Arizona silver belt., 1905-06-08
C0CHlSE COUNTY BUDGET
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From the Bisbee Review.
The railroad conductors running into
Douglas have formed local division of
of the o. X. c. with membership of
forty-fve, known as Division 474.
The vote on the gas franchise in Bis
bee was carried by the conclusive
vote of l44 to 40. Early action by the
company in erecting the plant is now
promised
As result of a recent real estate
deal, wherein the city receives $500
cash difference, paid fire department
and new city hall are now assured.
The presumption is that James Doug
las, the purchaser Of the city property,
wishes the same for an addition to the
Bank of Bisbee building.
From the Bisbee Miner
w. B. Quantrell committed suicide
by taking strychnine at his home on
Castle Hill last Thursday He is said
to have been the last surviving member
of QuantrelPs guerillas of civil war
days.
The contractors on the new +. p. &
S. w. depot announced Friday that a
week from Saturday they would have
their work completed and be ready to
turn the building over to the railroad.
The installation of the new furniture
that goes in the building will be made
in a few days after the contractors fin
ish. All of the furniture is now here.
From the International. American.
Charles Fred Hilbig, who is employed
at the Copper City brewery, fell from
a scaffold only six feet high and was
instantly killed about O'Clock We'd
nesday afternoon. He was about forty
years of age and leaves a family in
Chicago.
City Clerk Hicks has forwarded to
Engineer +. II. Olmstead, of Los An
geles, the outline of plans and specifi-
cations for the paving of Main and
Brewery streets with either asphalt or
brick. This action was authorized at
the last regular meeting of the council.
Mayor Overlook submitted to an
operation Wednesday morning when
DIR. Hickman removed a wen from the
top of his head Recently it beca me
painful and when the doctor examin ed
it found that small amount of pus
had formed and advised that it be re-
moved.
The Elks lodge of this city has taken
lease on the entire upper floor of the
Tarpey building on g avenue, adjoining
the Pullman cigar store. Besides a
large and roomy hall, severalrooms are
to be furnished for club purposes. These
clubrooms will be open at all times for
the Elks and their friends.
This morning after No. 3, the west
bound passenger train passed through
the tunnel at Crook station caved in
in and completely blocked things, until
the fallen debris can be cleaned out.
An estimate of damage says it will
take about thirty-six hours TO open up
traffic again without transfer. In the
meantime the trains will transfer at
the tunnel.
The new city council has fixed
schedule of licenses which severely
jolted the gambling fraternity Saloon
licenses are Sl25 per quarter, payable
in advance, while gamblers must pay
Sl80 per quarter for each game. Mer
chants will pay city license of So for
each place of business and SIS addi-
tional for each employee.
J. S. Douglas, who was here on Sat
urday, stated that work on the new eX-
tension of the street car line would
soon begin and that the north and
south line would probably be on B ave-
nue. instead of c avenue as formerly an
nounced. The extension of this line as
planned will require eight miles of
track and the enterprise viii add to the
progress of Douglas.
The clone highwayman" tried to play
a one-night-stand in Douglas last We'd
nesday but, contrary to newspaper re-
ports of an encouraging nature about
the success of the holdup industry, he
met snag. The man with gun went
into the Brunswick saloon, where he
evidently knew there was ''bank rolf
worth having. The proprietor dropped
behind the bar and the would-be robber
took shot for luck through the wood
work. But he didn't reach, and the
man behind the bar did-for his gun.
He began to pump lead, and thinks he
hit something, for the fellow made a
break and escaped into the darkness. No
trace of the man has been found, and
if wounded he must be hidden by his
/ friends.
THE NEWS OF TUCSON
AND OF PIMA COUNTY