The Arizona sentinel., 1899-05-20


 Sheriff Murray of Maricopa county arrived Monday with three prisoner consigned to the territorial prison The prisoners are F. l.. Albright fifteen mouths for embezzlement; Rob Smith, three years for burglary; C. A Snyder two years for forgery. Tn, sheriff returned the same day.
 Thos. D. Molloy, well-known al over Arizona, arrived in Yuma Tues day and has accepted a position or the hill. MT. Molloy, who is one o the best republicans in the territory was candidate at the late election ir Phoenix for the office of city marshal but for some reason was defeated.
 The engine which went through the trestle and caused the death of two men some time ago passed through Yuma yesterday en route to Sacra- mento, here it will be repaired. Every inch of the wood work Is burned away but presents & majestic appearance even as skeleton of steel and iron.
 The weather bureau reports on Yuma weather as follows: Yuma Temperature, highest 103; lowest 50 No precipitation. Weather warm and favorable to growing crops. Black berries are ripe. Some cuttings are being made on second crop of alfalfa. Harrisburg-Rain needed very badly.
 The annual meeting of the Yuma Building & Loan Assoclation was held last Monday evening. The following officers will serve during the ensuing year: Dr. ". T. Hefernan, president N. J. Nugent, vice president; F L. 1 Ewing. treasurer; E. G. Blaisdell, secretary; c. H. Riise, B. H. Smith, 0. E. Eichelberger, Ben c. Heyl, board of directors.
 The fire chief, W. H. Buck, opened a keg of beer at Bells soda works last Saturday evening and summoned the members Of the fire department to drink his health which was done with royal good will. It was learned, in course of the ceremonies, that the Yuma Fire Department seeks 10 wrest the championship laurels from the ca itai city's crack department. The ! ambition Is laudahle one and Yuma has the making of splendid team. Long live the Yuma Fire Department
 The Colorado mine in Castle Dome district, which IS owned by Althee Msdesti and Frank Avila, gives pro mise Of yielding an immense fortune. Ten men are at work, and they have shipped thirty tons of ore to the smelter in Denver which ore yielded sixty-nine per cent in lead They have about thirty tons more in sight which IS as rich as that hereto fore sent away. The deeper the mine goes the richer becomes tbe ore. The owners are elated and fell confident that they have a bonanza.
 The soldiers on the train this morn ing informed reporter that while at Tucson Sergeant Abell was instantly killed by a backing engine. When the third section of the soldier train pulled into the station at Tucson the engine unlocked and started to back to the round house. In tne meantime the sergeant had stepped frem his car onto the track on which was backing the eng.ne and before he could realize his danger he was knocked down and cut lntwain near the middle of the wais. Death was instantaneous.
 The lagoon presents quite an at traction for picnic parties these days and last Sunday party of young folks enjoyed the day by a boat ride and picnic. A most enjoyable time is reported. Among those in the party were Misses Viola Townsend, Matilde Green, Carmelita Alvarado, Marcia Townsend, Christina Green, Mary D. Costello, Agnes Godfrey, Lola Redondo, Regina Contreras, Rosalia Contreras, Helena RedOndo, LugarAa Alvarado, Laura Molina and Maria-Madalena Messrs. Alfred Foster, J. M. Alvarado, Jr, Mariana Ayala, James P. Buck.
 There IS no section in the west bet ter adopted to vegetables than is Yuma and vicinity. Not much attention has heen paid to the growing of vegetables. but Crowley & Benson, who garden on the Nestlall tract aoout two miles hel"w town have demonstrated the rossibili ies Of growing superior veget- ables. MT. Crowley exhibited cabbages Thursday which weighed fifteen pounds a head. He had many heads which weighed ten pounds and also three heads which weighed thirty-eight pounds. There is no doubt but Yuma county will some day be famous agricultural county.