The Arizona sentinel., 1899-09-23

A cnanSe appears III the au or 0e( l w. Norton this week. Instead ( r thrice week the stage now runs dail between Texas Hill on the railroad t l Mohawk where Mir. Norton conduct the Norton Hotel, popular Yum , county resort. Telephone service be tween Texas Hill and Mohawk ar,
 the King of Arizona mine has bee inaugurated and MT. Norton is tn manager of the line. Mohawk ant
 the Mohawk valley are very prosper. ous.
 The first annual ball of the Yum;
 Fire Department which took place a
 the Southern Pacific hotel last night
 was most delightful and successful
 affair. It was the first social event o
 the season and was free from all ob- Iiectionable clements. A large anC
 sociable crowd was present and enjoy
 ed the dance and supper to the fullest
 extent of enjoyment. The affair wa; a financial and social success in every particular.
 The sixteenth of September was observed in Fortuna after the manner of all celebrations in that fourishing camp. Music, parades, speechmak- ing and feasts made up the sum oi amusements. Canuons reared and flags were unfurled to the memory of Hidalgo and in honor of the S9th anniversary of Mexican independence Only one accident occurred during the celebration. Ramon Ramos had his hand blown completely off by tbe premature explosion of giant powder, and several others were badly burned by the explosion.
 City Attorney Pierce Evans return ed yesterday from Los Angeles where he has been for the past two months perfecting a water wheel which he has lately invented. The wheel is for the purpose of lifting water out of the Colorado river for irrigation purposes. MT. Evans is jubilant over the success of his invention, and says the first test was success beyond his most sanguine expectations. The wheel will prove a valuable invention and MT. Evans will be able to spend the balance of his days in peace and not where doubtful balance of rights and wrongs and weary lawyers with endless tongues hold high carnival.
 Peter Nichols, a well known min ing man of Yuma county, died last Sunday at Riley's lodging house. MT. Nichols was stricken with paralysis at the King of Arizona mine day or two before and was brought 10 Yuma, where he died shortly after his arrival. The deceased was associated with A. MOdesti in several mining claims in the King district which give promise of eQualing the famous King itself. He was native of Pennsylvania and was possessed of considerable property at the time of his death. P. W. Bree- see, the undertaken, came down from Los Angeles and embalmed the body which was taken to that city for in terment by a nephew, MT. NJ. F. O'Connor.
 If the gentleman who put the re- porter onto thIs piece of news was not famous for his veracity there would be some room for doubt. The in formant is not exactly like George Washington. He differs in this par ticular-George could not tell lie, our informant can but he wont. This IS what he told us: Last Saturday while number of prison guards were at target practice across the Gila two mountain lions appeared upon the scene between the guards and the target, whither they cometh or whence they goeth deponent saith not. Those who saw the lions are not allowed to drink any kind of beverage that is apt to produce abnormalities to the vision nor are they allowed to visit Gilroy's famous resort during hours of duty, therefore the tale is entitled to some consideration The most remarkable part of this lyin' story (although some have the audacity to openly assert that 1t is the least re- markable) Is that the lions of their own free wills Gf lions can be said to have wills) made targets out of them 1 selves by getting between the guards and the bulls eye, and yet they es. capped unscathed. If the reader Is de- sirous of delving furt her into this story ask Ira Smith about it.
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