The Arizona sentinel., 1891-05-09
Capt. Meeden at the Yuma Ex-

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 A Mexican had both legs cut of
 by passing train at Gila City Monday night. He was lying across the track asleep. He was sent to the railroad hospital at Tucson.
 "Eddie Adams, a very lively boy. take good care of him." was on the card of little boy sent by Wells, Fargo's express from San Antonio to Los Angeles, who pass ed through here last Sunday.
 The Yuma Pumping Irrigating Company is forging ahead. Boiler and pumps will soon be in place, when the red current of the Colo rado will be lifted from its accus- toned place and turned out and over some of Yuma's best soil.
 Mamma (to her little boy). "Now, Bennie, if you'll be good and go to sleep, mamma I'll give you one of Dr. Ayers nice sugar-coated Cathartic Pills, next time you need medicine" Bennie, smiling sweet ly, dropped off to sleep at once.
 The rive, today guages p feet 10 inches. A year ago it stood at 21 feet 7 inches. Same date in 'S9 it was 20 feet, in '88 19 feet, and in '87 it was 19 feet and 7 inches. It has risen 2 feet 10 inches during the week and is still on the rise.
 Wednesday, one of the prisoners in the County Jail attempted to settle an old grudge he held against another prisoner by hitting him over the head with a chair. Dr. Taggart was called to sew up the cut, which was not serious one.
 Mrs. Maud Harkins left Satur- day for her home in Santa Monica, where her mother resides. She has been governess in the family of Frank Van Ness for several months past. She is well-known as a bright and intelligent lady and makes friends wherever she goes.
 w. H. Potts is the first to re- ceive an appointment made by Supt. McInernay at the. prison. Mir. Potts Is one of the well-known and popular young men of Yavapai county. Standing high in the community where he lives, as young man of intelligence and fine and will be credit to the administration of the prison.
 Mellon, is the name of the new city established on the Colorado river, near the Needless. The Eye is authority that Capt. Jack, after whom the town is named will establish a free circulating library in the new town. The place was formerly known as Red Rock.
 Not many physicians make great therapeutic discoveries. For the most part they content them selves with administering judici- ously what is prescribed in the books. To Dr. J. c. Aver, how ever, is due the credit of discover ing that greatest of blood-puriiers Sarsaparilla.
 Col. A. J. Doran of Florence, has been offered the Superintendency of the Blossom mine. Col. D. is one Of the best posted mining men in Arizona, having st one time been Superintendent of the famous Silver King mine. Should the Blossom Company succeed in get ting him they will have one of the best managers on the coast.
 Papan, an Indian deck-hand on the steamer Gila, and an old en- ploye of the Company was found dead yesterday morning under the boiler, where he had gone to sleep the night previous. For some time he had been complaining of pain in the region of the heart. When last seen alive he was as we'll as usual. He was a son of old Papan, the famous up river trapper and who formerly owned 8 large herd of cattle. Papan's body was cre-