The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-16
THE CITY NEWS
PRRnGRHP PHS.

/ The Degree Of Honor Will holu
! regular session tonight in the A. O. U.
/ w hall.
The United Brotherhood of Railway
Employees will meet in Odd Fellows
hall tonight All members are re-
/ quested to be present, as prepara-
ton will be made for the reception
of President George Estes, who will
arrive in Tucson on August 80. There
are also twenty-five new members 10
be taken in tonight.
The Pioneer Historical Society will
hold it's regular weekly meeting in the
hall on West Congress street tomorrow
afternoon.
An unusually large tomato is on
exhibition at the Park View. 1t
weighs two pounds, and is blood red.
This exceptional product was brought
to Tucson by Miss Reid. 1t was
raised on her grandfather's ranch in
Fullerton, California.
/ A switch engine played peculiar
trick in the yard this morning. Just
before No. 10 arrived, a locomotive
came putting up the line, and just as 1t
reached a point opposite the San Xa-
vier it jumped the track. The engine
went limping along on the ties for
about twenty feet, but before it could
be stopped it had jumped back on the
track again and was running as smooth
as ever. The spreading of the rails
caused the mishap.
One lone drunk was up before the
city recorder this morning He made
strong plea in his own behalf and
among other things. said that he had
been drinking whisky for the past
| twenty-five years. and had never been
intoxicated prior to landing in Tucson.
1'ne judge said the statement was
isItaking pretty bad for Tucson
!coZe," but under the circumstances
h would be allowed to- go.
he funeral of the lata Robert J.
Paul took place from his late residence,
$50 North Stone avenue yesterday af-
| terri Ool The local lolg3s of Knights
/ of Pythias and A o. U. W. turned out
in fullforce. The unusually large at
tendance at the funeral vas an evi-
dence of the esteem in which the de-
ceased was held in the community.
Mr.. Paul will be missed by his many
/ frit rds in Tucson.
County Undertaken John I. Reilly
drove out to Vail Station this morning
to disinter the body of the man who
was killed by a train near that point
few days ago. The body was buried
n9a: where the accident occurred. The
authorities made every effort to locate
the mans relatives, and finally dis
covered that his name was Charles
Flanagan, and that he lived in Pueblo,
Colorado. Word was received from
that point last night asking that his
body be shipped home for interment.,
The body was brought to the city
about O'Clock, and will be shipped to
| Pueblo in the morning.
/ 1t looks as though M. r. Harlan
had come out the worse for his suit
against N. A. Centers for an alleged
shortage in the latter's accounts with
the Modern Copper company. His
allegations were disproveo, and tie
tables were then turned upon hi nself
and F. Fl. Howard. The two were
arrested at the instigation of n A.
Certers upon the close of the suit, and
charged with blackmail. The case was
fo"gh7 before Judge Williams in Ris-
| 1ez. and occupied three Or four days.
! Tde defendants produced no cviGent u
ami were accordingly held to The grand
jury. The case has att"acte;! rnu. h
attention throughout the Territory
~ 9 o'clock this afternoon trains
No and No. 10 Ware rer ortcI N
ti.:.p.
There was lively mix-up at the
Lexington stables yesterday after
in@0n. Smith Turner and a Mexican
lad engaged in a quarrel, and the dis
pute waxed so warm that Turner
pulled gun. The boy was too quick
for him, however, and he was soon dis
armed The lad tanned the gun eyer
to Justice Wilson. Turner went around
for his gun, and received a severe lee
ture instead The gun was confis-
Gated and turned over to the county
Articles of Incorporation for the
Standard Rock Oil company were filed
with the county recorder today. r. A.
Falkenburg, of San Francisco, is presi-
dent of the concern
N. w. Bernard is expected to return
to the city from his ranch near Arivaca
! in the morning. The board of super
visers will meet as a board of equal
lzation Monday and the tax levy on
kinla county will be made.
Tgnacio Lopez was arrested about
noon today for being drunk and dis
orderly on the streets He was gi5al
IN Gavs by Justice Meyer.
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