Mesa free press., 1893-07-06

sinking wells ana runs any number o1
gangs Of men az work demands. He
has sunk large number of wells on
the Mesa already this season and in
all eases has given complete satisfac.
ton. Ifyou want a good well put
down. call on him.
Mr.. Garrison, who was with US last
week for awhile. is again with US after
visit over to Glendale, Phoenix and
other places oyer that way. He is go
ing tn stay with u- n,w: he Will buy
land here, then e, back to Wichita,
slose out his property and business
there and with his family return to
orr imperial section, the Crown Of the
Valley and build up here a magniR-
cent home.
DR.. Woodruff, the only Homeopath-
ic phys clan in Phoenix, has the most
elegantly furnished Offices in that city
AMI his success ~ physician il bring
ing him lxrge practice. His Office.
reception room, consultation room and
operating room are all richly furnished
ami have an air Of comfort which
| ii specially pleasant. He imoor his
own medicines and can therefore rely
upon their ais ,lrte purity. His Off Q
is situated in Gotten Block, Phoenix.
Shipments and drying and canning
of apricots have iast been commenced
IN S,dthern California. The prices
obtained there this year for this lus-
cious fruit will run from $23 to possi-
BILE $50 per ton At even these prices
Embarrassing is better than the banking
business. Now. hers in the great Salt
River vallev fruit shipments began
fully eight weeks ago and was com
pleted two weeks since. Prices to the
fruit-grower ran from seven cents per
pound on the tree at first to two and
q half cents at the latter part of the
season.
Our Seedless Sultana, Sweetwater,
and two or three other varieties Of
grapes are now ripe, the two former
having been ripe for over two weeks.
Southern Arizona comes to the front
with the first fruits for the markets
and when our competing railway line
shall tan the great early frnit region,
the raising and shipping Of earlv fruits
will become great source of wealth
to our people. Our frnits have been
ane or two weeks late in ripening this
season on acconnt of the unusually
cool spring weather, but we ha1 ripe
fruit at least one month ahead Of any
part of California.
Miss Mollie Long who has been
visiting relatives and friends in Mesa,
! was rendered bir'hdav surprise party
bv Mrs. Chas. Starr Thursday night
at the elegant home Of Mrs M. B.
Ullman. In order to make the sur
prise complete, Miss Long was induc.
ed to 90 riding early in the evening,
and on her return she was warmly
Welcomed to the pleasant parlors by
the friends who had gathered there
awaiting her. The evening was de-
lightfullv spent, the entertainm ents
consisting of music and games varied
by pleasant converse and bourtifuI
and refreshing collation.. served near
the turning point Of the NIGHT. Miss
Long was the recipient Of quite num-
her of Handsome presents ard it is safe
to say that she will not forget the
| pleasant occasion. The following
were present: Mrs. Uilman. Mrs. Chaa.
Starr. Miss Mollie Long, Nr. and Mrs.
GAYLORD Miss Warren, Mrs. w. A..
Kimhall. JIG. Bennett. DR.. and Al
fred Trippell~ Steve Bailey and Mr..
Salter.
w. s. Horton and Mr. Posie return
a few days ago from a visit to the
summit of Superstition mourtain
They also prosnectei along the south
and southeast tbases of the mountain.
bringing home with them some verv
rich specimens Of gold nre. They sav
the country does not seem tn have been