The Arizona sentinel., 1888-12-22

popular railroad conouctor, mas a nn'
 piece of land adjoining Yuma, ol
 which he is making extensive i'm
 provements. A l6-foot Cyclone winc
 mill has just been put up, on a Jowe
 60 feet high, working two pumps eacl
 throwing a six inch stream of water
 Mir. Gillespie will put out ten acres 0 oranges and lemons at once. Tn, land is exceedingly rich and we'll To cated in the warm and true citru belt. Adam Bossung. O. F. Town send, and Sam Gillespie's farms adjoir each other, and the three owners ar' working hard to improve their lovely homes.
 The new beet sugar factory O Claus Spreckels, at Watsonville, Cal. has been in operation for just d month Work is being conducted aay anc night, and the result is in every way proving satisfactory. The saccharin, contents of the beets range from Ia tc 24 per cent, and the farmers receive from $6 to s9 per ton for their beets The sugar polarizes at 97 degrees, and up to date almost 1000 tons of the raw product have been received at the California refinery in San Francisco The success of this enterprise is oi great value to this Territory, as no where in the world can the sugar beet be grown as successfully as in South ern Arizona.
 Mir. F. s. Shultz, of the St. Louis colony near Chrystoval, called on the SENTINEL on Wednesday. MT. Shultz is delighted with Yuma county, its fertile lands, balmy climate and mag nifcent surroundings. He predicts 8 great future for our favored land and says that several large colonies will ar rive on the line of the South Gila Ca nal Company during the winter. The colonists are of high order; we'll edu- cated and most of them are we'll of in a financial way.
 The Beyer Portrait Company, of Kansas City has flooded this town with circulars offering to enlarge pho tographs free, if the person sending photo. would agree to have the en- larged copy properly framed. The scheme is swindle, as the party de string picture would be required to pay enough for the frame to cover cost of both frame and picture.
 A. M. Tebbetts, a young gentleman lately from St. Louis, has located at Chrystoval. Mr. Tebbetts' father is a member of the well known firm, Deer, Mansaur & O., manufacturers of az ricultural implements in St. Louis. He is an intelligent and courteous gentleman, and the SENTINEL extends him hearty welcome here.
 The many friends and acquaintan- cps in the Territory of Frank NJ. Hodges will be pained to learn of his death, which occurred on Monday evening Mir. Hodges was an old res ident of Arizona, good citizen and a loving father. He leave a widow and a large number of children to mourn his loss
 Mr O. F. Townsend received last week from California twenty six-year old lemon and orange trees which he has planted on his homestead near town. MT. Townsend is not afraid to spend money on his place and in a few years will have one of the most valuable farms in the county.
 W. T. Haddox, of Fl Monte, and NJ. Cohen of Puente, came down from the Antelope valley on Wednes- day. The gentlemen are very much pleased with the prospects of the val ley, and both of the visitors say that we can look for a large immigration to this county.
 Not every woman, who arrives at middle age, retains the color and beau ty of her hair, but every woman may do so by the occasional application of Ayers Hair Viger. It prevents bald nees, removes dandruff and cures all scalp diseases.
 Harry Neahr came in from Agua Caliente few days ago, aud confirms all previous reports of the big gold strike at Centennial. MT. Neahr says that prospectors are going there in large numbers.
 Judge w. w. Porter has ordered the Court Commissioner to adjourn court until January 10th, 1888. Ow- jag to i'll health Judge Porter could not come to Yuma.
 The "coon" show on Monday night was humbug. McK anlass did not show half what he advertised he would and charged an exhorbitant admission besides.
 Ira K. West is in town, and is very enthusiastic over the outlook of the Macy and Mack mines, in which Mir. A. Frank is interested.
 Stoddard S. Draper, 8 former resi- dent of this county, now living in Los Angeles, was in town during the week