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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1902
Page
8
An advertisement notes Wem products available at Crescent Cigar Store and Zeigler's as the place for fin est confectioneries made in Pennsylvania. The copy emphasizes top quality and exclusivity of items.
All members of this order in the city are requested to meet at A. O. U. W. Hall at 2 p m Sunday January 19 1902 for the purpose of attending the funeral of our late Brother W Armstrong. Hh. W. Altman, M. W. Thomas Conlon, Rec.
Mrs N A Webster of Winnie Virginia credits Dr King New Life Pills with curing two years of sick headaches. The notice promotes headache relief and offers constipation and biliousness remedies. Also advertising Zeiglers Log Cabin candy phone messenger service Pioneer Transfer Co and Crescent Cigar Store cigars with price 1.50 for box of 100.
Students at the University of Arizona prepare for a second annual field day on the campus athletic field. Events include 50 75 and 100 yard dashes 220 and 440 yard runs throwing events high jump pole vault and a tug of war. Open to Tucson athletes with several local sprinters already entered. A tennis tournament is set for February 22 on the university courts with local players expected to participate.
Dr. J W Fewke of the US Bureau of Ethnology told a University of Pennsylvania lecture that modern Pueblo Indians retain blood character and culture of cliff dwellers who inhabited Utah Colorado Mexico and Arizona before Columbus. Cliff homes ranged from caves to overhanging cliffs and towers entered by ladders and set on high mesas. S A McCartney's Mechanical Shooting Gallery promotes cheap prizes with 10 to 50 cent wins for various targets.
Skin affections will readily disappear by using DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Look out for counterfeits If you get DeWitts you will get good results It is the quick and positive cure for piles On sale at Bells Pharmacy 22 North Church street
An advertisement urges readers to have their eyes tested by Dr. H. A. Schell at the Century block and promotes Zeigler's for ice cream and all kinds of soft drinks.
A parade of visitors to the city includes Rudolf Castaneda of Benson, Judge W C Macfarland of Solomonville, mining expert W E Defty from Phoenix, Copete Mining president J J Hardwick, and many others making short business or social trips. Locale mentions include Nogales, Oracle, Douglas, and the Sierra mines with several stage and burro arrivals and pending job moves.
A long list from several hotels records numerous arrivals by city and state across San Augustine San Xavier Windsor and Park View hotels. Names include E J Gates Bis bee John Reilly flag staff and H A Schell with dozens of other travelers from San Francisco Los Angeles Chicago and Phoenix, with several couples noted.
The special assessment committee chaired by J. G. Samaniego Nat E. Plumer and James Flynn appointed by the Mayor and Judge Davis met in the Council Chamber to hear objections from property holders benefiting from removing Block 207 of the wedge. After the City Attorney outlined filing procedures the group recess to review the assessment roll with attendees. A. M. Jacobs spoke for himself and B. M. Jacobs insisting Stone avenue and Congress street four corners should be assessed for the project.
The Santa Fe Pacific hires workers at Flagstaff depot while El Paso & Northeastern pushes two miles of track daily toward Santa Rosa with rails due by February 15. Lordsburg adds clerks under the new Southern Pacific accounts system as Mary Crocker joins station staff. Lyman M. Parker buys a large Cherry Valley ranch from Frank Springer and plans cattle development. Railway projects from El Paso to Deming Junction total 56 miles with extensions and branches proposed. trainmen unions push a new pay-and-seniority system for extra brakemen.
A committee heard objections from Ellen Lonergen's representative and others regarding the prorated assessment for Stone Avenue and Church Street improvements between Pennington and Camp. They will adjust the assessment roll if objections prove material, with witnesses Martin Castello, W. J. Corbett, O. T. Richey, and Charles Blenman present.
Mose Drachman of Phoenix plans an early Tucson automobile line with two initial routes toward the University and Stone Avenue to Union Park. Steam carriages for twenty passengers will run open at the ends, costing 2500 to 3000 dollars per vehicle. The University trip will take thirty minutes, promising faster service than existing streetcars, with expansion to a sanitarium site and township development to follow.
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