The Arizona sentinel., 1903-09-09

the city and by country women who desire quiet place where they can rest and read before journeying home ward, There will be hundreds of peo- pie who will bless the promoter of this institution for her public spirit and thodgFtf6lness. Though the library and furnishings are uupretentious and plain. it is free and always popular public convenience, and the spirit which prompted its establishment is worthy of emulation by the weil-to-do citizens along other lines of public con vehihEGes-8 public park, for instance, where tHete' are trees and flowers, a drinking fountain, grateful shade, benches to sit upon and grass for the children to roll upon, all free. The cost would be mere pittanGe compared with the vSlUe of the pleasure such a place #6Nla bring. Who will be the, first to S5&Ft the sphere to rolling? Col. C. j. Griffith, well known capi- t&I7sG Of Los Angeles, shot and dahger- odsl} wounded his Wife last Saturday; although he claims the shooting was done by herself through an accidentt GThe wife, however. tells different stOrf. which seems to he cOrroborated by subsequent developments. Griffith tried to kill her and she jumped from a third story window in her frantic en- deavor to escape. It appears that the trouble resulted from disagreement over religious matters, and dates al most from the beginning of their mar riage. she being a devOut Catholic and her husband Protestant.
 The Needles Eye says that the peo< pie of Needles will soon begin to appre- ciate the fact of considerable amount of money being invested on the Arizona side of the river The MOhaee x Mill town Railway Co. has made application for q ferry license, also Lamar Broth CTS have made application. It is rather pertinent that there is considerable transportation of freight and passengers across the Colorado river. else these people would not be asking for these privileges. The railroad ferry will be run in connection with the railroad now building. while Lamar Brothers will look after the outside traffic.
 
 The only place in the county that we have heard Of where Labor Day was celebrated to any degree was at the Tule Laguna park in Yuma valley, where large crowd gathered, many of them from town, for an old fashioned basket picnic. There was dancing, ice-cream. free lemonade, and all kinds of fun for every body and his girl. Business was suspended in Yuma at noon and quite a large contingent from town took in the picnic, and all report an enjoyable afternoon and. evening.
 Mike Levy, wlao has been d clerk in the freight department of the Southern Pacific company here for some years. has concluded to try his fortunes in the Philippines. He sailed from San Fran cisco last week. His friends here will be more than pleased to learn of his success. and being young man ot steady habits, an expert stenographer and typewriter he will find no lack of opportunities in the new field. Young men with his attainments are in de mand in that country.
 Frank Towhsend has lemon; tree in the yard at his home place that is q good illustration Of wfa5 can be done i in this land of st1s;1HI7e FH the way ot producing EekflUl5s. The tree is so full of fruit 6ha1 Che limbs have to be prop ped up to prevent their breaking of from the weight. The lemons are hanging in singles, doubles and clus- ters of as many as four or five, and are almost as large, as oranges. 1t is a wonder to behold.
 The two boats built by B. W. Tasker for the United States Geological Sur vey, left here Wednesday, and will be taken to point twenty-five miles this side of Yuma where the government will drill for bedrock A. $. Batz, ot the City Union Dray and Transfer Line had the handling: of the engine and boiler loaded on the 9oternmeFt boats Needles Eye.
 Commander Robert E. Pe&ry of the United States Navy Hill lnslte another effort to reach the north pele. Some way we can't keep from associating these tenturesome north pole cranks with the flying machine idiots, the per petual motion cranks and other freaks who are eternally trying to attain the impossible.
 Reports from the potato fields of the Dutf-Lyons-Knoblock potato syndicate say that the probabilities are that they will have one of the largest potato crops ever grown on the MOgollon mountains. It is estimated they will have at least $1O,000 worth of high grade potatoes for sale.-Jerome Min ing News.
 Billy Dunne was taken suddenly i'll one day last week and for time his condition was deemed quite serious so much so that his wife was summoned