Mesa free press., 1893-10-19

The October plumber of the cir
lrigation Market" published at tn,
head of Wall Street, New York, is
full of good things. The articles
"Irrigat;on. State Legislation, "a
! Continental Policy" and the original
paper prepared for the Engineers
Year Book are noteworthy. The
entire contents of this new propa-
ganda of irrigation are bright and
valuable.
Geo. Emmett last week visited a
practice meeting of the Tempe ladies
brass band. He informs us that the
ladies of the band are enthusiastic in
lperfecting themselves in music, and
that ne has not seen for long time a
band which was 80 attentive and
earnest as the ladies of the Temp e
band. He thinks this is to be one of
the best bands of the territory.
1t would be a vast Improvement in
the appearance Of our city if the weeds
along streets, lanes and sidewalks
were cleared up. Visitors at once
note these various things. In fact,
the value of property is very matsri-
ally enhanced by being kept up in a
,A&,,
A meeting was held Monday
night in Oddfellows Hall to take
the initiatory steps toward organic
ing Court of the Ancient Order
|of Forestcrs of America About
fifteen names were secured and
another meeting will be held early
in next week.
Mrs. Isaac Dana has an interesting
kindergarten school at the residence
of J. F. johnson. She has now about
thirty pupils and is meeting with a
very satisfactory success. Mrs. Dana
is cultured lady, and Is thoroughly
capable to instruct the little ones in a
most efficient manner.
Geo. Schornick has another one of
the fine twenty acre orange groves of
the valley. Southern California cam
not show q more beautiful young
grove, nor one in which the trees are
more healthy, thrifty and vigorous.
No scale of any kind is to be found on
any of the trees.
B A week or tive ago w. E. Pomeroy
was chopping some wood at his home
when stick few up and hit him on
the lip. He paid no attention to it
for some days when the lip began to
swell and was very painful. The
swelling and pain has now. however,
subsidized.
We saw al orange last week from
the grove of tie Phoenix improve
ment Co., over beyond the Salt from
Mesa, which measured IL inches in
circumference. The oranges raised
in this section are not only large but
of excellent flavor.
The nuptials are announced Of Miss
Fannie B. Peterson and Warren FL.
Allen. The ceremony will take place
at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Peterson ON Tuesday evening, Oct.
oath.
DIR. Trippel returned from the Irri-
CATION Congress in Los Angeles last
week. On Monday he left to resume
his duties as Superintendent of the
Phoenix mine.
Superintendent Netherton is fire.
quently in receipt of diplomas re-
turned by the holders. School mat
tiers in this territory are in good hands.
The Academy will open next Mon
day. We understand that Prof. CluR
has been engaged as principal. He
stands high as an educator.
We learn that it is the intention
of the Consolidated Canal Co. to
put in a bed rock dam at the new
heading of the canal.
The I. O.G. T. Lodge Of this city
will hold an open meeting on Fri
day evening. Nov. 3rd, to which
everybody is invited.
/ w. G. White and his mi ming
partners are preparing to erect an
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