The Arizona sentinel., 1900-04-11

John c. Payne, of Atlanta, Ga,
 cousin of John D., is in Yuma in at
 tendance upon court Mir. Payne i
 prominent attorney of Georgia anc
 8 heavy stockholder in the King o
 Arizona mine.
 Mrs. Webster Street and Mrs. W. H
 Barnes, left on q short visit to Lo
 Angeles Monday The ladies will re
 turn this evening and remain at the
 s. F. Hotel during the remainder O
 this term of court.
 RJ. Frijo and family left Saturday evening for Mammoth, where he has accepted a position as engineer tor the Mammoth Mining Company. MT
 Frijo was one of the expert witnesses in the King of Arizona suit.
 Geo. Norton came down from Mo hawk Saturday. He reports deluge in the Mohawk country, the blessed rain falling for about four hours with out intermission. Mir. Norton was a witness in the King of Arizona suit.
 Captain Polhamus came down Sun day from the Needles, where he has been during the winter with the river boat Cochan The boat will remain at Needles for six months more, being busy transporting mining machinery to points above the Needles.
 In the probate court at Phoenix last week a hearing was had on the probat- ing of the will of Micheal Welz, the will being admitted to probate and letters of administration issued to Abe Frank. the administrator named in the will, his bond heinz fixed at 5000
 The new cyanide plant at Hedges, the largest on the Pacific coast, has been started mp. The plant has a capacity of 333 tons of tailings per day, and large as it is, it is only one third of what it will be by June, when the capacity will have been in- creased to 1000 tens per day. There are about SO0,OO0 tons of tailings on the dump and nearly $50 tons are 'aken out of the mine daily and ad- Jed to the pile.
 Mrs. Nj. G. Lobdell, representing Boston Dry Goods Store of Los An gelps was at the S P Hotel a couple af days thi week taking orders fer her firm. She carries a full line of samples wash goods, silks, wash and silk shirt SC, arate skirts, tailor suitS, underwear, kid gloves The lady will visit Yuma each month of the year except August and September, date and notice of her coming being given 1 nj these columns. She leaves this =vening for Gila Bend.
 The following is the report of the weather bulletin on Yuma weather or | or the past week, ending April 10 :: Nohawk-Weather favorable. Crops |, growing rapidly. Hay cutting corn nenced Heavy rain on the 5th.- Iarrisburg-Seme rain during week | Cool nights. and frost on 9th. Grsas. ooking green; trees in bloom Parker Weather dry and warm. Corn and melons up and growing well l Gardens greatly damaged by English | ,prrrows. Yuma - Cool weather. | Alfalfa cutting continues.
 The fife department held a meeting Monday evening at the fire house and | he following committee was appolnt- ad to arrange for the dance to be held | 1t ElkS' hall next Tuesday evening W. D. Hart, Tom Day, Roland Pitcher. | L. c. Stahl and Mulford Wiusor. The 1 lance is given for the purpose of rais ng a sufficient sum of money 10 com Dlete the payments on the uniforms If the department. A dollar admis- ion will be charged. Various other ,nsiness was transacted after which he meeting adjourned to mett t on the  evening Of April l9.