The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1888-11-10
MCSAWE.
headquarters Mohawk Canal Co

Now Mr.. Editor don't jerk the tinker
and have us reduced 90 a PULP and pourec
out the front door because we commence
our communication with a feE brand new
remarks about the weather, but rather lend
US your ear and conceal your silent misery
within thy poltly depths and list unto our
warble; we are not setting up an opposition
to amy well regulated avairy, don't misnn.
derstand us-but We were once told that re
were as graceful as bird called bear and
the remark made such an imp ession on our
eniieiess minds that We have been Harblimg
crimson-s}asbed dawn seems as bright as
ever, and the gentle radiance of Old Sci
steals softly through our formation i'll .
cheerful and comforting manner, and fair
Luna still sheds her sheen of shimmerinE
sadness through the dlsky shaleS of eve
taat ushers in sweet dreams and cooling
brceZes.
We would like to make few remarks
about the crops and vegetables, but we hes
| tate; you, Mr.. Editor, being newspaper
man, viii 1T once appreciate the numerous
temptations and the immense possibilities
of an uufeeiing. cold-heartel public t.
throw the m mite of dpaht over the truth of
oar statements. But bearing in. mind the
old chestnut about the man who hesitated
and with orr reputation for veracity
grasped frsly in our strong right hand, we
shall sail right in.
Mr.. G. W. Norton's sorghum Geld has
budded and bloomed into a foil second cror
and is nov awaiting the gentle hand of tht
weeds, and if Lot speedily taken care O!
viii soon be entirely out of the ground.
1t has nov been proven by actual expert
ment that dead level bitches placed fft!
feet apart and running through the length
If field will sufi ;iently snb-irrIgate it TO-
cultivation by natural percolation througl
the soil.
The work ON the canal is being steadil..
pushed forward to completion. The Apache
Indians employed On the work are rapid,
earning the management of the differen
kinds of machines used by the comrapl
ard are becoming something more tina
picturesque e. OTIS in the decorative schem
Of the val ey laniscsro.
We have not been allowed to pine away
IL solitude and silent communion with M
t'Ire; not this time! our solitude has bee
rudeiy shattered and our communion bro
Ken mp by the meteoris Passage of the VI
ma county candidate The first to put
an appearance was Mr.. Mike Nugent. the
followed Messrs. Werningerand WightmaH.
later Messrs. Millar and Eaing, and we ar
still lamenting the departure OF e genia
editor Of the SENTINEL and Mr.. JOS Stetr
the last of the counbIna,ioa, We i:tl Gale
nPon to make few remarks about ne a,
most total Absence of arguments il TIL
campaign. Some candidates may imagin
chat the soft ia iia.ce of the angelic hal
surrounding their beaniIg cUnnteuance
.:lled With the seductive light vi hope,
enough glory to turn loose il this bioaG
rhested valley at one time, AMI ought (:
bat we wish to remark right he that if si,.
of these aforesaid candidates expected e
play US Mohaw kerS for Dack-n1mber chest
nuts ami imagineo t.. he vci3sG
soitNess dimming Tie starry lustre o. o.
flashing eyes, he is laboring under an Opt
cal delnsion that would turn st. Paul o.
visionary fame green with envy. We fee
better nov! and with a slight dryness an
itching sensation i'll the region of our palat,
we tackle our LeXt iFrm Of local iateres:
tie great bae bali match bet cen tn,
"Mchawk Pluugers" a,.d tne Texas Hi
A'uhlers." Mr. G. w, Norton, appropri
atel7 decorated with tie col RS of the clab
a ID thought:ully armed with double
barrelie.l shotgun, :i:iatea as urnyi c. W.
are not familiar with the noble sport, bur
we we're p'esaed to see the dash and high
finished style with which everything was
The game weat softly as p
nlaideD's sigh TIL Fat Chested Pete nuffed
n Ii; htning-twisted, sts!n-xinding liner that
Immediately to7k Square Bottomei Bill
under the chin. ond Lying him out gently
b It Iirmiy, nestled lovingly i'll the chest
protector region Of hi; anatomy. Now Ia,
question was, was the man out, Ia mo-
insnt all was confusion, bowie knives
flashed in the golden sunlight and the des-
rerate gieam in the players eyes led a
lurid giare over The !sndscane; ia "ur i,nae-
inatiOn we saw tons Of innocent blood car
mating the tortured soil, bat no. Umpire
No ton was at hand and boldly risking life
and iTnb AID with iierJisnI worthy OF .
better cause, turned the yaN mag 40. sses OF
his double barre.led gun On the seetllng
mass and paralyzed IL into something ike
order, but our nerves had been so rudel,
shocked, aud being of naturally tinrid an,i
shrinking disposition we retired. We
learned afterwards officially from the secre-
tary OF the club that the score was IA to IS
in f. or uf tie "Pirngers"
Judge Crawford is clnii late for jus
tice OF the Peace with no opposition anu
MIR. 5. w. Tayl'r for constable.
We thi ak that sc will soon celebrate a
wedding in orr ancestral nails, ju iging from.
the amount sf tdify AMI tender glances we
have been unfortunate enough to interrnp..
This y ill probably be the first off cial act o
the new J. P.