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OFFICIAL PAPER,,..,
OF YUMA COUNTY
"Independent in all things."
VOL. XXX. YUMA, ARIZONA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1901. NO. 15,
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Arizona Sentinel.
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CVFFICJ AL DIRECTORY:
TJtHKl.TOF.IAL OFKICKKS
Governor N. O. Murphy
SeecSrt C. H. Alters
Qppgor.' G. W. Vickers
T' -.!urcr- W. T. Pembcrton
AWfijwv General C. F. Ainsworth
fsSFSviyor General Georpe Christ
Sup't'of Public Instruction R. L. Long
Delegate to Congress J. F. Wilson
Sup't Territorial Prison Herbert Brown
TUCSOX LAND OFFICE
Register Milton R. Moore
Receiver John H. Bowman
COUNTY OFriCERS
District Judge Webster Street
Clerk of District Court C. H. Brinlcy
co-: T- W. Underbill. Chairman,
supervisors - c y Meedcn and j. c. De yTitt
Clerk ol Board of Supervisors C. P. Cronin
Probate Judge and Supt of Schools.. .A. Frank
Sheriff, Gus Livingston
Under Sheriff Albert Behan
District Attorney W. F. Timmous
Treasurer D. L. DeVane
Surveyor W. E. Marvin
County Physician Dr. Mollcr
County Recorder CP. Cronin
FKECINCT OFFICERS
Justices of the Peace w.Relfr
i Will Despain
Constables -( Jako Mc'afiow.s
( D. Mclntyre.
Trustees Yuma School Dis'tx L Polhamus.
I J. H. Godfrey.
CITY OFFICERS
Mayor J. H. Shanssey
rnm-HWn ' J. H. Godfrey, John Dcvine
Coufccilmcn -( Kobcrt Tar,ia. Joiin Dunn
City Attorney H. C. Davis
City Recorder J. L. Redondo
Treasurer A. Mcdesti
Assessor Geo. H. Miles
Marshal Harry McPliaul
IXISTOFTICE HOURS:
Mail open on Sundays from 8 to 9 a. m.
Week days, 8 a. in. to 6 p. m.
No Money Order business on Sundays.
Mail (East and West) closes every ilay at 7 p. m.
li. IT. Chandler, P. M.
-VTUMA LODGE NO. 7 A. O. U. W. MEETS
T every Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. Visit
ing brethren in good standing are invited to
attend. Yours in C. H. and P.
F. L. EwiXG. M. W.
F. G. Blaisdelu R.
ALLIANCIA HISPANO-AMERICANO NO.
10. meets every Sunday at Elks' hal'. 0 p.
hi. Manuel, Monuoy, Pres. J. L. Redondo,
Secretary.
PROlESSIOXAX, CA1?DS:
HC DAMS. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. OF
llce on Mudison avenue, near court house,
Yuma, Arizona.
TT N. MOLLER. M. D.. PHYSICIAN AND
JLi Surgeon. Oflice Levy cottage, Main St.,
Yuma, Arizona.
7 H. ELLIOTT. CIVIL ENGINEER AND
V Surveyor: U. S. Deputy Mineral Sur
veyor. Yuma! Arizona.
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f in this and adjoining' Counties: to
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Opposite Gandolfo Hotel.
$ Eat Your fteafs at tlie f
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9 Tom DucR & Co., Ppoprietops. 9
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Waiters, First Class Fare. V
Fresh oysters served in any style
Fish and Game in season.
V MeaLs 25, and 50 cents. Beard y
$ by the week' 85, $(5 and $7. f
$ Cor. Main and Second Streets, y
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I and Cigars.
Everything First Class in every respect
And at Popular Prices. & & & & V
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Groceries and Dry Goods
Fruit, Nuts and Candies,
Cigars and Tobacco, But
ter and Eggs. Low prices
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Dealer in gjjfe
Wrought Iron
Pipe nnd Fittings,
Nails,
Rcbbit Proof Wire
Smooth Wire,
Paints, Oils, Var
nishes, Sash Doors,
Blisjds,
Window Cords
and
Weights.
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Mair, Plaster, Etc
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Headquarters for Mining Men.
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j Butter, Eggs and Cheese.
Meat Market
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address: Company'sAsent, Yuma.
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F. B. H0UGHTEN,
A fanner is known by his furrow as
"the cirpenter is known by his chips." Tt
takes a firm hand and a true eye to turn
a straight furrow. No wonder the farmer
wears out, spite of exercise and fresh air.
