The Arizona sentinel., 1900-01-06


 territory between two days with borrowed team.
 c. w. Johnson of Somerton was Tn town last Saturday on business. MT Johnson reports everything progress i've and work on the Farmers canal IS going steadily on.
 Undersherif Hatch's report to the board of supervisors shows that over four hundred poll tax receipts have been sold this year, larger number than was ever known before.
 Vim. E. Eviston writes that he has discovered a big rich gold mine in spur of the s. H. mountains fifteen miles from the King that "you don't have to use glasses to see the gold"
 Asa Post had the misfortune to have his collar bone broken in two places last Wednesday. The accident was caused by the falling of the horse he was riding. pr. Greenleaf Is at tending the patient.
 Ygnacio Molina "didn't know 1t was loaded" last Thursday, and con seeuently the p:stel was discharged, the bullet lacerating the index finger of his left hand. Fortunately the finger will not be lost.
 Recorder Marvin's report of the ex- penditures of Yuma County, published ID today's issue, shows the financial standing of the county. The report is is1equired by law, but heretofore has never been submitted.
 Marshal Wilder has posted notices about town warning all hoboes and other shiftless gentry to make their soieurn in this peaceful village of short duration on penalty of arrest and adornment of the chain gang.
 A game of baseball between the re- gular Yuma team and picked nine took place last Sunday afternoon on the ball grounds near the levee. The game was a good one and the score stood 13 to 12 in favor of the Old Reliables,
 
 Geo. Chaffey, who has been stopping at The Gandolfo for some time, has been looking over the possibilities for irrigation in this section. Mr. Chaffey is an able man and it is to be hoped that he will beco,ae interested in Yuma County.
 The party of students frem Nordhoff under the charge of Prof. Price cf the Thatcher School, returned Sunday from hunting expedition down the Colorado. The trip was enjoyed by the boys and several wild boars and 8 deer or two was bagged.
 A. Bienkowski, the new city mar shal, is at work on a city directory and is now circulating among the business men in the interest of the same. A city directory will be a handy book to have around, and Bienkowski is just the man to get up such book.
 The annual election of the Yuma Fire Department was held at the Court house Thursday evening. Tbe following are the officers elected: w. H. Buck, Chief; w. E. Marvin, Sec retary; Chas. H. Rise, treasurer; Dr. Greenleaf, Surgeon; J. NJ. Clark, NJ. o. Archibald and R. P. H. Laney, ex- ecutive committee.
 New officers were installed in the A. o. U. W. at their regular meeting in Godfrey hall last Tuesday evening. The following are the officers: F. L. Ewing, M. w.; W. E, Marvin, P. M. w.; F. G. Blaisdell, recorder; J. L. Redondo, fnancier; R. P. H. Laney, Receiver; J. w. Davis, foreman; A. Bienkowski, Overseer; Donald Me Intyre, Guide; James P. Buck, I. w; Jasper Parvin, o. w. The lodge was never before so prosperous and new members are being added weekly.
 A smoking stove in IA. Darling's jewellery store caused the alarm of fire to be sounded Monday evening about 8 o'clock. The Fire Department made gallant dash to the scene of the inciPient confagration ana in less time than it takes to tell it was ready to play the hose on any old blaze. Another ruthless alarm rang out on the midnight air Wednesday and the fire laddies scampered from their more or less virtuous ceuches and had the apparatus on deck as usual. Alarm No. led the populace to the banks of the lazy Colorado where an old outhouse, on which twenty summers suns have beat dewn in fury, wa3 in the last throes of cOnhagration.
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