The Arizona sentinel., 1885-03-28
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This is the season for whIrlwinds
 Yuma.
 \ The twit of the Summer swallow
 heard.
 Who can find fault with the climate (
 Yuma at this time of year?
 Henry Goldwater, late of Prescott, pro poses making Yuma his future home.
 A daughter was born unto Ramo Garcia and wife last Monday, March 9 1885.
 The Board of Supervisors for this coun ty meets on the first Monday in mex month-April.
 The steamer Gila. Capt. Polhamus, ar rived in Yuma last Thursday from point up the Colorado river.
 There is prospect of work commencing on the railroad from Tucson to Calaba sas in very short tune.
 The Board of Territorial Prison Com missioners meets in this place on first Monday in next month-April.
 We hear that fair prospect of gold bearing quartz has been obtained in the Black Hills southwest of town.
 The best view of Yuma city and its sur. roundings is obtained from the Black Hills, southwest of town, near the round house.
 A brakesman by the name of James St. Clair got one of his fingers badly mashed one day this week while coupling cars.
 News from Gila Bend says a new dis eovery of anthracite coal has been male near there and considerable excitement prevails.
 An Indian attempted to break into Ginnocchio & Co.'s corral few nights ago, but he was discovered, and his plans frustrated,
 Joseph Godfrey captuted large centi- pede this week, while cleaning up his back yard. The "ieptile' is fully four inches long.
 The troops stationed atFort Yuma were paid of last Monday by Paymaster V. NJ. Coxe. There were two months back pay due them.
 The ''Cochise Record" says that the cost Of the recent Legislature, according to Secretary Van Arman's fig tres, was no less than S32,O0O.
 A splendid article from the pen of Hon. J.J. Stein on Yuma's exhibit at the New Orleans Exposition, appears on the first page of thls paper.
 M.J. Nugent of Tucson was here last Monday to attend a meeting of the Mohawk Valley Canal Company, and was elected one of it's directors.
 The "melon-colic" days for Yuma have come. That fruit, of this years growth, is daily offered for sale by the Yuma Indians at the railroad depot.
 If there is business place in Yuma that sells Indians powder, lead and caps, it is presumed that that business place will, also, sell them whiskey. They are both violations Of law.
 Manuel Romo. aged 24 years, brother of Mrs, F. Neahr, died last Saturday, March 21. 1885, at the residence of his sister. His funeral Sunday, in the fore noon, was largely attended.
 A brick mason and plasterer by the name of Jesus Rivera, fell of the scaflold- ing one day this week, while working on the house of H. s. Muzzy near the depot on Main street and was badly bruised.
 The Tombstone" announces the en- gagement of Hon. w. A. Harwood, of that place, and Miss Carrie Nash of Ton to Basin, who at one time was a resident of this place with her father, George W. Nash.
 The Yumas complain that Indian Pelon is the one who furnishes them with whiskey. Now the white man or Mexi- can who furnishes Pelon with whiskey should be ferreted out and dealt with ac- cording to law.
 We are glad to note fact that C.. W. Beach is again at the helm of the "Pres. colt Miner" MT. Beachis a good news paper man and the "Miner" under his ch arge is always considered one among the bestpapers in the Territory. J. H. Maag, of Volcano, on the line of the Southern Pacific railroad, was in town last Monday. MT. Maag is a railroad "magnate" in charge of section Of the