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The Arizona sentinel., 1909-09-23
TO Build Fine Block

The Yuma town council has
been notified through Mayor j.
Il. Shanssey by George Michel
sen, agent for Frank M. Bower,
that the land occupied by the
present city hall and fire depart
ment on Main street near FIRST
must be vacated within thirty
days. 1t is the intention of the
owner to erect on the site hand
some two story brick structure,
the first floor to be divided into
stores, the second floor into
office rooms. Together with the
block contemplated by Paul Mo,
retti in the uear future, the Bow
er building will assist in trans
forming that end of the street
into a metropolitan looking thor
Oughfare. 1t has not been de-
cided as yet whore the town will
locate it's council room and pow
er house. but it is hoped sub
stantial buildings will be con-
structed upon whatever site is
chosen.
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-09-23

reaches back to 1875. In that
year patent to the TOWNSHIP of
Yuma was granted to A. J. Fin
lay, then mayor of the village Of
Yuma, in trust for the use and
benefit Of the inhabitants Of the
town according to- their respect
i've interests, and that thereafter,
on October s, 1876, A J. Finlay,
as mayor and trustee Of the town,
conveyed the land now occupied
by the territorial prison to the
board of prison commissioners,
with the understanding and con-
dition which appears in the deed
to the grant, and In the resolu-
tIons Of the village council, that,
III the eweat the territorial prison
was removed, tine tract of land,
including all improvements
thereon shoUld revert to the
village OF Yuma.
The plaintiff in the action
places the value of the improve
ments removed or about to be
removed at about $4,000.
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-09-23
Yuma Honey Gees East.

With the shipment yesterday
of the last car load Of honey from
the Yuma valley, figures on the
total output from this locality
are obtainable. -Four ears have
been sent eastward this present
season to Ell Paso, to be di;sCrfb-
uted from that point. Of this
number three were consigned by
Crowder and Hayden, the larg-
est apiarists of the valley, whose
stands extend almost to the Mex
lean line. The other bee men
pooled and made up the fourth
car. This seasons honey, while
a short crop, is of unusually fine
quality and will aneuestionably
command a high price in the
eastern market. The bees feed
upon mesquite and arrow weed
blossoms, which insHres a supe-
rior flavor in the sweet product
The consigners realized S4.65
per hundred pounds, which is
considered fair price for car
lots
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-09-23
Special Council MeGtiM

A special meeting of the town
councilwas called on Tuesday
night for the purpose of taking
action thought necessary to rem
edy certain defects in the origin
al conveyance of the penitentiary
site to the territory, for the pur,
pose of placing the town in a
better position in the suit re-
Gently commenced to prevent the
prison officials from removing
certain property from the prison
buildings. Several attorneys
who had been retained by the
town to go into the matter of the
rights of the municipality APP
peared before the council and
made lengthy arguments, at the
conclusion of which a motion
was carried to. postpone any
further action in the matter un
It'll the return of City Attorney
Baxter, who is in Los Angeles
for few days. Following the
public meeting, a secret session
of the council was held, all au
ditors at the former gathering
being ushered from the room by
the marshal.
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-09-23
Cameron is Certain OF
Statehood

Phoenix Democrat: 81 am
confident that Arizona will be
admitted to statehood at the next
session OF congress. 1t has been
promised US and feel certain
we will1get it"
Delegate Ralph H. Cameron,
who Is here today to confer with
local republicans, made this pos
tive declaration before going
out to the capitol to spend the
morning there with Governor
Sloan, Secretary Young and 9th
Cameron was met here by Re-
publican Chairman Hoval A.
Smith, and they have not left
each others presence all day.
While at the capitol they thresh-
ed out the situation in Arizona
and the prospects for the future
81 have talked statehood ever
since [ went to congress from
Arizona," continued Cameron,
land l have assurances from all
the leaders from President Taft
down that Arizona will be admit
ed oovf xr;p%a,,
Feeling toward Arizona bas'
undergone a great change. an@
eastern people. are eosiaRag to.
look upon the territory with e
greater degree of charity. OaS
wonderful resources, the enter
prise Of cur citizens and the
great future possibilities are at
last beginning to tell"
Cameron is visiting each Sec
ton of Arizona. He will visit
several cities that are waiting
for the federal buildings he. has
started to- get. Speaking about
these same buildings. Cameron
said he hoped to get at least
seme of them at the coming ses-
sion!
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-09-23
WASTE LUTHER
MAKES ALCOHOL

