The Arizona sentinel., 1894-05-19
LOCAL. ITEMS.

Bath Sponges at Cotter & Miller's.
 The Cunningham saloon in the Modesti building was opened last Saturday evening by J. H. Shannessy.
 N. N Miller was presented with one of the handsome Onyx canes made at the Ter ritorial prison Thursday evening by Mir. Moore.
 The Steamer Aztec will leave the foot of Main street this evening at o'clock for trip up the Gila by moonlight. Tickets 50 cents.
 Our readers will notice by referring to our birth column this week that Yuma has had boom in new arrivals and also that the girls aint lin it."
 The Colorado river registered on the water guage at the bridge this morning 9 feet inches; just foot and 6 inches higher than it was one year ago this time.
 Messrs. w, W. Woodman, F. B. Wight man, A. W. Morris, c. s. Marable and F. S. Ingalls,. returned this morning from Phoenix, having finished their labors as U. S. Grand Jurymen, in that City.
 The Yuma Restaurant, Hoo Boxin, pro- prietor, on Main street, closed its doors this morning for the want of patronage. Hoo went out to the Golden Cross mine on the morning train.
 Mrs. Maude A. Harkins died very sud- denly at Needles, Cal, on the morning of the I7th inst. Mrs. Harkins was very bright and intelligent lady, and her many friends here will regret to hear of her un- timely demise.
 Sheriff Mel. Greenleaf returned Tuesday from Phoenix and brought with him a boarder for Supt. Gates hotel by the name of J. ". Slesth U. s. prisoner, sentenced to serve a term of Y months for burglary in the 2nd degree.
 Len Harris, Detective of theS. P. R. R., well and favorably known here who was fatally wounded by robber at Boulder Creek, Cal, Thursday night, died at l2 o'oclock last night at the home of his son. in-law in Alameda. Cal
 J. H. Carpenter, Manager of the Colo rado Irrigation Company, received tele- gram from George Batcheler of Denver. yesterday, requesting him to meet him in San Francisco immediately OF business con- nected with the company's interest here. Mir. Carpenter left on this mornings train.
 It will be remembered that few weeks ago a petition was forwarded to Gov. L. c. Hughes asking that En-dIs-do-day, an Apache Indian in the last stages of con sumption, at the Territorial Prison, be pardoned. The same was granted and on Monday he left for the San Carlos reserva- tion.
 Rev. Father Shannon came in on Wednesdays passenger from Fl Paso and was the guest of Rev. Father Gheldorf. Thursday he continued his journey to Pasadena, in which city he resides. About two months ago Father Shannon passed through here on his way to Fl Paso, for the benefit of his health.
 A A. Hart and family, consisting of wife three daughters and two sons, arrived in Yuma from Chrystoval yesterday on their way to California, overland. They crossed the river today and continued their journey across the great desert of the Colo rado. Mir. Hart informed the writer that it was his intention to spend the summer travelling along the coast, camping where night overlook him and his family.
 Mrs. Gov. L. O. Hughes and her son John were visitors in Yuma Sunday and Monday as the guests of Supt. Thomas Gates. They were driven out to Blaisdell Heights by Mir. Gates and shown the many different points of interest in and around Yuma. They were favorably impressed with the progress our city has made in the last few years and predicted that in the near future we would have one of the finest agri- cultural sections in Arizona. Mrs. Hughes is President of the w. c. T. U. of Tucson md is one of the most indefatigable lady / workers in the cause of temperance in the Territory. They returned home to Tucson Monday evening.
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