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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1902
Page
5
Town brief notes report new school construction, marriages and a church evangelist, a fatal stomach cancer case, legal punishments for drunkenness, a deportation order, a significant elderly watchmaker’s death, and local civic responses, with details on locations and individuals including Rev. the Evangelist and Manuela Vintuace.
Swell the Phoenix piano man on the train from Phoenix to Sneen with wife returning in the morning. F B Mason and rl Parker mentioned. C Kiser of Denver, kiteing at the Arcearia ranch, left Oracle yesterday. Anderson of El Paso mining in the city today. King of Canton NY arrives to enter the University of Arizona mining program. Thomas D Bennet and George Webb from Clif ton arrive. Judge Barnes, John Wright, Frank Hereford and other Tucson attorneys in Nogales on court business. Agent Walker of the Southern Pacific travels through Tucson with six Chinaggien bound for New Orleans.
The Southern Pacific plans a major expansion from El Paso to Strauss as the new main line. A 15,000 foot steel bridge and viaduct system will replace the Rio Grande structure at a cost near 175000 dollars. Bids are held by Chief Engineer William Hood and are to be awarded on his recommendation.
Fragmentary notice advertises counterfeits dismaying the public. It mentions Bell's at 442 North Church Street selling opera glasses and field nets and urges calls to investigate the matter.
A fragmented advertisement lists whiskey brands including Tam Mount Vernon Rye Dairy Maid Hunters Rye Cedar Brook for H MecBryer Carl Upmanns Bon Internacional The Ideal Gran Director La gars Take your Choice and Genuine in Original packages. Warehouse safety notice mentions 17 N Stone Ave.
Fire at the Morton House and Keiths theatre in Union Square New York forced 100 hotel guests to evacuate. Smoke overcomes 22 firefighters as the blaze is battled for three hours and brought under control. Loss estimated at 30000 dollars.
Dr. H. A. Schell announces continued free eye examinations through January 10 due to holiday rush. After that date a fee will be charged for a complete examination and test. Citizens urged to have eyes tested now and obtain glasses later if needed. Century block upstairs.
In Middletown New York James Nicholas Law a doctor preacher and author aged ninety nine reflects on a life filled with adventures. He lists experiences from learning Indian root cures to fighting in revolutionary era days and says he marshaled thirteen marriages across towns including Milford Philadelphia and Goshen.
J T Bragg reports a flood of wild hogs invading the Kiowa Apache and Comanche reservations after homesteading opened. In Cookson, Newton & Norris bookkeeper J P McGee was trapped by hogs in a cane brake and escaped by climbing a pecan tree. He spent the night huddled above the ground until rescue. A pig-sticking party is planned.
Advertisement features Mrs N A Webster of Witinie Va praising Dr King's New Life Pill for curing two years of sick headaches. Claims also relieve constipation and biliousness. Sold by druggists at 25 cents.
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen hosts a Grand Valentine Ball at Tucson Natatorium on February 14, 1902. Dancing starts at 9 o'clock with tickets priced at $1.50. The event admits gentlemen and students. Pioneer Transfer Co offers city parcel delivery and messenger service at 10 cents within city limits.
The London Spectator describes British wasps as mainly defensive and not vicious, rarely attacking unless their nest is threatened. It notes how bees can repel wasps on window panes, and that a dog was stung while near a wasp nest. It also mentions peat being developed into a durable paving material resembling red wood and suitable for railway sleepers.
The Chicago Record Herald contends the husband likely shows a mean highlight when others are present, claiming she would not allow him to escape.
Dr Miver Tyndall will demonstrate a seance titled A Night of Mystery at the Opera House on Monday and Tuesday nights. The performance claims thought transferance clairvoyance and invisible power on an open stage under a citizens committee, with no apparatus, assistants, or cabinets. The show promises scientific and convincing mystifying features and previously drew crowded theatres.
Editor O H Downey of Churubusco Indiana touts Dr Kings Discovery for Consumption as the infallible remedy for coughs colds and grip claiming instant relief and certain cure. He guarantees every bottle 50c and 1 00 with trial bottles free and says all druggists carry it.
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