The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1889-08-17


Garland Post has received a good contract
from the railroad company to haul supplies
from Texas Hill to the pump-house on the
ella river.
H. E. Lacy. Chairman of the Board of
Supervisors of Pima County, was pas
senger on Tuesdays express, heading for
Santa Monica.
j. Scott Noble, Superintendent of the
Southern Pacific company at Tucson, re-
turned to the Territory from Los Angeles, a
few days ago.
Dave Nagle, the man who shot and
killed Judge Terry, is well-known in
Arizona, and his reputation from all ac-
counts is very unsavory.
The settlers along the Farmers canal are
happy. The water was turned in last
week and is now running the entire length
of the ditch; thirteen miles.
Captain w. II. Simmons was stung in the
foot by some poisonous insect few days
ago near ella City and for a while it was
thought the result might be fatal.
Lewis Steam, of the Mohawk valley, ap-
peared before the Register and Receiver of
the Tucson Land Office on Tuesday morning
in connection with land contest.
John Gandolfo is selling his magnificent
stock of winter goods at cost.
A heavy thunder storm visited the
country around the Aqua Caliente Springs,
Tuesday night; the rainfall was so heavy
that in a few hours the road became i'm
passable.
Camille Roallier was in town few
days ago on his way to Tucson Mr..
Roullier is now engaged in business in
San Francisco, and will control heavy
Arizona trade.
Captain McCasey, the mining expert,
arrived in Phoenix couple of days ago and
reported that another big strike of gold
nuggets had been made in the Harqua
Hala, Bonanza mine.
If some enterprising man would build a
row of neat bath houses on the ella river,
keeping same well equipped with bathing
suits. towels and ''sich like, he would do
q land office business.
J. Flanders, one of the railroad carpen-
tiers, was overcome by the heat on We'd
nesday evening, and for some time was in
danger of losing his life. He is now
rapidly growing better.
The Citizens Executive Committee on
water storage met On Thursday afternoon.
Very important data has already been re-
ceived and the good work will continue I'M
til the arrival of the Senatorial Committee
Louisiana Lottery tickets on sale at the
Southern Pacific hotel bar
DIR. Warren E. Day has returned from
Yuma, his sentence, which was committed
by the President, having expired. The
doctor has MANY friends in Prescott who
welcome him back to his home. -Hoof and
Horn,
James Powell returned couple of days
ago from trip up the ella valley as far as
the Aqua Caliente springs. Jim reports
everybody prospecting, farms looking fine
and an abundance of water in all the
canals.
The hydraulick workings near Laguna
and ella City by the st. Louis Company
will stimulate other like enterprises at La
Paz, Picacho, Pot Hole, and many other
rich gold gravel deposits in this Immediate
vicinity.
Hon. L. C. Hughes, the energetic and
versatile editor of the Tucson Star, visited
Yuma yesterday. Mr.. Hughes is friend
and advocate of Yuma county, and his
facile pen is often used to the benefit Of
this section.
Hiram w. Blaisdell's quartz mill in the
Cargo Muchacho district will start up Sep
: tember lst The water for the mill i;
pumped from the Colorado river, eigh
miles distant, and has to be raised fou,
hundred feet.
Juan Noriega was in town in the early
part of the week to purchase supplies fo
his cattle ranch near Ehrenberg. Mr.
Noriega reports that all the cattle along the
Colorado river ale looking fine, there being
an abundance of feed this season,
If you want to buy spring wagon at
low figure call and see John Gandolfo. +
/ An extra good dinner will be given at the
Southern Pacific Hotel tomorrow. TIL
weather is too warm to do much cooking a
home, SO consequently Sam Gillespe's fin
dinners, especially the Sunday ones, attrac
many of our town people to his frst-clas
hotel.
There is always crowd at the Southern
Pacific hotel, but on Thursday evening
there seemed to be a much larger one, ant
upon inquiry it was found that Sam GILES
pies friends were rendering him their con
graduation upon the arrival of a lively an,
Il pretty baby daughter.
J. Doherty, who formerly acted as Super
= intendent of the Picaeho Mining Company
+ was in town Thursday, awaiting the Yves
bound train. Mr.. Doherty now resides il
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