Mesa free press., 1893-10-12

valley, Every arrangement Rad beer
made to render the occasion pleasant
and enjoyable to the guests, and the
effort was brilliant success. The
Hall had been beautifully decorated
AMI the sidewalk leading to the Kim
ball House was Illuminated with
Chinese lanterns as was also the
grounds around the Hall. Over the
entrance from the sidewalk to the
Hall was a large arch composed OF
palm leaves, evergreens and illumi-
mated with lanterns. There were
eighty couple presen. and from eight
o'clock p. IN. TO four a. m the merry
guests enjoyed the May dance. AT
II o'clock banquet was served at the
Kimball House that would have done
credit to the banquet hall Ola prime.
The music furnished by Arriola's
orchestra of Phoenix. was all that
could have been desired Those who
were present. are unanimous in saying
that this was the best ball yet given
in the Salt River valley. A number
weie in attendance from Tempe and
Phoenix.
And now the musical ladies of Mesa
are not to be outdone by any of our
suburban towns, because our prosper
Gus city has as fine musical talent as
there is in the territory. The ladies
are to meet Saturday night to organ
ize cornet band. The citizens of
Mesa ought to give every encourage
ment to this laudable undertaking,
seeing that the boys of Mesa band did
not possess cohesive power enough to
keep up their organization. The FREE
Press commends the ladies' for this
undertaking, and we believe that ere
long our ladies' band will be second
to NO band in the territory. A part,
at least, of the instruments belonging
to the defunct band belong to the city,
and these ought to be turned to the
ladies, and the citizens ought to pro-
cure such other instruments as may be
needed. Geo. Emmett, who teaches
the Tempe ladies band, will be the
teacher here He is competent
musician and in the not long hence
our crystal air will pulsate with dulcet
harmony from the fair cornetists of
Mesa.
We are in receipt of a circular from
our old friend J. E. Better who is
now assoc ed with his son in pi'ac-
teal Horticultural! and tree planting,
j. F.. BETTER & Son are planters for
Harrington & Cos nurseries at Phoe
nix. Joe BETTER planted great part
of the magnificent orange and decid
uous orchards at Ontario, California,
understands his business better than
any man in the territory. If you
want trees planted with an assurance
that they will grow call nyon BETTER
& Son to plant them and care for
them,
We are glad to say that work is
shortly to begin on the new head of
the Mesa canal. One hundred thou
SAM feet of lumber is now on the cars
at Tempe with which to construct the
mammoth dredger for the work and
the other machinery has been tele-
graphed for and will be here in few
DAYS. The Consolidated Company are
in position, on the arrival Of DR..
Chandler, to push operations with
more vigor than ever. When the
new head Of the Mesa Canal is COM
pleted, washouts will be thing OF
the past.
Mr.. Phillips confidential agent OF
the Hudson Reservoir Co. informs us
that. Judge Hendershott. who is now
lin New York, has secured capital
ample to begin the construction of the
immense reservoir in Tonic Basin
There is no question but that the
gigantic scheme will eventually be
arried through. and when il is the