The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1888-11-17

Superintendent Johnny Behan CAV
an elegant party at his residence o!
Wednesday evening, in honor of Hon
Thos. Gates and Henry Treichler
The following are the names of tn
guests present: Assistant Superln-
tendent B. +. Hartlee and wife; Hon
Samuel Purdy and wife; Mrs. G. w
Norton; Hon. Eugene ]. Trippel anc
wife; Miss Ella Rice; Mrs. Furrer
Frank, Henry and Miss Lola Avila
Miss Clara Aguirre; Misses Jesusita
Sara and Zoila Martinez; Louis Jaeger
NJ. j. Nugent; A. Frank, and p
Relyea.
A sharp shock of earthquake struck
Yuma about 1915 a. m. on Tuesday
The movement of the ''shake" wa,
from northwest to southeast; the
movement of many Yumaites was out
of the front door, although many pre-
| ferred the window as a means of exit.
The SENTINEL congratulates Louis
Jaeger, Jr, on his mastery manage
ment of the candidates ball on last
Saturday night. The success of the
ball was undoubtedly largely owing to
Mr.. Saeger's energy and genial good
nature.
Fred Payeken be nth Ed. Wllletts
on Cleveland and :erday paid his
bet by wheeling Willetts in a wheel
barrow. The start was made from
Doc Williams saloon and ended at
the Southern Pacific hotel
Commodore Alex. Berry met with
a severe accident on last Monday
morning. In moving SEINE heavy tim
bers block fell from above and cut
off the top joint of the third finger on
his right hand.
Henry Treichler arrived from Sac
ramento on Tuesday. Mr.. Treichler
owns some land on the Mohawk canal
and is on his way to the valley, where
he will commence farming at once.
w. Wills has as fine farm as can
be found in Arizona. It is located
near the county line and is irrigated
by ditch which Mr.. Wills and Mr.
Despair took out from the ella.
Constable Lockwood and captain
Jim, Yuma Indian, had little
set-to a la Sullivan on Sunday last,
which resulted in the constable having
to fall back for re inforcements.
Frank Vomocll has force of men
at work en- the Picacho mines and it
is said that fifteen more stamps will
be added to the mill, which will make
1t thirty stamp plant.
Richard Rule, editor of the Tomb
stone Epitaph, was made happy by
the arrival of a pretty baby girl on
November 18th. Dick, we extend
congratulations.
Captain Jim, a Yuma Indian, was
arrested for assault this week; the
charge not being prosecuted, the pris
oner was discharged from custody.
Charles H. Kenyon, an old citizen
Of the Territory and former resident
Of Yuma, was elected supervisor of
ella county at the last election.
Anschlag, the Los Angeles county
nurdorcr, committed suicide on We'd
nesday night; he was to have been ex-
ecuted yesterday.
Five hundred acres of land are be-
ing cleared on the Saunders canal for
the purpose of planting alfalfa as
soon as possible.
Charley Lee was here Tuesday and
says that the Pasadena mining CON-
oany's claims are opening up on large
bodies of good ore.
Oanvas-back ducks, fat quail and
young "cotton-tails" are plentiful in
'hls neighborhood, consequently the
ocal nimrods ate happy.
Yuma county is rapidly climbing
he upgrade" and within a few
,ears will be the garden spot of the
United States.
Messrs. R. and A. G. Klink, of
sacramento, went up to Mohawk val
ey yesterday to commence work on
heir farms.
The late earthquake following
closely on the heels of election, quick
med the cOnsciencea of many pol,ti-
;ians.
George Daily, cx-deputy collector of
customs at Yuma, was elected to the
House from Cochise county, Nov. 9Th.
Hon. Thos. Gates has returned from
LOS Angeles, and met with a royal
Welcome here from his many friends.
The Ell Rio twenty-stamp mill is
unnIng night and day on gold ore
rom the Pasadena company's mines.
The order made by the supervisors
hat all minors should be kept out of
aloons does not seem to be obeyed.
Thomas Halleck, who is well known
n this county, was elected member
the House from Mohave county.
A. Jackson, a well known and sue
essful miner of Cargo Muchacho dis
riot, was here on Wednesday.
NJ. Bauer, of Sacramento, has gone
n To the Mnhn ...lla-.