The herald., 1897-03-28


kind than B. A. Haraszthy, late chair
man of the board ~ supervisors of
yuma county and for thirty-five years n
practical miner. He Is associated with
Hon. J.-H. Carpenter, now and for fif-
teen years past member of the terri
torial Legislature. They have listed with
them for sale on the most open and IA
vorable terms many choice and availa-
BILE mining properties which some day
will yield ample riches at the touch of
capital. Mr.. Haraszthy has a typical
Yuma home, locatef on a whole block
containing four and half acres, within
the city limits and, under irrigation.
Handsomely productive. This place is
on the lowlands near the limits of the
city, where the great grant, long in liti-
CATION, has its limits. His partner Mr..
Carpenter, is the resident manager in
Yuma for the owners of this grant and
as such conducts a considerable fruit
and alfalfa ranch near by which is in
possession of the grant company. They
are standards of authority on the values
of local real estate and mines in which,
they are so extensively operating.
WELLS-FARGO'S AGENT.
Yuma was not always the law abid-
ing, peaceful and orderly secure place
which 1t ,unquestionably is at present
L litIt lldtC DCcii pCIiOQo Qui lib tuC idot
quarter of a century when perhaps it
deserved the repute now often erron-
eously attached to it-namely, that Of
being a bad town However for the
past twenty-six years o. F. Townsend,
Wells -Fargo's representative, has been
one OF the mainstays of integrity and or
der in Yuma. Aside from his long and
tried efficiency as the only express
agent in the place, he has served as post
t.. -. In
ces always with honor and ability. He
owns choice lots upon the principal
street, has $50 acres across the bench of
choice bottom land capable of the most
wonderful productiveness and ready for
settlers with means to improve it. He
appreciates the advent of modern de-
velopment as much as any citizen in
Yuma. His family of seven Is one of
the most interesting and in him and
them the advance of the new prosperity
which Is even now coming to this Won
derful but so long neglected locality will
find most able, worthy and effective
factor.
A MODEL PRISON.
When ex-President Cleveland super
seded his own appointment of Hughes
and made B. J. Franklin governor Of Ari-
zona in 1896, Hon. NJ. J. Nugent one Of
the best-known and able residents Of
Yuma, became superintendent of the ter
ritorial prison. Among the clear-headed
men of marked executive ability, who
have in many ways shaped the territor-
ial destiny Of Arizona during the past
twenty years, Mr.. Nugent has few
equals. He has served the people repeat
edly with decided fidelity in the legis-
lature. For sox years he was sheriff
of this county, and proved perfectly eff
cient. Several other important territor-
ial offices at one time or another have
been Allied by him, and in his manage
ment of the prison here since the 1st Of
May last he has demonstrated a fitness,
a capability and a clear-headed factlty
for reducing expenses nationally, that
ought to place him beyond partisan
lines He has taken hold of the institu-
ton as man might take hold of big
enterprise of his own. Practically he
revolutionized the prison service. For
instance. formerly they were bringing
wood down the ella river on raft Nu-
gent put boom across the river, threw
the wood in, and when 1t came down on
the swift current had II dragged out
and corded UP. Many cords Of the wood
are used to run the prison electric lights
and to use FOR cooking and laundry pur-
poses for nearly $50 men.
Then he set his prisoners to work and
leveled a small hill that overlooked the
prison walls too closely for prudence,
improving the appearance of the'prison
grounds as well. Nothing has been al
lowed to fall into decay. The adobe
manufacturing business is steadily
pushed and good shrewd bargains made
for supplies. In brief. In consequence
of his management the prison was never
in such thoroughly satisfactory condi-
tion nor the prisoners better cared for
tA1 nj J1A OF v,ovs
capital per diem Of maintaining
the inmates has been reduced from
sixty-two cents in 1896 first
to l5 cents. and during the last two
quarters to 40 cents. No such showing
has ever been'made< before In this prison
or In any other prison In the country
conducted undbr Ike conditions, and N.