The Arizona sentinel., 1896-05-23
LOCAL KTEMS.

1 When you come to town get oae Q Iaeger's smokers.
 It is reported that the Ia Fortuns group of mines have been sold for fl ? 500,OO0.
 l. ". Knight, rancher Of the Mo hawk, arrived here "Wednesday by wagon. He will return home tonight.
 Sheriff Orme of Phoenix brought in two consignments of prisoners during the week for the Territorial peniten- tiary.
 Abe Frank says that Mike Nugent is endeavo- ing to get Cleveland to place the Territorial prison under civil service rule.
 J. R. Young, IT., arrived here Tnes- day and entered on his duties as guard at the Territorial prison, made vacant by the resignation of Geo. w. Sulladay.
 Althee Modesti, our courteous and ever obliging merchant, was under the weather for a couple of days this week. We are pleased to note he has l fully recovered his health.
 MT. McCarty was taken to Phoenix Thursday night on bench warrant as a witness in the Dan West Indian killing affair which is now on trial before the United States Court in that city.
 Wm. s. Dunne, Proprietor of the Ruby Cafe, suffered mild attack of Ia grippe this week and was confined to his room for several days. We are pleased to see him once more able to attend to his business.
 Next Friday is the last day of fschool for this term. Exercises on a grand scale will take place in the school house grounds next Thursday after noon. Friday evening the graduating exercises will be held in the O'Toole's hall.
 Mrs. Martin, daughter and son. who have been spending several weeks here for the benefit of the formers health; Mrs. Viaescusa, Mrs. Contreras and Miss Amelia Molina, leave this evening for Tucson.
 A. N. Haines, the proprietor of the Crystal Palace barber shop in the Mo- desti building has just fitted up first class bathing room in connection with his shop. A fine porcelain bathing tub, said to be the only one of it's kind in the Territory is part, of the fixtures.
 Under Sheriff William Hodges and James Jones lett Thursday night with Dolores Hernades and Ramon Ortega, United States prisoners for Phoenix. The former is charged with selling whisky to Indians and the latter steal ing horses on the Maricopa reserva- ton.
 The excavating of a cellar for new brick building to be constructed by MT. Modesti OF his lot adjoining the old Yuma Exchange corrall on Main street was begun Monday. Mr. Mo desti has not made up his mind yet whether he will build two or one story building.
 Thompson and Trigo, two mining men of Chicago, who having been spending some little time here looking over our mines have taken 8 working bond on the Vomocil group of mines in the Castle Dome mining district and also the Lola mine owned by Gandolfo & Sanguinett1. They re- turned to Chicago and expect to re- turn to the mines in few weeks It is there intention to mine and ship the ore to San Francisco.
 The Kingman Correspondent of the Los Angeles Herald writes: The Planet copper mines of phenomenal richness are being opened on Bill Williams Fork, just over the line in Yuma county. Sheriff James Ros- borough has just returned from the camp, in which he has large interest. l An average sample from a 50-foot shaft gave 20 per cent copper. The 1 BIsbee Copper company is interesting itself in the camp, having bonded the Planet mInes owned by Oliver Augs- dale for S40,000.