Surprising in actual material
Importance TO humanity even the
finding of the north pole is tAs
discovery announced by twe
Chicago. nSen of n process FOR
manufacturing the highest grade
of alcohol from sawdHst and
lumber waste. The triumph has
been achieved after five years of
incessant labor by Malcolm F.
Even and George II. Tomlinson,
engineers
Their process is not merely
theoretical. A big plant already
has been constructed near Chi
cago, patents have been obtain
ed, and the scientific world has
joined with capitalists in haling
the innovation as a fact event
ually making it possible to oper
ate with alcohol anything that
runs with an engine.
Nor is, the product "wood al
eohol,' as the manner Of it's
making might indicate. 1t is
claimed for it that it. is superior
30 grain alcohol.
The process, which has been
proved at a plant built at a cost
OF S7O,O00'at Chicago Heights,
rs, according to officials of the
department of agriculture, ga
evolutionary discovery"
AS against the cost for manu-
factare for grain alcohol for ap-
proziaaate4y %, cents a gallon,
she cost of sawdust alcohol is
approximately seven cents a
gallon
The. process. consists. in pldc-
ng She raw material into large
1Isetai revolving drum Here it
IS sseated under steam pressure
81 the presence Of a sSeeal guam
sity Of acid. A portion ea the
wood is thss converted iatO, glRe
eose. The glucose is them feg-
mented AID distilled into alcohol.
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-09-23
Important Suit EiEed

Suit was fled in the district
court on Thursday last by Mayor
John Ii. Sbaassey, as trustee Of
the town OF Yuma, against the
territorial board of control and
other officials restraining the de-
PENDANTS from the removal of
any properties or fixtures from
the penitent5ary enclosure or
grounds. The complaint alleges
that the board of control are
now removing from the prison
site varions properties OF great
value, such as dynamosy cells,
gratings, lights. pumps, stone
walls, etc.
The history of the authority
Rpon which this suit is founded
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-09-23
LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

One mentality partakes of that
upon which the mInd thinks.
Ones emotions and purposes are
put in action by meditation and
conversation. Love, hate, ven.
geance, anger, all the emotions
of the heart are set agloW by
thinking and talking 70 seek,
consider, enlarge upon the talk
of the virtnous, the useful, is
helpful. Look on the bright
side, the hopeful side, the pure
and wholesome side of human
experiences and conditions. It
is true there are evils. Some
times we cannot avoid them,
They protrude like Jagged rocks.
They advance like stealthy lions.
The good is often coy and modest.
while evil is bold and forward.
Seek ye that which is good and
let your soul delight in fairness.
There is more good than evil
More people are we'll than sick
There is more sunshine than
couds. There is far more glad
ness than sadness. There is far
more good than bad. But only
an eye for the good will see the
good. Rev. F. W. Luce, Cleve-
land. O.
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-09-23
District Court.

The calendar for the October
term Of the district court, which
will open in Yuma on the first
Monday in October. has just
been completed by District Clerk
lifting. There are "a civil cases
on the docket, s of these being
divorce suits. In the criminal
calendar the cases of Harry Eos
ter, grand larceny; W. T. Dut-
ton and Paterson & O'Donnell,
are continued from the April
term. The criminal cases await
ing the action of the grand jury
are as follows: Earl Brandon,
robbery; James Lane, forgery;
Jesus Pineda, assault with a
deadly weapon: George Hodges,
assault with a deadly weapon;
Eugene Is. Stork, embezzlement;
Francisco Marquez, murder; J.
Tisdale, aggravated assault, w.
II. Cokely, grand larceny; John
Mcdonald, felony
The present indications are
that the FAIL term of court will
be aeld IN one of the, Buildings
of the penisentfary group, there
being one or more of these sufai
GENTLY spacious to- Accommodate
the large nanbeS Of necessity in
attendance.
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-09-23
Notice of Hearing
Petition.

