will cost in the neigh
borhood of $4,000. It will be located
on the corner Of Sixth avenue and
Third strete, and will be big addition
to the pretty city residences.
The Davidson Canyon Oil company
is about willing to gamble that it will
be sending drill down on it's mission
after oil within the next thirty days.
The promoters have been working
quietly toward the desired object and
they now declare that the residents
of the old pueblo may be surprised
any day. One-half of the machinery
is now on the ground, and the other
tools and apparatus are on the road.
They are determined to make the test.
The Congress street deep sewer was
finally completed today. The Davis
alley terminus is now connected with
the Fifth avenue line. The sewage
system for the business district is now
complete. and connections will be made
by all the property owners at once.
The work was completed in the short
space of week.
The residents of the old pueblo will
have an opportunity of seeing a total
eclipse of the moon the latter part of
next week. Old Luna will enter the
penumDra on Thursday evening, the
10th, at S:17 o'clock. She will enter
the shadow one hour later The total
eclipse will begin at 1919 O'Clock. The
middle of the total eclipse will not be
reached until IL o'clock sharp. Then
the moon will emerge from the cover
ing as it entered This eclipse will be
visible in North and South America.
part of New Zealand and in western
Europe and Africa. u
Mrs. Mary E. Teats. national evan
gelist of the W. c. T. u. will lecture
in Tucson on Sunday evening, Octo-
bel 19. The place where the lecture
will be delivered has not yet been des-
ignated. Mrs. Teats is said to be a
very entertaining talker There will
be no charge at the door but a collec-
ton will be taken up to defray the ex-
pense.