The Arizona sentinel., 1899-09-23

c. D. Baker returned yesterda.
 from Los Angeles where he has beer
 for the past six weeks. MT. Bake
 will go to Tucson tomorrow evening
 Ex-Governor Myron H. McCOr' passed through Yuma Thursday el
 route to Missoula, Montana, where h.
 goes to attend the national irrigation congress.
 , Rev. J. A. Crouch will leave Monda,
 for Prescott where he goes to attend the conference of the M. E. church Rev. Crouch will Tn all likelihood bt returned to Yuma.
 The subscription list towards defray ing the expenses of day of sport here on Thanksgiving day IS growing stead fly and over a hundred dollars are now subscribed. Push the good thing along.
 Col. T. w. Brooks returned the first part of the week from a trip to San Francesca and other coast cities. The Colonel left last evening for the Pot holes where he is interested in placer mines.
 Mulford Winsor returned Tuesday from Tucson. MT. Winsor played shortstop with the victorious Tucson baseball team during its recent engage ments with Fl Paso and Los Angeles teams.
 l.. Shuckman and wife arrived Thursday from Williams, California. Mir. Shuckman is the new station agent at this point. E. E. Shrine, the former agent goes from here to Tucson.
 Three or four train loads of soldiers passed through Yuma Saturday and Sunday. They are on their way to Manila where they go to make Filipino targets or to make targets out of Filipinos.
 Rev J. A. Crouch will preach in the new school house in the Crane district tomorrow at II a. nl. He will organize Sunday school at the close of the service. All in that district are earnestly invited to attend.
 The blooded marc of A. P. Behan one night this week got tangled up in wire fence and was cut in such 8 manner that she is ruined for fast travelling. The mare is 8 pacer and could make a mile in ? 30 without training.
 P. B. Hodges will move into his new butcher shop in the Gandolfo block Monday and be ready for business on that day, MT. Hodges has fitted up neat shop and bis many customers will be served with the best in the market in the meat line.
 Chas. Atwood, who has charge Of a force of workmen on the $. P. line at Aztec, was brought into Yuma on the train Wednesday suffering with cramps superinduced by the over indulgence of ice water. Dr. Heffernan was called and soon had the man out of his misery, but for awhile he was seriously sick.
 Mayor Shanssey has appointed the following gentlemen officers on cleo tion day next Wednesday: Inspectors, Geo. W. Thurlow, w. A. Werninger and F. Falvey; clerks, J. H. Kinsler and A. Monroy. The polling place will be in the council chambers on Second street. Vote early but not often.
 A. Modesti has commenced the construction of cement sidewalk in front of his business block on the corner of Main and First streets. Cement sidewalks are little things but they are straws that show which way the wind blows, and the wind of Yuma appears to blow towards a general era of progress and improvement.
 Pete Burke was in town the first of the week from Gila City. Pete is opening up station house at that point and making preparations to re- fresh the weary travellers who huctuate between Yuma and various mining districts in that region. A resort of that kind is badly needed at Gila City and MT. Burke will fill long felt want.
 Hubbard & Bowers, who recently purchased the Harqua Hala mine, will, it is locally reported, soon start work with the hope of striking another ore chamber. Charles Pickenbeck, | a well-known miner, who had charge of the Harqua Hala before it's acquire ment by the late owners, has been put in charge of the property.-M. & | s. Press.
 Joe Heyl this week commenced the construction of city hall on Main