Rn the Probate court of the County o.
! Yulaa, Territory of Arizona.
En- the matter of the estate of Peter B
Hodges: deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Agnes
Y. Hodges has filed in this court her
petition praying for letters of admins
tr;ption OF the estate of Peter B. Hold res,
deceased, and that the same will be
fenrd on Monday, the 10th day of Au-
gust, a. D. 1909, at 10 O'Clock in the
foRenoon of said day, at the court room
of sai& court in Yunaa, county of Yuma,
Territory OF Nrizona, and all persons
Interested in said estate are notified
then and there to appear and show
cause, if any 5hey have, why the prayer
of said petitioner should not be granted.
Dated August 2ud, 1899.
d. L. DEVANE
FISCAL Clerk.
Aug. 5--t2
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-09-23

covers his loss; explains and
protests frantically, but is fred
from train. Tramp gets at ter
minal city and starts good
time on presidents "roil;'' dives
into saloon; treats all the
moochers; Salvation Army lass
drops in, hands bogus president
tract which causes him to pause
tremblingly with glass at his
lips: he read the little piece Of
paper which admonished him in
simple words not to do anything
that would shame his mother; as
be read his expression became
serious and the glass of liquor
he set back on the bar untouched;
barkeep starts 10 eject the girl for
interfering with the business, ;"
when the tramp interposed as
her protector. The tramp had
decided to not do anything furth-
er to shame his mother; the ten
der message from the Salvation
Army girl had touched him and
he would reform. Gently he led
the girl outside, babe her God
speed, and then hunted up the
Office Of man he had been imper-
souating and was admitted. The
coat and hat, the. pass and all
valuable papers tire tramp turn
ed over to the president, to
whom he unfolded the story Of
his reformation. The president
is overjoyed aud offers the tramp
money, which is refused; posi-
sitien is then offered and is ac-
,cepted gratefully by the reform
ed hobo, who is at once set to
work-and he doubtless held the
job continGousl y until the first
pay day; that is if the pay day
wasn's too far off.
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-09-23
Company II Returns

The fifty five men and three
officers Of Co. II, Yuma's crack
military organization, and, as it
turns out, one of the prize com
panies of the National Guard
! returned from the annual ma
neuvers, held this year at Camp
Sloan, near Prescott, on Monday
nights train. Officers and men
unite in expressing the sentiment
that this years encampment was
the most successful and enjoy
able one in the history of the
Arizona National Guard. The
people Of Prescott, as we'll as
the regular troops stationed at
Whipple' Barracks, outdid them
selves in the hospitality extend
ed to the visiting organiza tons.
Weather and climatic conditions
were ideal, the site chosen for
the camp superb one, and the
commissary arrangements and
supplies of the highest order.
As result of this perfection of
detail, formations and drills
were put through with vim and
enthusiasm and the real soldier
ing of the week carried out, in
true spirit. The soldier boys
we're honored by a visit from
and an inspection by Major Gen
eral j. Franklin Bell, chief of
staff, accompanied by his aides,
the party being in charge of
Governor Richard E. Sloan, in
whose honor Camp Sloan was
named. On Saturday night both
officers and men of the regiment
were entertained by the people
of Prescott, the latter being adj
dressed at the Prescott theatre
by the governor, who spoke in
his happiest vein and charmed
his hearers.
Every man in Co. Fl shows the
benefcent effects of q week of
life in the open among the pines,
and in the pure air of the north
eEn latitude. High praise is &C.
corded Capt. H. H. Donkersley
for his efficiency as a company
eomnaader, he Being ably sup
ported by bis aides p. G. Bayne
and S. M Smith, first and Sec
0na Eieutenants respectively.
Aside from the pleasures of the
week, which were many, the
practieal good results of such
military discipline aAd drill, are
not to- be lightly estimated to
say nothing Of the Importance
of bringing into close toach the
men, Who were the necessity to
arise, would be arst aid to the
army of the United States in the
of the nation.
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-09-23
Capt. Harry Wheeler Here

Deputy U. S. marshal, Harry
Wheeler, ex-captain of the Ari-
IONA rangers, and one Of the best
known men Of the territory, was
in Yuma Tuesday on business
connected with his new position.
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-09-23

