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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1902
Page
4
List of county officials including Sheriff Levi H Manning District Attorney Frank E Murphy County School Superintendent William Angus Surveyor Bartholomy Supervisors Harry A Drachman Fred Ronstadt Justices of the Peace Wiley E Tussing W S Bartlett to serve in the joint council arrangement.
The Territory versus Ezra C. Bartlett was called in district court at 9 30 AM. The district attorney requested a continuance until 2 PM because three principal witnesses were not in the city. The request was granted and the case was continued.
An old health pamphlet-style piece extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier and cure for skin diseases and scrofula. It includes a testimonial from Ezekiel Floro of Graytown Ohio and offers a free Common Sense Medical Adviser via postage stamps.
At 2 pm Ezra C Bartlett’s case seeks delay after affidavits claim absent key witnesses. Defense hinges on witness Kas tel not striking him. Continuance granted to November 3. Eduardo Figuerroa case set for Saturday for illicit cattle branding. Buffando found guilty for stabbing a companion near South Meyer street. sentencing next Saturday. Borquez trial slated tomorrow at 9:30 for Estevan Ochoa murder. judges Blenman and Lovell presiding. expected two days. United States vs Willard et al trial over stolen registered mail from Nogales post office. demurrer argued.
The Windsor hotel property changed hands today. Martin.5ello sold the space to Allen P. Bixelsa of Tomb scene for $20,000. The sale shows Tucson real estate advancing rapidly. two years ago Costello bought the place for $11,000. English reportedly sold Black Diamond stock in the east for a handsome profit.
A witty aside about spills at a dinner party appears alongside an advert for Magdeburger Dill Pickles arriving yesterday. The item urges readers to order and contact the advertiser by phone at 261 and notes the address 66 E Congress.
Ad advertises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a cure for skin eruptions blotches sores pimples eczema salt rheum chapped hands chilblains and piles. Claims it beautifies the face and is infallible for piles with a 25 cent price at druggists.
J. Villaescusa has moved his rearriage harness and general implement store from 110 South Meyer Street to his new building at 27 31 West Congress. No repairing will be done until stock is rearranged in the new building.
Expert mechanic John Pratt offers key fitting and lock work plus knife sharpening and general mechanical services at reasonable rates. Located at No. 14 Church Square, Tucson. Also advertisement for Miller Bros & Co Palace of Liquor and Delicatessen selling Sauer Kraut Chow Chow Vinegar Pickles and Ripe Olives in bulk.
The 1900 Mount Terror landing of C. E. Borchgrevink and Captain Jensen ends in a near fatal iceberg birth. A glacier explodes into ice as millions of tons plunge into the sea, sending a towering wave toward the pair who cling to rocks and survive after being battered and torn. The two men credit a protruding ice peninsula and rock curve for their rescue as the wave diverts east.
A clipped miscellany of aphorisms from notable authors and a brief anecdote about a New England church in trouble. It notes sayings from Clemens Eliot Lamb and others, then references a Chicago Post remark about a woman and a New England church shepherdless in Jonesville.
An advertisement extols Gold Dust as a safe effective cleaner for dirt and hard water softening. It promises quick, easy household cleaning while saving money and labor, noting production by The N K Fairbank Company of Chicago New York Boston and St Louis, makers of Fairy Soap.
A curio-filled item recounts Booth’s comic horse theft tale ending with a skull reportedly left to him by the real Fontaine. It next notes King William IV’s improvised coronation in the Tower, then a Rampur nawab’s dental visit spanning two sets of teeth and a long voyage from Calcutta.
Ordinance 161 levies a 1 percent ad valorem tax on property within Tucson for 1902. Funds allocated include 80 cents to General Fund 5 to Territorial Bond and Interest 5 to Sinking Fund 10 to Health Sewerage and Drainage. Taxes due ten days after publication with delinquency after the third Monday in December 1902.
An ad column promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers as gentle bowel movers that aid digestion and glands. It lists local drugstores and services, mentions wedding rings and custom jewelry, alfalfa hay, watch repairs, fresh seafood, and a hair care warning about vaseline and dandruff. It ends with Herpicide as the dandruff germ killer and a 10 cent sample offer.
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