The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1885-10-03
PENCIL POINTS.

Luscious watermeions are stil1 CleaG.
tul in the Yuma market.
The completion OF the Mohawk csRa
means wealth for Yuma county.
The Board of Supervisors for this coun
ty will meet next Monday ia regular Sos
sion.
Mr.. Harry Dawson, a well-known min
ing man, went up to Silent on yesterday
stage.
Santiago Lopez, q popular citizen Of
Clip, was In town this week on business
visit.
George e. Bsteman and Surveyor Reed,
from the Lerdo colony, were In town last
Thursday.
Mr.. Fl. A. shipman returned to Clip on
Monday last from . pleasant pasaer in
California.
Mr.. Frank Hodges was in town this
week and reports everything fourishing
in California.
Born in Yuma, Arizona Territory.
Tuesday, September 20, 1885, to Mr.. and
Mrs. John B. Fitch, q son.
Capt. T. D. MaoLeod's letter, published
in last weeks SENTINEL, evoked many
compliments for the writer.
When Chris Horner's pulverizer gets
under way the gold output of this county
will be largely increased.
That popular and courteous gentleman.
Mr.. W. L. Hopkins, is assisting Mr..
Townsend In the postof1ce.
The thermometer varies from 20 to 90
degrees nowadays, bat the nights are
cool and exceedingly pleasant.
Commissioner c. r. wores, OF Pima
county, to the New Orleans Exposition,
viii be in Yuma one day next week.
A game Of skinny" between some
Yuma Indians amused the people on
Main street last Thursday afternoon.
Lieut.. d. N. Mcdonald returned Mon
daylight from bis sejourn at Arrow Head
Springs, San Bernardino county, Cslifor-
mia.
Ducks, quails. snipes. and fat cotton tail
rabbits are now plentiful in the bottoms,
and ye nimble Sportsman IL correspond.
ingly happy.
Sheriff Paul, Of Pima county, placed
Ezekiel Rustamente In the psnitentiary
this week to serve Q term therein for
grand larceny.
The Clip mine, this county, shipped
s14,o50 Of silver bullion during the
month Of September to San Francisco,
per Wells, Fargo & Co.
DIR. z. A. Stanley returned to Yuma
last Thursday from Californis, where he
had been to zee his family, and buying
supplies for the Picscho mines, which he
il experimenting.
The Paymaster Mining Company, oper.
ating the Douglas group OF mines, are
pushing work on those rich properties
night and day. 1t is rumored that ten.
stamp mill will be erected at the mine
next month.
R. J. Fraijo. Of Clip, is agent for Gre
goire Tauzy d CompAny's Spanish Book
Store. San Francisco, No. 9 Post street.
Any one wishing books or papers in this
language should address Mr.. Frsijo at
Clip, this county.
The Indians are beginning to see the
advantages to be gained by attending
school, and consequently the government
institution at Fort Yuma is well filed with
Indian children, and there are now up.
ward of forty in regular attendance.
Francisco Pacheco ID the only Chilean
in Yuma. He 10 patriotic fellow, and
on the 18th ultimo, which was the anni-
Ysrsary Of Chilean independence, he COM
memorated the event BY hoisting the
Chilean flag on an eminence west Of town
and firing number Of guns.
The people Of this section should be
careful and not purchase any trees or
plants from Los Angeles nurseries. The
cushion scale has played sad havoc in
fair Los Angeles county. and we do not
want to have the voracious insect i'm.
ported into Yuma county.
Howard II. Douglas, one of Yuma's
popular citizens, who has been sojourn-
ing at the Santa Monica seaside resort
for several days, returned to Yuma
Thursday morning. looking well and as
happy as an abolene in high water.
Howard always looks pleasing and happy