One day's work on the farm would tiro
many a trained athlete. And the farmer
works hardest of all. The first up and
the last to bed, feeding his team before
he feeds himscif, his work is practically
never done. Why does not the farmer
treat his own body as he treats the land
he cultivates? He puts back in phos
phate what be takes out in crops, or the
land would grow poor. The farmer
should put back into his body the vital
elements exhausted by labor. If he docs
not, he will soon complain of "poor
health." The great value of Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery is in its vital
izing power. It gives strength to the
stomach, life to the lungs, purity to the
blood. It supplies Nature with the sub
stances by which she builds up the body,
just as the farmer supplies Nature with
the substances that build up the crops.
"I -write to tell you of the great benefit I re
ceived from the use of Dr. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery," writes Mr. G. Ti. Bird, of Byrn
side, Putnam Co., W. Va. " It cured me of a very
bad case of indigestion associated with torpid
liver. Before I began the use of ' Golden Med
ical Discovery' I had no appetite; could not sleep
nor work but very little. The little that I ate
did not agree with me, bowels constipated, and
life was a misery to me. I wrote to Dr. Pierce
giving the symptoms, and asked for advice.
He advised ra: to try the ' Golden Medical Dis
covery ' so I began the use of it and after taking
four bottles I felt so well that I went to work;
but soon got worse, so I again began the use of it
and used it alxuit eight weeks longer, when I
was permanently cured."
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets invigor
ate stomach, liver and bowels. Use
tliern when you require a pill.
The Light of the World,
or
Our Savior in Art.
Cost nearly $100,000 to produce. Con
tains nearly 100 full-paged engravings
of our Saviour and his Mother by the
world's greatest painters. True copies
of the greatest Masterpieces in the art
ralleries of Europe. Every picture is
as beautiful as sunrise over the hill
tops. Contains description 01 the
paintings, biography 01 tne painters,
the names and locations of the galleries
in Europe where the originals may be
seen. Also contains a Child's Depart
ment, including a Child's Stjory of the
Christ and His Mother, beautifully
written, to fit each picture. Ihis
wonderful book, matchless' in its purity
and beauty, appeals toevery mother's
heart, and in every Christian home
where there are children tne
book sells itself. Christian men and
women are making money rapidly tak
ing orders. A Christian man or wo
man can in this community soon make
SI, 000 taking orders for Christmas pres
ents. Mrs. Waite, our agent in Massa
chusetts, has sold over $:j,000 worth of
the books m a very short time. Mrs.
Sackett, our agent in New York, has
sold over 81,300 worth of the bcoks in a
very short time. The book is printed
on 'velvet-finished paper, beautifully
bound m Cardinal Ked and gold, and
adorned with golden Roses and Lilies.
It is, without donbt, the mcst beautiful
book of this century. Write for terms
quickly and get the management of
that territory. You can work cn sal
ary or commission, and when you prove
vour success we aviII promote ycu to
the position of Manager and Corres
pondent, at a permanent salary, to de
vote your time to attending to agents
and the correspondence. Wanted also
a State Manager to have charge of
office in Leading City of the State and
manage all the business of the State.
Send for terms. Address
THE BRITiSH-AMERlCAN CO,.
Corcoran Building, Opposite
V. S. Treasury, Washington, D. C.
Desert Land, Final Proof No
tice for Publication.
United States Land Ol'lico,
Tucson, Arizona,
February 5, 1901.
Notice is hereby given that Ransom J. Dun
can, of Yuma, Yuma county, Arizona, has filed
notice of intention to make proof on his desert-
land claim No. 2873, for the W14 SliJi Sec. 21,
T. 9, S., R- 21 W G. and S. R. B. and M., before
the Clerk of the District Court at Yuma, Arizo
na, on Saturday, the 23d day of March, 1901.
He names the following witnesses to prove
the complete irrigation and reclamation of said
land:
John I. Toler,
Clark T. Huvens.
AVilliam H. Elliott, and
"William C. Preivitt, all of Yuma, Arizona.
MILTON R. MOORE, Register.
First publication Feb. 6, 1901. w6
Notice for Publication.
Homestead Entry No. 3180.
Department of the Interior,
Land Oflice at Tucson, Arizona,
January 11, 1901.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has lilcd notice of his intention
to make iinal proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Clerk of
the District Court at Yuma, Arizona, on Mon
day, February 2Tj, 1901, viz:
Delia M. Sansom, of Yuma. Arizona, for the
N. "W. M Sec. 10, T. 10, S., R, 21 "W. G. and S. R.
B. and M.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
Samuel H. King,
Robert Martens,
William Caswell Prewitt,
and John P. Yemen, all of Yuma. Arizona.
MILTON R, MOORE, Register.
First publication January 10, 1901. wO
A Bona Fide Salary$i2 per Week.
