The Arizona sentinel., 1886-12-11
SPARKS FROM TEXAS HILL.
4 Budget of Interesting Items by Lust
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s. W. Taylor resigned the title as "Knight of the Wrench" in good standing and Mir. and Mrs. T. contem- plate visiting their old home Tn Arkan- saw to spend the coming Christmas.
 Messrs. Landon and Taylor are making preparations to construct a dew drop in wayside tavern ever in Mohawk, close to the head gate, and will greet the weary travellers as they pass by with for half smile.
 MT. Alvarado drove band of his horses to Phenix last week to dispose to the Government, but his stock not coming quite up to Uncle Sam's stand ard weight, hence he did not make the disposal. Mir. Alvarado has as fine stock of young colts and horses as can be found in the Territory.
 One of our worthy settlers, MT. Baker, while returning from Phenix last Sunday, remained over at Gila Bend one day and met with what might have proved a serious accident. On his arrival here it was hard mat ter to judge whether he had been kick ed by Government mule or knocked out by Texas steer
 It is reported among the social cir cles that since tn; newly arrival of an old maid in Tthe valley, all the old weather beaten bachelors have made up collections and sent to Yuma for an extensive supply of needles and thread to patch up their a la mother Hubbard pantaloons, which when in a brisk wind flop around like an Indians tail string.
 George Norton's new stage line run ming between here and Mohawk canal made its first trip last Wednesday, arriving and departing on time. Fare for the round trip ischarg7d according to the speed. George says all D. H. passengers are used as swampers along the route and have to help to cut hay and water the stock in working their passage and will have to dlsmount at the bottom of all hills.
 Should one have 6 grudge against g train baggage man, let him him ap proach the folding doors quietly and while the baggage man is in deep re pose sing out, Mexican trunk, for ii there is anything that will ruffie bag gage mans temper it is to load on 2 Mexican trunk, as it will invariably take the two "Knights of the wheels with the assistance of the man witE the dazzling badge and in some cases the aid of the "throttle ,jerker" to raise one up into the car and the baggage man with out stretched arms embraces it as delicately as mother would hel six weeks kid, for the slightest jar 1T it's movement would as liable to cause collapse and the result would be the disclosure to the naked eye of its con tents, consisting of an old straw hat, 2 pair of red drawers and a fine tootl comb. Baggage smashers baptized Mexican trunks corpse-cause they are handled with care.
 About two months past a letter written by one of our settlers, Charlie Hackett, in relation to the lower Gila appeared in the Toledo Blade, of Ohio and among its numerous readers it effect left such favorable impression on their inquisitive gall that before two weeks had elapsed since its inser tion Charlie was in receipt of owe 5000 letters asking some of the mos outlandish questions imaginable,
 One old duffer wanted box of tn soil shipped to him so that he naigh make a thorough analysis of it. An other letter from lone widow ava, back in Iowa, desired to know if tn people in Arizona were all civilized an, that if any good christians exlste, among them.
 The most amusing letter was iron an old pension agent in Washington claiming to have been frozen out sine the new Presidency and inclosing cent stamp for an answer, desired t know what inducements could be oi fered towards hlm in the line of char ty acts.
 The situation of Ireland IS worse tc day than it has been for years, and tn