The "Elopement'' series of
pictures put on at the Yuma The
atre last night contained some
uproarious situations, and was
full of human interest regardless
Of the exaggerations. A pair of
youthful sweethearts defying a
supposed parental interference
present both the serious and the
comic side of life. They can't
help it, The exquisite acting of
the young lady in this series
leads one to marvel as to her
identity.
Fhe Misses Clara Barney and
Carmen Contreras, both in the
employ Of the Sanguinetti store,
wbo bare beea spending the
past SIX weeks on tAe coast, Wis
iting the various resorts sdpcent
to Los Angeles, came IN on Hon
day nights train from the west
The young ladies express them
selves as having enjoyed a de-
hghtful rest and period Of recre-
alton.
Fred W. Kerr, an en1pfoye of
the San Diego Union for the past
two years, spent yesterday IN
Yuma, visiting with his father,
W. L. Kerr, Of this paper. He
left last night for Phoenix for a
visit with his mother, brothers
and sisters.
Dan Kenney and Ascencion
Sandoval were brought before
U. S. Commissioner Utting Tues,
day charged with selling liquor
to Indians. Both men were
bound over to the federal grand
jury.
Mrs. Geo. Nicholson. and chill
dren were among those return
ing from the coast on Sunday
nights train. They spent the
summer at Long Beach and Los
Angeles,
Rev. George Selby and wife,
who have been on the coast since
early in July, came in Wednes-
day morning looking hale and
hearty after their long vacation.
Mise Sarah Martinez, sister of
Mrs. t.. W. Alexander, was
among those returning from the.
coast the past week, coming in
Sunday morning.
Mrs. Joseph H. Godfrey, wife
of the town marshal, who has
been spending the summer in
Los Angeles, returned Tuesday
HOTing-
Mrs Fred Freddy and daugh-
ters, who have been visiting in
California for the past six weeks,
have returned to their home ia
Yuma.
J. NJ. Hill, a brother of r.. H.
Hill of the reclamation service,
arrived here recently and will
spend the winter in Yuma.
Mrs. Sumner Hackett, wife of
the local weather observer, has
returned from a long visit to her
former home in California.
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-09-23
Buck and Wing Dancin g

For q few nights past a new
attraction has been added at the
Yuma Theatre in the way of
buck and wing dancing by Billy
Burns. And he can dance some,,
too.
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-09-23

