Arizona republican., 1904-01-13
TUCSON'S BUSY SEASON
The First Years Work Of the Cham
Der OF Commerce.

The supreme lodge of the Spanish
American Alliance of Arizona Will Gel
brate the ninth anniversary of its or
ganizaUion at Il banquet to be given at
odd Fellows hall in this city on jan
uary the 18th. Supreme President
Brown of Tempe. and r. A. Tapia of
Yuma, who is the Vice-president, are
expected to be present.
Juanita Temple No. G. Rathbone SIS
tiers met last evening.
Ed Printy and his band of cowboys
it is said are going to give an exhibit
ton in Tucson similar to that given at
Don Luis.
Every seat in the rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce was occupied
on the occasion of the annual meeting.
this being the second one since its or
ganization in March 1902. The meet
ing was an enthusiastic one all feeling
that the work so far of the Chamber Of
Commerce had been of great benefit
to Tucson and that much more would
be accomplished in the future. Mr.. l..
H. Manning was elected president. Il.
L. Worthen was reelected vice presl-
dent The former committee consists
of Dr.. w. p. Hill, y. Z. Plumer.. \. v.
Grosseta. Charles II. Bayless. Albert
Steinfeld and =. l.. Northern. Fred
Freshman was reelected treasurer.
The following is a list of those WHO
subscribed at the meeting to carry on
the work of the Chamber of Com
merce: Consolidated National Bank.
$500: W. Z. Kit 500; Eagle Milling
Company $3.50; Smith & Ives 100:L. H..
Naming 500; Kimball & Francis $50:
Nose Drachman $50; Tucson Ice and
Cold Storage Company 500; Gardiner
Worthen & Goss $50: \. V. Gossita
$50: A. NJ Funkin $50; F. $. Nave $25,
DR.. II. w. Fenner $40: E. $. Kibbe $25:
Tucson Gas Z. L. & p. Company $252:
Lyman Bridges $12: santa Rita Hotel
$3.50; Southern Arizona Bank, 500.
Another meeting will be held at an
early date.
The Daughters of Rebekah will m
stall the new officers tomorrow even
ing.
The o. r. c. met this afternoon at
o'clock.
The local lodge of the Spanish-Amer-
lean Alliance held Il meeting this after
noon.
carlos J. Velasco and wife left for
Fresno, California last evening.
L. J. F. Jaeger and wife returned to
Nogales yesterday on the Inferno
national" Mr.. Jaeger expects to be in
Tucson again Tuesday.
Peter Jensen and Milton Fairlee of
Benson are in town.
H. a. Man, agent and post master at
Walls. made i flying trip to the city,
returning to the station yesterda-
morning. He IS interested in the Bra1-
ford Development company who have
bought mining property in the Santa
Ritas.
An interesting gathering of the Greek
letter fraternity men held meeting
at United States Attorney Nave's Office
on Thursday afternoon. y Pan-HeileH-
ic association was organized, the spec
ial object being TO locate as many He'll
enes as possible in and about Tucson
Rev. Henry X. Booth, Alpha Delta Phi
was elected president; District Court
Clerk c. D. Hoover Pal Kappa Psi,
was elected vice president and United
states Attorney r. :. Nave, Phi Gam
ma Delta was elected secretary.
Tennesseeans now residing at Tue
son will meet this evening at o'clocN
at y. {. Parker's Office and organize Il
Tennesseean society. Those who We're
born in that state are alone eligible
for membership.
Mrs. W. Julian entertained the Fort
nightly Progressive Whist club at her
home on east Broadway last evening.
The prizes were won by Mrs. Lyman,
w. w. Wakefield and Mrs. j. G. Clancy
the former taking the first prize. Re-
freshlnents We're served at the cOnclu-
sion of the game.
Undertaken Parker went to Benson
81 inc Of
lam Ford d switchman who was killel
at that place.
George 2. Julian has gone to Ben
son with a force of plumbers and gas
filters 10 equip the Hotel Banks in that
town with an acetylene gas plant, etc.
w. 4. Julian and co. secured the con-
tract and Robert Wetherin, also %
Tucson, has the building contract
Edna NJ. Berg, daughter of Secretary
of State Berg. of South Dakota. died
Friday morning at AIS east Second st.
The remains We're shipped to Rel
Fields, South Dakota. Mr.. and Mrs.
Berg left on the same train.
John Garrett. a negro tramp, was
taken to st. Mary's hospital suffering
from injuries caused by falling from
a train. DR.. Fenner made two ampu-
tations. The shock of the operation
and the loss OF blood was so great rs
to cause his death.
The Electric Light and Power COM
pany have installed two great boilers
of 300 horse power each besides a Cor
liss engine of 300 horse power. The
new building is of brick 65X65 feet, the
boiler shed being 75x15 feet. With the
completion of the work on hand next
week hte company viii have expended
1000.
$25, 900 in improvements.
The ice plant, one acquired by the
Tucson Ice and Cold Storage company
to increase their output, the gas plant,
and the power just added by the i. l..
& P. company viii block III the best
tax payer in the city. The Church
street plant will remain in the present
location until conditions warrant the
concentration Of all the plants of the
L. l.. & p. company on block III.
Mrs. II. w. Taylor and Mrs. D.
e. Miller have been called to Los An
geles by the serious illness of their
brother Mr.. Frank Robinson.
Peter Etchell is in town from the
Old Boot camp of the Imperial Copper
company. He IS on a visit 20 his