The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1889-07-27

Foreman Nelson has force of men al
work removing the old wooden pipe, form
erly used for to distribute water on Madi
son avenue.
Fine, ice cold lager beer, twenty-five
cents per bottle, at the Southern Pacific
hotel. +
Henry M. Whitley, the representative
of the insurance firm of Jacobs and Easton
of San Francisco, was in Yuma on
Wednesday.
Miss NJ. Mclaughlin, one of the most
charming young ladies in the Mohawk
valley, visited her Yuma friends in the
early part of the week.
W.R. Nash, the mill builder, who was
arrested here last week, charged with en-
bezzlement ard taken to Phoenix, has been
discharged from custody.
George w. Bowers and wife, with party
of friends, left San Francisco last week for
Alaska, and on their return in October will
visit the Yellowstone Park.
The members of the Yuma Whist Club
are delighted with our unusually cool even
ings, giving them ample opportunity to en-
JOY the delights of good rubber.
The name of our enterprising townsman,
Judge Isaac Levy, appears in the list of
subscribers to the building fund of the pro-
posed mammoth Los Angeles hotel.
Charles B. Serventi, the well-known
merchant of Fremont, and owner of valu-
able mining property near Sonoyta, Mex,
arrived in Yuma on Wednesday morning.
If you want to buy spring wagon at a
low figure call and see John Gandolfo.
F. Tyler, the amalgamator of the A.
Frank quartz mill at Arizona landing, left
town on Monday morning by private con-
veyance. He expects to start up the mill
by Tuesday next.
George Norton has so far this season
harvested three crops of alfalfa, running
three tons to the acre, amounting to nine
tons per acre already. A good showing for
Mohawk valley lands.
Charley Gillespie has successfully wrest-
led with long and severe attack of illness.
His friends are glad to see him out on the
streets again. He is looking little weak,
but daily growing stronger.
H. E. Harris, owner of the qualtz mill at
Harrisburg, was in town Tuesday on his
way to Phoenix, where he, Sullivan, Stein
and Walton, hold conference in regard to
selling the Harqua Hala mines.
The railroad ice house is a magnificent
failure. The building is a thin shell of
light lumber, on which the hot sun shines
with southern warmth, resulting in an i'm
mense amount of ice melting daily,
The New York Herald makes n
special notice of the fact that muskmelons
were received earlier than usual in that
city, July l4th. Muskmelons were
plentiful ia Yuma county May Goth.
John Juhl has one of the best improved
ranches in this vicinity. 1t is located
about three miles west of town, and the
cultivated ground surrounded by the ever
green mesquite is one of the prettiest sights
imaginable.
The Indians located on this side of the
river have been ''crying" now four nights
in memory of Captain Jim. The season of
mourning will continue as long as the In
dians can keep it up, as the dead man was
very popular with his people.
The late pugilistic encounter between
Sullivan and Kilrain has demoralized the
boys of Yuma. Boxing matches are the
order of the day, and fond mothers are be-
coming anxious about their dear boys
faces, which daily show signs Of hard
usage.
Those in search of promising gold lodges
need not go away from town to find what
they seek. Within the town limits and
one mile South of the postofice are several
well defined veins of gold ore. Some work
has been done on one of the lodges and the
rock prospects well, but it is not yet
sufficiently developed to justify the erection
of a new mill.
Frank Blaney of the Southern Pacific |
Company, who has been employed here for
some time, has been transferred to Tucson,
his future station. Mr.. Blaney during his |
stay in Yuma, made many friends, who
wish him prosperity in his new home |
Mr.. Blaney is one of the most trusted and
worthy of the S. P. employees, good citi-
zen and capable engineer.
Sheriff VIM. O'Neill, with Deputy W. |
Black and Geo. E. Brown, arrived here
from Prescott, on Tuesday, with the fol-
lowing named prisoners for the Territorial
Prison: John Halford, d. M. Harwick |
and William Stiren, highway robbery, 25
years each; Ed Keyes, manslaughter, 7 |
years; F. G.. Gregory, forgery, 2 years;
James Staples, grand larceny, years.
Mr.. o. H. Willis, who for some years has
been in charge of the government buildings
at Yuma, and Government Agent for the
Yumas, is new visiting with his cousins,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Burgess He has for
wears been having serious trouble with his