The Arizona sentinel., 1908-03-04

able comment everywhere. More than
that, it gave the Yuma eXcursiOnists
themselves the keenest delight. The
day would have been lacking in spirit,
barren of its greatest pleasure and the
entire journey devoid of its largest in
terest without the band. Every person
aboard voted each member of the band
a musician par excellent and a prince.
Yuma is proud and mighty proud of its
splendid concert band. Imperial and
Ell Centre had good bands, but they are
not IN the same class with that OF
Yuma.
In many cities the friends of baseball
organize a rooters' association. Yuma
needs none. At Sundays game Yuma
rooted spontaneously. Yuma roots like
powder explodes. All that it requires
is touching off. With its 200 people
Yuma made more noise than Imperial
valleys thousand Some of the chief,
or rather the more conspicuous, roOters
were II. II. Donkersley, Drum Major
r. H. Mcpherson. c. II. lifting, Mayor
DeMund, Jack Dunno, Thomas D. Mol
10y, II. e. Gate, A. B. Ming, the ire
pressible ice Nugget" Mug ent and H.
Morris. 1t is regretable that the names
of David Inman and James M. POLKA
mus may not be included in this list OF
iIlustrious heroes, but they were other
wise busy to point of distraction. In
deed it required the effo.ts of com
mittee to locate them by late train
time.
One who was with the Yuma people
inIhis closest thoughts, yet who could
not wisely have taken so strenuous
Journey, was Manager Murphy, whose
absence was the one regrettable fea-
ture Of an otherwise perfect day.
Engineer Billy Meadows piloted the
Yuma special with comfort and safety
and remaiued with his crowd with
staunch loyalty. Leaving Yuma at .
O'Clock in the morning, the return was
not accomplished until midnight. I'm
perial junction was the first stop,
Brawley the next, and Imperial, where
breakfast was enjoyed, third. Ell Centre
was visited from 10 Il. m. until z p. m,
when all went to Imperial's diamond
for the game. 1t wasn't much of II
game as base ball goes, but it was
lively diversion. Carnes, pitcher, and
Bull, catcher, played famonsly and
could have done better-but what was
the use?
In Yuma's history is no brighter
page nor any memory more inspiring
than the excursion in a special train to
Ell Centre, Sunday, March l, 1903.
The cars bore streamers on either
side. On one side was:
"Yuma, the Gateway of the South
west, We are from Yuma. huff
Sed."
And on the Other side was:
"Yuma Extends a Glad Hand to
Imperial Valley"
Among the ladies who went on the
excursion with escorts were the follow
ing:
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Max Czuczka, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E. Topham, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
w. Alexander, son and daughter, Mr..
Mrs. c.. II. lifting and son, Mr.. Mrs. II.
H. Donkersley and son, Mr.. and Mrs.
Milford Winsor, Mr.. and Mrs Jack
Dunno and son, Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. De-
Mpnd and son, Mr.. and Mrs. L. G.. Stahl
and son, MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Meadows,
Mr.. and Mrs. &. H. Martin. Mr. and
Mrs. E. Trautman, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Young, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hodges,
Mr.. and Mrs. O. C. Johnson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. lockwood, DR.. and Mrs. H,
Y. Clymer, Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. Blais-
dell, Mrs. w. c. Whitney and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ed Dunno, Mrs. Mustard, Mrs.
Ethel Higgins, Mrs. Geo. a. Duke,
Mrs. Campbell, Misses Jennie POLKA
mus, Eva Alvarado, Grace Freddy,
Edith Townsend, Sarah Campos, Ella
Dunno, LaVerne DeMund, Felice APP
John, J. Zariky, Anna Wadin, Sarah
.opez, Elisa Frank, Hazel Davis, Mi
quela Ferra.