The Arizona sentinel., 1892-10-29
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 wasin town Monday.
 Frank D. Wells came down from Harqua Hala Monday.
 John L. Grant of Grant Bros. re- turned to Los Angeles Sunday.
 Frank Hodges and Bros. are sup plying the railroad camps with fresh beef
 Col. J. s. Noble Superintendent s. P. R. R. at Tucson was in town Monday.
 Dan Devore, the rustling thrifty young farmer, was down from Mo- hawk valley Monday.
 John Speese went to Mohawk valley Monday to fix up the pump on the Lindley ranch.
 Col. o. F. Thornton, President of the South Gila Canal Company was a visitor in Yuma Saturday.
 S. $. Gillespie, proprietor of the S. P. Hotel returned from a visit to Los. Angeles and Fresno, Sunday.
 Robt. McPherson. the we'll known California raisin grower was a passenger west on Saturdays ex- press.
 John Shanssey, an old timer in Yuma, returned from the east Saturday, and will spend the win ter in town.
 Consulting Engineer Donald Campbell of the Colorado canal arrived in town Tuesday, on busi- ness connected with the canal.
 J. F. Marshall and son from Ensenada Lower California have been spending few days in town. MT. NJ. likes Yuma so well that he purposes to settle here.
 Every member of the Yuma Base Ball Club, is requested to meet at Armory Hall tomorrow at two o'clock p. m. without fail, as import ant business will be brought before the club.
 The Yuma Heights Company has erected shed near the railroad ice house, in which the slaves for the new 26 inch wooden water pipe, will be stored.
 Contractor A. A. Dougherty was passenger west on Saturdays overland for Los Angeles. He said that the work on the Wolhey canal at GiIa Bend, was progressing nicely. All the men and teams that can be had, are put at work.
 John Gandolfo was at Gila Bend Monday. He says that work is progressing rapidly on the great canal. Business in his new store is good. The water in his well is the very best in the country.
 Superintendent McInernay has large gang of prisoners filling in the foot of Main street, which was washed out by the flood of last year. It will add much to the ap- pearance of that part of town.
 Yuma, and Yuma county, are entering upon the most prosperous era in their history. More capita lists are becoming interested, and more inquires are received from the monied centers of the east, and more investors are looking into the different irrigation mining an other legitimate business projects than ever before in the history of this section and this too, with the idea of making permanent investments. Even the metropolitan press of the country east and west begin to rea- lize that no section of the west has a brighter future than Yuma.
 The Gila City public school, led the van in the celebration ofColum- bus Day, by raising the American flag on fine flagstaff, erected by the enterprising citizens of that place, after which, 1t was saluted with a pledge of allegiance by all of the pupils in the school. This was followed by recitations, reading of compositions, and other matter ap- propriate to the occasion. The musical part of the program was fine and very nicely rendered by the school. The children were en- thusiastic, while they sang. Our flag is there, Hail, Columbia, Amer , ica, Remember thy Creator, Home , Sweet Home. Miss Bigsby, the teacher, and the pupils, deserve great credit for the pleasant entertain