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THE SENTINEL. J. W. DORRINGTON, Publisher. YUMA, ARIZONA. WEDNESDAY, SEPT'R 5, 1900 NOTICE. A meeting of the Yuma County Be publican Central Committee is hereby called to meet at the Court House in Yuma, at 7 o'clock p. m., September 5, 1900, for the following purposes: To select seven delegates to the Re publican Territorial convention, to be held at Phoenix, on September 24, 1900, and to transact such other business as may come before the committee. R. S. HATCH, Chairman M. O. ARCHIBALD, Sec'y. Yuma, Ariz., August 29, 1900. A PERFIDIOUS LAW. The law passed by the last legis lature which requires the citizen to pay two dollars and a half poll tax before he can register, is a law which virtually has for its purpose the disfranchisement of the poor man. The law in effect says you must register before you can vote, and ,you must pay a poll tax to get your name on the register. Two dollars and a half is a large sum for the poor man who labors for a liv ing. It is a large sum for a man who has a family to support. The law is a great hardship. It means the disfranchisement of hundreds of honest but poor citizens. This was no doubt the purpose of the law. The law should be repealed. The author of such an infamy when discovered should receive a public censure. No man should be sent to the next legislature who will not pledge himself for a repeal of the law. It is class legislation of tlie most obnoxious character. It dis criminates against the poor man. It is unjust, un-American. It is perfidious. Star. We agree with you, brother, but the Sentinel, favors abolishing the poll tax entirely. The platform of the Eepublican party this year is as strong as was the demand of the people for the unanimous nomination of McKinley and Roosevelt. Of the President it said: "Walking untried paths and facing unforeseen responsibili ties, President McKinley has been in every situation the true Ameri can patriot and the upright states man, clear in vision, strong in judg ment, firm in action, always inspir ing and deserving the confidence of Ms countrymen." In asking the people to endorse the Republican party for its record of business prosperity, stable currency and patriotic Americanism, it should be" remembered that the threat to pros perity has always existed in the ranks of the Democratic party as well as in its incapacity to properly manage our public affairs. The strength of the Repbublican plat form, the strength of the two can didates that represent it, and the unanimity with which both were ehdorsed by the Republican party at Philadelphia will ensure a more sweeping victory than was given for McKiniey and prosperity in 1896. Bryan has a peculiar sort of logic. Before the convention he insisted and demanded that a 16 to 1 plank be inserted in the platform, saying that the reaffirmation of the Chicago platform was not sufficient. Now that nothing was said in the Kansas City platform about the income tax. he declares that the indorsement of the Chicago platform covers the question perfectly. Such trifling may be thought shrewd, but it is neither good politics nor respecta ble statesmanship. In order to find a historic parallel to the manner in which the Demo crats treat the negroes in some parts of the South, it will be necessary to search among the records of the early Spanish conquerors of Amer ica. let .Dry an would nave me people believe that the mantle of Lincoln has fallen upon his shoul ders. ' Republicans are told that the' must ifot wave the "bloody shirt" as that flaunting garment has a ten dency to keep up sectional strife Yet the "red shirts'' assemble thou sands strong in order to make the South solid for Bryan and Steven son. ' Bryan is fond of pointing to the fact that Lincoln always had great faith in the "plain people" and therefore he trusts his cause to the "plain" people. It should be ob served, however, that Lincoln never tried to "fool'' the plain people. The nomination of Theodore Roosevelt for vice-president is very well received in Washington, where he has always been a popular favor ite. Saturday's Democratic primrima- ries caused considerable atmos pheric disturbance and light show ers followed Sunday. SCHOOL NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the regular quarterly meeting of the board of school examiners, for the purpose of examining applicants for teachers' certificates, will be held at the public school house, Monday, September 3, at 9 o'clock n. A. Frank, Probate judge and ex-officio super intendent of public instruction for Yuma county, Arizona. PROBATE NOTICE. . In the Probate Court of the County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona: In the matter of the Estate of) W. S. Moffatt, Deceased, f Notice is hereby given that the 22d day of September, 1900, at 10 o'clock a. m. of said day, at the court room of said court, at the Court House of Yuma County and Territory ot Arizona, have been appointed as the time and place for proving the will of said W. S. Mof fatt, deceased, and for hearing the ap plication of John A. Agard for the issu ance of letters testamentary thereto. A. FRANK, Probate Judge and Ex-officio Clerk. (First publication Aug. 29, 1900.) OFFICIAL MINUTES Of the Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors of Yuma County, Territory of Arizona. Office of the Board of Supervis ors of Yuma County, Arizona. Yuma, Ariz., July 5, 1900. The board met pursuant to ad journment. Eoll called. All