Men and women to appoint agents
and represent us, some to travel, others
for local work. $12 weekly and ex.
penses. Old established house, pleas
ant, permanent position, rapid advance
ment and increase of wages. Write at
once. Address:
Butler & Algek,
Dept. E, New Haven, Ccnn.
REPORT OF
MR. HOLSINGER.
The recommendations made by
Special Agent Hol'singer in his
report to the interior department
in relation to the settlement of
land in the old Alsrodones land
grant meets with general appro
val. Were the department to
allow persons to locate this land
under the desert-land act large
tracts would be taken up by per
sons living outside the territory
who would make no improve
ments and whose only object
would be to hold the land for
speculative purposes. The de
partment will no doubt sustain
Mr. Holsinger, and the settle
ment of the lands will be made
in a substantial manner which
will be of permanent benefit to
Yuma county and the agricultu
ral interests of Yuma county.
The Phoenix Enterprise, com
menting upon the report of Mr.
Holsinger, says :
"The Algodones tract of land,
which has been opened through
the influence of Delegate Wilson
and Governor Murphy, is creat
ing quite a row at Yuma. There
are about one hundred bona fide
settlers at present on the grant.
Under the law as passed these
will be given ninety days to pre
empt their claims, but there are
many people who think that this
land can be taken up under the
desert-land laws and they are
rushing in to file on it. Land
Agent Holsinger, however, does
not put this construction on the
law, ruling that (owing to the
fact that the land is sometimes
overflowed by the Colorado river
and has large bodies of mesquite
timber on it) it is subject to the
laws governing homestead lands.
This problem is now before the
interior department for settle
ment, and should Mr. Holsinger
be sustained (and the indications
are that he will be) bona fide set
tlers and Yuma will be greatly
benefited, as it will shut out par
ties who attempt to locate the
land for speculative purposes.
Arizona needs more actual set
tlers, and this grant of land
properly cultivated will add to
the population and wealth of the
territory. If allowed to fall into
the hands of speculators it will
be held back for many years.
GOOD WORK FOR GOVERNOR.
The Phoenix Gazette truth
fully says: "The congressional
law opening the Algodones land
grant in Yuma county to public
settlement is one of the best
measures ever enacted for Ari
zona, and much of the credit for
it is due to Governor Murphy.
It is true, Delegate Wilson se
cured the- passage of the bill
through the house at the last ses
sion, but it was hung up in the
senate and had it not been for
the persistent efforts of Govern
or Murphy the measure would
still be hanging fire. The Gov
ernor not only worked to secure
'its passage, but he followed the
law through its various channels
up to Land Commissioner Her
mann and had it put in immedi
ate operation. It is true that
some of the democratic papers
cast insinuations upon the exec
utive for his connection with the
law and charged that he was
"trying to take some of Delegate
Wilson's credit from him." But
that is boy's talk. Governor
Murphy wanted the measure be
cause it was for the benefit of
Arizona, regardless as to whom
credit was given. The measure
has been put in operation and
now the settlers on that grant
will be protected in their rights
and all those who wish to settle
on it can do so without fear of
further complications of title."
The state of Mississippi buys
farms and employs its convicts
to till them. At present about
! 15,000 acres of land are cultivat
J ed by convict labor, and last year
i the crops sold from the convict
farms produced almost 8200,000.
About half of this is estimated to
be profit to the state.
ooo0399soceoos33iGG3aeo9oaaas
, THE-
YUriA, ARIZONA.
Capita! Stock, Paid Up, $10,000
LEVI SPARR, President
C. A. PATTERSON, V.-Presldeat
R. S. PATTERSON, Cashier
This Bank dees a General Banking
DEMOCRATIC ABSURDITY.
The Phoenix Gazette saysr
"The Gazette has always noticed
that democratic territorial pa
pers were always ready to give
advice to the governor and the
legislature, but slow in provid
ing remedies for the many ills
complained of. The talk about
the one man power of the gover
nor is absurd. This power was
lodged in the executive by the
organic act of the territory, an
act of congress, and a legisla
ture is powerless to deal with it.
The talk about abolishing the
board of control and other con
stitutional boards is all right,
but what is offered in return? If
the legislature abolishes the
board of control it only puts its
duties upon the governor direct,
as no other authority can act.
The talk of the supervisors act
ing as a territorial board of
equalization is childish. Iso coun
ty officer can under the law, ex
ercise territorial functions, and
the legislature cannot give them
authority so to do; wise or un
wise, this law is the law of the
land.
' 'Arizona has in the past had
several boards, a prison board,
an asylum board, etc. The board
of control was created and he
many other boards abolished,
this board has proved a good one
and no amount of bickering or
demagogism can shroud this
fact.
