The Arizona sentinel., 1895-06-08


 David Balsz has been awarded the prison beef contract for four and one-tenth cents per pound.
 Billy Brown, well-known sport in the Territory, dropped dead while sitting in chair in store in Los Angeles yesterday.
 Jack Carruth after a weeks visit in the Tyson Wells mining district with the two eastern mining capitalists returned here the middle of the waek.
 U. s. Attorney Ellenwood arrived here this morning from Phoenix and as we go to press is examining. the two Chinamen ar rested during the week for being ID the Uuited States unlawfully.
 Judge Duke celebrated his 6fty-hrsSS birthday Sunday. The Philharmonic Band marched to his residence in body after giving their open air concert in the school ward and played several pieces in honor of the occasion. The Judge showed his ap' preciation by inviting the boys in and open | ing numerous bottles of wine. The boys departed for their several homes at late hour not little hilarious and all wishing that our citizens in general would celebrate ttheir birthdays in like manner.
 Hon. Samuel Purdy has returned from Fresno, where he went to visit his daughter who attends school in that city. While there he stopped at the home of Mrs. Purdys brother, Henry Avila, who is ticket agent for the S. P. Company. MT. Avlla many friends in Yuma, will be glad to know that he is in good health and Prosperlng' Mir. Purdy's daughter took part in the | ( soh0ola oYhlhI- tion, and, according to the notice of Fresno papers, acquitted herself well.
 MT. and Mrs. Purdy and children VII spend July and August at Yosemite, camp ing out.
 Dr. L.. N. Moller between l2 and o'clock Friday night received dispatch from Gold Cross mine that R. J. Fraijo haC met with a painful accident and to start al once The doctor procured one of the rail road .velocipedes and Mexican and '5hre' T hours later was at the side of the injured man. He found MT. Fraijo suffering iron a fracture of the kneecap. The injured man accompanied by his wife and pr. Mol Ter came in on last evenings train. Mir Fraijo with his wife is stopping with hi father-in-law's family, Bruno Martinez The accident while not serious is very pain ful.
 Capt William Poole, an old-time residen of Yuma, is now here on ,Visit from SaI Francisco Capt. Poole was formerly cap tain of one of the Colorado river steamers and for years piled between the Gulf of Cali fornia and up-river points.
 He was always genial and popular gen tlenlan of of praise worthy character, ant 4 his friends were and are legion. Since hi arrival here he has been kept busy shaking hands with his friends and admirers.
 Of late years the captain has commanded one of the ferry boats plying between Sal Francisco and Oakland. and is now on leav of absence for the benefit of his health, bein! afflicted with rheumatism.
 He has several fine St Bernard dogs whicE took prizes at the recent bench show in Sal ! Francisco In fact, his dog Columbus tool the first prize in his class.
 Last night the residents of Yuma wer started by pistol shots in the neighborhoo' of the court house. Investigation provet that there had been an altercation betweel a supposed tramp and one H. l.. Winters brakeman on freight train. The brake mans story is that the tramp attacked hir with an iron rod and he shot into the groun to scare him, but the man still striking a him he finally beat him over the head wit his six-shooter. As the tramp IS uncon scious the reporter could not get his story The brakeman has been arrested, but tn examination has been postponed awaltln the ability of the injured man to testify.