members, district attorney, as sessor, sheriff and clerk present. Minutes of the previous meeting read and approved. John Gandolfo, havtng given no tice of his desire to withdraw from the official bond of the county treas urer and the said officer having filed an additional bond to take the place of said surety, which has been duly approved, it is ordered that John Gandolfo be and he is hereby released as such surety. It appearing to the board that W. T. Heffevnan, who is surety on the bond of county treasurer in the sum of $2000, has disposed of a por tion of his property and is an insuf ficient surety, therefore it is or dered that the said 1 officer is re quired to file an additional bond in the sum of $2000 to take the place of-'said surety. Sloved, seconded and carried that a franchise be granted to Frank G. Blaisdell to put in a telephone sys tem in Yuma county, to read as fol lows, to wit: An ordinance and resolution granting to F. G. Blaisdell a fran chise to construct and maintain a telephone system within the county of Yuma, and the villages and towns in said county, and granting him the right-of-way in, upon, along and over all grounds and public highways under the control of the board of supervisors, or hereafter to come under the control of said board, for said purpose. It is ordained and resolved by the board of supervisors of Yuma coun ty, Arizona territory: Section 1. That F. G. Blaisdell, of the village of Yuma, count' of Yuma, territory of Arizona, and his assigns are hereby granted the privilege and right to construct, maintain, operate and use a system of telephones, or a telephone ex change, within the county of Yuma, Arizona territory, and in, upon, along, over and across all public grounds now belonging to the said county of Yuma, or which it may hereafter acquire, and also in, upon, along, over and across all streets, sidewalks, alleys and other public highways in villages and towns within the said count' of Yuma, and over which the board of supervisors of said county may now have con trol, or may hereafter obtain con trol; and that the said F. G. Blais dell and his assigns are hereby granted the right-of-way through, in, upon, along, over and across each and all such streets, sidewalks, al leys, turnpikes, roads, highways and grounds,' for the purpose therein and thereon to erect, maintain, op erate and use said system of tele phones, or such telephone exchange, and to erect, maintain and use all the necessary poles or posts of wood iron or other suitable material, and the necessary wires and fixtures to successfully maintain, operate and use said system of telephones, or such telephone exchange, within said Yuma county. Provided, of course, that said system of telephones, or such tele phone exchange poles, posts, wires and fixtures shall be so constructed, maintained, operated and used as not to interfere with the public use of . said grounds, streets, sidewalks, alleys, turnpipes, roads and high ways. Any violation of th'is provision may work a forieiture of the fran chise or license granted hereunder. Section 2, The privileges and rights herein granted shall extend to and operate as well upon any system or part of system of tele phone, or telephone exchange now owned and operated by the said F. G. Blaisdell, as ana that he may hereafter construct, operate, and use under the provisions of this ordin ance. Section 3. The rights and privi leges hereafter granted unto the said F. G. Blaisdell snail vest and rest (Continued on third page.) SUMMONS. In the District Court of the Thircl Judi cial District ot the Territory of Ari zona, in and for the County of Yuma: John W.Dorkington, Plaintiff) vs. Mary Ryan, Defendant. ) Action brought in the District Court of the Third Judicial District of theTer- ritory of Arizona, in and for Yuma County, and the complaint filed in said Yuma County, in the office of the Clerk of said District Court. ' In the name of the Territory of Arizona to Mary Ryan, Defendant, greeting: You are hereby summoned and re quired to appear in an action brought against you by the above named plain- tui. in the District Court of the Third Judicial District of the Territory of Ari zona, in and for Yuma County, and an swer the complaint therein tiled with the Clerk of this said Court, at Yuma, in said county, within ten days after the service upon you of this Summons, if served in this said County, or if served out of this said County and within this said Judicial District, then within twenty days thereafter, or in all other cases within thirty days thereaf ter, the times above mentioned being exclusive of the day of service, (the said action is brought to obtain a decree, quieting the Plaintiff in his title and possession of that certain lot and piece of land described in the com plaint on file herein to which reference is made, against all claims thereto by the Defendant, Mary Ryan, or anyone claiming through or under her, after the commencement of this action,) or judg ment by default will be taken against you as prayed for in Plaintiff's com plaint. diven under mv hand and seal of the District Court of the Third Judicial District of the Territory of Arizona, in and for Yuma County, this 31st day of August, A. D. 1900. Seal C. H. Brinley, Clerk of said District Court.. First pub. Sept. 5. NOTICE. The Yuma Ice Co. desires to an nounce to all builders and pur chasers of lumber that they will sell select lumber to all at Los Angeles prices. The Sentinel's new plant is here.