The Arizona sentinel., 1902-06-18
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 the cars struck the lad and doubled him up like a jack-knife and sent him spinning across the right-Ct-way like a rubber ball. He landed with bump | against Abe Franks fence. where he | lay perfectly still, as though the jolt had done him up. Capt. Yocum. who | happened to see the accident, went over to the boy, expecting to find him dead. but he wasn't-only dazed. His | shins were skinned little and there was ''crick" in his back that will re- mind him of his foolishness for perhaps several days.
 A shipment of seven hundred head of cattle was received by P. B. Hodges from the Salt river valley a few days ago. They are to be placed on pasture in the valley west of town, Mr. Hodges having leased d section of school land which is to be devoted to that purpose, and is being fenced and seeded to al- falfa. He has also bought the Boa Sung ranch, nearer town, where he will keep supply of fat cattle for inn mediate use for his markets.
 An alarm of fire brought cut the hose company and quite lot of more or less excited people last Sunday. It proved to be a smouldering blaze in manure heap at the rear of the old Levy store premises, corner of Third street and Madison avenue. But for prompt attention it might shortly have devel- oped into destructive fire. The fire boys made quick run and short work of the threatened blaze.
 Geo. H. Wolfin of Phoenix has been stopping at Hotel Gandolfo fer some days. He has been Investigating our resources and is much pleased with the outlook and thinks of locating Tn Yuma. Formerly Mr. Wolfin was a prominent merchant in the Pan Handle country of Texas, and he was agreeably sur prised to meet many of his cid patrons who are now located in Yuma valley.
 The school trustees have secured the services of Prof. B. F. Mcdonald of Les Angeles as principal of Yuma public schools for the coming year. Prof. Mcdonald had charge of Yuma schools about ten years ago, and with the exception of Prof. Corners. was the best principal the schools have ever had.
 The late trains from the east the first of the week was due to bridge having burned eight miles east of Benson. The bridge was 125 feet in length and fifty feet high. Wrecking trains were sent out with equipment to crib up to allow the trains to cross. Traffic was disturbed for several days.
 w. B. Macbeth of Mohawk was in | Yuma on Friday last. MT. Macbeth is bidding On the new mail contract from Mohawk to QuartZsite via KOfa, and was here to get bondsmen for the con tract and papers certified to and fixed up. He returned home by Saturday nights train.
 The successful applicants for teach CTS certificates at the examination held at Judge Frank office on the 2nd inst; are Miss Anita Post, Yuma; Miss Gertrude Rieke, Escondido, Cal; Miss Jennie Kent, Yuma; Miss Mary Dewey, Pomona, Cal; Miss Bessie Mum, Yuma.
 Minnesota, Oregon, Kansas, Nevada, Nebraska. Colorado, the two Dakotas, Montana, Washington, Idaho, Wyo- ming and Utah have been admitted as states. and New Mexico, Arizona, Okla homa and Alaska organized as territO- ries since California came into the union.
 It is stated that the April earnings of the United States Steel Corporation were SIP, ,OO0,00 as against $7, 300, ,0O0 for April of last year. Earnings for May are estimated at $13, ,009 com pared with s9,600,OOO for the same month last year.
 , Dr. Cotter and wife have returned , from California. They had pleasant trip. and visited both Los Angeles and San Francisco, the doctor having at tended supreme council meeting of the Knights of Columbus at Los Angeles ; last week.
 Mrs. John Gandolfo and her little
 son left Thursday morning for Los An geles, where she will be joined by hes l two sons who have been attending school at Oakland, and all will go tC
 Long Beach, where they will spend the
 summer.
 z Geo. McCaulley was in tOwn Sunday 7 George is busy on his new hotel at Old Beach and expects to have it completed
 and ready for business by the time the
 $. P. finishes it's branch road to Impe- rial, wkich will be by September lst, The new gasoline launch, Katy, owned and constructed by O. N. Lloyd, was
 launched last week and the owner is l now awaiting the arrival of machinery for the little craft, when she will be ready for business.
 r Martin Lyle and wife of Yuma valley came into town on Friday last to secure f medical treatment for their sick child l The little girl net improving, Mrs
 I vle left with her on Tuesday morning