The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-10
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THE CITY NEWS
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At O'Clock this afternoon train No
9 was reported forty minutes late. No.
10 and the limited are on time.
The flower parade in the coming
carnival will be distinctly floral dis
play. All kinds of vehicles will be
allowed in the parade, but they must
have some flowers on them. Adver-
tising floats will also be in the pro-
cession, with floral decorations. This
feature must be adhered to. strictly
adhered to.
The first meeting of the creditors in
the bankruptcy case of the Arizona
Clay Manufacturing company was held
in the office of Thomas A. Borton on
last Saturday. No trustee has been
appointed as yet. This company, ii
will be remembered, operated the
brickyard at Benson.
The Tucson Social club will give
their initial hop of the season tonight
at the Villaescusa hall. Special music
has been secured for the occasion, anC
a delightful time is expected. The
hall has been appropriately decorated
in American and Mexican co1ors.
The erection of the new hotel in the
east end of town is beginning to tell
on the building activity in that sec
tion. Some Los Angeles parties are
now figuring with frost & Rust for 6
substantial business block on the cor
ner Of Scott street and Broadway. The
people own the property, and the
building will, no doubt, be a good one
The Tucson Street Railway company
is preparing to spring surprise on
the public in the shape of brand new
car. The car is a home product, be.
ing made entirely in Tucson. People
will, without a doubt, be surprised al
our local ability.
The fire department held a regular
meeting on last Saturday evening. The
department voted to buy the members
rubber caps and coats, so as to pro-
tect their clothes at fires. The mem
bers are obliged to attend IS per cent
of the fires, and some thirty-eight
members were dropped at the last
meeting for falling below this record
There are still thirty EIGHT men in the
department.
The Knights of the Maccabees will
give a grand ball on Tuesday, Novem-
Der 18. The event will be held in
Odd Fellows hall.
The Eagles want it distinctly under
stood that the polls in the contest for
Queen of the Carnival will not close
until November Is at 10 p. m., and moi
on November IL, as was fixed at first
Ballots for those withdrawing from
the race will not be counted.
Many of the business men have been
getting their mail very regularly OF
late, and possibly without noticing it
Even when No. 10 has been very late
tRe mail has still been on time from
the west, and mail from the east is
very regular. The limited is now
carrying mail. and the service is great
ly improved, especially from distant
points.
Francis NJ. Hartman was appointed
trustee in the matter of the bankrupt
cy of Benbro0k & Donovan, at the
first meeting of the creditors, held last
Saturday afternoon.
The race for Carnival Queen is be-
coming more interesting every day. A
new factor has entered the field in the
person of Edna Clark; who now has 259
votes. The other candidates stand as
follows: Lola KatZenstein 307;
Leta Reid 235; Mabel Rockwell Sc;
Emma Fetterly 10; A. Gonzales so.
In the district court today three civil
cases were disposed Of. Judgment was
rendered for the plaintiff in the. case
of G. E. Kohler VS.. w. S. Lowe, on a
promissory note. On a similar suit
judgment was rendered for the plain
tiff in the case of J. c. Waterman VS.
A. ]. Davidson ct al. The case OF
F. Olsen VS. w. T. Armstrong ct al
was tried this afternoon.
Another fiendish trick was perpe-
trated in the yard of Gardner, Worth
.en &, Goss on last Saturday night. A
small stationary engine wasbattered
to pieces by some unknown parties out
of pure spite. The engine was in the
yard for repairs. being from the Ca
nanea camp. A couple of workmer
who were discharged but recently are