The Arizona sentinel., 1899-09-09

A. E. Flietz has force of men en- gagged this week in taking out the brick front of the Stoffela building and the iron front will soon be in- stalled.
 Ed. Hodges was in town from He'd ges a couple of days this week. He informs us that Hedges intends to celebrate the 18th of September in royal style.
 Miss Angie Wilson, one of the tea chers in the public school, arrived from her vacation at San Jose last week and is now teaching the young l idea how to shoot.
 i c. H. Young was before Judge Werninger the first part of the week on a charge of disturbing tue peace. He paid the costs and sentence was suspended during good behavior.
 Ed Mayes came down from Castle Dome Wednesday to meet his family on their return from a summer vaca- ton on the coast. MT. Mayes and family returned to tue mine the same evening.
 The watch which was rallied at The Ruby last Monday evening was won by A. T. Pancrazie of the S. P. com- pany. The watch is beautiful and valuable time piece and 43 was the number which carried awaythe trophy. Herndon Young, who once served as guard at the territorial prison under the administration of M. J. Nugent, and who was with Troop B of the Rough Riders in Cuba, passed through Yuma Monday evening en route from the coast.
 A kissing bug came to Yuma this week and the bloomin' thing raised havoc among the male population. A peculiar thing about this bug is that the victim always does the biting. Ask Nelson, the mixologist at the s. P. hotel, about it.
 Cold storage apparatus arrived this week for David Balsz's butcher shop and the same is being installed in the Stofela building. Mir Balsz has tenn porarilY moved across the street until the improvements on the Stofela building are completed.
 The citizens of La Fortuna are mak- ing extensive preparations for the celebration of the anniversary of Mex ican independence on the 18th and l6th of this month. There will be music, speeches dancing, feasts and athletic sports of all kinds.
 The public school opened Monday with complement of 119 scholars. The same teachers as were employed last year have charge of the young America of Yuma. The names of the teachers are Prof. l.. J. Spencer, Miss Lilah Bell, Mrs. Connor Miss Angie Wilson and Mary E. Post.
 Among the summer vacationists who returned last week and whom we failed to mention are Mrs. Isaac Pol hamus and daughter, Mrs. Gandolfo, Miss Gandolfo, Mrs. D. Conner and daughter, Mrs. F. L. Ewing, Miss Laura Peck, Miss Casares, Miss Sarah Levy Miss Lilah Bell and pr. Hefernan,
 To those who desire to attend the Mexican independence anniversary celebration in the City of Mexico the Southern Pacific Company will sell tickets on the 7th to 12th of this month for $53.30, good for the round trip. The celebration will take place in that wonderful city on September 15 and 16. Tickets good for thirty days.
 i The Indians were this week permit ted to rumage the debris of the late fire and for the last two or three days hundreds of squaws have threshed over the ruins, leaving town loaded down to the water line with soiled articles of clothing and other truck while the faithful warrior followed close with heart and hands free, pro- tected from the rays of the sun by an umbrella with the top burned out.
 The annual celebration in honor of San Francisco will be held at Mag dalena, Sonora, September 27 to Oct. 4. This is the most important event of the year in Sonora. and offers many interesting and entertaining features. The Southern Pacific Co. will sell tickets to Magdalena and return for this occasion under the following liberal conditions. Dates of sale, by trains arriving at Magdalena Septem- Der 27 to October 3, inclusive. Round trip limit, October Il. Rate, one thirty-day fare for round trip to No gales, plus $2.10 thence to Magdalena and return.
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