EANTED-SUCCEsS MAGAZINE requires the
services Of a man in Yuma to look after expir
Ing subscriptions ana to secure new business by
means of special methods unusually effective:
position permanent: prefer one with expert
S:ce, but would consider any applicant with
good natural qualifications: salary Sl5O per
day, with commission option Address, with
references, r. c. Peacock. Room iO2 Success
Magazine Bldg, New York.
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awhile l lay so snug and warm, and
snoozed for ever so long. When /
awakened grass was growing partly
over me, and violet nestled at my
side. and sometimes spoke to me with
fragrant breath.
l must tell you what I saw one day.
There came first wagon. being driven
very slowly and inside was a little
white box: and behind it followed an
other wagon. in which there was
woman in black weeping softly. and
man and the big boy. who had cut me
from my stump: and behind them was
a string of wagons moving slowly In
row. There was something about it
which made me feel very sad.
Just then something passed me which
seemed only shadow, and 1t appeared
to me that could see the little boy with
whom I had had such times. He bent
over me and I heard him say softly,
like the voice Of the violet, ''Oh, there is
my good stick horse. Come with me,
Horsey."
l think I shall go with him I am lone
some without him and ] am getting
weak Who knows what l may be in
the place beyond?
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mosquitoes. One of the suggested means
of conducting warfare against the pest
consisted of stocking these reservoirs
with small fish to feed on the mosquito
larvae. This method has been tried In one
place and another in Florida, and has
proved successful in every case. The fish
eat the larvae greediiy, keeping the
water clear of them, and live for years.
even in tanks that are covered, and their
living place one Of darkness.
Boats Of reinforced concrete are be-
ing built for use on the Missouri river.
such as those which have been built in
Italy. The firm for which the Missouri
river boats are designed experimental
with models Of the proposed craft. which
were built to a scale one-siXtieth and
one forty-fifth the size Of the new boats.
and the trials with these We're entirely
satisfactory. Another innovation in the
manner of making use Of concrete is to
be witnessed at Camp Perry. Ohio. where
the walls of structure are being form
ed fiat in the ground and afterward
raised into place on end by the use of
jacks. The corners are then Joined with
reinforced concrete and the work of fit
ting out the interior progresses in the
ordinary manner.
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most ready. They ate by candlelght and
the light of blazing logs in the fireplace,
and then they clambered In the wagon and
were off. There was a drive Of about two
miles ahead of them. mostly through
heavy timber, between the branches of
which the stars shone like eyes. All
things were SO solemn and still, and 1T was
so early that Charley slept little. 1t
was just coming daylight when they
halted before a cabin in the woods and
began to unpack things. Charley assisted
in carrying things into the hut. while Mr..
Moulton kindled fire on the hearth and
another in brick oven surmounted by
great kettle. AS he worked. helping to
unload the things and put them in place.
Charley noticed how black the straight
trees seemed against the shallow snow
on the hillside and the pearl gray OF the
morning sky. He also noticed that In the
fireplace in this house were two stout
hooks which, would move from side to
side. evidently intended for holding pot
or kettle The unloading being over.
horses and wagon were sent back home
by help brought for that purpose.
ut IS going to be a fine day. boys re-
marked Mr.. Moulton, going out and ex-
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goats milk makes one immune from tu-
berculOsis.
England and Wales have three-quarters
of a million paupers.
The largest pin factory In the world
is at Birmingham, Eng. It turns out 49,
100000 pins every day.
The New York State College Of Agri-
culture at Cornell has orieinated the led
ucational special" which Is q train bear
ing about a dozen members OF the faculty
of the college to be sent over the lines
OF the Erie railroad in the western part
of the state. Stops will be made at agri-
cultural centers, where the professors will
talk to the farmers and answer any ques-
lions that may be asked by seekers for
information about improved methods Of
farming. Circulars and posters will be
sent In advance, SO that the exact time OF
the arrival Of the train may be known.
The tour will cover q period of ten days.
Some Of the cities of Florida are al
most entirely dependent on cisterns for
water supply. and 1t has been realized
lately that these tanks must furnish a
favorable place for the propagation Of
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10 this day of tricks he played. He tells
OF them himself in some of his books. and
II you have ever read tom Sawyer" and
"Huckleberry Finn you have read many
incidents from the life Of this boy. Han
nibal, his birthplace. was river town. in
the days when steamboating was at its
height. and this youth naturally took to
the river AS child he learned to tell
the different boats that piled the stream
from the whistles long before they ap-
peared in sight. He learned the river
tales that constitute orr of the most ro-
mantle periods of American history. He
saw and understood the poetry of pioneer
ing. Later he went on the river as a pilot
and here he learned more of quaint and
heroic phase of Americas history. Then
he entered a printing Office and partly
learned the trade Of printing. He was too
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aiming the sky. "The sap will run well.
You youngsters had better take pals and
gather the sap while I get in more fuel"
The boys seized the pals and raced
through the woods. Soon they came to
trees from which little spouts protruded.
and under each was a small bucket or a
trough to receive the sap which dripped
from the end Of the spout. Charley was
surprised to find that things were already
in readiness, andsthe bracing morning air,
the still forest, the solemnity Of nature,
filled him at once with awe and an ebulli-
ton Of spirit which prompted him to
shout.
''Oh, isn't it fine" he cried. "Oh, oh.
oh. oh, ohho"' and his voice rang and
echoed through the wood.
Taste 1t, Charley; isn't 1t SWEET"
Charley tipped half-filled bucket to
his lips and slipped Of the contents. 1t
tasted to him almost like the juice OF
sugar cane. He was disappointed. He
expected 1t to taste like maple strip.
isn't any Of it sweeter than this?"
"Oh. this tree is as sweet as it can be. -
cried Simon from tree to the left.
This is just like honey" exclaimed
Jacob to the right.
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came to him. 1t seemed that the genius
Of American history had selected him for
her recorder and was giving him all OPP
portunity to prepare for the work. His
brother got appointment as governor of
a western territory while this youth was
still in his teens, and he became the sec
rotary Of the governor. He went over
the famous Santa Fe trail. When in the
state where his brother was to rule he
had little to do, and this gave him oppor
tun!ty to 60 into the mining country at
the period when the romance of its devel-
opment was being wrought out into curl
Gus fact.
Now the boy was ready for his work
He understood America In her unusual as
poets, and he knew how to write. From
the river which he had followed he Dor
rowed a name, Mark Twain" and made
IL famous. though his own, real name Is
largely forgotten Can you tell it? From
his knowledge of mining conditions he
wrote the story Of THE Jumping Frog
and Buck Henshaw's Funeral" and
these, touching the hearts of thousands
as true pictures Of quaint characters.