The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1884-12-13

Peter Burke, who has been sellouly Ill
is now better.
The Board Of Supervisors are to settle
with the Tax Collector next Monday.
Mountain, valley, plain and mesa, are
the features of Arizona's topography.
The Honorable Board of Supervisors
will meet next Monday in special session
Families have to pay IS per month for
water when obtained from the railroad
reservoir.
A dry gold washing mechine is to be
operated at Potholes this winter by Will
liam WerDinger.
The monotony of Yuma was varied a
little last Monday morning by a scrub
horse race on Main street.
Three Thousand dollars were appor-
toned to the different school districts in
this county last Monday.
A washout on the road a few miles west
of Yuma, last Tuesday, caused The delay
of the west bound train ten hours.
The school register of this place con-
taIns 100 names of pupils enrolled, and
the average daily attendance at school is
n.
The pay-car passed through Yuma last
Sunday bound west. 1t stopped long
enough here to settle with the employees
OF the railroad company.
The total amount of Taxes paid by the
Southern Pacific Railroad company last
Friday morning to the Tax Collector was
BE, 253. IS.
So far this winter, the climate has been
very mild in Yuma. For the Grst-time
this season boar frost was observed last
Thursday morning.
Hon. Abe Frank went to Santa Monica
last Thursday morning where his family
has been sojouring for few weeks. His
amily will return with him to Yumf.
"A heavy, cold fog, the Coolest inhabi-
tant" says, for the second time in seven
years, settled over Yuma last Thursday
morning. 1t lasted till about O'Clock.
Treasure to the amount of s19,5S2 was
shipped through Wells, Fargo & Cos
Office at this place last month, as follows:
Silver and gold bullion, $1S,035; coin, S57;
currency, s5.74O.
The two Mormons Bishops, Flake and
skousen, convicted of polygamy at Pres
colt last week. we're placed in the Terrific
rial penitentiary last Wednesday by US.
Deputy Marshal Mills.
On the Stt, instant, a four-year old
child OF Joseph BrOokman, an old resi-
dent Of Prescott, WIS thrown from a
wagon and one OF the wheels passed
over its head crushing it to jelly.
The sum of s1,O7SO7 OF taxes became
delinquent last Thursday. 1t is said that
a large percentage of the amount will be
paid before the delinquent list passes in
to the hands of the District Attorney.
1t is said that the lumber of votes cost
in any locality, represent one-fifth Of the
entire population. If this is true, the
last vote or Arizona represented popu-
lation of 62, ass, beng five times that of
her vote, which was 12,491.
1t is authoritatively stated that New
York syndicate will build railroad north
and south through Arizona. from Ash
Fork on the A. and P, to connect either
with the Southern Pacific or the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe railroad.
The Feast of the immaculate Con-
ception," (so-called), was observed at the
Catholic Church last Monday. The priest
ih charge went through the accustomed
"rogation'' on such occasions, and his
pie-bald audience took it all in with a
guIp.
Mr.. Harrison, an engineer on the South
ern Pacific Railroad, was robbed of $50
cash, at the railroad bunk house, from
under his pillow, last Monday nigh. tits
supposed that the thiefor thieves entered
his room through back window.
The cab and tender of engine No. 80
were badly mashed up last Monday night
by backing into engine No. 81, which
was Immediately behind 1t. The engineer
of No. 80 mistook the signal to"back up"
which was intended for No. 81. The
night was very dark and no blame can be
attached to the engineer.
A man by the name of Con. Dawson, a
Deddler, attempted to commit suicide at
Phoenix on the 9th instant by blowing
himself up with cartridge of Giant pow