The Arizona sentinel., 1899-06-17

sion will leave Yuma every FIlday TOT Santa Monica, Santa Barbara, San Pedro, Long Beach, etc. Tickets tor round trip, good for 90 13.40.
 Business seems to be fourishing in the Palomas country. Bills of sale to hogs, hay, grain and land were filed with Deputy Recorder Avila this week to the amount of several thousand dollars.
 About five miles of track was wash ed out Wednesday on the G. H. < s. A. just east of Del Rio in Texas. As a consequence freight traffic here is delayed, but passengers are being l transferred.
 Dan Connor is engaged this week in taking the machinery out of the old steamer 3ila. Dan was with the Navigation Company thirty years ago, and has been connected with the com pany in various positions ever since.
 J.H. Shanssey, Peter F. Burke and Nj. A. Rothchlld have located the Plantation mining claim in La For tuna district. Msssrs. Shanssey and Burke, in company with Henry Lamb, have also located the America in the same district.
 Deputy Sheriff Davis, Ed Mayes and Robert Sexsmith have been ap- pointed by the probate court as a board of appraisers in the estate of Frank Vomocil. They held meeting one day this week and appraised the prop erty at $l2,000.
 Undersheriff Hatch last Saturday arrested an absconding carpenter and contractor from Tucson by the name of Butcher, who had taken his de- parture from the ancient and honor able pueblo between two days. Butcher was taken to Tucson the same even ing.
 The Los Angeles Hotel Ga@ette says that Isaac Lyons 8 retired merchant from Yuma, Ariz., has bought the fur niture and lease of the Argyle, on Second and Olive streets. MT. J. J. Stein, also of Yuma, and formerly editor and proprietor of the SENTINEL, is temporarily managing the house,
 The weather bulletin reports on Yuma weather as follows: Harrisburg Very warm during week. Rain badly needed but water for gardens and other purposes is still plentiful. Yuma-ShIpments of grapes from this place were begun on the 8th. Tenn perature, highest 104; lowest 55. No precipitation.
 J. J. Rider was arrested last Satur- day by Under sheriff Hatch. Rider is wanted iA Abilene, Texas, for possess ing plurality of wives, being charged with bigamy. Sheriff Cunningham arrived Wednesday from Abilene and started back withthe prisoner the same evening. Mir. Rider should be severely dealth with, because any sensible man to one moderate woman wed can hard lG find excuse for more.
 George Purdy BulIard was on June 10 married to Mrs. H c. Fisk in Phoe- nix. MT. Bullard is well known in Yuma, being nephew of the late Samuel Purdy. He is bright lawyer and has many friends here who wish him we'll in the role of benedict. The bride is lately from Fl Paso and is handsome and accomplished wo- man. The SENTINEL extends congra- tulations.
 The new boat which the Colorado River Steam Navigation company in- tend to place on the Colorado arrived yesterday from San Pedro and will be immediately put together and launch ed in about six weeks. The new boat will be known as the Cuchan and will be 40 feet long with 32 foot beam. Captain Mellon will be in command and the new boot will principally ply the waters of the upper Colorado.
 The council met in special session last Monday evening and received the report of the committee on the ab- praisement of lots and blocks, which report was read and approved and placed on file. On motion of Hevl it was decided that the first payment on lots will be $15 and $I0 per month until paid, the applicant to pay all ex- penses of notarial work. There beirg 2 no further business the council repair sd to Meeden's and had a drink.
 The red man is not go far behind the times as his appearance would in dicate. There are quite number of Indians employed by the contractors in the construction of the Gandolfo block and the first part of this week they went on a strike, demanding a