"The Gazette has no interest
in the boards as now constituted,
and is open to conviction when a
better or more economical sys
tem is presented. But, it might
as well be understood now, as
later, that no legislature has any
authority to take one iota of
power from an Arizona govern
or, so whatever boards the legis
lature may create Governor Mur
phy will appoint its members."
That the world may be drown
ed again in December, 1901, as
it was drowned in the time of
Noah is a possibility now con
sidered by astrologists and stu
dents of the occult. The possi
bility is based upon a Babylonian
tablet written thousands of years
before the star of Bethlehem
shone upon Judea's llocks and
ages before the twentieth centu
ry was in line of evolution. Its
significance lies in the fact that
in that month Capricorn will be
the ruling sign in the zodiac, as
it was when the rain fell 40 days
and 40 nights.
An exchange says a printer
with $300 in his pockets myste
riously disappeared from Trini
dad, Colorado, recently. The
disappearance does not seem es
pecially mysterious, but the fact
of a printer's having so much
wealth in his possession violates
the traditions of the craft and
ought to be investigated.
Good nines.
F. W. Edelsten, of New York, who
has spent many years in the newspaper
world, is in the county in the interests
of a New York company who desire
gold properties. Mr. Edelsten is a con
sulting mining engineer and has had
occasion to visit Arizona at various
times. The gentleman rates the King
of Arizona gold mine, in Yuma county,
as the best operated and most product
ive in high values, in the territory. It
is a Tucson institution. Colonel Ran
dolph, R. J. Duncan and other promi
nent railroad men and capitalists here
are interested in the property.
Be said that the Commonwealth, at
Pearce, a gold and silver producer, can
be classed as a second on the list. It
has made many men rich, a few of
whom rose from the possession of lim
ited means to a condition of wealth.
Some of this wealth is absorbed in
Tucson property and mere will be. -Tussou
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Business. Patronage Solicited.
THE IMPERIAL CANAL,
Water lias Been Turned" Into It and
the Colorado Desert Reclaimer
W1H Soon be in Full
Operation-
The Los Angeles Heratd says
Word has been received in this1
city that the water has been
turned into the canal for the ir
rigation of a large portion a! the
Colorado- desert, and is now ifow-
ing some ten miles dowif the
canal, gradually working toward
the 100,000 acres about- the pro
jected town of Imperial.
'Over 100,000 acres of the desert
land in the Imperial tract have;
now been filed on, and plans are
maturing for a great movement-
forward as soon as the next
planting season 'opens, whilef
preparations are making for
building the town.
"Another tract of something;
over 100,000 acres, known as1
East-side, on the east side of the"
Salton river, is being surveyed,
ready for filing, the Sunset Com
mercial company having that
tract in charge,
"It is expected to soofif take
an excursion party from Yuma
in a steamboat down the Colora
do river to Hanlon's heading,
thence down the canal in the
sa me boat. This will be the first
time in the history of Calrfdrnia
when an irrigation canal will be
navigated by a steam craft, but
that is considered entirely feasi
ble in this instance so great a;
body of water will the canal
carry."
The excursion party mentioned
above went down the river from
Yuma in the steamboat Retta on
Friday, the 8th inst. The boat
steamed down the Colorado to
the head of the canal, thence
down the big ditch to the com'
pany store. The party returned
to Yuma the following day, hoV
ing encountered no difficulties,
and report a most satisfactory
and enjoyable trip the first to
be 'made by navigating the Colo"
rado desert.
The committee on vital statist
ics of the Hundred Year club of
New York finds that the oldest
man living is Izai Rodofsky, of
Moscow, Russia who" is in his
136th year. The oldest woman,
is Nancy Hallifield, of Battle
Creek, Mich., who is 117,
Croker pays the $5,000 income
tax assessed in England, with'
drawing his appeal therefrom in
preference to telling the sources
of his income, Croker pays nc
personal or income- tax in New
York City, the fountain head of
the Boss's wealth.
O. O. F. B. Elects Officers.
At the annual meeting of Advance
Lodge No. 40, Order of Fraternal
Brotherhood for the election of officers,
held at the lodge room last Thursday
evening, the following were elected fop
the ensuing year:
Frank L. Ewing, president:
Althee Modcsti, vice-president.
W. H. Shorey, secretary and treas
urer,
J. Rimpau, chaplain.
Jas. Neahr, sergeant-at-arms,
Geo. Marable, master-at-arms,
P. C. Aune, inner door-keeper.
Eddie Dunne, outer door-keeper.
R. J. Duncan, past president.
SAM FRANCISCO, C-AU
t- r .Tim" 1 ' Mil