The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-15
THE CITY NEWS
PARAGRAPHS.

No 8 ana No, 10 We're reported ON
time
The Territorial board of eQualiZa-
tion is now in session at Phoenix,
The returns of the assessment rolls
from all Of the counties show that the
property values in the Territory have
increased materially in the past year.
This increase will result in the tax
levy being reduced from $1.17 per $100
of assessed valuation to $1.13 81. The
total assessed valuations of the Terri
tory amount to $39,0S3, ,17757, or an
increase of 1929. .34620 over last year.
Marcopa county leads in assessed
values, and Pima ranks fifth.
William B. Addy, the Chinese in
spector, brought in two celestials last
night on No. g. They were picked mp
in some of the Cochise mining camps.
and were unable to produce their
"chock gees. They were examined
bCtCre Commissioner Culver this morn
ng and were ordered deported The
usual appeal was taken.
Alex Jones, a colored ''vag," was up
1cIora the city recorder this morning.
The judge gave the prisoner a severe
"roasting," and said the city could not
bear the expense of supporting para
sites like him The judge for this rea-
son passed no sentence on the man, but
gave him until sundown to leave town.
"Mistah" Jones accepted the invitation
gracefully The city recorder The
justices of the peace ant: the police
have decided to round up the hangers
on" about Gay alley, and will make
a determined effort to rid the city of
these parasites. These ''vags." do not
work, and are source Of no end of
trouble to the police. This move will,
no doubt be sanctioned by the better
element in Tucson.
The Knights of Pythias will hold a
regular melting tonight
The B. of L. F. will meet this even
ing
The local lodge of the United Broth
erhood of Railway Employees is making
great preparations to welcome the
president of the organization to Tue
son on August 80. The lodge is work
ing hard to increase its membership,
and Mr. George Estes will be given a
rousing reception when he arrives w.
P Harris, the secretary of the local
lodge, deserves great credit for
his active work in it's behalf. He
has been the means of arousing great
enthusiasm among railroad men over
this organization The brotherhood
is fast increasing it's membership, and
its influence is widespread Twenty
five new members will be taken in TO-
morrow night.
1t is said that sub-postal station
will shortly be established in L. Il 2ck-
erdorf & Co.'S. store. The office, if
established, will be a great convent
ence to residents in that portion of the
city Sub-stations sell stamps. re-
ce's mail and perform the same duties
a; the regular postofice. They have
been a great success in big cities.
Travellers from the south this motn-
ing bring news of double killing at
Ca2snea last night. The affair &C.
Cured just below Frank Proct5"'S
place. Three Mexicans became i'll
vClved in qurrrel over some unknown
question, and one suddenly drew , gun
ard shot his companions dead on the
spot 1t is not known whether TIE
murderer has been intercepted as yet
Ct n9t. The camp is excited over the
affair
George Norton, the local manager
the t,'Nntne system, has sure
enough stolen a march on his r3aIy
friends IN the city 1t has beec ru-
mored about town for the past month
that George contemplated taking a Sc
rious but no less happy step in life in
the near future. If the truth were
known he had already taken that step.
The news leaked out among his friends
a few days ago that George had really
been married. The happy event oc-
Cured at Nogales a couple of weeks
ago, when Mr. Norton was there on a
business trip. The secret has been
guarded jealousy ever since The
bride is Miss Martha Lopez, a Tucson
girl who has been employed with the
Singer Sewing Machine Office for some
time. Mr.. Norton is one of the most
popular young business men in the
city. The young couple will be at
home to their many friends at As East
Pennington street
Colonel S. II. Semon. one of the most
widely known showmen in the country,
lis in the city today. He is the advance
agent Of Buffalo BilIs Wild West show,
and has booked Tucson for SEPTEMBER
30 The aggregation is now showing
through California 1t will enter the
Territory at Yuma, and come direct
from that point to Tucson. The
colonel says the show is bigger than
ever this year and the new features
make it well worth seeing.
The funeral of Sister De Britta took
place from the cathedral this after
noon, 1t was we'll attended,
A marriage license was issued to
Thomas C. KurtZ and Mrs Iulia We'd