The Arizona sentinel., 1898-10-22

yesterday from a months vacation on the coast.
 Mrs. R. r. H. Laney returned Satur- day evening from Los Angeles where she spent the summer.
 Charles Drake, Jr. of Tucson, left for home Monday evening, after a weeks visit to his cousin Herbert Brown, Jr.
 ] c. II. Brinley celebrated his 6jth birthday yesterday. He is still hale and hearty, and barring accidents will be good for half of 65 years more.
 W. R. Spencer returned yesterday from a weeks visit to Florence, Casa Grande and Tucson. He did not get married and refuses to explain why.
 Chairman Hatch, of the Republican central committee, this week received an elegant picture of Alex. 0. Brodie, candidate for delegate to Congress. It is on exhibition at Republican head quarters and IS a perfect likeness of our next representative in Washington A movement is on foot among She . business men .t Yuma oo E.g.. the s. ?. co. ..raas .h-ae~ -se.. bridge now la course ot construction across .u. Colorado aua make 8 toll jnijca . ol 1t. The inconvenience or 1errying ] horses and wagons across the river { binders tr.l between Arizona and California at this point to a great ex- tent. l. is believed a toll bridge can be secured if the proper representa- ton can be made to the company, and the people of Yvma should lose no time in furnishing an abundance of evidence to show that 1t w-uld not only be a paying investment but would be a great accommodation to people on both sides Of the river.
 D. P. Hughes, a man about sixty years Of age, was arrested last evening and placed in jail for passing worthless checks. Hughes came down the riv r from the Needles about ten days ago anu had in his possession four checks, three for $74.50 each and one for $53.50, issued by the Santa Fe Pacific railroad company. He immediately cashed the cheeks at various places and proceeded to get gloriously drunk Col. J. H. Shanssey caShed one of the large cheeks and sent 1t to Los An geles for collection, but it was returned last night with the information that it had been regularly issued but had been reported lost and duplicate had been issued and paid. The old man was still drunk and was having what he thought was good time" when arrested. He claims 10 be well con- 0ec.ed and says he will have no 5ir- fculty in stgaighteniug the matter up. The balance o5 the cheeks were good as l5r ~s heard from
 District Attorney John B Wright 1-- with -~ a,ri lent last En. 5av morning which has s.uce kept him ] IoonHaed to his bed wi.a a badly bruised anatomy. He attempted t3 board . passenger train No 20 asl. came through the yards, in order to meet his brother who was coming from Tucson. Mir Wright is something Of an athlete hut the train was going at a greater speed than he figured on and as he caught the platform of the first car he was hurled to the ground about twenty feet distant with terrific force He was carried 10 Superintendent Randolph's private car which was standing near by and was taken to pr. Hefernan's office for medidal aid. No bones were broken but his legs were so badly sprained and bruised that he Is yet unable to walk, He is recovering as rapidly as possible, but it will be several days yet before he will be able to attend to business. Aside from his bodily injuries Mr Wright is very unfortunate in being disabled at his particular time. lie had intended to leave the first Of the week with the balance of the Repub- lic0n candidates on a tour Of the county. but will now hav9 to make his cam paign on the flat of his back. His many friends, however, understand the circumstances, and even this handicap will not prevent his re cleo ton to the office of district attorney, the dnties of winch he has so ably and faithfully performed during the past tEo years.
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