The Arizona sentinel., 1899-02-25

1 D. [. Townsend Is oullalnS three
 emali frame business houses on the
 conDer oF Main and Second streets.
 They will be occupied by the Yuma
 Bakery, Apolinary Bienkowi&ki, fruit
 and groceries, and Siahl t Townsend,
 groceries.
 An effort is being made by promin-
 ent business men to secure the estab-
 lishment in Yuma of lodge of the popular order of Elks. Great success
 has been met with in securing sigma
 lures to the charter membership roll
 and an application will soon be made
 to the lodge at Phoenix for special disrensation for 9 charter.
 Mrs. Neal, Miss Mabel Morris and
 Miss Laura Peck celebrated Washing
 toms birthday, Wednesday evening, by an "at home" to large number of their friends at the residence of Mir. and Mrs. F. L. Ewing. The guests
 were delightful eutetained by new and novel games until 10:30 when dainty refreshments were served.
 pr. Cotter now drives the best, preE-
 tist and most speedy team in Yuma county. He this week purchased "Nig,
 sired by the famous Albion. The new horse is four years old, coal black, and
 is a perfect mate for the doctors
 stylish Gap" Both horses are hand
 some, vigorous and high-strung and
 are capable of carrying their owner as far and as fast as he may desire to go.
 Geo. W. Norton came down from
 Mohawk last Sunday and was in Yuma most of the week under the care of Dr. Cotter. He is suffering with an internal ailment but was much better when he left and will soon be all right again. He reports much activity in mining in his part of the country and says a number of important deals will be made this summer.
 Juan Roja, serving a sentence If II years from Pima county, for burgarly, died in the prison hospital on Satur- day night last and was buried Sunday afternoon, Rev. Father Durrsnd sf- ficiating. Cause of death "plenrisy with effusion." He had long been ailing and been an inmate of the hos pital for the past several months He was aged about 52 years and was q native of Chihuahua, Mex, where his relatives are said to reside.
 A party of capitalists consisting of Andrew Heating, Arthur Heating, General Andiade and R. A. Machado, l of Los Angeles, R. H. c. Buck. of England, and Col. W. T. Brooks, of Yuma, left Thursday morning by team for the Gulf of California. They go for the purpose of examining the agri cultural and mineral resources of the country on both sides of the river be- tween here and the Gulf. If they find 1 the soil and climatic conditions favor able and the opportunities for irriga- tion as reported to be, some gigantic will be placed on foot for the reclamation of vast era of that wonderful country. No other country on the face of the earth offers such | great inducements for the investment of capital, and it is only a question Of a short time when men of means who l! are seeking new fields will take ad- vantage of these opportunities.
 Paul Moretti had quite an exciting time with u runaway team this morn- ing, and for a time it looked as though he would be carried into Mex ico against his will. He was coming in from trip to his mines in the Gila City district when the team became frightened on Gila street and tarted west on Second street at terrific rate of speed. The driver stayed manfully with the unruly team because they were going so last he could notlet loose, and they would probably have been going yet had It not have been for the steep hill in the west part ot town. which worried them so they were brought under control. Mir. Moretti brought the team quietly back to the livery stable as though nothing had but his friends say he was really so badly frightened that bis hair would have stood straight up.