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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1902
Page
7
The lower court’s denial to compel Yuma County to pay a salary to John W. Dorrington as a member of the Territorial Board of Immigration is affirmed. Yuma County prevailed as the Supreme Court of the Territory upheld the judgment.
Frank Padilla, injured after a fall from a passenger train, fled a nurse's care and headed toward Congress. Deputy District Attorney Morton learned of his escape from Phoenix to take an ante mortem statement but found Padilla gone. Searchers pursued him. Padilla opened fire from his Congress residence and was mortally wounded in the ensuing exchange. A woman was hit by a stray bullet but survived.
Maricopa county sues B F McFall County Recorder in district court Phoenix to recover 2070 dollars alleged to be unlawfully withheld from office fees. Case centers on a disputed statute about Recorder salary and which fees belong to the county treasurer.
The Phoenix Republican reports the Congress Gold Mine strike failed as replacement workers filled positions without delay. Strikers are mainly Italians with few naturalized Americans, and the reduction works have remained active for days.
Frank Dysart sold twenty five yearling Hereford bulls to Albert Warren who moved them to his Black River ranch. In 1898 Dysart bought 30 Hereford cows and calves from the Salt River Valley varisty ranch. He has since sold ninety head and still owns 80. The venture, kept on 30 acres of orison grass and nearby pastures, proved very profitable.
Ben Heney vice president of Happy Jack Mining Co visited Patagonia with General Manager W H Barnett after a day at nearby company mines. Stockholders are told the mines look fine and work well, with ore shipments expected soon. H Bennett superintendent of Hydraulic Mining Co inspected mines near Old Glory and met GM Tom Keily from Chicago in Nogales.
The Buena Vista Mining Co announces a new development plan at its mines northeast of town. Superintendent Frank Cox and Colby N. Thomas, secretary and treasurer, say they are now positioned to accelerate development work.
They installed an electric drilling plant at the mine and will begin operation today. The engine and machinery arrived before the road was ready to haul it, but horses and workers moved it to the site quickly. This rare electric drill in Southern Arizona may spur other Santa Cruz County firms to adopt similar methods.
The Colorado Legislature concentrates on a revenue bill aimed at mining interests. The House approved a section requiring yearly listing and full cash valuation of mines and claims including surface improvements and machinery. Non producing claims taxed like other property with location proximity and related factors guiding assessed value.
The Black Diamond Copper company holds 600 acres of ground comprising 25 fall claims in the Dragoon Mountains 18 miles from Cochise station on the 8 P railway. Development uses tunnels with ore bodies 700 feet deep. Ore reportedly carries 7 percent copper with silver and gold. An Otto aerial tramway will move ore to a 200-ton daily capacity smelter, 820 feet below and half a mile away, supplied by Allis-Chalmers. The plant includes an auxiliary cupola furnace. The company employs 909 men. Officers: F. K. Crockard vice-president, J. G. Hearling president, James A. Mc Bain secretary, N. agg treasurer and general manager, with Jank C. Hoffman of Wheeling as director.
Leslie's Weekly notes that stone throwing marks depravity and causes losses. It cites insurers estimating at least 250000 dollars yearly in repairs from reckless youths, with fires and accidents adding hundreds of millions in costs, framing it as a burden on the public.
The piece notes coffee consumption affects heart health and warns that insurers and medical examiners label coffee heart as a risk. It cites physicians advising a limit of two cups per day and likens coffee taper habits to whisky in impact on the heart.
Probate Court in Pima County Arizona orders sale of 160 acres described as south half of southwest quarter and southwest quarter of southeast quarter of section 21 and northeast quarter of northwest quarter of section 28 in township 13 south range 14 east. Public auction set for April 8 1902 at 10 a.m. at the County Court House Tucson with cash terms and deed at purchaser expense. Administrator L. & Wilson announces sale dates and conditions.
Proposals invited by the Department of the Interior for beef flour and other subsistence goods and also blankets clothing and related items with delivery points in Chicago New York Omaha and San Francisco. Also notice of an Arizona probate hearing for Maude Estabrook and a Denver proposal call for military transport routes and drayage with bids due March 31 1902.
Dyspeptics need nourishment to live and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests all foods without stomach aid so it can rest. The product claims to mimic natural digestive fluids. Available at Bell's Pharmacy, 22 North Church Street. Also notes Cafe Goldtree serves oysters for 25 cents.
Office of Chief Quartermaster Denver Colorado invites sealed bids for fuel forage and water at road stations and fuel at Price Utah and Rawlins Wyoming for FY starting July 1 1902. Bids due April 24 1902 in triplicate with instructions and forms from the office. Government may accept or reject any or all bids. E W Grove signature appears on a cure claim. DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve praised for chronic facial sore at Bell's Pharmacy Pottsmouth Virginia.
E G Capos the Jeweler at 83 West Coregress Street offers custom wedding and birthday rings to order, highlighting tailored designs and personal service for special occasions.
The Zellner Piano Co offers an easy payment plan so households can own a fine upright piano with little cash outlay. With years of experience in the Southwest and instruments guaranteed by the company, they invite requests for a catalogue. Arizona headquarters: 118 East Congress Street, Tucson.
A speaker recalls a grandfather who arrived barefoot with 60 cents, and the daughter laments the future humiliation she fears his arrival may bring. The quote contrasts humble origins with anticipated embarrassment.
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