Arizona republican., 1898-10-27
Arizona Day by Day
 Lsve News Taken From Territorial Exchanges.

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 heretofore been considered by many an
 possibility.-Yuma S5ntinel.
 United States Pa ker John Kuhns,
 who went from Nogales to Porto Rico
 with Miles' army, has retu-nsd hcme.
 When he arrived at New York from
 Porto Rico he cnly we ighed 140 pounds,
 but he went to his old home where he
 was made well and fat. He thinks
 he is now eligible to enter the fat
 mans race, says the Vidstte.
 The largest baby of the season was
 born to Mir and Mrs John Fabbra ca
 Tuesday ev5ning- Fabbra excitedly
 told several parties that it weighed
 twenty pounds and three inches'-
 three ounces Ef course the happy father was overestimating its weight a few ounces. but it certainly weighed
 as much as sixteen pounds when born. Jerome Reporter.
 "The republican platfo.m in Arizona says net word about silver is the democratic plaint Neither does the democratic platform in New York. which state will elsct mere than thirty congressman and a United States sena- ' something for silver why don't it say So in New York. where voters count and could have weight--Ncgales Oasis
 Thomas Harris. employed on one of the cranes in the smelter at Jerome, met with quite a serious accident the ether day In pouring scme hot metal from one Of the converteEs is struck in
 9 green ladle. and as result an explo- sion follcwed and the most of the metal went up and set fire to the crane, burning AIr. Harris severely To save himself he had to jump from the crane to the ground, distance of twenty-five feet, dislocating both ankles and oth- erwise bruising himself
 Fitzpatrick 6 Goddard. the Les An geles contractors, inform us that the prospects are bright fer the colstruc- ;ion Of TOW Of concrete business houses from the lot where the Jercme hotel stood to the corner next to the i Grand View lot, says the Jerome Re porter. This will include tha Jerome
 hotel. Brisley & Tarr's old stand. Mer- i Till Brcs-, Summers old stand. Jerome meat market and the site cf the New Ycrk store. This will make a first
 
 rome should be proud Of
 1 Colonel W. P. Harlow is in receipt cf Q letter from his partner. MT John 4. i Gowan, announcing that himself, Mrs. ! Gowan and Mister Arthur arrived a.
 Horc!ulu on the 9th instant. Thsy made the trip by sailing vessel and i were eleven days c1 tie voyage, which 1 benefited Mr. Gowa1's health grealy. ] He wrcte that the next steamer fol- ] lowing he cEe conveying the letter will sail on the 9th proximo, and they | expected to return to San Fra2cizco by i that vessel. in which event Mir. Gowal i will in all probability reacl Ncgalss ! before December 1-Oasis.
 1 A movement is on foot among the i business men Of Yuma to induce the i Southern Pacific company to plank the new steel bridge now in course Of cen struction a-rcss the CcloIado river, and make 3 toll bridge Of it. The 1n- convenience Of fsrrying harses and wagons across the river flinders traffic between Arizona and California at this point to q great extsnt. It is believed toll bridge can ba secured if the prep
 CT representa- ion can be made to the company, and the people of Yuma shculd lCse no time in furnishing an abundance of evidence to show that 1t
 would not only ba . paying investment but would be great accommodation ! tc people cn both sides of the rivsr-
 Sentirel.
 ] Mike Nugent and Jack Lacey of the i s. P. hotel ought to be arrested for ma l Iicious murder or criminal carelessness For week or more the guests Of the i hotsl have been complaining cf a pc culiar odor that occasionally drifted in from the banks of the Colorado. Mike
 and Jack knew where the trouble came from. as a skunk had been seen prowl- i ing around the back yard sev=ral timss at night, but neither had nerve enough i to tackle the little animal. Means Of ] extermination, however, were devlsed l in the shape Of a trap, made Of an al- i most alright box with sliding door
 The trap was baited and piacsd in the 1 pathway Of the Ittla intruder The next morning the boys thought they i had their odcriferoGs enemy secure, as i the trap was sprung and there was ] sone thing in it. Of course it could te nothing but skunk, 50 the box WAS properly weighted and dumped into the
 river. That morning O.d Tcn, va'u- 1 able Inouser. failed to show up at the
 usual time and fears of foul play were
 entertained by his many friends around tha hotel The next night, howeysr, his sI1unkship was on deeA as usual. but wzs relieved Of the burdens Of life by 8 shotgun in the hands Of Jce Bas- troyille, g waiter at the hotel. Old f Tom has not be=n seen or haard of | Gince.-Yuma S5ntinel.