The Arizona sentinel., 1901-09-25
MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY
Beautiful Floats, Pretty Girls, Fine Music, Patriotic SpeeChes.--A
 Grand Celebration.

The l6th of September was the birth day of Mexican Independence and the Mexican boys of Yuma had arranged co celebrated. the event, but when the sad news of the death of President Me Kinley came over the wires, the boys put on mourning with the rest of the people, and postponed the celebration to the 23d inst, when it came off with out drawback.
 The whole town was decorated with the gay flags and coIors of the two greatest republics of the earth. Every where was red, white and green, and red, white and blue. On all sides was hearty good will and fellowship.
 In the afternoon procession was formed at the school house, whence it proceeded and paraded the streets of the town. First came the Indian band from Phoenix; next several floats, among which was Q pyramid of girls dressed in the national colors of Mexico and one decorated with the colors of Mexico and the United States, upon which rode two of Yuma's beauties Miss White as the American goddess of liberty and Miss Molina as the Mex ican goddess of iberty-they carried the flags of the two countries, which foated raidiantly together in the breeze, twin emblems of liberty; and following the floats rode cavalcade of horsemen.
 In the evening the whole population assembled at the school house grounds where literary program, consisting of music by the band: the reading of the Mexican Declaration of Independ- ence by Francisco Avila; declamations by Misses Rosalia Oviedo and Francis ca Ortiz, and by Master Fetronil Mar tinez; the singing of cantata by a number of young Mexican ladies and gentlemen: an Oration in Spanish by Senor Ramon Ochoa and two addresses in English, one by Attorney Peter T. Robertson and one by District Attorney w. F. TimmOns, was rendered.
 We regret that we have not the space to note as fully as we would like the special features of each declama- tion and address.
 The Reclamation by Master Petronil Martinez was decided hit. The little tot is only five years, yet he stood there and talked like veteran patriot and provoked the, unanimous and unstinted applause of the audience.- The orations by Messrs. Ochoa, Robertson and Tim mons were all able and eloquent and brim full of patriotic thought and feel ing and throughout the delivery of each the audience showed it's apprecia- tion by frequent applause.
 One feature of the stage decorations at the school house was the pictures of President Diaz and President McKin ley, side by side, while in the back ground were pictures of Abraham Lin coin and Miguel Hidalgo.
 When the literary exercises were 6n- ished the assembly dispersed, amid en- thusiastic shouts of
 Viva MeXicOl"
 ''Viva Estadcs UnidCs!"
 Last evening the celebration was concluded by grand ball at ElKs' hall.
 Taken all in all the event was one of the most successful in the history of our town, and was in every respect cred aitable to the participants and to the committees having the affair in charge.
 The hot weather test makes people better acquainted with their resources of strength and endurance. Many find they need Hoods Sarsaparilla, which invigorates the blood, promotes refresh ing sleep and oyercomes that tired feel ing.
 When you buy at Shorey's you know the goods you buy are fresh, as no old goods are carried in stock.
 If you have real estate or canal stock for sale. call and see c. D. Baker, real estate agent, Hotel Gandolfo office.
 Unfermented grape juice at Cotter's drug store.
 Watermans Ideal Fountain Pen-the original and only fountain pen-at Cotter's drug store.
 A new line of perfumes at Cotter's drug store.