The Arizona sentinel., 1885-01-03

ObD BORRAs mas taken the place U
Yuma's gentle zephyrs.
CHR1FrNLs and New Years Days were
duly observed in Yuma.
TAXES to the amount of only s975.3I
remain delinquent in this county.
THE Territorial Prison Commission
meets next Monday in regula. session.
It is quite common nowadays to heal
the expression: ut is quite cold today
JAMES CRAVEN and A. D. Crawford
came in from Silver District on Thurs
day last.
ALE RED contributes an interesting
letter from Los Angeles. See first page
of this paper.
Have you said that you wouldn't do II
again! 1t is the beginning Of a new
year, you know.
C. B. SERVANT, leading merchant OF
Sonoits,. Sonora, Mexico, is spending the
holidays in Yuma.
Hon. j. W. DoRRINGToN returned the
latter part OF last week from his potract-
ed visit to San Francisco.
SCRAPS comes this week with a COM
munication on the water question. 1t
appears elsewhere in this paper.
A cattle train OF twenty cars, passed
through Yuma last Monday bound for
California. The cattle were destined for
the SAP Francisco Market.
Hon. P. A. ROACH, after going to the
Blythe Colony at Ehrenberg and paying
flying visit to Laredo, Lower California,
returRed TO San Francisco last Sunday.
The young men at the head of the
social hop given on Christmas night at
the Court House deserve much credit for
the enjoyable time. had on that occassIo n.
On our first page to-day will be found
a striking and instructive illustration of
the comparative worth of the various
kinds of baking powders in the market.
A rich gold quartz discovery was re
Gently made by Charles Wilson near ella
City, The prospects indicate that when
fully developed, the mine will be very
valuable and rich in the precious metal
ANOTHER scrub horse race on Main
street enliyened the people of Yuma last
Monday afternoon. Such races amount
to moro noise and "carajos" than profit
to the sports.
THE sailing of the steamer "6ila" for
points on the Colorado river, north, has
been postponed until the 10th instant.
Cspt. J. II. Godfrey is now busily en-
gagged taking in cargo.
The Improvements on Mr.. Lyons fam
lily residence on the corner of Third
street and Madison Avenue are about
completed. He will have one of the
handsomest and most substantial resi-
denoe in town.
CAPT. MEEDEN set superb lunch on
Christmas Day to the access of which all
his numerous customers had a carte
blanche. There was q large bowl Of
egg-nog also to which, too, his friends
did ample justice.
The handsome Pullman car conductors
have met the same fate as many of the
employees of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road, and have been discharged. The
Pullman car duty now devolves upon the
general train conductors.
Hon. j. W. DoRRINGToN and Hon.
Samuel Purdy, will leave for Prescott on
next Monday as members respectively of
the Council and Assembly, to attend the
session of the Legislature which con-
venes at the Capital on the 18th instant.
J. 7. BARBER, is the U. s. Signal Ser
vice officer at this place. He is a cour-
teous and affable gentleman, and he is
quite willing to impart any information
to visitors in connection wi tn his Office.
who may apply to him. His Office is at
the old Government Headquarters below
town on the banks of the Colorado river.
GEORGE W. NORTON left Tuesday for
Texas Hill on the line of the Southern
Pacific Railroad, where he will make his
headquarters in the future. He has
charge Of the pumping works of the
railroad company, and it will take most
of his time TO discharge the duties de-
volying upon him in that connection.
OWING to a misunderstanding the
lodge of A. o. U. w. was not organized
at this place last Monday night, as we
were made to believe by the D. D. G.
NJ. w, at Tucson. 1t is hoped that those
who signed the petition at the solicitation |
OF the DeDutv Grand Master WorLrnan